Fragrance comparison

Cocoa & Cashmere vs Essencial Desejos

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 689 ratings analysed

Cocoa & Cashmere

Clinique

4.10615 votes

Rank #34,398 CacaoVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

6%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #29,858 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories.

Cocoa & Cashmere
Choose it for a cacao and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Cocoa & Cashmere3/7

Essencial Desejos4/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cocoa & CashmereClinique

Essencial DesejosNatura

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.10/ 5 · 615 votes

Have 54%Had 11%Want 35%

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

Category winnerCocoa & CashmereRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

41%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

615 votes

38%Love

37%Like

14%Ok

8%Dislike

3%Hate

73 votes

Category winnerCocoa & CashmereMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity42

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Desejos

SillageEssencial Desejos

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value62

¤ Price value43

Category winnerCocoa & CashmereBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

cacao100%

vanilla92%

musky84%

powdery77%

warm spicy69%

amber61%

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

Scent match6%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CacaoVanillaMuskAmberSolar NotesHoneysuckleJasminePink Pepper

No top / heart / base split published

Top

BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg

Heart

RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana

Base

CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber

InformationalShared notesVanilla, Musk, Amber and Jasmine. Durations are only published for Cocoa & Cashmere, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer21

Fall100

Winter97

Day100

Night74

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex12

Women88

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,398

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#29,858

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Category winnerEssencial DesejosHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cocoa & Cashmere by Clinique delivers a gentle, gourmand experience built around cacao, creamy vanilla, and soft musk. Released in 2018, this oriental vanilla fragrance opens with a hint of bright pink pepper and warm solar notes before softening into a powdery, cacao dusted aura. It avoids heavy syrup or sharp synthe…

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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…

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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, Cocoa & Cashmere or Essencial Desejos?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories. Cocoa & Cashmere is rated 4.10/5 from 615 votes; Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes. Choose Cocoa & Cashmere for a cacao and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Cocoa & Cashmere or Essencial Desejos?

Essencial Desejos lasts longest (Essencial Desejos 70/100, Cocoa & Cashmere 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Cocoa & Cashmere or Essencial Desejos?

Essencial Desejos projects furthest (Essencial Desejos 55/100, Cocoa & Cashmere 38/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cocoa & Cashmere and Essencial Desejos smell similar?

Clearly different: a 6% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Vanilla, Musk, Amber and Jasmine.

Is Cocoa & Cashmere or Essencial Desejos better for summer or winter?

For summer, Essencial Desejos is the stronger pick. For winter, Cocoa & Cashmere is the stronger pick. Cocoa & Cashmere suits daytime wear; Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cocoa & Cashmere and Essencial Desejos?

Cocoa & Cashmere features Cacao, Vanilla, Musk, Amber and Solar Notes. 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.