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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.

Slow ExplosionsFirst · Imaginary AuthorsSlow ExplosionsEDP · 2016 · ★ 3.66
Cologne de FiguierSecond · MizensirCologne de FiguierCologne · 2019 · ★ 3.82
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Slow ExplosionsCologne de Figuier
Contrast pairing

Slow Explosions × Cologne de Figuier

Leather, warm spicy and rose meets citrus, green and musky. 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 Slow Explosions, blue is Cologne de Figuier. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Slow ExplosionsCologne de Figuier
amberboth
greenboth
freshboth
leatherfirst
citrussecond
muskysecond
warm spicyfirst
rosefirst
fruityfirst
fresh spicysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Slow Explosions
LeatherLeatherSaffronSaffronAppleAppleRoseRoseBenzoinBenzoinCashmeranCashmeran
In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
amberfreshgreen
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Cologne de Figuier
Fig LeafFig LeafBergamotBergamotGrapefruitGrapefruitAmbroxanAmbroxanGalbanumGalbanumPink PepperPink PepperMuskMuskCetaloxCetalox
Why it might work
  • A shared threadAmber, fresh and green run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Slow Explosions in fall and Cologne de Figuier in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Slow Explosions is moderate on both, Cologne de Figuier long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointSlow Explosions first, then Cologne de Figuier 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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