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.

First · Jil SanderJilEDP · 1997 · ★ 4.01

Second · Alfred DunhillIcon RacingEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.02

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Harmony pairing

Jil × Icon Racing

Sweet, woody and aromatic meets citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy. They share five accords and three 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 Jil, blue is Icon Racing. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

JilIcon Racing

aromaticboth

woodyboth

fresh spicyboth

warm spicyboth

powderyboth

sweetfirst

citrussecond

fruityfirst

cacaofirst

white floralsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Jil

Raspberry

Red Berries Mint

Mint

Violet

Dark Chocolate Cacao

Cacao

Balsam Fir Cedar

Cedar

Sandalwood Tobacco

Tobacco

Vanilla

Tonka Bean

In both

LavenderBergamotVetiver

Five shared accords:

woodyaromaticwarm spicyfresh spicypowdery

Only in Icon Racing

Grapefruit Cardamom

Cardamom

Orange Blossom Pepper

Pepper

Musk

Guaiac Wood

Why it might work

Light over deepIcon Racing brings citrus and aromatic; Jil brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list lavender, bergamot and vetiver, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, aromatic, warm spicy and fresh spicy run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Jil is long lasting and intimate, Icon Racing 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 pointJil first, then Icon Racing over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?