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Chocolat vs Vinetian Red

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

Updated 583 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Chocolat takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Chocolat

    Choose it for a cacao and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

  • Vinetian Red

    Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character.

Chocolat1/1
Vinetian Red0/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
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Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Chocolat

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
ChocolatIl Profvmo
Vinetian RedJohn Ashwood
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.57/ 5 · 583 votes
Have 56%Had 44%Want 0%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
26%Love
45%Like
7%Ok
22%Dislike
1%Hate

423 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity72
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate69
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value56
¤ Price valueN/A
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
cacao100%
warm spicy92%
sweet84%
vanilla77%
green69%
citrus61%
woody100%
warm spicy92%
sweet84%
fruity77%
leather69%
earthy61%
Scent match32%Clearly different · both warm spicy and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
NutmegTangerineGalbanumSandalwood
Heart
CacaoPlumRoseJasmine
Base
Vanilla
Top20-30 mins
CinnamonSaffronCherryTangerine
Heart3-4 hrs
PatchouliCedarPlumNutmegWoodsy Notes
Base6-8+ hrs
LabdanumVanillaLeatherMoss
InformationalShared notesNutmeg, Tangerine, Plum and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Vinetian Red, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring19
Summer11
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men15
Unisex61
Women24

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#5,412

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews79

Overall rank#80,899

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerChocolatHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Chocolat by Il Profvmo is a dark cacao scent with a sharp green twist, not a sugary dessert gourmand. Many wearers notice juicy tangerine and nutmeg up top, then a bittersweet, bar of dark chocolate heart that can feel vegetal and powdery from the galbanum. A soft vanilla base rounds it out, with a faint boozy shimmer…

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Vinetian Red by John Ashwood is a warm, woody fragrance that blends dark black cherry, fiery cinnamon, and saffron with earthy cedar and smooth leather. The scent opens with a burst of spiced fruit and bright tangerine before drying down into rich plum, patchouli, and resinous labdanum. A touch of moss and comforting …

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Chocolat and Vinetian Red smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and sweet accords. Common notes include Nutmeg, Tangerine, Plum and Vanilla.

What are the notes in Chocolat and Vinetian Red?

Chocolat has top notes of Nutmeg, Tangerine, Galbanum and Sandalwood, heart notes of Cacao, Plum, Rose and Jasmine, a base of Vanilla. Vinetian Red has top notes of Cinnamon, Saffron, Cherry and Tangerine, heart notes of Patchouli, Cedar, Plum and Nutmeg, a base of Labdanum, Vanilla, Leather and Moss.

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