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 · Bond No 9Greenwich VillageEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.24

Second · GuerlainImagineEDP · 2024 · ★ 4.27

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Contrast pairing

Greenwich Village × Imagine

Fresh, floral and fruity meets citrus, amber and white floral. They share three 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 Greenwich Village, blue is Imagine. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Greenwich VillageImagine

amberboth

sweetboth

vanillaboth

freshfirst

citrussecond

floralfirst

fruityfirst

muskyfirst

white floralsecond

warm spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Greenwich Village

Litchi

Cassis

Peach

Tangerine

Water Lily Peony

Peony

Jasmine

Ambroxan

Praline

Musk

Vanilla

Oak moss

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

sweetambervanilla

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

Only in Imagine

Orange Blossom Orange

Orange

Benzoin

Sandalwood

Why it might work

A shared threadSweet, amber and vanilla run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Greenwich Village in spring and summer and Imagine in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadGreenwich Village is voted long lasting and moderate; Imagine weak and intimate. Expect Greenwich Village to lead and Imagine to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Greenwich Village, two of Imagine over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?