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 · April AromaticsLiquid DreamsEDP · 2012 · ★ 3.89

Second · April AromaticsRay Of LightEDP · 2014 · ★ 3.81

From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here

Contrast pairing

Liquid Dreams × Ray Of Light

Citrus, yellow floral and floral meets citrus, aromatic and green. They share three accords and no notes.

Find samples of both

The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Liquid Dreams, blue is Ray Of Light. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Liquid DreamsRay Of Light

citrusboth

greenboth

yellow floralfirst

sweetboth

floralfirst

freshfirst

fruityfirst

aromaticsecond

fresh spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Liquid Dreams

Citruses

Lime (Linden Blossom) Osmanthus

Osmanthus

Narcissus

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

citrusgreensweet

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

Only in Ray Of Light

Lemon

Lime

Grapefruit Bergamot

Bergamot

Mint

Galbanum

Tobacco

Vetiver

Why it might work

Flowers over greenLiquid Dreams brings floral; Ray Of Light brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadCitrus, green and sweet run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Liquid Dreams is moderate and intimate, Ray Of Light weak and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?