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 · Penhaligon'sRacquetsEDP · 2021 · ★ 3.80
Second · GuerlainChamade Pour Homme1999 · ★ 4.35From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Racquets × Chamade Pour Homme
Citrus, woody and amber meets green, woody and violet. They share two accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Racquets, blue is Chamade Pour Homme. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
RacquetsChamade Pour Homme
woodyboth
aromaticboth
citrusfirst
greensecond
violetsecond
floralsecond
fresh spicysecond
powderysecond
leathersecond
amberfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Racquets
Lemon
Guaiac Wood
Ambroxan
Leatherwood
Lemon
Guaiac Wood
Ambroxan
LeatherwoodIn bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
woodyaromatic
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Chamade Pour Homme
Pepper
Bergamot
Violet
Hyacinth
Green Notes
Nutmeg
Leather
Vetyver
Woodsy Notes
Pepper
Bergamot
Violet
Hyacinth
Green Notes
Nutmeg
Leather
Vetyver
Woodsy NotesWhy it might work
- Light over deepRacquets brings citrus; Chamade Pour Homme brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- A shared threadWoody and aromatic run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Racquets in summer and Chamade Pour Homme in spring and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Racquets is moderate on both, Chamade Pour Homme moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
What to watch
- An unusual mixAmber and green are often kept apart. Try it on skin before committing.
A starting pointRacquets first, then Chamade Pour Homme 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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