Fragrance comparison

Churchill vs Handbook For The Recently Deceased

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 9 ratings analysed

Churchill

Bahoma London

—0 votes

Rank #74,856 Warm SpicyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Handbook For The Recently Deceased

DS&Durga · 2021

2.789 votes

Rank #23,052 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Handbook For The Recently Deceased takes 1 of 1 categories.

Churchill
Choose it for a warm spicy and fruity character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Handbook For The Recently Deceased
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Churchill0/1

Handbook For The Recently Deceased1/1

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: Handbook For The Recently Deceased

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

ChurchillBahoma London

Handbook For The Recently DeceasedDS&Durga

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

2.78/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 8%Had 1%Want 91%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

22%Love

11%Like

22%Ok

11%Dislike

33%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate44

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value35

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

fruity91%

woody83%

fresh spicy74%

aromatic65%

sweet56%

woody100%

amber92%

smoky84%

beeswax77%

balsamic69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

JasmineLemonGrapefruitBergamotIncense

Heart

PlumClovesCinnamonSaffronOrris RootPepperCardamomNutmeg

Base

Tonka BeanLabdanumSandalwoodCedarVetyver

Top15-30 mins

IncenseChalk

Heart2-4 hrs

Woody NotesArtemisia

Base6-8 hrs

BeeswaxPaperPatchouli

InformationalShared notesIncense. Durations are only published for Handbook For The Recently Deceased, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring20

Summer20

Fall100

Winter80

Day69

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men57

Unisex43

Women0

Casual 41%Work 26%Date 22%Party 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,856

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#23,052

PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz

Launched2021

Reviews7

Category winnerHandbook For The Recently DeceasedHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Churchill by Bahoma London is a complex spicy fragrance that balances aromatic citrus with a dense heart of plum, cloves, and saffron. This unisex scent settles into a resinous base of tonka bean and sandalwood. It offers a grounded experience, suitable for those who prefer warm, spice-forward profiles that transition…

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DS&Durga Handbook For The Recently Deceased brings an eerie, atmospheric character to life through dry incense, blackboard chalk, and aged paper. The initial spray releases a cool mineral breeze that feels like striking cold limestone inside a shadowed chapel. Within twenty minutes, the mineral edge softens as green a…

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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.

Do Churchill and Handbook For The Recently Deceased smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Incense.

Is Churchill or Handbook For The Recently Deceased better for summer or winter?

Churchill suits evening wear; Handbook For The Recently Deceased suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Churchill and Handbook For The Recently Deceased?

Churchill has top notes of Jasmine, Lemon, Grapefruit and Bergamot, heart notes of Plum, Cloves, Cinnamon and Saffron, a base of Tonka Bean, Labdanum, Sandalwood and Cedar. Handbook For The Recently Deceased has top notes of Incense and Chalk, heart notes of Woody Notes and Artemisia, a base of Beeswax, Paper and Patchouli.