Note

Cacao

Cacao smells dry, dark, and roasted, with bitter chocolate, earthy husks, and a faint nutty warmth. It adds depth to the heart and base, pairing with vanilla, spices, patchouli, and woods.

In 91 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.

Opening
17%
Heart
50%
Drydown
33%
Found in Chocolate Greedy, Asad Bourbon and Eclaire Pistache

Most popular with cacao

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to cacao more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Sweet and woody above all. Reaches for cacao, gourmand and vanilla far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • woody
  • vanilla
  • cacao
  • gourmand
  • citrus
  • white floral
  • powdery