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 · ZaraZara Gardenia 20162016 · ★ 4.01

Second · Charlotte TilburyScent of a DreamEDP · 2016 · ★ 3.50

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Contrast pairing

Zara Gardenia 2016 × Scent of a Dream

Fruity, sweet and vanilla meets woody, amber and warm spicy. They share three 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 Zara Gardenia 2016, blue is Scent of a Dream. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Zara Gardenia 2016Scent of a Dream

white floralboth

muskyboth

citrusboth

fruityfirst

woodysecond

sweetfirst

vanillafirst

ambersecond

warm spicysecond

powderyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Zara Gardenia 2016

Raspberry

Vanilla

Musk

In both

JasmineBergamot

Three shared accords:

white floralmuskycitrus

Only in Scent of a Dream

Black Pepper Saffron

Saffron

Peach

Lemon

Mandarin Orange Patchouli

Patchouli

Tuberose

Incense

Violet

Ambroxan

Iso E Super Hedione

Hedione

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceScent of a Dream brings amber; Zara Gardenia 2016 brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
Notes in commonBoth list jasmine and bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWhite floral, musky and citrus run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Zara Gardenia 2016 is moderate on both, Scent of a Dream moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.