Cocoa & Cashmere

Well well well.. Wouldn't you know... I finally found my true signature fragrance! A vanilla marshmallow cocoa yum yum with solar notes that make you feel uplifted!Thank you💜 Clinique. This is ABSOLUTELY whimsical and magical angelic and lofty.. just simply wonderful! My new signature scent. A SOFT WARM LIGHT GOURMAND AT ITS FINEST. I just bought a feminine🌸 pink, soft ,fluffy spring jacket and spritzed this amazing fragrance with it last night and when I put the jacket on this morning I could still smell this heavenly scent on it. I stopped in my tracks and cuddled it. haha ...It is very light and inoffensive close to the skin scent never overbearing. It smells almost like my favourite discontinued perfume called Private Room by Jeanne Arthes. I love the purple bottle. They do not make a big bottle at this time and that's ok with me I actually like the smaller bottle it fits discreetly in my purse. This is more like a body spray than a perfume so I apply this throughout the day. It is the most comforting scents on the market. It is also very unique and does not smell like all of the perfume's on the market. It is not over sweet or cloying its just right. This makes a great scent any time of the year night or day! It is a magical potion.I just ordered 2 more bottles off of the Clinique website first orders are 15 percent off. I will continue to stock up on this divine scent in case it gets discontinued like everything else that's top notch. 🍫Cocoa and vanilla with cashmere what could be better? Magic potion in a bottle.Ps this does not smell like Mad Potion by Katy Perry and it does last if you spray it in your hair. I can smell it the next day. Give your nose a rest if you cant smell it. 💗💗💗💗Update 10/2021 HOT COCOA AND CREAM BY BATH AND BODY WORKS IS A 🍫DUPE FOR WAYYYYYY LESS MONEY. I USE BOTH TOGETHER 💜💜💜💜💜💜

The name says it all! If you enjoy cocoa and cashmere this is where it's at. Aside from being a light hearted happy fragrance this one has some mystery. At first there is a blast of pure cocoa then as it dries down the cashmere and musk peek out and say "hi." This fragrance is subtle ( and even sophisticated ) compared to its sibling Cookies and Kisses. The dry down is just so good. It's quite sultry to be honest....unless you layer it with BBW Vanilla Bean Noel body Lotion and BBW Hot Cocoa and Cream fragrance mist. If you do that you are on the level of " I want to smell like a cup of hot chocolate all day". And it's seriously so good! So whether you wear it layered or on its own it's a really nice fragrance. Alone it's more like a soft,sensual perfume and layered it's more like a gourmand. Enjoy! (Longevity is moderate...about 4 hours. Also would be nice if it came in larger sizes.)

I’m not gonna lie... I gatekeep this fragrance. I truly hope Clinique never stops making this fragrance because it is truly sooo underrated. If this fragrance was just a bit stronger and had a bit better performance and silage, this would be my Perfect Perfume. Instead it’s more of a close skin scent with 1-2 hour lasting ability. That said... my goodness is it delicious. It’s sweet.. feminine.. a touch gourmand with its sugary and chocolate essence. White flowers softly linger in the background. It does give me Princess by Kilian vibes which is also one of my favorite fragrances of all time, though Cocoa and Cashmere is more cozy and intimate smelling. I couldn’t imagine one person not loving this scent. Safe blind buy absolutely yes! This is the first full bottle I’ve ever finished in such record time, it’s that good.

These Clinique My Happy little 15 ml perfumes are truly some underrated gems. I have tested on a whim today three different ones from the range and I left the store with all three of them. Lily of the Beach, Cocoa&Cashmere and Cookies&Kisses. All three very different smelling but addictive and soft. Cocoa&Cashmere is a very soft, gentle cocoa pod mixed with sweet vanilla, honeysuckle, jasmine, amber, solar notes and musk. It’s smells amazing and very gourmand but like the others in this line, it’s very subtle. This is the type of scent you are wearing for your own pleasure, nobody else will notice it on you! That’s why this scent is a great summertime floral gourmand because it’s so subtle that hot temperatures are the most likely to boost its strength. In the cold months, it will get lost in seconds on skin.

