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 · Maison Francis KurkdjianColoratura2012 · ★ 4.48

Second · Elizabeth ArdenGreen Tea YuzuEDT · 2014 · ★ 3.42

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Contrast pairing

Coloratura × Green Tea Yuzu

White floral, fresh and floral meets citrus, green and aromatic. 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 Coloratura, blue is Green Tea Yuzu. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

ColoraturaGreen Tea Yuzu

citrusboth

greenboth

freshboth

white floralfirst

aromaticsecond

floralfirst

fresh spicysecond

rosefirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Coloratura

Mandarin Orange Sicilian Lemon

Sicilian Lemon Lily-of-the-Valley

Lily-of-the-Valley Peony

Peony

White Lily Rose

Rose

Vetiver

Ambergris

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

freshcitrusgreen

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

Only in Green Tea Yuzu

Yuzu

Green Tea

Bergamot

Lemon

Lemon Leaf Mint

Mint

Thyme

Tunisian Neroli Currant buds

Currant buds Musk

Musk

Birch

Ambrette (Musk Mallow)

Why it might work

Flowers over greenColoratura brings floral; Green Tea Yuzu brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadFresh, citrus and green run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadColoratura is voted long lasting and enormous; Green Tea Yuzu moderate and intimate. Expect Coloratura to lead and Green Tea Yuzu to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Coloratura, two of Green Tea Yuzu over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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