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 · Swiss ArabianPuirtyEDP · ★ 5.00

Second · Giorgio ArmaniArmani Code UltimateEDT · 2012 · ★ 4.21

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Contrast pairing

Puirty × Armani Code Ultimate

Fruity, sweet and white floral meets vanilla, woody and powdery. They share four accords and no 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 Puirty, blue is Armani Code Ultimate. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

PuirtyArmani Code Ultimate

sweetboth

powderyboth

fruityfirst

vanillasecond

amberboth

citrusboth

woodysecond

floralsecond

white floralfirst

muskyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Puirty

Bergamot

Apple

Pear

Jasmine

Big Strawberry Sugar

Sugar

Raspberry

Amber

Musk

In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:

sweetcitrusamberpowdery

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Armani Code Ultimate

Star Anise Grapefruit

Grapefruit Mandarin Orange

Mandarin Orange Heliotrope

Heliotrope Olive Blossom

Olive Blossom Cedar

Cedar

Cypress

Vanilla

Tonka Bean Guaiac Wood

Guaiac Wood

Why it might work

A shared threadSweet, citrus, amber and powdery run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadArmani Code Ultimate is voted long lasting and moderate; Puirty very weak and intimate. Expect Armani Code Ultimate to lead and Puirty to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Armani Code Ultimate, two of Puirty over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?