India, Jan. 23 -- While some people still obsess over finding their signature perfume, some are returning to an ancient practice of stacking scents one over the other. The age-old practice of scent layering is now returning to the spotlight under a new, social-media-friendly name: scent stacking.

This revival is a part of social media platform Pinterest's 2026 trend predictions report. According to the platform, this trend is defined as Gen Z and millennials playing potions with bespoke notes by mixing oils and perfumes to craft their very own fragrance formulas. With over 20k views on posts and videos tagged #scentstacking on Instagram alone, this trend looks at combining different perfume scents, colognes, body mists, fragrant lotions,...