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Layering guide / Citrus

Lemon & Cedarwood Perfume Layering

Zesty lemon sharpened by clean, pencil-shaving cedar.

  • Summer
  • Summer
  • Work
  • Everyday
  • Fresh & clean
  • Woody & sophisticated

A scent-profile suggestion based on recorded notes and how they typically behave, not a combination Beautys has tested on skin. Try it on your wrists first.

Ripe lemon, a cut wedge and curling zest on ivory limestone
Reddish cedarwood curls and textured grain on ivory stone

01

The idea

Lemon is the brightest citrus, but it disappears quickly. Cedarwood gives it a crisp, woody frame.

02

What it may smell like

A bright, zesty start settling into a dry, clean wood.

03

Why the notes work

Cedar’s dryness echoes the bitterness in lemon peel and gives the citrus somewhere to go.

How to layer

Apply in this order.

Best for: summer · summer, work, everyday.

  1. 01

    Cedar first, lemon on top. Refresh the lemon-led fragrance during hot days.

  2. 02

    Spray onto pulse points (wrists, neck, inner elbows) from about 15 cm away. Do not rub: it dulls the top notes.

  3. 03

    Start with fewer sprays than you would wear of one perfume. Two extraits together can be intense; build up over a few days of wear.

Beautys perfumes to try

Build the accord with Beautys.

Each pair combines one perfume that lists lemon with one that lists cedarwood, based on recorded notes.

Both notes already in one bottle

Meet the notes

Ripe lemon, a cut wedge and curling zest on ivory limestone

Lemon ↗

Sharp zest, fragrant peel and a clean flash of citrus light.

Reddish cedarwood curls and textured grain on ivory stone

Cedarwood ↗

Dry timber, pencil-shaving clarity and a clean woody backbone.

Questions

Useful answers.

Which goes on first, lemon or cedarwood?

Cedar first, lemon on top. Refresh the lemon-led fragrance during hot days.

What does lemon and cedarwood smell like together?

A bright, zesty start settling into a dry, clean wood. Results vary with skin chemistry, the number of sprays and the weather.

Which Beautys perfumes can I use to layer lemon and cedarwood?

Try Dark Secret with Blue Ember, or Dark Secret with Modern Legacy, or Golden Grace with Urban Sovereign. These are suggestions from each perfume’s recorded notes.

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Any 3 perfumes for $90.

50 mL Extrait de Parfum, $35 each. The offer repeats for every three.

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