Fragrance comparison

El Santo vs Pinocchio

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 42 ratings analysed

El Santo

Leland Francis

—0 votes

Rank #75,378 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Pinocchio

Mischief Academy

3.5742 votes

Rank #20,886 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pinocchio takes 1 of 1 categories.

El Santo
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Pinocchio
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

El Santo0/1

Pinocchio1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Pinocchio

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

El SantoLeland Francis

PinocchioMischief Academy

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.57/ 5 · 42 votes

Have 20%Had 8%Want 73%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

38%Love

24%Like

32%Ok

0%Dislike

5%Hate

37 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value48

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus83%

aromatic65%

earthy48%

sweet30%

woody100%

aromatic83%

warm spicy65%

powdery48%

earthy30%

Scent match55%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and earthy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

OrangePetitgrain

Heart2-4 hrs

Palo SantoVetiver

Base6-8+ hrs

CedarwoodAmyris

Notes

SandalwoodPalo SantoVetiverCedarwoodSaffronPeach

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesPalo Santo, Vetiver and Cedarwood. Durations are only published for El Santo, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night41

Spring43

Summer14

Fall100

Winter43

Day100

Night75

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Work 38%Casual 33%Date 20%Party 9%

Men29

Unisex59

Women12

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,378

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#20,886

PerfumerAnh Ngo

Launched—

Reviews11

Category winnerPinocchioHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Leland Francis El Santo balances dry woods and vibrant citrus in a clean, grounded composition. The scent launches with sharp bitter orange and crisp petitgrain before settling into aromatic palo santo smoke and earthy vetiver roots. It smells remarkably natural and uncluttered. A quiet base of dry cedarwood and balsa…

Reviews →

Pinocchio is a soft, wood-led unisex scent built around sandalwood, palo santo, cedar and vetiver, with saffron adding a dry smoky edge and peach giving a faint fuzzy lift. It usually reads airy rather than dense. On skin, the appeal seems to hinge on how you handle sandalwood. Some wearers get creamy, pencil-shaving …

Reviews →

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.

Do El Santo and Pinocchio smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and earthy accords. Common notes include Palo Santo, Vetiver and Cedarwood.

Is El Santo or Pinocchio better for summer or winter?

El Santo suits daytime wear; Pinocchio suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in El Santo and Pinocchio?

El Santo has top notes of Orange and Petitgrain, heart notes of Palo Santo and Vetiver, a base of Cedarwood and Amyris. Pinocchio features Sandalwood, Palo Santo, Vetiver, Cedarwood and Saffron.