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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.

Carre d'AsFirst · Nicolai Parfumeur CreateurCarre d'AsParfum · 1995 · ★ 3.83
ChallengeSecond · Lacoste FragrancesChallengeEDP · 2009 · ★ 3.69
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Carre d'As × Challenge

Aromatic, fresh spicy and green meets citrus, fresh spicy and woody. They share four accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Carre d'As, blue is Challenge. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Carre d'AsChallenge
citrusboth
aromaticboth
fresh spicyboth
woodyboth
greenfirst
herbalfirst
lavenderfirst
freshsecond
sweetfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Carre d'As
LimeLimeMintMintWatermelonWatermelonLemon BlossomLemon BlossomThymeThymeCarawayCarawaySpicesSpicesSageSageTarragonTarragonHayHayWoodsy NotesWoodsy NotesTobaccoTobacco
In both
Lavender
Four shared accords:
aromaticfresh spicycitruswoody
Only in Challenge
Amalfi LemonAmalfi LemonTangerineTangerineBergamotBergamotGingerGingerViolet LeafViolet LeafTeak WoodTeak WoodEbony WoodEbony Wood
Why it might work
  • Light over deepCarre d'As brings aromatic and green; Challenge brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list lavender, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAromatic, fresh spicy, citrus and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Carre d'As in fall and spring and Challenge in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Carre d'As is moderate on both, Challenge 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 pointChallenge first, then Carre d'As 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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