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 · Boy SmellsSoft Wood★ 3.85

Second · Alfred DunhillIcon Racing Blue2021 · ★ 3.79

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Contrast pairing

Soft Wood × Icon Racing Blue

Amber, musky and woody meets citrus, woody and amber. They share four 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 Soft Wood, blue is Icon Racing Blue. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Soft WoodIcon Racing Blue

amberboth

woodyboth

muskyboth

warm spicyboth

citrussecond

aromaticsecond

saltysecond

marinesecond

fresh spicysecond

powderyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Soft Wood

Fig Nectar Cyclamen

Cyclamen

Jasmine

In both

SandalwoodAmbroxan

Four shared accords:

ambermuskywoodywarm spicy

Only in Icon Racing Blue

Lime

Bergamot

Sea Salt

Cardamom

Neroli

Coriander

Driftwood

Ambergris

Patchouli

Why it might work

Light over deepIcon Racing Blue brings citrus; Soft Wood brings amber and woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood and ambroxan, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAmber, musky, woody and warm spicy run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadIcon Racing Blue is voted moderate on both; Soft Wood very weak and intimate. Expect Icon Racing Blue to lead and Soft Wood to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Icon Racing Blue, two of Soft Wood over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?