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.

GingembreFirst · MolinardGingembreEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.03
Programme Homme CologneSecond · LancômeProgramme Homme CologneCologne · 1987 · ★ 4.32
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Harmony pairing

Gingembre × Programme Homme Cologne

Citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic meets fresh spicy, amber and aromatic. They share four 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 Gingembre, blue is Programme Homme Cologne. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

GingembreProgramme Homme Cologne
fresh spicyboth
citrusboth
aromaticboth
woodyboth
ambersecond
mossysecond
herbalsecond
greensecond
earthysecond
lavendersecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Gingembre
Lemon VerbenaLemon VerbenaBergamotBergamotGrapefruitGrapefruitTangerineTangerineMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeGingerGingerPetitgrainPetitgrainNutmegNutmegJasmineJasmineWoodsy NotesWoodsy NotesVetiverVetiverMineral notesMineral notes
In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:
citrusfresh spicyaromaticwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Programme Homme Cologne
BasilBasilLimeLimeLemonLemonOakmossOakmossGeraniumGeraniumLavenderLavenderLabdanumLabdanumOlibanumOlibanum
Why it might work
  • Light over deepGingembre brings citrus and aromatic; Programme Homme Cologne brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • A shared threadCitrus, fresh spicy, aromatic and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Gingembre in summer and spring and Programme Homme Cologne 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 leadProgramme Homme Cologne is voted long lasting and moderate; Gingembre moderate on both. Expect Programme Homme Cologne to lead and Gingembre to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Programme Homme Cologne, two of Gingembre over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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