Fragrance comparison

Água de Coco vs La Nuit Magique

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 379 ratings analysed

Água de Coco

L’Occitane Au Brésil

4.18218 votes

Rank #14,666 MarineAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

La Nuit Magique

Brocard

3.53161 votes

Rank #16,783 LactonicNutty

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

La Nuit Magique takes 4 of 7 categories.

Água de Coco
Choose it for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
La Nuit Magique
Choose it for a lactonic and nutty character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Água de Coco3/7

La Nuit Magique4/7

Ratings & consensus: Água de Coco
Community sentiment: Água de Coco
Longevity: La Nuit Magique
Sillage & projection: La Nuit Magique
Value for money: La Nuit Magique
Versatility: La Nuit Magique
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Água de Coco

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Água de CocoL’Occitane Au Brésil

La Nuit MagiqueBrocard

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.18/ 5 · 218 votes

Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%

3.53/ 5 · 161 votes

Have 54%Had 23%Want 23%

Category winnerÁgua de CocoRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

52%Love

27%Like

11%Ok

7%Dislike

3%Hate

218 votes

12%Love

53%Like

15%Ok

16%Dislike

4%Hate

161 votes

Category winnerÁgua de CocoMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity46

〰 Sillage39

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity55

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityLa Nuit Magique

SillageLa Nuit Magique

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value65

¤ Price value80

Category winnerLa Nuit MagiqueBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

aromatic92%

lactonic84%

musky77%

citrus69%

fresh61%

lactonic100%

nutty91%

vanilla83%

sweet74%

woody65%

powdery56%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both lactonic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Coconut WaterSea NotesGreen Apple

Heart1-2 hrs

VerbenaFreesiaLily-of-the-Valley

Base3-5 hrs

MilkMuskSandalwood

Top

PeachFreesiaBergamot

Heart

MilkHazelnutLilyLily-of-the-Valley

Base

VanillaAmberMuskCedar

InformationalShared notesFreesia, Lily-of-the-Valley, Milk and Musk. Durations are only published for Água de Coco, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter17

Day100

Night29

Spring54

Summer28

Fall100

Winter84

Day100

Night81

Category winnerLa Nuit MagiqueMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex54

Women45

Casual 45%Work 31%Date 15%Party 9%

Men0

Unisex5

Women95

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#14,666

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#16,783

PerfumerSophie Truitard

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerÁgua de CocoHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

L’Occitane Au Brésil crafts Água de Coco as an invigorating splash of unsweetened coconut water, bracing sea notes, and tart green apple. It cuts clean through heavy humidity. No heavy suntan lotion here. Instead, an airy verbena and delicate freesia heart keeps the profile crisp before smoothing into a light skim of …

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La Nuit Magique opens with a soft burst of bergamot, freesia, and fuzzy peach before shifting into its core identity: unsweetened hazelnut submerged in warm milk. Rather than leaning into sugary gourmand territory, the composition wears like an intimate body lotion infused with subtle floral notes of lily-of-the-valle…

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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, Água de Coco or La Nuit Magique?

La Nuit Magique takes 4 of 7 categories. Água de Coco is rated 4.18/5 from 218 votes; La Nuit Magique is rated 3.53/5 from 161 votes. Choose Água de Coco for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose La Nuit Magique for a lactonic and nutty character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Água de Coco or La Nuit Magique?

La Nuit Magique lasts longest (La Nuit Magique 55/100, Água de Coco 46/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Água de Coco or La Nuit Magique?

La Nuit Magique projects furthest (La Nuit Magique 57/100, Água de Coco 39/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Água de Coco and La Nuit Magique smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share lactonic accords. Common notes include Freesia, Lily-of-the-Valley, Milk and Musk.

Is Água de Coco or La Nuit Magique better for summer or winter?

For summer, La Nuit Magique is the stronger pick. For winter, La Nuit Magique is the stronger pick. Água de Coco suits daytime wear; La Nuit Magique suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Água de Coco and La Nuit Magique?

Água de Coco has top notes of Coconut Water, Sea Notes and Green Apple, heart notes of Verbena, Freesia and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Milk, Musk and Sandalwood. La Nuit Magique has top notes of Peach, Freesia and Bergamot, heart notes of Milk, Hazelnut, Lily and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Vanilla, Amber, Musk and Cedar.