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 · KenzoTotem YellowEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.89

Second · ZaraLightly Bloom 2018EDP · 2018 · ★ 4.03

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Contrast pairing

Totem Yellow × Lightly Bloom 2018

Citrus, green and leather meets floral, fresh and musky. They share one accord 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 Totem Yellow, blue is Lightly Bloom 2018. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Totem YellowLightly Bloom 2018

freshboth

citrusfirst

floralsecond

greenfirst

leatherfirst

woodyfirst

muskysecond

aquaticsecond

fresh spicyfirst

rosesecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Totem Yellow

Pink Grapefruit Lemon

Lemon

Tea

Hedione

Peach

Rose

Leather

Woody Notes White Musk

White Musk

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

fresh

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

Only in Lightly Bloom 2018

Lotus

Peony

Musk

Why it might work

Flowers over greenLightly Bloom 2018 brings floral; Totem Yellow brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadFresh runs through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadTotem Yellow is voted moderate on both; Lightly Bloom 2018 moderate on both. Expect Totem Yellow to lead and Lightly Bloom 2018 to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Totem Yellow, two of Lightly Bloom 2018 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?