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 · Molton BrownCool BuchuEDP · 2007 · ★ 3.77

Second · Calvin KleinCK AllEDT · 2017 · ★ 4.00

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Contrast pairing

Cool Buchu × CK All

Warm spicy, aromatic and citrus meets citrus, white floral and aromatic. They share five 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 Cool Buchu, blue is CK All. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Cool BuchuCK All

citrusboth

aromaticboth

greenboth

warm spicyfirst

fresh spicyboth

fruityboth

white floralsecond

woodyfirst

floralsecond

sweetfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Cool Buchu

Cardamom

Tangerine

Mint

Cedar

In bothNo shared notesFive shared accords:

aromaticcitrusgreenfresh spicyfruity

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

Only in CK All

Bergamot

Mandarin Orange Grapefruit blossom

Grapefruit blossom Jasmine

Jasmine

Rhubarb

Freesia

Lily

Musk

Amber

Vetiver

Why it might work

Fresh on freshCool Buchu brings citrus; CK All brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
A shared threadAromatic, citrus, green and fresh spicy run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Cool Buchu is moderate on both, CK All moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointCool Buchu first, then CK All over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?