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 JacobsSplash The Pear 20082008 · ★ 4.28

Second · Alghabra ParfumsKing of FlowersParfum · 2018 · ★ 4.48

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Contrast pairing

Splash The Pear 2008 × King of Flowers

Fruity, floral and sweet meets amber, powdery and woody. They share one accord and two 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 Splash The Pear 2008, blue is King of Flowers. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Splash The Pear 2008King of Flowers

powderyboth

fruityfirst

ambersecond

floralfirst

woodysecond

sweetfirst

muskyfirst

aquaticfirst

irissecond

lavendersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Splash The Pear 2008

Pear

Lemon

Freesia

Musk

Teak Wood

In both

BergamotAmber

One shared accord:

powdery

Only in King of Flowers

Grapefruit Iris

Iris

Lavender

Sandalwood

Why it might work

Flowers over greenSplash The Pear 2008 brings floral; King of Flowers brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadPowdery runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Splash The Pear 2008 in spring and summer and King of Flowers in fall and winter. 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 leadKing of Flowers is voted long lasting and moderate; Splash The Pear 2008 moderate and intimate. Expect King of Flowers to lead and Splash The Pear 2008 to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of King of Flowers, two of Splash The Pear 2008 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?