Definitely smells like you've spilt hot chocolate on a wool sweater. It reminds me of a jumper my granny knitted for me when I was six that always smelt like wool and melted chocolate. Brings back nice memories. It's very mild. Originally you get the slight white floral note which instantly fades. Not too sweet and on me I get the cocoa and musk. That's about it. It's a nice fragrance but very faint. Doesn't perform well but nice to have and will use especially over winter or to layer. Edit: Fallen in love with this on my clothes and lasts longer. Disappears on skin but probably one of the most enjoyable scents I've had on fabric since Montale - Choco Greedy. Can't stop smelling myself! Warm and comforting. Does anyone know of a flanker with better silage and longevit?

I just started collecting/enjoying perfume again last year after a nearly 20 year hiatus, and this one easily earned a spot in my top 3 as soon as I smelled it. It's like a delicious, elevated cocoa butter body lotion - clean, fresh, sweet, a tad floral and simply timeless; everything I've been searching for in a fragrance. (I detect no pink pepper, and that's fine as it's a note I don't care for 99% of the time.) My only complaint is that echoed by many others - I wish it was stronger and longer lasting. If anyone reading this can recommend similar fragrances with better longevity, please message me. :) Update: This pairs beautifully with Comptoir Sud Pacifique's Amour De Cacao!

Normally, I am a conscientious consumer who carefully weighs her purchases. I reflect on them, compare prices at various stores/websites, wait for deals, and discount codes... In the case of this perfume, I made up my mind surprisingly quickly! I was taking a stroll with my boyfriend at a famous Italian outlet when I first caught a whiff of this delight. It struck me so much with its soft sweetness that in just over an hour, I returned to the store to buy it. I was concerned about its longevity, already aware that it was a skin scent. In reality, hours after spraying it, I still perceive it around me like a dear and comforting presence that encourages me throughout the day.

I'm sooo in love with this fragrance. I will never understand why Clinique didn't go all out with a full bottle and promotion for this frag. Still holding onto some hopes that they will lol. It's a beautiful soft cocoa/powdery vanilla scent. And not powdery like baby powder, but just in the sense that it's super sweet, but not tarte, it's airy & dainty. Super beautiful and soft. I just wish they made a bigger bottle because it does not last anything more than like 3 hours. But seriously one of my favorites in my collection. EDIT: YOU GUYS!!! It's HAPPENING!! Clinique website and Macy's has a 3.4 oz on their websites and at Macy's store!!! I purchased mine so fast lol!

This is a lovely musky gourmand-light with a floral heart, anchored by vanilla, amber, and clean patchouli. It’s a gourmand which is suitable for those who can’t tolerate sweet gourmands, because it stays quite light and floral. Its as if Black Opium and Happy had a baby. It’s not different or daring by any means, but it is a nice fragrance to transition into Spring with. I finally smell cocoa from that typical vanilla-patchouli accord which I’ve never been able to smell in other perfumes that use this combination. It makes me smile. The only problem is that the longevity is only a few hours. Luckily the size of the bottle is a convenient size that travels well.

I have a big collection of perfumes and this is easily in my top three 💜 I get the powdery cacao, musk, cashmere and vanilla in such a simple but beautiful blend. It's cozy, fluffy, delicious and comforting, like being hugged by someone that you love and they are wearing a soft warm sweater. This perfume makes me feel nostalgic in a nice way. Also I suffer from migraines and this is so inoffensive that I know it's never gonna trigger a migraine, it's the one I recommend to people that don't want loud perfumes. It lasts a decent time on my skin (about 5 hours) and lasts for days on my clothes. I'm so obsessed I have the 100ml bottle and a back up at all times.

Wish this lasted longer but of all the My Happy flanker’s I’ve tried I loved this one most of all. Probably the farthest from the original (which is my mother’s signature scent and very nostalgic for me in such a lovely way but not something I’m looking to wear and I was pleasantly surprised I could wear this one and make it my own. Usually not a huge fan of jasmine either and I’m not picking up much of that here either so I was very pleasantly surprised. I definitely do get the cocoa up front and throughout really, but this certainly is one to be re-applied. Have been enjoying layering on top of more earthy or wintery scents to liven them up for spring too.

