Fragrance comparison

CO The Essence of Cotton vs Lyn

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 4 ratings analysed

CO The Essence of Cotton

Centopercentocachemire

—0 votes

Rank #75,113 PowderyWoody

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57%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Lyn

3.254 votes

Rank #22,970 VioletPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Lyn takes 1 of 1 categories.

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

CO The Essence of Cotton0/1

Lyn1/1

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: Lyn

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CO The Essence of CottonCentopercentocachemire

LynLyn

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.25/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 11%Had 14%Want 75%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

0%Love

50%Like

25%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity55

〰 Sillage43

♥ Love / hate56

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value38

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

woody90%

floral80%

citrus70%

musky60%

violet50%

violet100%

powdery91%

woody83%

fruity74%

floral65%

fresh56%

Scent match57%Closely related · both powdery, woody and violet

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

Wild BerriesAppleBergamotMandarin Orange

Heart

VioletJasmineOrange BlossomYlang-YlangFreesiaRose

Base

VanillaMossMuskWoody Notes

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Jasmine, Violet and Woody Notes. 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

Summer86

Fall43

Winter14

Day100

Night11

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

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

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,113

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#22,970

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerLynHigher 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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Lyn by Lyn is a feminine floral fruity composition released in 2016. The scent opens with a sharp burst of wild berries and crisp apple before settling into a generous heart of jasmine and freesia.

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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 Lyn smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, woody and violet accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Jasmine, Violet and Woody Notes.

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

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

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

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. Lyn has top notes of Wild Berries, Apple, Bergamot and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Violet, Jasmine, Orange Blossom and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Vanilla, Moss, Musk and Woody Notes.