Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Alfred DunhillDunhill PureEDP · 2006 · ★ 4.01
Second · AmouageGuidanceEDP · 2023 · ★ 3.78From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Dunhill Pure × Guidance
Warm spicy, floral and fresh spicy meets woody, amber and warm spicy. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Dunhill Pure, blue is Guidance. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Dunhill PureGuidance
warm spicyboth
floralboth
powderyboth
woodysecond
fresh spicyfirst
irisfirst
ambersecond
aquaticfirst
fruitysecond
aromaticfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Dunhill Pure
Lotus Leaf
White Pepper
Cardamom
Iris
Lotus Leaf
White Pepper
Cardamom
IrisIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
warm spicyfloralpowdery
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Guidance
Pear
Hazelnut
Olibanum
Osmanthus
Rose
Saffron
Jasmine Sambac
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Akigalawood
Ambergris
Labdanum
Pear
Hazelnut
Olibanum
Osmanthus
Rose
Saffron
Jasmine Sambac
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Akigalawood
Ambergris
LabdanumWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenDunhill Pure brings floral; Guidance brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadWarm spicy, floral and powdery run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Dunhill Pure in summer and Guidance in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadGuidance is voted eternal and strong; Dunhill Pure moderate on both. Expect Guidance to lead and Dunhill Pure to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Guidance, two of Dunhill Pure over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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