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 · Clive ChristianNo. 1 Passant Guardant2014 · ★ 3.59
Second · Clive ChristianX Twist SaffronEDP · 2016 · ★ 4.56From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
No. 1 Passant Guardant × X Twist Saffron
Warm spicy, sweet and fruity meets warm spicy, woody and powdery. They share three accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is No. 1 Passant Guardant, blue is X Twist Saffron. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
No. 1 Passant GuardantX Twist Saffron
warm spicyboth
powderyboth
woodyboth
sweetfirst
fruityfirst
amberfirst
floralfirst
vanillafirst
citrusfirst
soft spicysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in No. 1 Passant Guardant
Pimento
Plum
Peach
Lemon
Apricot
Pineapple
Bergamot
Cardamom
Rose
Jasmine
Orchid
Ylang-Ylang
Pimento
Plum
Peach
Lemon
Apricot
Pineapple
Bergamot
Cardamom
Rose
Jasmine
Orchid
Ylang-YlangIn both
MuskSandalwood
Three shared accords:warm spicypowderywoody
Only in X Twist Saffron
Pink Pepper
Ginger
Saffron
Cinnamon
Orris
Pink Pepper
Ginger
Saffron
Cinnamon
OrrisWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list musk and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWarm spicy, powdery and woody run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put No. 1 Passant Guardant in spring and summer and X Twist Saffron in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadNo. 1 Passant Guardant is voted eternal and enormous; X Twist Saffron eternal and enormous. Expect No. 1 Passant Guardant to lead and X Twist Saffron to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of No. 1 Passant Guardant, two of X Twist Saffron over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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