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 · Tom FordShanghai LilyEDP · 2013 · ★ 4.22
Second · Spirit Of KingsCelestialEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.20From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Shanghai Lily × Celestial
Warm spicy, amber and floral meets woody, musky and powdery. They share five accords and two notes.
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
Cloves
Floral Notes
Spicy Notes
Black Pepper
Pink Pepper
Tuberose
Benzoin
Olibanum
Jasmine
Cashmere Wood
Labdanum
Guaiac Wood
Cloves
Floral Notes
Spicy Notes
Black Pepper
Pink Pepper
Tuberose
Benzoin
Olibanum
Jasmine
Cashmere Wood
Labdanum
Guaiac WoodIn both
IncenseVanilla
Five shared accords:amberfloralwoodyfresh spicymusky
Only in Celestial
Bergamot
Litchi
Rhubarb
Nutmeg
Turkish Rose
Peony
Musk
Cashmeran
Cedar
Haitian Vetiver
Bergamot
Litchi
Rhubarb
Nutmeg
Turkish Rose
Peony
Musk
Cashmeran
Cedar
Haitian VetiverWhy 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.
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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