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.

Change The FlowFirst · IcebergChange The Flow2022 · ★ 4.12
So FirstSecond · Van Cleef & ArpelsSo FirstEDP · 2016 · ★ 3.91
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Change The FlowSo First
Contrast pairing

Change The Flow × So First

Tobacco, leather and woody meets floral, citrus and vanilla. 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 Change The Flow, blue is So First. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Change The FlowSo First
woodyboth
citrusboth
powderyboth
tobaccofirst
floralsecond
leatherfirst
vanillasecond
warm spicyfirst
sweetfirst
animalicfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Change The Flow
GingerGingerSaffronSaffronBitter OrangeBitter OrangeTobacco LeafTobacco LeafLeatherLeatherSandalowoodSandalowoodCedarCedar
In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
woodycitruspowdery
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in So First
BergamotBergamotMagnoliaMagnoliaFrangipaniFrangipaniFreesiaFreesiaJasmineJasmineVanillaVanillaSandalwoodSandalwood
Why it might work
  • Light over deepSo First brings citrus; Change The Flow brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • A shared threadWoody, citrus and powdery run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Change The Flow in winter and fall and So First in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Change The Flow is moderate on both, So First moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointChange The Flow first, then So First over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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