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'sSports Car Club2022 · ★ 4.00

Second · Penhaligon'sThe Blazing Mr SamEDP · 2018 · ★ 4.31

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Contrast pairing

Sports Car Club × The Blazing Mr Sam

Woody, aromatic and musky meets warm spicy, tobacco and woody. They share three 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 Sports Car Club, blue is The Blazing Mr Sam. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sports Car ClubThe Blazing Mr Sam

woodyboth

aromaticboth

warm spicysecond

patchouliboth

tobaccosecond

muskyfirst

fresh spicysecond

vanillasecond

cinnamonsecond

amberfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sports Car Club

Pine

Pink Pepper Cypress

Cypress

Eucalyptus Ambroxan

Ambroxan

Musk

In both

Patchouli

Three shared accords:

woodyaromaticpatchouli

Only in The Blazing Mr Sam

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Black Pepper Saffron

Saffron

Cumin

Tobacco

Vanilla

Cedar

Why it might work

Light over deepSports Car Club brings aromatic; The Blazing Mr Sam brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, aromatic and patchouli run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Sports Car Club in spring and summer and The Blazing Mr Sam in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Sports Car Club is moderate on both, The Blazing Mr Sam long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.