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.

Extreme 12.0First · ZaraExtreme 12.02020 · ★ 3.69
Shalimar Fourreau du SoirSecond · GuerlainShalimar Fourreau du Soir2011 · ★ 4.40
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Extreme 12.0Shalimar Fourreau du Soir
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Extreme 12.0 × Shalimar Fourreau du Soir

Aromatic, fresh spicy and vanilla meets amber, vanilla and balsamic. They share seven accords and two 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 Extreme 12.0, blue is Shalimar Fourreau du Soir. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Extreme 12.0Shalimar Fourreau du Soir
vanillaboth
amberboth
aromaticboth
citrusboth
sweetboth
powderyboth
warm spicyboth
fresh spicyfirst
greenfirst
balsamicsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Extreme 12.0
MintMintCardamomCardamomGrapefruitGrapefruitAppleAppleLavenderLavenderNutmegNutmegCedarCedarVanillaVanillaAmberAmberMuskMusk
In both
BergamotTonka Bean
Seven shared accords:
aromaticvanillacitrusamberwarm spicypowderysweet
Only in Shalimar Fourreau du Soir
Amalfi LemonAmalfi LemonJasmineJasmineRoseRoseVanilleVanilleOpoponaxOpoponaxIncenseIncenseIrisIris
Why it might work
  • Light over deepExtreme 12.0 brings aromatic; Shalimar Fourreau du Soir brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and tonka bean, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAromatic, vanilla, citrus and amber run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadShalimar Fourreau du Soir is voted long lasting and enormous; Extreme 12.0 moderate on both. Expect Shalimar Fourreau du Soir to lead and Extreme 12.0 to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Shalimar Fourreau du Soir, two of Extreme 12.0 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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