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 · Maison Martin MargielaSailing DayEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.75
Second · GuerlainEau de Cologne ImperialeEDC · 1860 · ★ 4.21From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Sailing Day × Eau de Cologne Imperiale
Marine, aromatic and aldehydic meets citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy. They share three accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Sailing Day, blue is Eau de Cologne Imperiale. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Sailing DayEau de Cologne Imperiale
aromaticboth
marinefirst
citrussecond
freshboth
woodyboth
aldehydicfirst
aquaticfirst
fresh spicysecond
amberfirst
saltyfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Sailing Day
Sea Notes
Aldehydes
Coriander
Red Pepper
Juniper
Iris
Amyl Salicylate
Rose
Seaweed
Ambergris
Amberwood
Sea Notes
Aldehydes
Coriander
Red Pepper
Juniper
Iris
Amyl Salicylate
Rose
Seaweed
Ambergris
AmberwoodIn both
Cedar
Three shared accords:aromaticwoodyfresh
Only in Eau de Cologne Imperiale
Citruses
Lemon Verbena
Bergamot
Neroli
Lemon
Orange
Rosemary
Tonka Bean
Citruses
Lemon Verbena
Bergamot
Neroli
Lemon
Orange
Rosemary
Tonka BeanWhy it might work
- Fresh on freshEau de Cologne Imperiale brings citrus; Sailing Day brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
- Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadAromatic, woody and fresh run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for summer.
What to watch
- One will leadSailing Day is voted moderate on both; Eau de Cologne Imperiale very weak and intimate. Expect Sailing Day to lead and Eau de Cologne Imperiale to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Sailing Day, two of Eau de Cologne Imperiale over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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