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 · Alfred DunhillDunhill Icon AbsoluteEDP · 2015 · ★ 3.91

Second · Aaron Terence HughesAddicted Plus2024 · ★ 4.80

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Contrast pairing

Dunhill Icon Absolute × Addicted Plus

Leather, oud and fresh spicy meets warm spicy, sweet and cinnamon. They share two 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 Dunhill Icon Absolute, blue is Addicted Plus. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Dunhill Icon AbsoluteAddicted Plus

warm spicyboth

sweetboth

leatherfirst

oudfirst

fresh spicyfirst

tobaccofirst

cinnamonsecond

woodysecond

chocolatesecond

animalicfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Dunhill Icon Absolute

Black Pepper Bergamot

Bergamot

Saffron

Black Rose Jasmine

Jasmine

Agarwood (Oud) Leather

Leather

Tobacco Leaf

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

warm spicysweet

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

Only in Addicted Plus

Cognac

Cinnamon

Honey

Apple

Chocolate

Tonka Bean Sandalwood

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Why it might work

A shared threadWarm spicy and sweet run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for winter.

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

What to watch

One will leadAddicted Plus is voted long lasting and strong; Dunhill Icon Absolute moderate on both. Expect Addicted Plus to lead and Dunhill Icon Absolute to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Addicted Plus, two of Dunhill Icon Absolute over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?