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 · Comme des GarconsComme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts2005 · ★ 4.09
Second · Penhaligon'sEau de CologneEDC · 1927 · ★ 3.78From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Comme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts × Eau de Cologne
Aldehydic, warm spicy and woody meets citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic. They share two accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Comme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts, blue is Eau de Cologne. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Comme des Garcons 2 Love HurtsEau de Cologne
fresh spicyboth
freshboth
aldehydicfirst
citrussecond
warm spicyfirst
woodyfirst
floralfirst
patchoulifirst
cinnamonfirst
aromaticsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Comme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts
Aldehydes
Nutmeg
Patchouli
Cinnamon
Magnolia
Cedar
Aldehydes
Nutmeg
Patchouli
Cinnamon
Magnolia
CedarIn bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
fresh spicyfresh
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Eau de Cologne
Bergamot
Orange
Lemon
Rosemary
Neroli
Bergamot
Orange
Lemon
Rosemary
NeroliWhy it might work
- Light over deepEau de Cologne brings citrus and aromatic; Comme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- A shared threadFresh spicy and fresh run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Comme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts in winter and Eau de Cologne in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadComme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts is voted eternal and strong; Eau de Cologne very weak and intimate. Expect Comme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts to lead and Eau de Cologne to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Comme des Garcons 2 Love Hurts, two of Eau de Cologne over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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