Fragrance comparison

Vanilla Pancake vs Black Carrot

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 106 ratings analysed

1 wins

Vanilla Pancake

Claudio Zucca Parfums

3.08100 votes

Rank #49,172 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

Black Carrot

Pisello Parfum

3.176 votes

Rank #62,132 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vanilla Pancake takes 1 of 1 categories.

Vanilla Pancake
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Black Carrot
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Vanilla Pancake1/1

Black Carrot0/1

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: Vanilla Pancake

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Vanilla PancakeClaudio Zucca Parfums

Black CarrotPisello Parfum

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.08/ 5 · 100 votes

Have 12%Had 6%Want 82%

3.17/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 5%Had 2%Want 93%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

17%Like

13%Ok

15%Dislike

26%Hate

100 votes

33%Love

17%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

33%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate52

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate54

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla92%

warm spicy84%

cacao77%

chocolate69%

nutty61%

sweet100%

vanilla92%

chocolate84%

warm spicy77%

lavender69%

woody61%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both sweet, vanilla and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

ChocolateHazelnutPancakeSugar

Heart2 to 3 hours

CaramelCocoaOrange

Base4 to 6 hours

VanillaVanilla PodBenzoin

Top

VanillaWhite ChocolateChocolatePlumHazelnut

Heart

LavenderAmberCacaoHoneyPepperSageTonka Bean

Base

Dark ChocolateCaramelMuskCedarSandalwoodSugarPatchouliOakmoss

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

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring46

Summer18

Fall100

Winter90

Day100

Night77

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men9

Unisex65

Women26

Men67

Unisex0

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,172

PerfumerClaudio Zucca

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#62,132

PerfumerManuel Alejandro Bojorquez Segovia

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerVanilla PancakeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Black Carrot by Pisello Parfum introduces a dense gourmand profile centered on heavy vanilla, dark chocolate, and rich caramel. Created in 2023, this intense fragrance is designed for cold fall and winter nights, wrapping the wearer in a sweet, sugary cloud balanced by a woody cedar base.

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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, Vanilla Pancake or Black Carrot?

Vanilla Pancake takes 1 of 1 categories. Vanilla Pancake is rated 3.08/5 from 100 votes; Black Carrot is rated 3.17/5 from 6 votes. Choose Vanilla Pancake for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Black Carrot for a sweet and vanilla character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Do Vanilla Pancake and Black Carrot smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Chocolate, Hazelnut, Sugar and Caramel.

Is Vanilla Pancake or Black Carrot better for summer or winter?

Vanilla Pancake suits daytime wear; Black Carrot suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Vanilla Pancake and Black Carrot?

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. Black Carrot has top notes of Vanilla, White Chocolate, Chocolate and Plum, heart notes of Lavender, Amber, Cacao and Honey, a base of Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Musk and Cedar.