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.

CK One Shock For HimFirst · Calvin KleinCK One Shock For HimEDP · 2011 · ★ 4.04
CK One GoldSecond · Calvin KleinCK One GoldEDT · 2016 · ★ 3.76
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CK One Shock For HimCK One Gold
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CK One Shock For Him × CK One Gold

Tobacco, warm spicy and amber meets woody, aromatic and citrus. They share five 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 CK One Shock For Him, blue is CK One Gold. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

CK One Shock For HimCK One Gold
woodyboth
aromaticboth
citrusboth
sweetboth
fresh spicyboth
tobaccofirst
warm spicyfirst
amberfirst
fruitysecond
white floralsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in CK One Shock For Him
LavenderLavenderClementineClementineCucumberCucumberCardamomCardamomPepperPepperBasilBasilOsmanthusOsmanthusTobaccoTobaccoAmberAmberWoodsy NotesWoodsy NotesMuskMusk
In both
Patchouli
Five shared accords:
sweetfresh spicyaromaticwoodycitrus
Only in CK One Gold
FigFigBergamotBergamotSageSageNeroliNeroliJasmineJasmineVioletVioletGuaiac WoodGuaiac WoodVetiverVetiver
Why it might work
  • Light over deepCK One Gold brings aromatic and citrus; CK One Shock For Him brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadSweet, fresh spicy, aromatic and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put CK One Shock For Him in fall and winter and CK One Gold in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadCK One Shock For Him is voted moderate on both; CK One Gold moderate and intimate. Expect CK One Shock For Him to lead and CK One Gold to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of CK One Shock For Him, two of CK One Gold over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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