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 · Chris CollinsSweet TabooExtrait · 2019 · ★ 4.09

Second · Michael KorsExtreme SpeedEDP · 2018 · ★ 3.98

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Contrast pairing

Sweet Taboo × Extreme Speed

Warm spicy, vanilla and aromatic meets woody, aromatic and warm spicy. They share three accords and two 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 Sweet Taboo, blue is Extreme Speed. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sweet TabooExtreme Speed

warm spicyboth

aromaticboth

woodysecond

amberboth

powderysecond

vanillafirst

violetsecond

cinnamonfirst

soft spicysecond

herbalsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sweet Taboo

Clary Sage Cacao Pod

Cacao Pod

Coffee

Geranium

Vanilla

Tonka Bean Benzoin

Benzoin

Musk

In both

CinnamonCardamom

Three shared accords:

warm spicyaromaticamber

Only in Extreme Speed

Cypress

Sage

Violet

Coriander

Cedar

Patchouli

Tolu Balsam

Why it might work

Light over deepSweet Taboo brings aromatic; Extreme Speed brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list cinnamon and cardamom, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWarm spicy, aromatic and amber run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Sweet Taboo is long lasting and moderate, Extreme Speed moderate on both, 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?