Fragrance comparison

Black Pepper & Sandalwood vs Lelas Straight to Heaven

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 315 ratings analysed

Black Pepper & Sandalwood

Acca Kappa

3.69313 votes

Rank #5,040 Warm SpicyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Lelas Straight to Heaven

LELAS

5.002 votes

Rank #49,631 RoseOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Lelas Straight to Heaven takes 2 of 4 categories.

Black Pepper & Sandalwood
Choose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Lelas Straight to Heaven
Choose it for a rose and oud character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Black Pepper & Sandalwood1/4

Lelas Straight to Heaven2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Lelas Straight to Heaven
Value for money: Lelas Straight to Heaven
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Black Pepper & Sandalwood

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Black Pepper & SandalwoodAcca Kappa

Lelas Straight to HeavenLELAS

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.69/ 5 · 313 votes

Have 39%Had 16%Want 45%

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 19%Had 6%Want 75%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

43%Like

9%Ok

13%Dislike

1%Hate

230 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage83

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageLelas Straight to Heaven

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value61

¤ Price value75

Category winnerLelas Straight to HeavenBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

fresh spicy83%

woody65%

aromatic48%

powdery30%

rose100%

oud86%

chocolate72%

warm spicy58%

floral44%

sweet30%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

ClovesSaffronNutmegelemiBalsam FirArtemisiaBergamot

Heart

Black PepperDamask RoseCinnamonAgarwood (Oud)

Base

SandalwoodVirginian CedarPatchouliBlack MuskHaitian VetiverCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

Top20-30 mins

Damask Rose

Heart3-5 hrs

Agarwood (Oud)Chocolate

Base6-10 hrs

Cloves

InformationalShared notesCloves, Damask Rose and Agarwood (Oud). Durations are only published for Lelas Straight to Heaven, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring45

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men37

Unisex57

Women7

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

Date 37%Party 28%Casual 20%Work 15%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#5,040

PerfumerLuca Maffei

Launched—

Reviews44

Overall rank#49,631

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBlack Pepper & SandalwoodHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black Pepper & Sandalwood by Acca Kappa is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Black Pepper & Sandalwood was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Luca Maffei. Top notes are Cloves, Saffron, Nutmeg, elemi, Balsam Fir, Artemisia and Bergamot; middle notes are Black Pepper, Damask Rose, Cinnamon and…

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Lelas Straight to Heaven by LELAS delivers a dark, cozy aroma that immediately sets itself apart from standard department store perfumes. It opens with a splash of crimson Damask rose before revealing a heart of rich, powdery chocolate and earthy agarwood. A warm base of crushed cloves rounds out the blend, giving it …

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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, Black Pepper & Sandalwood or Lelas Straight to Heaven?

Lelas Straight to Heaven takes 2 of 4 categories. Black Pepper & Sandalwood is rated 3.69/5 from 313 votes; Lelas Straight to Heaven is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Black Pepper & Sandalwood for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Lelas Straight to Heaven for a rose and oud character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Black Pepper & Sandalwood or Lelas Straight to Heaven?

They last about the same: Black Pepper & Sandalwood 70/100, Lelas Straight to Heaven 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Black Pepper & Sandalwood or Lelas Straight to Heaven?

Lelas Straight to Heaven projects furthest (Lelas Straight to Heaven 83/100, Black Pepper & Sandalwood 59/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Black Pepper & Sandalwood and Lelas Straight to Heaven smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cloves, Damask Rose and Agarwood (Oud).

Is Black Pepper & Sandalwood or Lelas Straight to Heaven better for summer or winter?

Lelas Straight to Heaven suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Black Pepper & Sandalwood and Lelas Straight to Heaven?

Black Pepper & Sandalwood has top notes of Cloves, Saffron, Nutmeg and elemi, heart notes of Black Pepper, Damask Rose, Cinnamon and Agarwood (Oud), a base of Sandalwood, Virginian Cedar, Patchouli and Black Musk. Lelas Straight to Heaven has top notes of Damask Rose, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud) and Chocolate, a base of Cloves.