Fragrance comparison

CH Queens vs CH Hot! Hot! Hot!

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 220 ratings analysed

5 wins

CH Queens

Carolina Herrera

4.18136 votes

Rank #11,468 VanillaCoconut

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58%scent match

Closely related

CH Hot! Hot! Hot!

Carolina Herrera

4.2184 votes

Rank #13,076 SweetWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

CH Queens takes 5 of 8 categories.

CH Queens
Choose it for a vanilla and coconut character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.
CH Hot! Hot! Hot!
Choose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

CH Queens5/8

CH Hot! Hot! Hot!2/8

Ratings & consensus: CH Queens
Community sentiment: CH Hot! Hot! Hot!
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: CH Queens
Value for money: CH Hot! Hot! Hot!
Versatility: CH Queens
Note pyramid (duration): CH Queens
Fragranxe ranking: CH Queens

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CH QueensCarolina Herrera

CH Hot! Hot! Hot!Carolina Herrera

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.18/ 5 · 136 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

4.21/ 5 · 84 votes

Have 77%Had 23%Want 0%

Category winnerCH QueensRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

49%Love

34%Like

5%Ok

10%Dislike

2%Hate

136 votes

48%Love

31%Like

17%Ok

5%Dislike

0%Hate

84 votes

Category winnerCH Hot! Hot! Hot!Most positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageCH Queens

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value37

¤ Price value41

Category winnerCH Hot! Hot! Hot!Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

coconut92%

sweet84%

yellow floral77%

floral69%

woody61%

sweet100%

woody92%

vanilla84%

citrus77%

yellow floral69%

green61%

Scent match58%Closely related · both vanilla, sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

Pink GrapefruitSeaweedNeroli

Heart2-4 hrs

CoconutYlang-YlangPeony

Base6-8+ hrs

VanillaSandalwood

Top15-30 mins

NeroliAloe VeraGrapefruit

Heart2-4 hrs

Ylang-YlangRaspberryCoconut

Base6-8 hrs

VanillaSandalwoodMyrhh

Category winnerCH QueensLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter76

Day100

Night44

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter32

Day100

Night41

Category winnerCH QueensMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex0

Women98

Casual 36%Date 29%Work 21%Party 14%

Men2

Unisex2

Women95

Casual 39%Date 28%Party 19%Work 15%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#11,468

PerfumerVéronique Nyberg

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#13,076

PerfumerVéronique Nyberg, Violaine Collas

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerCH QueensHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Carolina Herrera CH Queens takes a quirky detour from standard designer gourmands by pairing solar coconut with an unexpected marine twist. The opening gives you a sharp squirt of pink grapefruit and green neroli, tied down by a salty seaweed accent that cuts through early sweetness. Within twenty minutes, milky cocon…

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Carolina Herrera launched CH Hot! Hot! Hot! in 2022 as a sun-drenched limited edition for women. It strikes a fun balance between juicy desert citrus and sun-warmed tropical skin. The opening pops with bitter pink grapefruit, crisp neroli, and an unexpected splash of watery aloe vera. Give it ten minutes. The heart sh…

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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, CH Queens or CH Hot! Hot! Hot!?

CH Queens takes 5 of 8 categories. CH Queens is rated 4.18/5 from 136 votes; CH Hot! Hot! Hot! is rated 4.21/5 from 84 votes. Choose CH Queens for a vanilla and coconut character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose CH Hot! Hot! Hot! for a sweet and woody character. Wins on community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, CH Queens or CH Hot! Hot! Hot!?

They last about the same: CH Queens 69/100, CH Hot! Hot! Hot! 69/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, CH Queens or CH Hot! Hot! Hot!?

CH Queens projects furthest (CH Queens 71/100, CH Hot! Hot! Hot! 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Do CH Queens and CH Hot! Hot! Hot! smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Neroli, Coconut, Ylang-Ylang and Vanilla.

Is CH Queens or CH Hot! Hot! Hot! better for summer or winter?

For summer, CH Queens is the stronger pick. For winter, CH Queens is the stronger pick. CH Queens suits daytime wear; CH Hot! Hot! Hot! suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in CH Queens and CH Hot! Hot! Hot!?

CH Queens has top notes of Pink Grapefruit, Seaweed and Neroli, heart notes of Coconut, Ylang-Ylang and Peony, a base of Vanilla and Sandalwood. CH Hot! Hot! Hot! has top notes of Neroli, Aloe Vera and Grapefruit, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Raspberry and Coconut, a base of Vanilla, Sandalwood and Myrhh.