Fragrance comparison

Vanilla Pancake vs It's Not Ella

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 101 ratings analysed

Vanilla Pancake

Claudio Zucca Parfums

3.08100 votes

Rank #49,172 SweetVanilla

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57%scent match

Closely related

2 wins

It's Not Ella

Mykonos

4.001 votes

Rank #61,573 SweetChocolate

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

It's Not Ella takes 2 of 4 categories.

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

Vanilla Pancake1/4

It's Not Ella2/4

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

Vanilla PancakeClaudio Zucca Parfums

It's Not EllaMykonos

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.08/ 5 · 100 votes

Have 12%Had 6%Want 82%

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 hate

29%Love

17%Like

13%Ok

15%Dislike

26%Hate

100 votes

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

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate52

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageIt's Not Ella

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price value100

Category winnerIt's Not EllaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla92%

warm spicy84%

cacao77%

chocolate69%

nutty61%

sweet100%

chocolate86%

lactonic72%

warm spicy58%

cacao44%

gourmand30%

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

ChocolateHazelnutPancakeSugar

Heart2 to 3 hours

CaramelCocoaOrange

Base4 to 6 hours

VanillaVanilla PodBenzoin

Top

ChocolateHazelnutCocoaPraline

Heart

Creamy notes

Base

VanillaCaramelCedarAmber

InformationalShared notesChocolate, Hazelnut, Caramel and Cocoa. 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

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,172

PerfumerClaudio Zucca

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#61,573

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

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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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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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 It's Not Ella?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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.