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 · Yves Saint LaurentL’Homme Cologne GingembreCologne · 2011 · ★ 4.03
Second · Donna KaranDKNY Women Summer 20142014 · ★ 3.44From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
L’Homme Cologne Gingembre × DKNY Women Summer 2014
Fresh spicy, aquatic and fresh meets floral, citrus and aquatic. They share four accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is L’Homme Cologne Gingembre, blue is DKNY Women Summer 2014. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
L’Homme Cologne GingembreDKNY Women Summer 2014
aquaticboth
citrusboth
freshboth
fresh spicyfirst
floralsecond
muskyboth
sweetsecond
powderysecond
aromaticfirst
woodyfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in L’Homme Cologne Gingembre
Water Notes
Bergamot
Ginger
Violet Leaf
White Pepper
Basil
Musk
Virginia Cedar
Vetiver
Oak moss
Water Notes
Bergamot
Ginger
Violet Leaf
White Pepper
Basil
Musk
Virginia Cedar
Vetiver
Oak mossIn bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:
aquaticfreshcitrusmusky
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in DKNY Women Summer 2014
Grapefruit
Pear
Lantana
Water Lily
Magnolia
Lime (Linden) Blossom
White Musk
Sandalwood
Amber
Grapefruit
Pear
Lantana
Water Lily
Magnolia
Lime (Linden) Blossom
White Musk
Sandalwood
AmberWhy it might work
- A shared threadAquatic, fresh, citrus and musky run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: L’Homme Cologne Gingembre is weak and intimate, DKNY Women Summer 2014 weak and intimate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointDKNY Women Summer 2014 first, then L’Homme Cologne Gingembre 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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