Chocolat Amere vs Essencial Desejos
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
20%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories.
Chocolat AmereChoose it for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Essencial DesejosChoose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Chocolat Amere3/7
Essencial Desejos4/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Essencial Desejos
- Community sentiment
- Essencial Desejos
- Longevity
- Chocolat Amere
- Sillage & projection
- Chocolat Amere
- Value for money
- Essencial Desejos
- Versatility
- Essencial Desejos
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Chocolat Amere
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Chocolat AmereIl ProfvmoEssencial DesejosNaturaWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.67/ 5 · 245 votes
Have 30%Had 23%Want 47%
4.19/ 5 · 74 votes
Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%
Category winnerEssencial DesejosRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate29%Love
48%Like
2%Ok
22%Dislike
0%Hate
153 votes
38%Love
37%Like
14%Ok
8%Dislike
3%Hate
73 votes
Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityChocolat Amere
SillageChocolat Amere
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerEssencial DesejosBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwarm spicy100%
cacao92%
fresh spicy84%
woody77%
green69%
amber61%
citrus100%
fresh spicy69%
aromatic38%
Scent match20%Clearly different · both fresh spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
NutmegGalbanumGinger
Heart
CacaoJasmineRose
Base
SandalwoodOlibanum
Top
BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg
Heart
RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana
Base
CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber
InformationalShared notesNutmeg, Jasmine, Rose and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring18
Summer10
Fall100
Winter85
Day100
Night74
Spring100
Summer54
Fall97
Winter60
Day100
Night83
Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#12,821
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews19
Overall rank#31,664
PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato
Launched2025
Reviews0
Category winnerChocolat AmereHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotChocolat Amere is a dark cocoa and spice scent that can swing surprisingly floral on skin. Many wearers describe a powdery jasmine and rose lift over nutmeg, incense and smooth sandalwood, with the chocolate reading more like dry cocoa than sugary dessert. It often comes across unisex, cosy, and intimate up close, but…
Reviews →Essencial Desejos by Natura is a festive woody fragrance for men featuring a prominent gin-inspired accord. It pairs the aromatic sharpness of juniper and priprioca with a creamy sandalwood base, creating an elegant scent suitable for year-end holiday celebrations. This 2025 release provides a striking, luminous trail…
Reviews →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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Chocolat Amere or Essencial Desejos?
Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories. Chocolat Amere is rated 3.67/5 from 245 votes; Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes. Choose Chocolat Amere for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Chocolat Amere or Essencial Desejos?
They last about the same: Chocolat Amere 71/100, Essencial Desejos 70/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Chocolat Amere or Essencial Desejos?
Chocolat Amere projects furthest (Chocolat Amere 60/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Chocolat Amere and Essencial Desejos smell similar?
Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Nutmeg, Jasmine, Rose and Sandalwood.
Is Chocolat Amere or Essencial Desejos better for summer or winter?
For summer, Essencial Desejos is the stronger pick. For winter, Chocolat Amere is the stronger pick. Chocolat Amere suits daytime wear; Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Chocolat Amere and Essencial Desejos?
Chocolat Amere has top notes of Nutmeg, Galbanum and Ginger, heart notes of Cacao, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Sandalwood and Olibanum. Essencial Desejos has top notes of Bergamot, Gin, Rosemary and Juniper, heart notes of Rose, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine and Paramela, a base of Cedar, Moss, Musk and Vetiver.
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