Fragrance comparison

Vanille Bourbon vs Pepe & Menta

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 304 ratings analysed

1 wins

Vanille Bourbon

Il Profvmo

3.86304 votes

Rank #4,676 FloralSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Pepe & Menta

Sinfonia di Note

—0 votes

Rank #78,645 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vanille Bourbon takes 1 of 1 categories.

Vanille Bourbon
Choose it for a floral and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Pepe & Menta
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Vanille Bourbon1/1

Pepe & Menta0/1

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: Vanille Bourbon

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Vanille BourbonIl Profvmo

Pepe & MentaSinfonia di Note

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.86/ 5 · 304 votes

Have 36%Had 19%Want 44%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

35%Like

18%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

92 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value54

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

sweet92%

powdery84%

woody77%

amber69%

vanilla61%

woody100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

white floral77%

green69%

floral61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both woody and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Cedar Needles

Heart

OrchidHeliotropeTiare Flower

Base

Palisander Rosewood

Top

Black PepperNeroliMintArtemisia

Heart

RoseJasmineHeliotrope

Base

Palisander RosewoodCashmere WoodVetiver

InformationalShared notesHeliotrope and Palisander Rosewood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer36

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night67

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex27

Women70

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,676

PerfumerSilvana Casoli

Launched—

Reviews66

Overall rank#78,645

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVanille BourbonHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Vanille Bourbon is a soft, intimate vanilla that many people describe as powdery, clean, and slightly soapy, with rosewood and a gentle woody edge. On skin it can read like watered down boozy vanilla or even vanilla ice cream, more personal than loud. Performance is divisive, some get an all day skin scent, others los…

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Pepe & Menta opens with a brisk mix of mint, black pepper and neroli, then softens into a floral heart with rose, jasmine and a lightly powdery heliotrope touch. The dry-down looks cleaner and woodier, with vetiver, cashmere wood and rosewood giving it a fresh aromatic feel that should suit unisex wearers who like gre…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Vanille Bourbon and Pepe & Menta smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and floral accords. Common notes include Heliotrope and Palisander Rosewood.

Is Vanille Bourbon or Pepe & Menta better for summer or winter?

Vanille Bourbon suits daytime wear; Pepe & Menta suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Vanille Bourbon and Pepe & Menta?

Vanille Bourbon has top notes of Cedar Needles, heart notes of Orchid, Heliotrope and Tiare Flower, a base of Palisander Rosewood. Pepe & Menta has top notes of Black Pepper, Neroli, Mint and Artemisia, heart notes of Rose, Jasmine and Heliotrope, a base of Palisander Rosewood, Cashmere Wood and Vetiver.