Layering Lab

Wear two at once

Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.

First · Penhaligon'sChanging ConstanceEDP · 2018 · ★ 4.27

Second · MuglerAlien Goddess IntenseEDP · 2022 · ★ 4.12

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Contrast pairing

Changing Constance × Alien Goddess Intense

Caramel, vanilla and sweet meets vanilla, white floral and amber. They share four accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Changing Constance, blue is Alien Goddess Intense. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Changing ConstanceAlien Goddess Intense

vanillaboth

sweetboth

warm spicyboth

woodyboth

caramelfirst

white floralsecond

ambersecond

coconutsecond

powderyfirst

floralsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Changing Constance

Cardamom

Pimento Seeds Caramel

Caramel

Salt

Cashmeran

Tobacco

In both

Vanilla

Four shared accords:

vanillasweetwarm spicywoody

Only in Alien Goddess Intense

Coconut

Bergamot

Jasmine

Jasmine Tea Benzoin

Benzoin

Cashmere Wood

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceAlien Goddess Intense brings amber; Changing Constance brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadVanilla, sweet, warm spicy and woody run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadAlien Goddess Intense is voted moderate on both; Changing Constance moderate on both. Expect Alien Goddess Intense to lead and Changing Constance to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Alien Goddess Intense, two of Changing Constance over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?