Layering
Wearing more than one scented product together, such as two perfumes or a scented body product with a fragrance, to explore their combined impression.
Layering means wearing scents together. It can involve two perfumes or a fragrance alongside a scented body product. Each contributes to the overall impression you notice.
Jo Malone London’s Scent Pairing guidance suggests starting with two scents and includes a body product followed by a Cologne. For experimenting with perfumes you own, get to know each separately, then try their combined impression on blotters before deciding on a light application during wear.
Notice whether you prefer the pairing to either fragrance alone. Changing the relative amounts can change what you notice most. You are combining finished compositions, so their development gives you more to compare than a rule about applying base notes before top notes.
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