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 · GivenchyJardin d Interdit Sweet SwingEDP · 2009 · ★ 4.32
Second · ShiseidoShiseido MG 5EDT · 2017 · ★ 2.50From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Jardin d Interdit Sweet Swing × Shiseido MG 5
Fresh, floral and fruity meets citrus, floral and woody. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Jardin d Interdit Sweet Swing, blue is Shiseido MG 5. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Jardin d Interdit Sweet SwingShiseido MG 5
floralboth
freshboth
woodyboth
citrussecond
fruityfirst
rosefirst
muskyfirst
sweetfirst
powderyfirst
tropicalfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Jardin d Interdit Sweet Swing
Pear
Litchi
Ivy
Peony
Rose
Lemon Blossom
Musk
Orchid
Brazilian Rosewood
Pear
Litchi
Ivy
Peony
Rose
Lemon Blossom
Musk
Orchid
Brazilian RosewoodIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
freshfloralwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Shiseido MG 5
Citruses
Floral Notes
Woody Notes
Citruses
Floral Notes
Woody NotesWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenJardin d Interdit Sweet Swing brings floral; Shiseido MG 5 brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadFresh, floral and woody run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Jardin d Interdit Sweet Swing in spring and Shiseido MG 5 in winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadJardin d Interdit Sweet Swing is voted eternal and enormous; Shiseido MG 5 very weak and intimate. Expect Jardin d Interdit Sweet Swing to lead and Shiseido MG 5 to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Jardin d Interdit Sweet Swing, two of Shiseido MG 5 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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