Fragrance comparison

Cocoa Wood vs Umema

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 12 ratings analysed

Cocoa Wood

Ajmal

3.6411 votes

Rank #56,524 Warm SpicyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

5%scent match

Clearly different

Umema

Ugo Charron · 2024

4.001 votes

Rank #55,197 SavoryAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Cocoa Wood
Choose it for a warm spicy and oud character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.
Umema
Choose it for a savory and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Cocoa Wood1/2

Umema1/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cocoa WoodAjmal

UmemaUgo Charron

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.64/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 1%Want 99%

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

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage84

♥ Love / hate66

⏱ Longevity20

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityCocoa Wood

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value16

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

warm spicy100%

oud92%

sweet84%

cacao77%

fruity69%

amber61%

savory100%

aromatic90%

marine80%

salty70%

aquatic60%

mineral50%

Scent match5%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SaffronStrawberryRaspberryPlumBlackcurrantGingerBergamot

Heart

JasmineRoseGeranium

Base

OudIncenseCacaoChocolateSandalwoodMuskVanilla

Top15-30 mins

SeaweedBlackcurrant

Heart2-3 hrs

UmamiRose

Base6-8+ hrs

ConcreteCacaoOrrisFir

InformationalShared notesBlackcurrant, Rose and Cacao. Durations are only published for Umema, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day75

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night75

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men40

Unisex40

Women20

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 35%Work 29%Date 25%Party 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,524

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#55,197

PerfumerUgo Charron

Launched2024

Reviews1

Category winnerUmemaHigher 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…

Reviews →

Umema by Ugo Charron is a radical experiment in savory perfumery. The first mist brings a bracing blast of salty red seaweed and sour blackcurrant bud. Give it two minutes. The initial alcohol sting flashes off quickly. Next, a mouthwatering umami accord emerges alongside dewy rose petals, creating the sensation of oc…

Reviews →

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 Umema?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1. Cocoa Wood is rated 3.64/5 from 11 votes; Umema is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Cocoa Wood for a warm spicy and oud character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Umema for a savory and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Cocoa Wood or Umema?

Cocoa Wood lasts longest (Cocoa Wood 75/100, Umema 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cocoa Wood and Umema smell similar?

Clearly different: a 5% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Blackcurrant, Rose and Cacao.

Is Cocoa Wood or Umema better for summer or winter?

Cocoa Wood suits evening wear; Umema suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cocoa Wood and Umema?

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. Umema has top notes of Seaweed and Blackcurrant, heart notes of Umami and Rose, a base of Concrete, Cacao, Orris and Fir.