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 · Le Jardin RetrouveThe LysEDP · ★ 4.00

Second · ByredoSunday CologneCologne · 2011 · ★ 3.79

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Contrast pairing

The Lys × Sunday Cologne

Citrus, white floral and yellow floral meets aromatic, fresh spicy and citrus. They share four accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is The Lys, blue is Sunday Cologne. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

The LysSunday Cologne

citrusboth

aromaticboth

fresh spicyboth

soft spicyboth

white floralfirst

woodysecond

warm spicysecond

yellow floralfirst

earthysecond

vanillafirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in The Lys

Lily

St John's Wort Vanille

Vanille

Oakmoss

In both

Bergamot

Four shared accords:

citrusfresh spicyaromaticsoft spicy

Only in Sunday Cologne

Star Anise Cardamom

Cardamom

Lavender

Geranium

Incense

Vetiver

Oak moss

Patchouli

Why it might work

Fresh on freshThe Lys brings citrus; Sunday Cologne brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadCitrus, fresh spicy, aromatic and soft spicy run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.

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?