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 · Jo Malone LondonFig & Lotus FlowerEDP · 2020 · ★ 3.84

Second · Viktor&RolfFlowerbomb Pink Chrome2019 · ★ 3.75

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Contrast pairing

Fig & Lotus Flower × Flowerbomb Pink Chrome

Floral, aquatic and ozonic meets floral, green and patchouli. 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 Fig & Lotus Flower, blue is Flowerbomb Pink Chrome. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Fig & Lotus FlowerFlowerbomb Pink Chrome

floralboth

greenboth

freshboth

patchoulisecond

aquaticfirst

citrussecond

ozonicfirst

woodysecond

white floralsecond

fresh spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Fig & Lotus Flower

Fig Leaf

Lotus

Vetiver

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

floralgreenfresh

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Flowerbomb Pink Chrome

Tea

Bergamot

Osmanthus

Freesia

Jasmine Sambac Orchid

Orchid

Rose

Orange Blossom Patchouli

Patchouli

Musk

Why it might work

Flowers over greenFig & Lotus Flower brings floral; Flowerbomb Pink Chrome brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadFloral, green and fresh run through both.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadFlowerbomb Pink Chrome is voted weak and enormous; Fig & Lotus Flower moderate on both. Expect Flowerbomb Pink Chrome to lead and Fig & Lotus Flower to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Flowerbomb Pink Chrome, two of Fig & Lotus Flower over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?