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.

RaffineeFirst · HoubigantRaffinee1982 · ★ 4.04
Tokyo Takeshita HarajukuSecond · ZaraTokyo Takeshita Harajuku2021 · ★ 3.68
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RaffineeTokyo Takeshita Harajuku
Contrast pairing

Raffinee × Tokyo Takeshita Harajuku

Warm spicy, floral and aromatic meets citrus, floral and woody. They share three 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 Raffinee, blue is Tokyo Takeshita Harajuku. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

RaffineeTokyo Takeshita Harajuku
floralboth
woodyboth
aromaticboth
warm spicyfirst
citrussecond
powderyfirst
sweetfirst
white floralfirst
vanillafirst
amberfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Raffinee
CarnationCarnationPlumPlumClary SageClary SageOrange BlossomOrange BlossomBergamotBergamotRoseRoseJasmineJasmineLemonLemonOrris RootOrris RootTonka BeanTonka BeanMimosaMimosaTuberoseTuberose
In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
floralaromaticwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Tokyo Takeshita Harajuku
PomeloPomeloMagnoliaMagnoliaCedarCedar
Why it might work
  • Light over deepRaffinee brings aromatic; Tokyo Takeshita Harajuku brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • A shared threadFloral, aromatic and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Raffinee in fall and winter and Tokyo Takeshita Harajuku in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadRaffinee is voted long lasting and strong; Tokyo Takeshita Harajuku moderate and intimate. Expect Raffinee to lead and Tokyo Takeshita Harajuku to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Raffinee, two of Tokyo Takeshita Harajuku over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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