Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Nicolai Parfumeur CreateurNew York IntenseParfum · 2014 · ★ 4.26
Second · GivenchyPlay SportEDT · 2012 · ★ 3.76From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
New York Intense × Play Sport
Aromatic, citrus and herbal meets citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic. They share three accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is New York Intense, blue is Play Sport. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
New York IntensePlay Sport
citrusboth
aromaticboth
fresh spicyboth
herbalfirst
amberfirst
greensecond
lavenderfirst
warm spicyfirst
woodysecond
freshsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in New York Intense
Artemisia
Thyme
Lavender
Chamomile
Clove
Cinnamon
Resins
Styrax
Incense
Tonka Bean
Artemisia
Thyme
Lavender
Chamomile
Clove
Cinnamon
Resins
Styrax
Incense
Tonka BeanIn both
BergamotLemonMusk
Three shared accords:aromaticcitrusfresh spicy
Only in Play Sport
Ginger flower
Mint
Amyris
Pepper
Ginger flower
Mint
Amyris
PepperWhy it might work
- Fresh on freshNew York Intense brings citrus; Play Sport brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, lemon and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadAromatic, citrus and fresh spicy run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put New York Intense in fall and spring and Play Sport in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadNew York Intense is voted long lasting and moderate; Play Sport weak and intimate. Expect New York Intense to lead and Play Sport to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of New York Intense, two of Play Sport over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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