Layering Lab
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First · Karl LagerfeldKarl Tokyo ShibuyaEDP · 2021 · ★ 3.77
Second · Calvin KleinDefyEDP · 2021 · ★ 3.38From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Karl Tokyo Shibuya × Defy
Floral, fresh and aquatic meets aromatic, citrus and lavender. They share four accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Karl Tokyo Shibuya, blue is Defy. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Karl Tokyo ShibuyaDefy
aromaticboth
floralboth
citrusboth
greenboth
lavendersecond
freshfirst
fresh spicysecond
ambersecond
woodysecond
aquaticfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Karl Tokyo Shibuya
Rhubarb
Watery Notes
Citruses
Cherry Blossom
Peony
Magnolia
White Musk
Cedar
Rhubarb
Watery Notes
Citruses
Cherry Blossom
Peony
Magnolia
White Musk
CedarIn both
Amber
Four shared accords:floralcitrusgreenaromatic
Only in Defy
Bergamot
Lavender
Vetiver
Bergamot
Lavender
VetiverWhy it might work
- Fresh on freshKarl Tokyo Shibuya brings aquatic; Defy brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
- Notes in commonBoth list amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadFloral, citrus, green and aromatic run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Karl Tokyo Shibuya is moderate on both, Defy moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointKarl Tokyo Shibuya first, then Defy 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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