Fragrance comparison

Black Pepper & Cedarwood vs Personality Black Pour Homme

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 84 ratings analysed

Black Pepper & Cedarwood

Zara

3.2284 votes

Rank #12,843 WoodyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

48%scent match

Some overlap

Personality Black Pour Homme

Rasasi

—0 votes

Rank #64,392 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

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

Black Pepper & Cedarwood
Choose it for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Personality Black Pour Homme
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection.

Black Pepper & Cedarwood1/2

Personality Black Pour Homme1/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Personality Black Pour Homme
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Black Pepper & Cedarwood

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Black Pepper & CedarwoodZara

Personality Black Pour HommeRasasi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.22/ 5 · 84 votes

Have 47%Had 11%Want 42%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

44%Like

3%Ok

15%Dislike

1%Hate

72 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity57

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillagePersonality Black Pour Homme

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value70

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

fresh spicy83%

warm spicy65%

powdery48%

aromatic30%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

fresh spicy84%

leather77%

citrus69%

oud61%

Scent match48%Some overlap · both woody, fresh spicy and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Black Pepper

Heart

Rose

Base

Cedar

Top

Pink PepperBergamotSaffronBlack PepperPineappleOrangeNutmegMelon

Heart

CarnationRoseJasmineLily of the Valley

Base

AgarwoodLeatherFrankincenseSandalwoodPatchouliMuskMossAmbergris

InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper and Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer52

Fall0

Winter85

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men72

Unisex28

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,843

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#64,392

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBlack Pepper & CedarwoodHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black Pepper & Cedarwood by Zara is an austere, bone-dry woody fragrance that cuts out the typical designer sweetness in favor of a raw, lumberyard-style cedar wood and crackling black pepper. Designed for those who appreciate the dry, pencil-shaving feel of cedar wood, this minimalist release offers a clean, masculin…

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Personality Black Pour Homme by Rasasi is a dense, woody composition that leans into fruit-forward spice. It opens with an aggressive burst of pineapple, mango, and pink pepper before anchoring into a rugged base of leather, agarwood, and patchouli. This 2024 release works best in the cooling temperatures of autumn ev…

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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 projects more, Black Pepper & Cedarwood or Personality Black Pour Homme?

Personality Black Pour Homme projects furthest (Personality Black Pour Homme 100/100, Black Pepper & Cedarwood 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Black Pepper & Cedarwood and Personality Black Pour Homme smell similar?

Some overlap: a 48% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, fresh spicy and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Black Pepper and Rose.

What are the notes in Black Pepper & Cedarwood and Personality Black Pour Homme?

Black Pepper & Cedarwood has top notes of Black Pepper, heart notes of Rose, a base of Cedar. Personality Black Pour Homme has top notes of Pink Pepper, Bergamot, Saffron and Black Pepper, heart notes of Carnation, Rose, Jasmine and Lily of the Valley, a base of Agarwood, Leather, Frankincense and Sandalwood.