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 SecretTotal AttractionEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.13

Second · Carolina Herrera212 NYC Men Pills2016 · ★ 4.33

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Contrast pairing

Total Attraction × 212 NYC Men Pills

White floral, floral and soft spicy meets woody, aromatic and green. They share one accord 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 Total Attraction, blue is 212 NYC Men Pills. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Total Attraction212 NYC Men Pills

powderyboth

white floralfirst

woodysecond

aromaticsecond

greensecond

citrussecond

floralfirst

violetsecond

ambersecond

fresh spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Total Attraction

Lily

Orchid

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

powdery

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

Only in 212 NYC Men Pills

Green Notes Spices

Spices

Lavender

Petitgrain Grapefruit

Grapefruit Bergamot

Bergamot

Violet

Sage

Gardenia

Ginger

Guaiac Wood Incense

Incense

Why it might work

Flowers over greenTotal Attraction brings floral; 212 NYC Men Pills brings woody and green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadPowdery runs through both.

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

What to watch

One will lead212 NYC Men Pills is voted moderate on both; Total Attraction weak and intimate. Expect 212 NYC Men Pills to lead and Total Attraction to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of 212 NYC Men Pills, two of Total Attraction over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?