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 · AkroSmileEDP · 2024 · ★ 3.62

Second · Penhaligon'sRacquets Formula1989 · ★ 3.93

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Contrast pairing

Smile × Racquets Formula

Citrus, fruity and aromatic meets yellow floral, woody and aromatic. They share three accords and two 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 Smile, blue is Racquets Formula. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

SmileRacquets Formula

aromaticboth

sweetboth

muskyboth

citrusfirst

yellow floralsecond

woodysecond

fruityfirst

warm spicysecond

mossysecond

lavendersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Smile

Raspberry

Clary Sage

In both

BergamotMusk

Three shared accords:

aromaticsweetmusky

Only in Racquets Formula

Lavender

Lime (Linden) Blossom Lemon

Lemon

Geranium

Ylang-Ylang Cloves

Cloves

Cedar

Rose

Oakmoss

Amber

Incense

Vetiver

Why it might work

Light over deepSmile brings citrus and aromatic; Racquets Formula brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic, sweet and musky run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadRacquets Formula is voted long lasting and moderate; Smile moderate and intimate. Expect Racquets Formula to lead and Smile to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Racquets Formula, two of Smile over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?