Fragrance comparison

It's Not Ella vs Vanilla Pancake

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 101 ratings analysed

2 wins

It's Not Ella

Mykonos

4.001 votes

Rank #61,573 SweetChocolate

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

Vanilla Pancake

Claudio Zucca Parfums

3.08100 votes

Rank #49,172 SweetVanilla

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

It's Not Ella takes 2 of 4 categories.

It's Not Ella
Choose it for a sweet and chocolate character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money.
Vanilla Pancake
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

It's Not Ella2/4

Vanilla Pancake1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: It's Not Ella
Value for money: It's Not Ella
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Vanilla Pancake

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

It's Not EllaMykonos

Vanilla PancakeClaudio Zucca Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

3.08/ 5 · 100 votes

Have 12%Had 6%Want 82%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

29%Love

17%Like

13%Ok

15%Dislike

26%Hate

100 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate52

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageIt's Not Ella

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value41

Category winnerIt's Not EllaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

chocolate86%

lactonic72%

warm spicy58%

cacao44%

gourmand30%

sweet100%

vanilla92%

warm spicy84%

cacao77%

chocolate69%

nutty61%

Scent match57%Closely related · both sweet, chocolate and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

ChocolateHazelnutCocoaPraline

Heart

Creamy notes

Base

VanillaCaramelCedarAmber

Top30 to 45 minutes

ChocolateHazelnutPancakeSugar

Heart2 to 3 hours

CaramelCocoaOrange

Base4 to 6 hours

VanillaVanilla PodBenzoin

InformationalShared notesChocolate, Hazelnut, Cocoa and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Vanilla Pancake, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring46

Summer18

Fall100

Winter90

Day100

Night77

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men9

Unisex65

Women26

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#61,573

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#49,172

PerfumerClaudio Zucca

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVanilla PancakeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

It's Not Ella is a rich chocolate gourmand with a soft, creamy core and a warm vanilla-caramel base. It opens like cocoa, praline and roasted hazelnut, then settles into something smoother and milkier. This is a cozy, sweet-leaning unisex scent that suits dessert-style fragrance lovers more than fresh-fragrance wearer…

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Vanilla Pancake by Claudio Zucca Parfums is an unabashedly sweet oriental vanilla fragrance that focuses entirely on dessert realism. The opening delivers a thick rush of pancake batter dusted with white sugar, crunchy hazelnut, and rich melted chocolate. As the profile warms on skin, gooey caramel and dry cocoa powde…

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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, It's Not Ella or Vanilla Pancake?

It's Not Ella takes 2 of 4 categories. It's Not Ella is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes; Vanilla Pancake is rated 3.08/5 from 100 votes. Choose It's Not Ella for a sweet and chocolate character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Choose Vanilla Pancake for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, It's Not Ella or Vanilla Pancake?

They last about the same: It's Not Ella 60/100, Vanilla Pancake 60/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, It's Not Ella or Vanilla Pancake?

It's Not Ella projects furthest (It's Not Ella 100/100, Vanilla Pancake 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Do It's Not Ella and Vanilla Pancake smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, chocolate and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Chocolate, Hazelnut, Cocoa and Vanilla.

Is It's Not Ella or Vanilla Pancake better for summer or winter?

Vanilla Pancake suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in It's Not Ella and Vanilla Pancake?

It's Not Ella has top notes of Chocolate, Hazelnut, Cocoa and Praline, heart notes of Creamy notes, a base of Vanilla, Caramel, Cedar and Amber. Vanilla Pancake has top notes of Chocolate, Hazelnut, Pancake and Sugar, heart notes of Caramel, Cocoa and Orange, a base of Vanilla, Vanilla Pod and Benzoin.