Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium NeonEDP · 2019 · ★ 3.89
Second · Comme des GarconsEnergy C Lime2008 · ★ 4.33From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Black Opium Neon × Energy C Lime
White floral, citrus and coffee meets citrus, white floral and woody. They share two accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Black Opium Neon, blue is Energy C Lime. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Black Opium NeonEnergy C Lime
citrusboth
white floralboth
coffeefirst
vanillafirst
tropicalfirst
fruityfirst
sweetfirst
warm spicyfirst
powderyfirst
floralfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Black Opium Neon
Pitahaya
Mandarin Orange
Citron
Orange Blossom
Coffee
Jasmine Sambac
Vanilla
PitahayaMandarin OrangeCitronOrange BlossomCoffeeJasmine SambacVanillaIn both
Musk
Two shared accords:white floralcitrus
Only in Energy C Lime
Lime
Lemon
Bergamot
Lily
Jasmine
Rose
Cedar
Amber
LimeLemonBergamotLilyJasmineRoseCedarAmberWhy it might work
- Light over deepBlack Opium Neon brings citrus; Energy C Lime brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWhite floral and citrus run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Black Opium Neon in fall and winter and Energy C Lime in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Black Opium Neon is moderate on both, Energy C Lime moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointBlack Opium Neon first, then Energy C Lime over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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