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 · Carolina HerreraBad BoyEDP · 2019 · ★ 3.74

Second · Histoires de Parfums1804Parfum · 2001 · ★ 3.68

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Contrast pairing

Bad Boy × 1804

Warm spicy, fresh spicy and cacao meets fruity, sweet and warm spicy. They share four 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 Bad Boy, blue is 1804. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Bad Boy1804

warm spicyboth

sweetboth

vanillaboth

woodyboth

fruitysecond

fresh spicyfirst

cacaofirst

aromaticfirst

citrusfirst

amberfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Bad Boy

White Pepper Bergamot

Bergamot

Pink Pepper Cedarwood

Cedarwood

Clary Sage Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean Cacao

Cacao

In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:

warm spicyvanillasweetwoody

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

Only in 1804

Pineapple

Peach

Tiare Flower Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Cloves

Jasmine

Lily-of-the-Valley Rose

Rose

Patchouli

Vanilla

Benzoin

Musk

Why it might work

A shared threadWarm spicy, vanilla, sweet and woody run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Bad Boy in fall and winter and 1804 in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Bad Boy is moderate on both, 1804 long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting point1804 first, then Bad Boy over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?