Fragrance comparison

Bright Leaf vs Champion Black

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

Updated 28 Oct 2026 137 ratings analysed

Bright Leaf

Murdock London

3.577 votes

Rank #56,603 TobaccoSweet

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37%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Champion Black

ALREHAB PERFUMES

3.98130 votes

Rank #4,505 WoodyMossy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Champion Black takes 2 of 3 categories.

Bright Leaf
Choose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Champion Black
Choose it for a woody and mossy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer.

Bright Leaf1/3

Champion Black2/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Champion Black
Sillage & projection: Bright Leaf
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Champion Black

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bright LeafMurdock London

Champion BlackALREHAB PERFUMES

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.57/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 21%Had 13%Want 67%

3.98/ 5 · 130 votes

Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

43%Like

0%Ok

14%Dislike

14%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

31%Love

48%Like

11%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

130 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate64

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityChampion Black

SillageBright Leaf

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value89

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

sweet83%

woody65%

whiskey48%

fruity30%

woody100%

mossy92%

earthy84%

musky77%

sweet69%

patchouli61%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both woody and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Tobacco LeafCedar

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

MossWhite MuskPatchouliYlang-YlangCedarTobacco Leaf

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco Leaf and Cedar. Durations are only published for Bright Leaf, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter67

Day92

Night100

Spring92

Summer100

Fall62

Winter27

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Work 32%Casual 29%Date 25%Party 14%

Men89

Unisex9

Women2

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,603

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#4,505

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews40

Category winnerChampion BlackHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Murdock London Bright Leaf strips away the sticky sugar found in modern tobacco colognes. It smells like opening a vintage wooden cigar box lined with dried Cuban leaves. The aroma begins with a dry burst of cured tobacco leaf and crisp cedar shavings. A faint splash of peaty whiskey warms the edges within ten minutes…

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Champion Black by ALREHAB PERFUMES is a Woody Floral Musk fragrance for men.

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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, Bright Leaf or Champion Black?

Champion Black takes 2 of 3 categories. Bright Leaf is rated 3.57/5 from 7 votes; Champion Black is rated 3.98/5 from 130 votes. Choose Bright Leaf for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Champion Black for a woody and mossy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer.