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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.

You Had Me At EscapeFirst · Victoria's SecretYou Had Me At Escape2019 · ★ 3.00
This is HimSecond · Zadig & VoltaireThis is HimEDT · 2016 · ★ 4.11
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Contrast pairing

You Had Me At Escape × This is Him

Floral, woody and marine meets warm spicy, amber and woody. 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 You Had Me At Escape, blue is This is Him. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

You Had Me At EscapeThis is Him
woodyboth
floralfirst
warm spicysecond
ambersecond
fresh spicysecond
vanillasecond
smokysecond
balsamicsecond
powderysecond
marinefirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in You Had Me At Escape
DriftwoodDriftwoodFlowersFlowers
In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:
woody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in This is Him
Black PepperBlack PepperGrapefruitGrapefruitIncenseIncenseVanillaVanillaSandalwoodSandalwood
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenYou Had Me At Escape brings floral; This is Him brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • A shared threadWoody runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put You Had Me At Escape in summer and This is Him in fall and winter. 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 leadThis is Him is voted moderate on both; You Had Me At Escape very weak and intimate. Expect This is Him to lead and You Had Me At Escape to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of This is Him, two of You Had Me At Escape over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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