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 · Vilhelm ParfumerieChicago HighParfum · 2020 · ★ 3.69

Second · GuerlainAqua Allegoria Orange SoleiaEDP · 2020 · ★ 4.08

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Contrast pairing

Chicago High × Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia

Sweet, tobacco and honey meets citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic. They share one accord and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Chicago High, blue is Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Chicago HighAqua Allegoria Orange Soleia

citrusboth

sweetfirst

tobaccofirst

honeyfirst

leatherfirst

fresh spicysecond

animalicfirst

amberfirst

fruityfirst

aromaticsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Chicago High

Champagne

Pineapple

Tobacco

Honey

Leather

Amber

Patchouli

In both

Bergamot

One shared accord:

citrus

Only in Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia

Blood Orange Pink Pepper

Pink Pepper Petitgrain

Petitgrain Mint

Mint

Musk

Tonka Bean

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadCitrus runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Chicago High in fall and winter and Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia in 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 leadChicago High is voted long lasting and moderate; Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia moderate on both. Expect Chicago High to lead and Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Chicago High, two of Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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