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 · ShiseidoShiseido MG 5EDT · 2017 · ★ 2.50
Second · ShiseidoMizu No Ka 2011EDP · 2011 · ★ 5.00From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Shiseido MG 5 × Mizu No Ka 2011
Citrus, floral and woody meets citrus, green and woody. 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 Shiseido MG 5, blue is Mizu No Ka 2011. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Shiseido MG 5Mizu No Ka 2011
citrusboth
woodyboth
floralfirst
greensecond
freshfirst
white floralsecond
powderysecond
warm spicysecond
fresh spicyfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Shiseido MG 5
Citruses
Floral Notes
Woody Notes
CitrusesFloral NotesWoody NotesIn bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
citruswoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Mizu No Ka 2011
Powdery Notes
Grapefruit
Mandarin
Green Notes
Spices
Lily
Sandalwood
Musk
Powdery NotesGrapefruitMandarinGreen NotesSpicesLilySandalwoodMuskWhy it might work
- Light over deepShiseido MG 5 brings citrus; Mizu No Ka 2011 brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- A shared threadCitrus and woody run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Shiseido MG 5 is very weak and intimate, Mizu No Ka 2011 moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointMizu No Ka 2011 first, then Shiseido MG 5 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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