Fragrance comparison

A Cloud of Cocoa vs Intense

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 23 Oct 2026 32 ratings analysed

A Cloud of Cocoa

Imaginary Authors

4.0728 votes

Rank #21,289 WhiskeyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Intense

Tamar

2.754 votes

Rank #65,552 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Intense takes 3 of 4 categories.

A Cloud of Cocoa
Choose it for a whiskey and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.
Intense
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

A Cloud of Cocoa1/4

Intense3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Intense
Sillage & projection: Intense
Value for money: Intense
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: A Cloud of Cocoa

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

A Cloud of CocoaImaginary Authors

IntenseTamar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.07/ 5 · 28 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

2.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 23%Had 6%Want 71%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

46%Like

7%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

28 votes

25%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity42

〰 Sillage47

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate44

Category winners

LongevityIntense

SillageIntense

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value61

¤ Price value100

Category winnerIntenseBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

whiskey100%

warm spicy86%

chocolate72%

woody58%

sweet44%

cacao30%

sweet100%

fruity92%

amber84%

woody77%

warm spicy69%

balsamic61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both warm spicy, sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

MilkshakeWhiskeyChocolate

No top / heart / base split published

Top

WhiskeyChocolatePeat

Heart

PlumPeachPatchouliCherryRaspberryOpoponaxHoneyVanilla

Base

LeatherLabdanumTolu BalsamMadagascar Vanilla

InformationalShared notesWhiskey and Chocolate. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring36

Summer27

Fall91

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer75

Fall75

Winter75

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men7

Unisex73

Women20

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,289

PerfumerJosh Meyer

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#65,552

PerfumerPaul Kiler

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerA Cloud of CocoaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

A Cloud of Cocoa smells like boozy chocolate syrup poured into a milkshake, with a soft woody warmth underneath. Reviews repeatedly point to hot chocolate, melted Tootsie Roll, and chocolate milkshake rather than a complex note-by-note evolution. It suits gourmand fans who want a playful cocoa scent more than a polish…

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Tamar Intense hits the nose with a dark burst of peat smoke, bittersweet chocolate, and aged whiskey. Perfumer Paul Kiler constructs a heavy Oriental Vanilla structure that moves quickly from boozy top notes into a thick, jammy core of plum, cherry, honey, and opoponax resin. The sweetness sits on an earthy foundation…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, A Cloud of Cocoa or Intense?

Intense takes 3 of 4 categories. A Cloud of Cocoa is rated 4.07/5 from 28 votes; Intense is rated 2.75/5 from 4 votes. Choose A Cloud of Cocoa for a whiskey and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear. Choose Intense for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, A Cloud of Cocoa or Intense?

Intense lasts longest (Intense 100/100, A Cloud of Cocoa 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, A Cloud of Cocoa or Intense?

Intense projects furthest (Intense 67/100, A Cloud of Cocoa 47/100), based on community performance votes.

Do A Cloud of Cocoa and Intense smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Whiskey and Chocolate.

Is A Cloud of Cocoa or Intense better for summer or winter?

A Cloud of Cocoa suits day or night wear; Intense suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in A Cloud of Cocoa and Intense?

A Cloud of Cocoa features Milkshake, Whiskey and Chocolate. Intense has top notes of Whiskey, Chocolate and Peat, heart notes of Plum, Peach, Patchouli and Cherry, a base of Leather, Labdanum, Tolu Balsam and Madagascar Vanilla.