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 · Calvin KleinEternity Summer 20092009 · ★ 3.94

Second · Les NereidesRue ParadisEDP · 2020 · ★ 4.02

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Contrast pairing

Eternity Summer 2009 × Rue Paradis

Floral, fruity and powdery meets powdery, yellow floral and floral. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Eternity Summer 2009, blue is Rue Paradis. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Eternity Summer 2009Rue Paradis

floralboth

powderyboth

yellow floralboth

anissecond

soft spicysecond

fruityfirst

woodysecond

tropicalfirst

freshfirst

sweetsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Eternity Summer 2009

Litchi

Ginger

Magnolia

Freesia

Musk

Cedar

Tonka Bean

In both

Mimosa

Three shared accords:

floralpowderyyellow floral

Only in Rue Paradis

Star Anise Sandalwood

Sandalwood

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list mimosa, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadFloral, powdery and yellow floral run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Eternity Summer 2009 in summer and Rue Paradis in spring. 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 leadEternity Summer 2009 is voted moderate on both; Rue Paradis moderate on both. Expect Eternity Summer 2009 to lead and Rue Paradis to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Eternity Summer 2009, two of Rue Paradis over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?