Champion Black

Fragrance -Champion Black Al-Rehab Bottle(roll-on) from - 2016 Mister reminds me of a walking on a path through a early spring forest just before sunset.It is a woody,earthy,musky and a little bit floral scent,with a deep and sophisticated touch of tobacco leaf in the drydown."Quality/Cost Ratio is extremely high.It has similarities to Green Irish Tweed by Creed and Cool Water by Davidoff,there is no question about it.Nice fragrance,unbelievable price. Longevity - 10/10(10+hours) Silage/Projection - 7/10(moderate to heavy projection and silage for the first 2-3 hours) Weather - For more or less any time of year.Best in spring and summer.I personally wouldn't wear this on a really cold winter days. Versatility - 9/10 Age - 18+ Compliments - 8/10 Scent - 7,5/10 Main notes according to me - moss,musk,cedar,floral notes,patchouli. The drydown is nice and i get some woodiness,musk and tobacco leaf. Emotions - early spring forest,fresh,elegant,clean,relax, pleasant,timeless. Occasion -For more or less any ocasion.

I have the roll on oil. Do not judge this upon first sniff when applied to the skin. It needs about 5 minutes to dry down and settle. The comparison to Cool Water and Aspen is correct. More like CW. I don't have GIT so I can't compare them. If you like CW and Aspen you'll definitely like Champion Black. But again you must let it dry before judgment because the top notes are frankly horrible like a chemical mixture or something. By all means, do not smell the roller ball directly. That's what I did and I almost threw the fragrance away. After I let it dry it became one of my spring time favorites. It's strange because although I liked CW, it was never in my top favorites. But something about Champion that is so intoxicating. It's Cool Water but greener. And that's what I assumed GIT would be. So maybe it is a GIT clone, or close clone?

This is a deep one. At first the scent is ok at best, nothing original; woodsy, aftershavey, unexciting. Be patient. Give it an hour or so, and then let the curiosity commence. You get the oakmoss and musky patchouli, but something else. That something is held together by a dusty ylang ylang. I couldn't place it at first but trawling through these reviews I think I may have it - Play-Doh. Ok, if it's not Play-Doh it's something similar. There's something warm and mischievous that brings back memories of childhood play. Quite bizarre. Longevity is good at about 12 hours. Sillage, moderate - but when people do smell it they want to smell it some more. A most intriguing fragrance.

I own both the oil and the EDP spray versions of Black Champion. The spray is a tad sweeter. The oil lasts longer and is almost identical to a Lattafa fragrance called Raghba for men limited edition, which is GIT clone that I also own. So I use the oil to layer with the Raghba for men fragrance. Can't afford GIT so I gotta get creative ;) Overall, Black Champion is a good fresh scent that works almost all year round. Synthetic, but I don't really care. Good longevity and very affordable. Roll on oil costs 2 dollars for 6ml and the EDP spray costs around 9 dollars for 50ml where I live. Hell of a bargain if you ask me.

When I first tried this, it smelt abrasive and jaggy. I have never tried GIT and instantly fell out with this DNA. Some months later, the abrasiveness is gone and it's nice and smooth, quite a crowd pleaser. Phenomenal value for this roll on. I love it! I absolutely hated the initial smell though, that makes me want to buy it and let it macerate but I don't know if that needs doing for oils too. Either way, the scent has changed for the better. Very masculine scent. Good for even warmer days in winter but best for spring I reckon.