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 · EtroPaisleyEDP · 2011 · ★ 4.07

Second · ZaraSummer 9.02021 · ★ 3.95

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Contrast pairing

Paisley × Summer 9.0

Aromatic, warm spicy and soft spicy meets citrus, aromatic and warm spicy. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Paisley, blue is Summer 9.0. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

PaisleySummer 9.0

citrusboth

aromaticboth

warm spicyboth

soft spicyfirst

woodyfirst

yellow floralfirst

sweetfirst

patchoulifirst

greenfirst

fruityfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Paisley

Cassis

Bergamot

Ylang-Ylang Pink Pepper

Pink Pepper Jasmine Sambac

Jasmine Sambac Indonesian Patchouli Leaf

Indonesian Patchouli Leaf Vanille

Vanille

Ambergris

In both

Cardamom

Three shared accords:

aromaticwarm spicycitrus

Only in Summer 9.0

Orange

Mandarin Orange Lemon

Lemon

Orris

Vetiver

Graperfuit Petitgrain

Petitgrain Amber

Amber

Why it might work

Fresh on freshSummer 9.0 brings citrus; Paisley brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
Notes in commonBoth list cardamom, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic, warm spicy and citrus run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Paisley is moderate on both, Summer 9.0 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 pointPaisley first, then Summer 9.0 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?