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 · ChopardHappy Spirit Elixir d'Amour2009 · ★ 3.96
Second · Ex NihiloCitizen X2017 · ★ 3.63From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Harmony pairing
Happy Spirit Elixir d'Amour × Citizen X
Floral, white floral and musky meets amber, woody and fresh spicy. They share four accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Happy Spirit Elixir d'Amour, blue is Citizen X. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Happy Spirit Elixir d'AmourCitizen X
amberboth
muskyboth
woodyboth
powderyboth
floralfirst
white floralfirst
fresh spicysecond
balsamicsecond
warm spicysecond
irissecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Happy Spirit Elixir d'Amour
Yellow Freesia
Jasmine Sambac
Cashmere Wood
White Musk
Amber
Yellow FreesiaJasmine SambacCashmere WoodWhite MuskAmberIn bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:
muskyamberwoodypowdery
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Citizen X
Mastic or Lentisque
White Pepper
Iris
Musk
Olibanum
Amberwood
Mastic or LentisqueWhite PepperIrisMuskOlibanumAmberwoodWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenHappy Spirit Elixir d'Amour brings floral; Citizen X brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadMusky, amber, woody and powdery run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Happy Spirit Elixir d'Amour is long lasting and moderate, Citizen X long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointCitizen X first, then Happy Spirit Elixir d'Amour 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?
Be the first to say
No votes on this pair yet. Once 25 people have voted, their verdict leads this page and our suggestion steps back.
Sign in to vote
0 / 25 VOTES
Try before you buy
Sample both
More partners
Suggested from accords and notes · look-alikes left out
