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 · Donna KaranDKNY Men Summer 20122012 · ★ 3.80
Second · BvlgariBvlgari ManEDP · 2010 · ★ 4.01From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
DKNY Men Summer 2012 × Bvlgari Man
Aromatic, citrus and fresh spicy meets woody, amber and ozonic. 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 DKNY Men Summer 2012, blue is Bvlgari Man. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
DKNY Men Summer 2012Bvlgari Man
woodyboth
aromaticboth
citrusfirst
fresh spicyfirst
marinefirst
ambersecond
ozonicsecond
aquaticsecond
honeysecond
floralsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in DKNY Men Summer 2012
Grapefruit
Yuzu
Pepper
Sea water
Geranium
Elemi resin
Cedar
Vetiver
Labdanum
GrapefruitYuzuPepperSea waterGeraniumElemi resinCedarVetiverLabdanumIn bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
aromaticwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Bvlgari Man
Violet Leaf
Lotus
Bergamot
White Pear
Vetyver
Woodsy Notes
Cashmere Wood
Sandalwood
Amber
Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
White Honey
Musk
Violet LeafLotusBergamotWhite PearVetyverWoodsy NotesCashmere WoodSandalwoodAmberCypriol Oil or NagarmothaWhite HoneyMuskWhy it might work
- Light over deepDKNY Men Summer 2012 brings aromatic and citrus; Bvlgari Man brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- A shared threadAromatic and woody run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: DKNY Men Summer 2012 is weak and intimate, Bvlgari Man moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointBvlgari Man first, then DKNY Men Summer 2012 over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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