cacao

Other · 26 fragrances

cacao is a other accord, recorded in 26 fragrances in the Codex. Accords carry a weight rather than a simple yes/no flag: a high weight means the accord dominates how the fragrance reads, while a low weight means it appears as a supporting texture. Fragrances where it dominates sit mostly in the amber & resinous family.

26Perfumes

15Houses

2004–2025Years

93.7Peak weight

Where cacao dominates

Fragrance	Year	Weight
Carolina Herrera — Bad Boy	2019	93.7
Guerlain — Fève Gourmande	2023	92.5
Serge Lutens — Écrin de Fumée	2023	91.5
Jo Malone — Blue Agava & Cacao	2006	83.3
Guerlain — L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme	2004	80.4
Serge Lutens — Borneo 1834	2005	78.8
Dior — Dior Homme	2011	77.2
Dior — Dior Homme Cologne	2011	77.2
Yves Saint Laurent — Black Opium Extreme	2021	73.5
Serge Lutens — Santal Majuscule	2012	73.2
Serge Lutens — Santal Majuscule Edition Numérotée	2012	73.2
Carolina Herrera — Good Girl	2016	67.2
Dior — Vanilla Diorama trial	2021	59.6
ELLA K — Amber	2025	58.5
Dior — Fève Délicieuse	2015	57.5
Dior — Series Fève Délicieuse	2015	57.5
Tiziana Terenzi — Maremma	2013	56.3
Billie Eilish — Eilish	2021	55.8
Givenchy — L'Interdit Rouge Ultime Eau de Parfum	2023	54.3
Ralph Lauren — Big Pony 2	2010	53.6
Ralph Lauren — Big Pony 2 for Women	2010	53.6
Kilian — Noir Aphrodisiaque	2016	53.4
Tom Ford — Tobacco Vanille	2007	52.8
Astrophil & Stella — Paris Chéri	2021	52.1
Givenchy — Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée	2020	49.4
Nasomatto — Pardon Extrait de	2011	46.7

Accords that travel with it

warm spicy

2,117 weighted

sweet

1,352 weighted

woody

1,311 weighted

powdery

1,068 weighted

vanilla

969 weighted

amber

569 weighted

aromatic

528 weighted

iris

377 weighted

Houses strongest in this accord

Dior

5 perfumes

Serge Lutens

4 perfumes

Carolina Herrera

2 perfumes

Guerlain

2 perfumes

Givenchy

2 perfumes

Ralph Lauren

2 perfumes

Jo Malone

1 perfumes

Yves Saint Laurent

1 perfumes