Fragrance comparison

Cocoa & Cashmere vs Hampton Courting

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 622 ratings analysed

Cocoa & Cashmere

Clinique

4.10615 votes

Rank #34,398 CacaoVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Hampton Courting

King's Palace Perfumery

4.867 votes

Rank #28,085 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Hampton Courting takes 3 of 3 categories.

Cocoa & Cashmere
Choose it for a cacao and vanilla character. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Hampton Courting
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, day or night wear.

Cocoa & Cashmere0/3

Hampton Courting3/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cocoa & CashmereClinique

Hampton CourtingKing's Palace Perfumery

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.10/ 5 · 615 votes

Have 54%Had 11%Want 35%

4.86/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 12%Had 4%Want 85%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

86%Love

14%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity42

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate96

Category winners

LongevityHampton Courting

SillageHampton Courting

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value62

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

cacao100%

vanilla92%

musky84%

powdery77%

warm spicy69%

amber61%

sweet100%

fruity92%

warm spicy84%

cacao77%

citrus69%

fresh61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both cacao and warm spicy

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

Notes

CacaoPineapplePatchouliHoneysuckleRoseLemon BalmSweet OrangeFreesiaIvyAldehydesWhite MuskGeranium

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCacao and Honeysuckle. 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

Spring25

Summer100

Fall50

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex12

Women88

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,398

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#28,085

PerfumerMarlen Harrison

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerHampton CourtingHigher 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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Hampton Courting opens with bright pineapple, citrus and aldehydes before the cacao appears, giving the scent a sweet but slightly dry chocolate texture. As it settles, the florals come forward, especially honeysuckle, freesia and rose, with clean patchouli and white musk underneath. It suits wearers who like fruity g…

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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 Hampton Courting?

Hampton Courting takes 3 of 3 categories. Cocoa & Cashmere is rated 4.10/5 from 615 votes; Hampton Courting is rated 4.86/5 from 7 votes. Choose Cocoa & Cashmere for a cacao and vanilla character. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Hampton Courting for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, day or night wear.