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 KurkdjianFloralia2011 · ★ 3.78
Second · Penhaligon'sThe Inimitable William PenhaligonEDP · 2020 · ★ 4.01From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Floralia × The Inimitable William Penhaligon
White floral, rose and citrus meets woody, aromatic and amber. They share no accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Floralia, blue is The Inimitable William Penhaligon. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
FloraliaThe Inimitable William Penhaligon
white floralfirst
woodysecond
rosefirst
citrusfirst
floralfirst
aromaticsecond
ambersecond
freshfirst
powderysecond
warm spicysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Floralia
Rose
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Lily-of-the-ValleyIn both
JasmineBergamot
Only in The Inimitable William Penhaligon
Vetiver
Cedar
Incense
Sandalwood
Ambroxan
Vetiver
Cedar
Incense
Sandalwood
AmbroxanWhy it might work
- Light over deepFloralia brings citrus; The Inimitable William Penhaligon brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list jasmine and bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Floralia in summer and The Inimitable William Penhaligon in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Floralia is moderate and enormous, The Inimitable William Penhaligon moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointThe Inimitable William Penhaligon first, then Floralia 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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