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 · Aaron Terence HughesFilth2020 · ★ 3.23

Second · ZaraEnergetically New York ElixirEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.41

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Contrast pairing

Filth × Energetically New York Elixir

Leather, animalic and amber meets warm spicy, woody and powdery. They share five accords and no notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Filth, blue is Energetically New York Elixir. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

FilthEnergetically New York Elixir

warm spicyboth

leatherboth

woodyboth

powderyboth

muskyboth

animalicfirst

amberfirst

patchoulifirst

chocolatefirst

aromaticsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Filth

Gardenia

Jasmine Sambac Amber

Amber

Dark Chocolate Leather

Leather

Patchouli

Natural Musk

In bothNo shared notesFive shared accords:

leatherwarm spicymuskypowderywoody

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Energetically New York Elixir

Cardamom

Jasmine

Sandalwood Suede

Suede

Why it might work

A shared threadLeather, warm spicy, musky and powdery run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadEnergetically New York Elixir is voted long lasting and strong; Filth very weak and intimate. Expect Energetically New York Elixir to lead and Filth to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Energetically New York Elixir, two of Filth over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?