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 · GoutalGardenia PassionEDP · 1989 · ★ 3.82

Second · Zadig & VoltaireThis Is Happiness2021 · ★ 4.00

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Contrast pairing

Gardenia Passion × This Is Happiness

White floral, tuberose and animalic meets amber, woody and coconut. They share one accord and no notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Gardenia Passion, blue is This Is Happiness. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Gardenia PassionThis Is Happiness

white floralfirst

ambersecond

woodysecond

lactonicboth

coconutsecond

muskysecond

tuberosefirst

aldehydicsecond

sweetsecond

animalicfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Gardenia Passion

Gardenia

Jasmine

Tuberose

Orange Blossom Vanilla

Vanilla

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

lactonic

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in This Is Happiness

Coconut

Solar Notes Ambroxan

Ambroxan

Woody Notes

Why it might work

A shared threadLactonic runs through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadThis Is Happiness is voted long lasting and moderate; Gardenia Passion moderate on both. Expect This Is Happiness to lead and Gardenia Passion to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of This Is Happiness, two of Gardenia Passion over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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