La Fête vs It's Not Ella
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
49%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.
La FêteChoose it for a sweet and amber character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
It's Not EllaChoose it for a sweet and chocolate character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money.
La Fête2/4
It's Not Ella2/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- La Fête
- Sillage & projection
- It's Not Ella
- Value for money
- It's Not Ella
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- La Fête
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
La FêteReflexionIt's Not EllaMykonosWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.33/ 5 · 9 votes
Have 21%Had 5%Want 74%
4.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate56%Love
33%Like
0%Ok
11%Dislike
0%Hate
9 votes · too few to score
0%Love
100%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
1 vote · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityLa Fête
SillageIt's Not Ella
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerIt's Not EllaBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothsweet100%
amber88%
tobacco77%
chocolate65%
warm spicy53%
rum42%
sweet100%
chocolate86%
lactonic72%
warm spicy58%
cacao44%
gourmand30%
Scent match49%Some overlap · both sweet, chocolate and warm spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Dark ChocolatePraline
Heart
ChocolateTobaccoRumCaramel
Base
LabdanumAmber
Top
ChocolateHazelnutCocoaPraline
Heart
Creamy notes
Base
VanillaCaramelCedarAmber
InformationalShared notesPraline, Chocolate, Caramel and Amber. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring0
Summer0
Fall67
Winter100
Day33
Night100
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#48,977
PerfumerEugene Firsanov
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#65,845
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerLa FêteHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotLa Fête is a sweet, amber-leaning chocolate tobacco scent that opens like dark chocolate praline, then warms into rum-caramel richness with a clear tobacco thread. As it dries down, labdanum and amber deepen the base and keep it cosy rather than airy. If you enjoy gourmand fragrances with a grown-up edge, this one sit…
Reviews →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…
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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, La Fête or It's Not Ella?
No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. La Fête is rated 4.33/5 from 9 votes; It's Not Ella is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose La Fête for a sweet and amber character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose It's Not Ella for a sweet and chocolate character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money.
Which lasts longer, La Fête or It's Not Ella?
La Fête lasts longest (La Fête 74/100, It's Not Ella 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, La Fête or It's Not Ella?
It's Not Ella projects furthest (It's Not Ella 100/100, La Fête 82/100), based on community performance votes.
Do La Fête and It's Not Ella smell similar?
Some overlap: a 49% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, chocolate and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Praline, Chocolate, Caramel and Amber.
Is La Fête or It's Not Ella better for summer or winter?
La Fête suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in La Fête and It's Not Ella?
La Fête has top notes of Dark Chocolate and Praline, heart notes of Chocolate, Tobacco, Rum and Caramel, a base of Labdanum and Amber. 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.
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