Layering Lab

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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.

First · Chris CollinsCitrus Grandis2022 · ★ 3.68

Second · City RhythmPulse2021 · ★ 3.79

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Contrast pairing

Citrus Grandis × Pulse

Citrus, fresh spicy and green meets floral, citrus and yellow floral. 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 Citrus Grandis, blue is Pulse. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Citrus GrandisPulse

citrusboth

sweetboth

greenboth

floralsecond

yellow floralsecond

freshsecond

powderysecond

vanillasecond

woodysecond

ambersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Citrus Grandis

Yuzu

Pomelo

Citron

Verbena

Black Currant Vetiver

Vetiver

Sandalwood Musk

Musk

Cedar

Incense

Elemi

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

citrusgreensweet

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

Only in Pulse

Lemon

Bergamot

Pink Pepper Hedione

Hedione

Ylang-Ylang Heliotrope

Heliotrope Skin

Skin

Ambroxan

Iso E Super Benzoin

Benzoin

Why it might work

Flowers over greenPulse brings floral; Citrus Grandis brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadCitrus, green and sweet 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 leadPulse is voted long lasting and moderate; Citrus Grandis moderate and intimate. Expect Pulse to lead and Citrus Grandis to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Pulse, two of Citrus Grandis over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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Citrus Grandis · Chris Collins

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Pulse · City Rhythm

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