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 · CartierDeclaration L EauEDT · 2014 · ★ 4.13

Second · Bond No 9Shelter Island2014 · ★ 4.04

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Contrast pairing

Declaration L Eau × Shelter Island

Citrus, woody and soft spicy meets marine, citrus and aromatic. They share three 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 Declaration L Eau, blue is Shelter Island. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Declaration L EauShelter Island

citrusboth

aromaticboth

fresh spicyboth

marinesecond

white floralsecond

oudsecond

aquaticsecond

ambersecond

woodyfirst

warm spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Declaration L Eau

Pink Grapefruit Cedar

Cedar

Pink Pepper

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

citrusfresh spicyaromatic

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

Only in Shelter Island

Lemon

Black Pepper Seaweed

Seaweed

White Lily Agarwood (Oud)

Agarwood (Oud) Musk

Musk

Sandalwood Myrhh

Myrhh

Amber

Why it might work

Light over deepShelter Island brings citrus and aromatic; Declaration L Eau brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadCitrus, fresh spicy and aromatic run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for summer.

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

What to watch

One will leadShelter Island is voted long lasting and moderate; Declaration L Eau moderate on both. Expect Shelter Island to lead and Declaration L Eau to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Shelter Island, two of Declaration L Eau over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?