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 · KenzoSummer byEDP · 2005 · ★ 4.00

Second · Ex NihiloCitizen X2017 · ★ 3.63

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Contrast pairing

Summer by × Citizen X

Powdery, floral and yellow floral meets amber, woody and fresh spicy. They share three 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 Summer by, blue is Citizen X. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Summer byCitizen X

powderyboth

woodyboth

muskyboth

ambersecond

floralfirst

yellow floralfirst

fresh spicysecond

citrusfirst

balsamicsecond

white floralfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Summer by

Citruses

Lemon

Bergamot

Mimosa

Almond Milk Lily-of-the-Valley

Lily-of-the-Valley Freesia

Freesia

Violet

Jasmine

Amber

Woodsy Notes Styrax

Styrax

In both

Musk

Three shared accords:

powderywoodymusky

Only in Citizen X

Mastic or Lentisque White Pepper

White Pepper Iris

Iris

Olibanum

Amberwood

Why it might work

Flowers over greenSummer by brings floral; Citizen X brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
Notes in commonBoth list musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadPowdery, woody and musky run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Summer by is moderate on both, Citizen X long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointCitizen X first, then Summer by over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?