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 · Elizabeth Arden5th Avenue NYC LoveEDP · 2022 · ★ 3.99
Second · Penhaligon'sMonsieur Beauregard2017 · ★ 4.25From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
5th Avenue NYC Love × Monsieur Beauregard
Floral, white floral and fresh meets warm spicy, woody and amber. They share two accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is 5th Avenue NYC Love, blue is Monsieur Beauregard. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
5th Avenue NYC LoveMonsieur Beauregard
citrusboth
powderyboth
floralfirst
warm spicysecond
white floralfirst
woodysecond
freshfirst
fruityfirst
ambersecond
sweetfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in 5th Avenue NYC Love
Pear
Sicilian Mandarin
Peony
Gardenia
Freesia
Orange Blossom
Musk
Pear
Sicilian Mandarin
Peony
Gardenia
Freesia
Orange Blossom
MuskIn both
PatchouliSandalwood
Two shared accords:citruspowdery
Only in Monsieur Beauregard
Lemon
Pink Pepper
Orris Root
Benzoin
Cinnamon
Tonka Bean
Lemon
Pink Pepper
Orris Root
Benzoin
Cinnamon
Tonka BeanWhy it might work
- Flowers over green5th Avenue NYC Love brings floral; Monsieur Beauregard brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list patchouli and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadCitrus and powdery run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put 5th Avenue NYC Love in spring and summer and Monsieur Beauregard in fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: 5th Avenue NYC Love is moderate on both, Monsieur Beauregard moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointMonsieur Beauregard first, then 5th Avenue NYC Love 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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