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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.

ImagineFirst · GuerlainImagine2023 · ★ 4.09
Shine Despite EverythingSecond · AtkinsonsShine Despite Everything2024 · ★ 4.32
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ImagineShine Despite Everything
Contrast pairing

Imagine × Shine Despite Everything

Amber, white floral and warm spicy meets warm spicy, woody and vanilla. They share six 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 Imagine, blue is Shine Despite Everything. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

ImagineShine Despite Everything
warm spicyboth
amberboth
woodyboth
vanillaboth
sweetboth
balsamicboth
white floralfirst
oudsecond
caramelsecond
citrusfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Imagine
Orange BlossomOrange BlossomBenzoinBenzoinSandalwoodSandalwood
In bothNo shared notesSix shared accords:
amberwarm spicywoodyvanillabalsamicsweet
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Shine Despite Everything
PimentoPimentoTurmericTurmericFrankincenseFrankincenseCaramelCaramelAmbrofix™Ambrofix™RoseRoseOrrisOrrisAkigalawoodAkigalawoodCoumarinCoumarinMadagascar VanillaMadagascar Vanilla
Why it might work
  • Sweet meets spiceImagine brings amber; Shine Despite Everything brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
  • A shared threadAmber, warm spicy, woody and vanilla run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadShine Despite Everything is voted long lasting and strong; Imagine weak and intimate. Expect Shine Despite Everything to lead and Imagine to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Shine Despite Everything, two of Imagine over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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