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 · Carner BarcelonaSweet WilliamEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.60

Second · HermèsRouge HermèsParfum · 2000 · ★ 4.03

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Contrast pairing

Sweet William × Rouge Hermès

Warm spicy, yellow floral and fresh spicy meets woody, powdery and rose. They share seven 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 Sweet William, blue is Rouge Hermès. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sweet WilliamRouge Hermès

woodyboth

warm spicyboth

yellow floralboth

amberboth

irisboth

sweetboth

aromaticboth

fresh spicyfirst

powderysecond

rosesecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sweet William

White Pepper Cardamom

Cardamom

Chinese Cinnamon Wood Galanga

Galanga

Tobacco Blossom Fringed Pink

Fringed Pink Rose Water

Rose Water Tuscan Iris

Tuscan Iris Vanilla Absolute

Vanilla Absolute Styrax

Styrax

Ambrarome

In both

Ylang-Ylang

Seven shared accords:

warm spicyyellow floralwoodyambersweetirisaromatic

Only in Rouge Hermès

Rose

Iris

Sandalwood Amber

Amber

Vanilla

Cedar

Spices

Myrtle

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list ylang-ylang, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWarm spicy, yellow floral, woody and amber run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Sweet William is moderate on both, Rouge Hermès long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?