Fragrance comparison

Churchill vs Rauch

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 10 ratings analysed

Churchill

The Dua Brand

3.001 votes

Rank #64,881 AmberAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

22%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Rauch

Paco Fernandez Fragrances

4.569 votes

Rank #31,449 AmberAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Rauch takes 1 of 1 categories.

Churchill
Choose it for a amber and animalic character. Best in spring, evening wear.
Rauch
Choose it for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.

Churchill0/1

Rauch1/1

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: Rauch

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

ChurchillThe Dua Brand

RauchPaco Fernandez Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 38%Had 13%Want 50%

4.56/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 26%Had 0%Want 74%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

0%Like

100%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

56%Love

44%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%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 / hate50

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate89

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value75

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

animalic91%

tobacco83%

tuberose74%

white floral65%

oud56%

amber100%

aromatic91%

woody83%

green74%

musky65%

balsamic56%

Scent match22%Clearly different · both amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

AmbergrisTuberoseTobaccoVanillaOudGreen Tea

No top / heart / base split published

Top

MintGreen TeaBergamot

Heart

SmokeTea Tree OilTeaAtlas CedarLavender

Base

MyrrhVetiverIso E SuperPeru BalsamAmbroxanTobaccoLeatherOud

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Oud and Green Tea. Durations are only published for Churchill, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day33

Night100

Spring100

Summer83

Fall83

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Date 37%Party 27%Casual 23%Work 13%

Men82

Unisex18

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#64,881

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#31,449

PerfumerFrancisco Fernández

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerRauchHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Churchill by The Dua Brand is a dense oriental perfume built on an unusual clash of heady white flowers and dark curing leaf. It opens with an oily surge of narcotic tuberose laced with bitter green tea leaves before revealing a thick core of sweet pipe tobacco and leathery oud. As the perfume warms on skin, salty amb…

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Rauch opens with a sharp burst of mint and green tea alongside bright bergamot. The cooling top notes shift quickly as medicinal tea tree oil, smoky lavender, and dry Atlas Cedar take over the heart. The base settles into a heavy mix of myrrh, raw leather, vetiver, and dark tobacco, softened slightly by Peru balsam an…

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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, Churchill or Rauch?

Rauch takes 1 of 1 categories. Churchill is rated 3.00/5 from 1 votes; Rauch is rated 4.56/5 from 9 votes. Choose Churchill for a amber and animalic character. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Rauch for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.

Do Churchill and Rauch smell similar?

Clearly different: a 22% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Oud and Green Tea.

Is Churchill or Rauch better for summer or winter?

Churchill suits evening wear; Rauch suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Churchill and Rauch?

Churchill features Ambergris, Tuberose, Tobacco, Vanilla and Oud. Rauch has top notes of Mint, Green Tea and Bergamot, heart notes of Smoke, Tea Tree Oil, Tea and Atlas Cedar, a base of Myrrh, Vetiver, Iso E Super and Peru Balsam.