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Xerjoff Erba Pura

What to layer Xerjoff Erba Pura with

Layering ideas for Erba Pura, worked out from its notes and community votes. Each one comes with a score, the reason and the order to wear them in.

If you only try one: Xerjoff Erba Gold, scoring 83 out of 100.

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Worked out from notes and community votes, not a wear test. Always try it on a strip first.

What does this score mean?

50 is an ordinary pair, like two perfumes picked at random. The higher it goes, the more their notes are the kind perfumers put together.

80 and up: wear well together. 65 to 79: good match. 45 to 64: worth a try. Below 45: a bit risky.

How we work it out

  • Across thousands of perfumes on the site, we count which notes tend to appear together. If these two perfumes' notes are pairs perfumers often combine, the score goes up.
  • Shared notes raise it too, base notes most of all, since they last the whole wear.
  • It goes down when the two are nearly the same scent, when one is for summer and the other for winter, or when both are very loud.
  • The kind (lift a note, same family, something different) comes from how simple each perfume is and its accord families. The three approaches come from Efemmeral's article on Parfumo.
  • People's "tried it" votes are shown next to the score, but don't change the score itself.
  • Suggestions are drawn from 1800 well-known perfumes; among close scores, the better-known one comes first.

What's not in it: a real wear test, shops' opinions, or ads. No shop has any say over these scores or suggestions.

Common questions

What should I layer Xerjoff Erba Pura with?

Going by the data, the best options are Dior Homme Cologne 2022, Erba Gold, Acqua di Gio.

Which one goes on first?

Put Erba Pura on first and Erba Gold over it. The longer-lasting, heavier one goes underneath and the lighter one on top, so the lighter scent isn't buried.

How were these suggestions picked?

Across thousands of perfumes on the site, we count which notes tend to appear together. If these two perfumes' notes are pairs perfumers often combine, the score goes up. Shared notes raise it too, base notes most of all, since they last the whole wear. It goes down when the two are nearly the same scent, when one is for summer and the other for winter, or when both are very loud. What's not in it: a real wear test, shops' opinions, or ads. No shop has any say over these scores or suggestions.