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.

Killing Me SlowlyFirst · By KilianKilling Me SlowlyEDP · 2014 · ★ 3.72
Calamity J.Second · Juliette Has A GunCalamity J.EDP · 2009 · ★ 3.94
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Killing Me SlowlyCalamity J.
Contrast pairing

Killing Me Slowly × Calamity J.

Fruity, floral and aldehydic meets amber, woody and musky. 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 Killing Me Slowly, blue is Calamity J.. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Killing Me SlowlyCalamity J.
woodyboth
powderyboth
irisboth
vanillaboth
fruityfirst
ambersecond
muskysecond
warm spicysecond
floralfirst
aldehydicfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Killing Me Slowly
Black CurrantBlack CurrantLitchiLitchiAldehydesAldehydesBuchu or AgathosmaBuchu or AgathosmaRoseRoseHeliotropeHeliotropeHawthornHawthornVanillaVanilla
In both
Iris
Four shared accords:
powderyvanillairiswoody
Only in Calamity J.
CinnamonCinnamonIso E SuperIso E SuperAmberAmberPatchouliPatchouliMuskMuskVanilla AbsoluteVanilla AbsoluteTonka BeanTonka BeanLabdanumLabdanumCastoreumCastoreumCivetCivetCetaloxCetalox
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenKilling Me Slowly brings floral; Calamity J. brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list iris, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadPowdery, vanilla, iris and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Killing Me Slowly in spring and Calamity J. in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Killing Me Slowly is long lasting and moderate, Calamity J. moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointCalamity J. first, then Killing Me Slowly over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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