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 · Victoria's SecretPatchouli Coconut Musk2016 · ★ 3.45

Second · Tommy HilfigerTommy Neon BrightsEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.70

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Contrast pairing

Patchouli Coconut Musk × Tommy Neon Brights

Coconut, patchouli and musky meets citrus, woody and amber. They share three 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 Patchouli Coconut Musk, blue is Tommy Neon Brights. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Patchouli Coconut MuskTommy Neon Brights

woodyboth

muskyboth

powderyboth

coconutfirst

patchoulifirst

citrussecond

ambersecond

fresh spicysecond

aromaticsecond

warm spicyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Patchouli Coconut Musk

Patchouli

Coconut

Musk

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

muskywoodypowdery

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

Only in Tommy Neon Brights

Lemon

Mandarin Orange Angelica

Angelica

Ginger

Coriander

Cypress

Woody Notes Moss

Moss

Pepper

Amber

Why it might work

Fresh on freshTommy Neon Brights brings citrus; Patchouli Coconut Musk brings musky. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
A shared threadMusky, woody and powdery run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for summer.

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

What to watch

One will leadPatchouli Coconut Musk is voted long lasting and enormous; Tommy Neon Brights weak and moderate. Expect Patchouli Coconut Musk to lead and Tommy Neon Brights to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Patchouli Coconut Musk, two of Tommy Neon Brights over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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