Fragrance comparison

Cocoa Wood vs No. 17

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 13 ratings analysed

Cocoa Wood

Ajmal

3.6411 votes

Rank #56,883 Warm SpicyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

No. 17

Sebastian Signs

5.002 votes

Rank #33,579 Warm SpicyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No. 17 takes 3 of 4 categories.

Cocoa Wood
Choose it for a warm spicy and oud character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
No. 17
Choose it for a warm spicy and powdery character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking.

Cocoa Wood1/4

No. 173/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: No. 17
Sillage & projection: Cocoa Wood
Value for money: No. 17
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: No. 17

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cocoa WoodAjmal

No. 17Sebastian Signs

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.64/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 15%Had 8%Want 77%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

64%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

9%Dislike

27%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage84

♥ Love / hate66

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo. 17

SillageCocoa Wood

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value16

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNo. 17Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

oud92%

sweet84%

cacao77%

fruity69%

amber61%

warm spicy100%

powdery92%

musky84%

amber77%

chocolate69%

smoky61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SaffronStrawberryRaspberryPlumBlackcurrantGingerBergamot

Heart

JasmineRoseGeranium

Base

OudIncenseCacaoChocolateSandalwoodMuskVanilla

Top

Chocolate

Heart

IncenseMuskVanillaSandalwood

Base

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InformationalShared notesIncense, Chocolate, Sandalwood and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day75

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men40

Unisex40

Women20

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,883

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#33,579

PerfumerSherri Sebastian

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerNo. 17Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ajmal Cocoa Wood is a bold fruity gourmand with a warm, spicy lift up top and a darker, smoky woods base. It opens with saffron, ginger and a mixed berry-plum sweetness, then moves into a floral heart before settling into chocolate-cacao, oud, incense and vanilla. If you like sweet, resinous scents with a noticeable o…

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No. 17 by Sebastian Signs is a bold oriental vanilla fragrance designed for both men and women. It opens with an intense hit of dark chocolate before quickly transitioning into a base of incense, musk, vanilla, and creamy sandalwood. This perfume is intended to react uniquely with your skin chemistry, making it a high…

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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 Wood or No. 17?

No. 17 takes 3 of 4 categories. Cocoa Wood is rated 3.64/5 from 11 votes; No. 17 is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Cocoa Wood for a warm spicy and oud character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose No. 17 for a warm spicy and powdery character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking.

Which lasts longer, Cocoa Wood or No. 17?

No. 17 lasts longest (No. 17 90/100, Cocoa Wood 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Cocoa Wood or No. 17?

Cocoa Wood projects furthest (Cocoa Wood 84/100, No. 17 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cocoa Wood and No. 17 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Incense, Chocolate, Sandalwood and Musk.

Is Cocoa Wood or No. 17 better for summer or winter?

Cocoa Wood suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cocoa Wood and No. 17?

Cocoa Wood has top notes of Saffron, Strawberry, Raspberry and Plum, heart notes of Jasmine, Rose and Geranium, a base of Oud, Incense, Cacao and Chocolate. No. 17 has top notes of Chocolate, heart notes of Incense, Musk, Vanilla and Sandalwood.