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 · GoutalSablesEDP · 1985 · ★ 4.16

Second · Jimmy ChooJimmy Choo Exotic (2016)EDT · 2016 · ★ 3.84

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Contrast pairing

Sables × Jimmy Choo Exotic (2016)

Warm spicy, herbal and sweet meets fruity, sweet and floral. They share two accords 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 Sables, blue is Jimmy Choo Exotic (2016). It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

SablesJimmy Choo Exotic (2016)

sweetboth

woodyboth

warm spicyfirst

fruitysecond

herbalfirst

floralsecond

fresh spicyfirst

amberfirst

patchoulisecond

cinnamonfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Sables

Immortelle Cinnamon

Cinnamon

Pepper

Black Tea

Sandalwood Amber

Amber

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

sweetwoody

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

Only in Jimmy Choo Exotic (2016)

Black Currant Pink Grapefruit

Pink Grapefruit Passion Flower

Passion Flower Orchid

Orchid

Raspberry

Patchouli

Why it might work

A shared threadSweet and woody run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Sables in fall and winter and Jimmy Choo Exotic (2016) in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Sables is eternal and strong, Jimmy Choo Exotic (2016) moderate and enormous, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?