This is an easy cuddle of an uplifting feel good cosy winter scent! A proper gentle chocolate blanket that is infinitely sniffable but very well behaved. It is quiet, but very grown up and rounded. It is not screechy so you can over spray at will (and it is cheap enough for that not to be prohibitive). This is definitely one you wear for you yourself, just to make you smile because you know you smell great. It will never be a mass audience pleaser because they'd need to be very 'up close and personal' to actually recognise more than just a general 'ooh she smells nice'. I regularly wear it as a bedtime smile scent. I absolutely love it!

I’ve only had this for 3 days and already I can say it’s up there in my top 5! Very simple not over the top chocolatey creamy vanilla scent with cashmere. It’s so underrated it’s become my new bedtime scent I wear after I shower. I dowse myself down and love how it smells. I do have to say it doesn’t last very long but regardless still a very good blind buy imo. I love it so much I bought 2 extra 100ml sizes for back ups because I know I’m gonna run through this scent like crazy haha. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for a good simple gourmand cocoa vanilla scent even good for layering love love love 💜

Cocoa & Cashmere by Clinique has my heart. The moment I picked it up on Banff Avenue, it instantly became my scent for the entire Canadian escape. It’s cozy, romantic, and feels like being wrapped in a soft, cashmere blanket ... perfect for chilly mountain air and slow scenic strolls. I wore it non-stop while in tourist mode, and now every photo from Jasper, Banff, and Edmonton has this beautiful scent-memory attached to it. That warm cocoa sweetness, mixed with the soft creamy undertone, became my travel signature. One whiff and I’m right back there, surrounded by nature’s magic. – Bhavna Darira Chesan

This is probably the best gourmand on the market! It is warm and long lasting-an olfactory equivalent of a deep brown cashmere cardigan. As another reviewer noted, the patchouli is very clean, not too overbearing so it blends perfectly with the amber, cocoa and vanilla. I don't get any of the floral notes, however. But that is perfectly fine as the lack of floral notes makes this the quintessential fall/winter fragrance. A kind heads up, however, this is probably the only fragrance in the My Happy line that really doesn't blend well with the others.

Love at first sniff! My husband said I smell like I've come from the spa and then was sitting in the lobby of a fancy hotel for a while. This scent leans more unisex in 2023 in my opinion. It's light for sure, clean, and just universally appealing. Jasmine & honeysuckle are listed, but I get mostly clean vanilla-amber with white chocolate/cocoa butter notes. It doesn't smell like food. This works in a healthcare setting and is an overall pleasant scent.

My all time favourite fragrance... it’s warm, soft, and creamy. So decadent I want to eat it! I have owned many gourmand fragrances and nothing compares to the way this makes me feel! However... it absolutely does not last!!! This is so disappointing since this scent only comes in one small size, and it performs more like a body spray than a perfume.. please Clinique, make this fragrance have better silage and longevity!!!

A good scent for the holidays since it stays close to the skin and won't bother scent-sensitive people or interfere with food smells. Sweet, white chocolate and vanilla with something evocative of clean cashmere/linen/cotton that makes it a bit fresher. I wish it lasted longer and projected more--as others have said, it's more like a body spray than a perfume. The little bottle is adorable.

My favourite scent after smelling countless others. Which is funny because it’s sold in Nz’s version of a department store, Farmers. Bit pricey at $177nzd for the 100ml but I do love that it is simply cosy and inoffensive. Biggest gripe is its terrible lasting/projection power. I am praying that Lattafa/Khadlaj/Bujairami dupe this someday as a nuclear EDP then I can die happy.

This smells absolutely amazing and sweet but not too “omg it makes my head hurt and want to throw up.” I have found that I dislike heavy, musky scents. It literally gives me a sinus headache which will turn into a migraine. Popular example, white shoulders, anything Chanel. Yet this scent is like whoa! Super amazing, light! Sweet but not overwhelming.