Layering Lab

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First · Penhaligon'sSports Car Club2022 · ★ 4.00

Second · Mona di OrioEau AbsolueEDP · 2013 · ★ 4.03

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Harmony pairing

Sports Car Club × Eau Absolue

Woody, aromatic and musky meets citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy. They share four accords and two 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 Sports Car Club, blue is Eau Absolue. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sports Car ClubEau Absolue

woodyboth

aromaticboth

muskyboth

amberboth

citrussecond

fresh spicysecond

greensecond

earthysecond

sweetsecond

patchoulifirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sports Car Club

Pine

Cypress

Eucalyptus Ambroxan

Ambroxan

Patchouli

In both

Pink PepperMusk

Four shared accords:

woodyaromaticmuskyamber

Only in Eau Absolue

Petitgrain Clementine

Clementine Sicilian Bergamot

Sicilian Bergamot Java vetiver oil

Java vetiver oil Geranium

Geranium

Bay Leaf

Labdanum

Virginian Cedar

Why it might work

Light over deepEau Absolue brings citrus and aromatic; Sports Car Club brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list pink pepper and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, aromatic, musky and amber run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Sports Car Club is moderate on both, Eau Absolue long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointSports Car Club first, then Eau Absolue 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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Sports Car Club · Penhaligon's

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Eau Absolue · Mona di Orio

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