ScentNebulaHow do people discover layering combinations that work? Is there some method that can be applied to figuring out what fragrances will go well together?
Have you ever discovered great combinations by accident (e. g. spraying on a new perfume when there's still traces of a previous one on your skin)? This has just happened to me with 2 of my Serge Lutens that I wear a lot (that I certainly wouldn't have thought to combine) and I'm currently testing the combo on paper to see how it smells when I combine them on purpose, before going all in... The projection is insane, my whole room smells like the fanciest floral soap. It's almost too much but smells great. I'll report back with the names of the fragrances if this is a success!
Then I started experimenting with fragrance that smelled similar and that way you there would be subtle nuances to detect and tell if it was good or not.
Then when my nose was more trained I started to experiment with more complex fragrances but still keeping to similar fragrances that shared notes but wanted to see if combined made them even more interesting for example my latest shares a lot of notes in Mr Majestic and Maverick (2023) and it works wonders.
So try with something simple first to get the hang of it.