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 · Marc-Antoine BarroisTiliaEDP · 2024 · ★ 4.08

Second · GivenchyPlay in the City for HimEDT · 2013 · ★ 3.56

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Contrast pairing

Tilia × Play in the City for Him

Yellow floral, white floral and sweet meets woody, soft spicy and amber. 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 Tilia, blue is Play in the City for Him. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

TiliaPlay in the City for Him

powderyboth

yellow floralfirst

woodysecond

white floralfirst

sweetfirst

soft spicysecond

ambersecond

citrussecond

irissecond

aromaticsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Tilia

Lime (Linden) Blossom Jasmine Sambac

Jasmine Sambac Broom

Broom

Orange Blossom Heliotrope

Heliotrope Vetiver

Vetiver

Ambrofix™

Georgywood

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

powdery

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

Only in Play in the City for Him

Licorice

Citruses

Amyris

Iris

Amber

Woody Notes

Why it might work

A shared threadPowdery runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Tilia in spring and summer and Play in the City for Him in fall. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadTilia is voted long lasting and strong; Play in the City for Him moderate on both. Expect Tilia to lead and Play in the City for Him to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Tilia, two of Play in the City for Him over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?