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.

Shanghai LilyFirst · Tom FordShanghai LilyEDP · 2013 · ★ 4.22
CelestialSecond · Spirit Of KingsCelestialEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.20
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Shanghai Lily × Celestial

Warm spicy, amber and floral meets woody, musky and powdery. They share five 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 Shanghai Lily, blue is Celestial. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Shanghai LilyCelestial
woodyboth
amberboth
muskyboth
floralboth
fresh spicyboth
warm spicyfirst
powderysecond
rosesecond
citrussecond
fruitysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Shanghai Lily
ClovesClovesFloral NotesFloral NotesSpicy NotesSpicy NotesBlack PepperBlack PepperPink PepperPink PepperTuberoseTuberoseBenzoinBenzoinOlibanumOlibanumJasmineJasmineCashmere WoodCashmere WoodLabdanumLabdanumGuaiac WoodGuaiac Wood
In both
IncenseVanilla
Five shared accords:
amberfloralwoodyfresh spicymusky
Only in Celestial
BergamotBergamotLitchiLitchiRhubarbRhubarbNutmegNutmegTurkish RoseTurkish RosePeonyPeonyMuskMuskCashmeranCashmeranCedarCedarHaitian VetiverHaitian Vetiver
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenShanghai Lily brings floral; Celestial brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list incense and vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAmber, floral, woody and fresh spicy run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Shanghai Lily in fall and Celestial in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadCelestial is voted eternal and enormous; Shanghai Lily long lasting and moderate. Expect Celestial to lead and Shanghai Lily to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Celestial, two of Shanghai Lily over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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