Fragrance comparison

CO The Essence of Cotton vs Imperial

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 140 ratings analysed

CO The Essence of Cotton

Centopercentocachemire

—0 votes

Rank #75,113 PowderyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Imperial

Wesker

4.02140 votes

Rank #5,822 PowderyFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Imperial takes 1 of 1 categories.

CO The Essence of Cotton
Choose it for a powdery and woody character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Imperial
Choose it for a powdery and floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

CO The Essence of Cotton0/1

Imperial1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Imperial

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CO The Essence of CottonCentopercentocachemire

ImperialWesker

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.02/ 5 · 140 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

46%Love

28%Like

11%Ok

11%Dislike

4%Hate

140 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage74

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value57

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

woody90%

floral80%

citrus70%

musky60%

violet50%

powdery100%

floral92%

sweet84%

yellow floral77%

green69%

white floral61%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both powdery and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Cotton FlowerBergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

JasmineViolet

Base5-8 hrs

Woody NotesMusk

Top

CloverLime (Linden) BlossomJasmineSour Cherry

Heart

VioletMimosaHot ironLily-of-the-Valley

Base

SuedePaperCotton FlowerAlmondWhite Musk

InformationalShared notesCotton Flower, Jasmine and Violet. Durations are only published for CO The Essence of Cotton, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall50

Winter50

Day100

Night37

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter82

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Work 38%Casual 36%Date 18%Party 9%

Men7

Unisex61

Women32

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,113

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#5,822

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews18

Category winnerImperialHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Centopercentocachemire captures the comforting texture of freshly laundered fabric with CO The Essence of Cotton. The opening introduces a bright spark of bergamot paired immediately with delicate cotton flower. It smells clean, airy, and slightly starchy. Within twenty minutes, the citrus settles into a powdery heart…

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Imperial opens with a burst of tart sour cherry and green clover, a bright and sharp combination that quickly shifts into a warm, honeyed linden blossom. On skin, the initial sweetness yields to a dry, warm cotton flower and musk. It wears like crisp, freshly ironed laundry drying in a sunlit meadow. This fragrance su…

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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.

Do CO The Essence of Cotton and Imperial smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and floral accords. Common notes include Cotton Flower, Jasmine and Violet.

Is CO The Essence of Cotton or Imperial better for summer or winter?

CO The Essence of Cotton suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in CO The Essence of Cotton and Imperial?

CO The Essence of Cotton has top notes of Cotton Flower and Bergamot, heart notes of Jasmine and Violet, a base of Woody Notes and Musk. Imperial has top notes of Clover, Lime (Linden) Blossom, Jasmine and Sour Cherry, heart notes of Violet, Mimosa, Hot iron and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Suede, Paper, Cotton Flower and Almond.