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 · Vilhelm ParfumerieMorning ChessParfum · 2015 · ★ 3.88
Second · Vilhelm ParfumerieDear PollyParfum · 2015 · ★ 4.00From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
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Morning Chess × Dear Polly
Citrus, leather and green meets green, citrus and fresh. They share five accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Morning Chess, blue is Dear Polly. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Morning ChessDear Polly
greenboth
citrusboth
animalicboth
fresh spicyboth
amberboth
leatherfirst
aromaticfirst
freshsecond
patchoulifirst
balsamicfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Morning Chess
Leather
Galbanum
Patchouli
LeatherGalbanumPatchouliIn both
BergamotBlack Amber
Five shared accords:citrusgreenanimalicfresh spicyamber
Only in Dear Polly
Apple
Black Tea
Musk
Oakmoss
AppleBlack TeaMuskOakmossWhy it might work
- Fresh on freshMorning Chess brings citrus; Dear Polly brings green. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and black amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadCitrus, green, animalic and fresh spicy run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Morning Chess is moderate on both, Dear Polly moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointMorning Chess first, then Dear Polly 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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