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 · Lacoste FragrancesLacoste Elegance2007 · ★ 3.85

Second · Van Cleef & ArpelsRêve ElixirEDP · 2014 · ★ 3.74

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Contrast pairing

Lacoste Elegance × Rêve Elixir

Warm spicy, chocolate and citrus meets floral, fruity and woody. 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 Lacoste Elegance, blue is Rêve Elixir. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Lacoste EleganceRêve Elixir

sweetboth

warm spicyfirst

floralsecond

fruitysecond

chocolatefirst

citrusfirst

fresh spicyfirst

woodysecond

aromaticfirst

freshsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Lacoste Elegance

Dark Chocolate Spices

Spices

Mandarin Orange Caraway

Caraway

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

sweet

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

Only in Rêve Elixir

Pear

Peach Blossom Neroli

Neroli

Frangipani Osmanthus

Osmanthus

Lily

Iris Flower Cedar

Cedar

Sandalwood White Amber

White Amber

Why it might work

Light over deepLacoste Elegance brings citrus; Rêve Elixir brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadSweet runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Lacoste Elegance in fall and winter and Rêve Elixir in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Lacoste Elegance is moderate on both, Rêve Elixir 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 pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?