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Layering matches for

Le Labo Santal 33

Every fragrance in the catalogue is evaluated against this one on its own merits. Each answer is a trajectory over a wear day, not a single score, because two sprays are two films on skin with different evaporation curves rather than one blend.

Recommended

Both fragrances stay present through the day, something in the pair actively works, and no material is pushed far enough past its dose threshold to damage the blend. Any threshold that is crossed at all is still listed on the card.

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Recommended
  • amber-woods and musk extend each other into one continuous skin base
  • musk and orris both sit close to skin and share the same register
Spray first Le Labo Santal 33
Spray second Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet roasted-bitter skin-musk (flipped)
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet skin-musk (flipped) roasted-bitter
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood

Dose thresholds crossed

  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Baccarat Rouge 540

Recommended
  • amber-woods and musk extend each other into one continuous skin base
  • musk and orris both sit close to skin and share the same register
Spray first Le Labo Santal 33
Spray second Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron creamy-wood
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar skin-musk (flipped)
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.85 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • iso e super — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.25 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.7 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: iso e super, cedarwood, galaxolide, ambroxan.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Workable with care

These hold together, but something about them needs watching. The caveat is stated on each.

Chanel

No. 5

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Le Labo Santal 33
Spray second Chanel No. 5

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood narcotic-floral
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood narcotic-floral
  3. 3 hours Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Chanel No. 5 is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood root-powder
  4. 6 hours Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Chanel No. 5 is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood root-powder

Dose thresholds crossed

  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: sandalwood oil, galaxolide, orris butter, vetiver oil.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Tom Ford

Oud Wood

Workable with care
  • ambroxan is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
Spray first Le Labo Santal 33
Spray second Tom Ford Oud Wood

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood (flipped) pencil-wood resin-animalic
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood (flipped) pencil-wood resin-animalic
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood (flipped) pencil-wood resin-animalic
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood (flipped) resin-animalic pencil-wood

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — caused by layering. Combined load 0.65 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • javanol — caused by layering. Combined load 0.45 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads milky-metallic, overwhelming.
  • cardamom oil — caused by layering. Combined load 0.85 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads soapy eucalyptus edge.

Shared materials: cedarwood, sandalwood oil, cardamom oil, ambroxan, vetiver oil, javanol.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Glossier

You

Workable with care
  • ambroxan is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
Spray first Le Labo Santal 33
Spray second Glossier You

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder creamy-wood
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder creamy-wood
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood root-powder
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood root-powder

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — caused by layering. Combined load 0.6 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 1.0 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.
  • iso e super — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.1 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.

Shared materials: iso e super, galaxolide, ambroxan, methyl ionone, orris butter.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Yves Saint Laurent

Libre

Workable with care
  • ambroxan is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Le Labo Santal 33
Spray second Yves Saint Laurent Libre

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) narcotic-floral skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet
  2. 1 hour Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet narcotic-floral
  3. 3 hours Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet creamy-wood
  4. 6 hours Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet creamy-wood

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — caused by layering. Combined load 0.65 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.85 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: galaxolide, ambroxan.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Chanel

Bleu de Chanel

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Le Labo Santal 33
Spray second Chanel Bleu de Chanel

Ratio: 1 spray of Le Labo Santal 33 to 2 sprays of Chanel Bleu de Chanel.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood skin-musk (flipped) pencil-wood
  2. 1 hour Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood skin-musk (flipped) pencil-wood
  3. 3 hours Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood skin-musk (flipped) pencil-wood
  4. 6 hours Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood skin-musk (flipped) pencil-wood

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.75 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • iso e super — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.3 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.7 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: iso e super, cedarwood, sandalwood oil, galaxolide, ambroxan.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Maison Margiela

By the Fireplace

Workable with care
  • One fragrance clearly leads at one checkpoint.
Spray first Le Labo Santal 33
Spray second Maison Margiela By the Fireplace

Ratio: 1 spray of Le Labo Santal 33 to 2 sprays of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is still readable.

    dry-amberwood creamy-wood burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet
  2. 1 hour Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is still readable.

    dry-amberwood creamy-wood burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet
  3. 3 hours Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 is ahead but Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is still readable.

    dry-amberwood creamy-wood burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet
  4. 6 hours Le Labo Santal 33

    Le Labo Santal 33 leads clearly. Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is a modifier at this point rather than half of a blend.

    dry-amberwood creamy-wood vanillic-sweet burnt-phenol

Shared materials: cedarwood.

Rests on at least one placeholder material value. Treat this verdict as weak.

Not recommended

Listed with the reason, because a rejection you cannot inspect is indistinguishable from a bug.