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 GarconsH&M2008 · ★ 4.08

Second · Comme des GarconsDover Street Market2009 · ★ 4.38

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Contrast pairing

H&M × Dover Street Market

Woody, patchouli and warm spicy meets woody, aromatic and amber. They share two 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 H&M, blue is Dover Street Market. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

H&MDover Street Market

woodyboth

warm spicyboth

aromaticsecond

ambersecond

fresh spicysecond

patchoulifirst

balsamicsecond

smokysecond

citrussecond

conifersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in H&MEvery listed note is shared.

In both

Virginia CedarPatchouli

Two shared accords:

woodywarm spicy

Only in Dover Street Market

Pepper

Bergamot

Mandarin Orange Incense

Incense

Juniper Berries Coriander

Coriander

Pine

French labdanum

Why it might work

Light over deepDover Street Market brings aromatic; H&M brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list virginia cedar and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody and warm spicy run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: H&M is moderate on both, Dover Street Market 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 pointH&M first, then Dover Street Market 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?