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 · EscadaEspecially Escada ElixirEDP · 2013 · ★ 3.64
Second · Carolina Herrera212 VIP Club EditionEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.86From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Especially Escada Elixir × 212 VIP Club Edition
Rose, fruity and musky meets fruity, musky and citrus. They share eight accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Especially Escada Elixir, blue is 212 VIP Club Edition. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Especially Escada Elixir212 VIP Club Edition
fruityboth
muskyboth
woodyboth
sweetboth
citrusboth
patchouliboth
floralboth
powderyboth
rosefirst
white floralsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Especially Escada Elixir
Pear
Grapefruit
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Turkish Rose
Plum
Dried Plum
Ylang-Ylang
Cashmere Wood
Amber
Madagascar Vanilla
PearGrapefruitAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Turkish RosePlumDried PlumYlang-YlangCashmere WoodAmberMadagascar VanillaIn both
PatchouliWhite Musk
Eight shared accords:fruitymuskysweetwoodyfloralpatchoulicitruspowdery
Only in 212 VIP Club Edition
Sorbet
Black Currant
Citruses
Jasmine Sambac
Jasmine
SorbetBlack CurrantCitrusesJasmine SambacJasmineWhy it might work
- Fresh on fresh212 VIP Club Edition brings citrus; Especially Escada Elixir brings musky. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
- Notes in commonBoth list patchouli and white musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadFruity, musky, sweet and woody run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Especially Escada Elixir is moderate on both, 212 VIP Club Edition moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointEspecially Escada Elixir first, then 212 VIP Club Edition 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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