Fragrance comparison

Vanilla Pancake vs Invite Only Amber | 23

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 2,327 ratings analysed

Vanilla Pancake

Claudio Zucca Parfums

3.08100 votes

Rank #49,172 SweetVanilla

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34%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Invite Only Amber | 23

Kayali Fragrances

3.742,227 votes

Rank #48,125 SweetWarm Spicy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Invite Only Amber | 23 takes 2 of 2 categories.

Vanilla Pancake
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Invite Only Amber | 23
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking.

Vanilla Pancake0/2

Invite Only Amber | 232/2

Ratings & consensus: Invite Only Amber | 23
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: Invite Only Amber | 23

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Vanilla PancakeClaudio Zucca Parfums

Invite Only Amber | 23Kayali Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.08/ 5 · 100 votes

Have 12%Had 6%Want 82%

3.74/ 5 · 2,227 votes

Category winnerInvite Only Amber | 23Rating 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

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate52

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

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%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

cinnamon69%

woody61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both sweet 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

Tobacco LeafSour CherryHoneyChocolateHazelnut

Heart

Ceylon CinnamonMay RoseDamask RoseCitrus Leaf

Base

AmberAgarwood (Oud)VanillaBenzoinSandalwoodPatchouliMuskCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

InformationalShared notesChocolate, Hazelnut, Vanilla and Benzoin. 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

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men9

Unisex65

Women26

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,172

PerfumerClaudio Zucca

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#48,125

PerfumerFirmenich, Ilias Ermenidis

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerInvite Only Amber | 23Higher 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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Kayali Invite Only Amber 23 opens with a heavy, sweet wave of warm honey and spiced sour cherry, backed by a dry tobacco leaf note. As the liquid warms on skin, the initial dessert-like sweetness settles into a resinous amber base, cut by a bitter, earthy hint of cypriol oil and dark agarwood. It is a dense, syrupy co…

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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 Invite Only Amber | 23?

Invite Only Amber | 23 takes 2 of 2 categories. Vanilla Pancake is rated 3.08/5 from 100 votes; Invite Only Amber | 23 is rated 3.74/5 from 2,227 votes. Choose Vanilla Pancake for a sweet and vanilla character. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Invite Only Amber | 23 for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking.

Do Vanilla Pancake and Invite Only Amber | 23 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Chocolate, Hazelnut, Vanilla and Benzoin.

Is Vanilla Pancake or Invite Only Amber | 23 better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Vanilla Pancake and Invite Only Amber | 23?

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. Invite Only Amber | 23 has top notes of Tobacco Leaf, Sour Cherry, Honey and Chocolate, heart notes of Ceylon Cinnamon, May Rose, Damask Rose and Citrus Leaf, a base of Amber, Agarwood (Oud), Vanilla and Benzoin.