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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.

EmpireFirst · Boadicea the VictoriousEmpire2016 · ★ 4.21
Race The CompetitionSecond · RasasiRace The CompetitionEDP · 2023
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Empire × Race The Competition

Fruity, sweet and white floral meets aromatic, citrus and fresh spicy. They share five 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 Empire, blue is Race The Competition. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

EmpireRace The Competition
citrusboth
white floralboth
powderyboth
woodyboth
muskyboth
fruityfirst
aromaticsecond
sweetfirst
fresh spicysecond
herbalsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Empire
PeachPeachPlumPlumSicilian MandarinSicilian MandarinPink PepperPink PepperSicilian BergamotSicilian BergamotGardeniaGardeniaMagnoliaMagnoliaMay RoseMay RoseJasmine SambacJasmine SambacRaspberryRaspberryPatchouliPatchouliWhite MuskWhite Musk
In both
AmberVetiver
Five shared accords:
white floralpowderywoodymuskycitrus
Only in Race The Competition
GrapefruitGrapefruitIced LemonIced LemonBergamotBergamotBasilBasilOrange BlossomOrange BlossomArtemisiaArtemisiaOrrisOrrisSageSageOakmossOakmossMuskMusk
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list amber and vetiver, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWhite floral, powdery, woody and musky run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointEmpire first, then Race The Competition over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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Suggested from accords and notes · look-alikes left out
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Empire × Race The Competition · Layering Lab | Scentsation