Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · GuerlainPromenade des Anglais2016 · ★ 4.03
Second · Swiss ArabianKage★ 3.25From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Promenade des Anglais × Kage
Powdery, fruity and floral meets woody, warm spicy and musky. They share two accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Promenade des Anglais, blue is Kage. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Promenade des AnglaisKage
powderyboth
woodyboth
warm spicysecond
muskysecond
fruityfirst
floralfirst
greenfirst
irisfirst
citrussecond
marinesecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Promenade des Anglais
Fig
Violet Leaf
Currant buds
Bergamot
Violet
Mimosa
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Orris
Heliotrope
White Musk
Fig
Violet Leaf
Currant buds
Bergamot
Violet
Mimosa
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Orris
Heliotrope
White MuskIn bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
powderywoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Kage
Citruses
Sea water
Woody Notes
Spicy Notes
Musk
Citruses
Sea water
Woody Notes
Spicy Notes
MuskWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenPromenade des Anglais brings floral; Kage brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadPowdery and woody run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Promenade des Anglais in spring and summer and Kage in fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadKage is voted moderate and enormous; Promenade des Anglais moderate on both. Expect Kage to lead and Promenade des Anglais to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Kage, two of Promenade des Anglais over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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