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 · DavidoffCool Water Exotic SummerEDT · 2016 · ★ 4.03
Second · Estée LauderYouth-Dew Limited Edition2013 · ★ 4.20From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Cool Water Exotic Summer × Youth-Dew Limited Edition
Aromatic, fresh spicy and green meets white floral, earthy and woody. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Cool Water Exotic Summer, blue is Youth-Dew Limited Edition. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Cool Water Exotic SummerYouth-Dew Limited Edition
aromaticboth
woodyboth
greenboth
white floralsecond
earthysecond
warm spicysecond
fresh spicyfirst
rosesecond
mossysecond
patchoulisecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Cool Water Exotic Summer
Sage
Mandarin Orange
Basil
Juniper
Mint
Sandalwood
Sage
Mandarin Orange
Basil
Juniper
Mint
SandalwoodIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
aromaticgreenwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Youth-Dew Limited Edition
Rose
Narcissus
Lavender
Spices
Jasmine
Lily-of-the-Valley
Moss
Vetiver
Patchouli
Rose
Narcissus
Lavender
Spices
Jasmine
Lily-of-the-Valley
Moss
Vetiver
PatchouliWhy it might work
- Light over deepCool Water Exotic Summer brings aromatic and green; Youth-Dew Limited Edition brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- A shared threadAromatic, green and woody run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Cool Water Exotic Summer in summer and Youth-Dew Limited Edition in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadYouth-Dew Limited Edition is voted eternal and enormous; Cool Water Exotic Summer moderate on both. Expect Youth-Dew Limited Edition to lead and Cool Water Exotic Summer to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Youth-Dew Limited Edition, two of Cool Water Exotic Summer over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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