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 · RabanneCrazy MeEDP · 2019 · ★ 3.58

Second · JusboxUse Abuse2016 · ★ 3.22

From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here

Contrast pairing

Crazy Me × Use Abuse

Yellow floral, powdery and fresh spicy meets white floral, amber and citrus. They share three accords and one note.

Find samples of both

The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Crazy Me, blue is Use Abuse. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Crazy MeUse Abuse

powderyboth

floralboth

woodyboth

yellow floralfirst

white floralsecond

ambersecond

citrussecond

muskysecond

fresh spicyfirst

balsamicsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Crazy Me

Wasabi

Mimosa

Spices

In both

Sandalwood

Three shared accords:

powderywoodyfloral

Only in Use Abuse

Mandarin Orange Tuberose

Tuberose

Jasmine Sambac Peony

Peony

Incense

Musk

Opoponax

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadPowdery, woody and floral run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Crazy Me is moderate on both, Use Abuse 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 pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?