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 · Derek Lam 10 CrosbyHi-Fi2015 · ★ 3.41

Second · Penhaligon'sRacquetsEDP · 2021 · ★ 3.80

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Contrast pairing

Hi-Fi × Racquets

Yellow floral, floral and fresh meets citrus, woody and amber. They share one accord and no notes.

The blend

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Hi-Fi, blue is Racquets. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Hi-FiRacquets

yellow floralfirst

citrussecond

aromaticboth

floralfirst

freshfirst

greenfirst

woodysecond

rosefirst

ambersecond

muskysecond

What each brings

Only in Hi-Fi

Narcissus

Pink Peony

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

aromatic

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Racquets

Lemon

Guaiac Wood Ambroxan

Ambroxan

Leatherwood

Why it might work

Flowers over greenHi-Fi brings floral; Racquets brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadAromatic runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Hi-Fi in spring and Racquets in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Hi-Fi is moderate on both, Racquets 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 pointRacquets first, then Hi-Fi 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?