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 · ByredoFlowerheadEDP · 2014 · ★ 3.52

Second · Carolina Herrera212 on Ice 20052005 · ★ 3.98

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Contrast pairing

Flowerhead × 212 on Ice 2005

White floral, green and tuberose meets citrus, fresh spicy and floral. They share one accord 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 Flowerhead, blue is 212 on Ice 2005. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Flowerhead212 on Ice 2005

muskyboth

white floralfirst

citrussecond

greenfirst

tuberosefirst

fresh spicysecond

floralsecond

amberfirst

rosesecond

animalicfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Flowerhead

Angelica

Cranberry

Lemon

Tuberose

Jasmine Sambac Green Notes

Green Notes Rose Petals

Rose Petals Suede

Suede

Ambergris

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

musky

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

Only in 212 on Ice 2005

Bergamot

Grapefruit Peony

Peony

Rose

Gardenia

Musk

Why it might work

Flowers over green212 on Ice 2005 brings floral; Flowerhead brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadMusky runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Flowerhead in spring and 212 on Ice 2005 in summer. 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 leadFlowerhead is voted long lasting and moderate; 212 on Ice 2005 moderate on both. Expect Flowerhead to lead and 212 on Ice 2005 to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Flowerhead, two of 212 on Ice 2005 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?