Fragrance comparison

Awakening Desert vs Concrete Lightning

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 80 ratings analysed

4 wins

Awakening Desert

Alkemia Perfumes

3.7737 votes

Rank #20,368 AquaticEarthy

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52%scent match

Some overlap

Concrete Lightning

DS&Durga · 2025

3.8843 votes

Rank #20,083 OzonicMineral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Awakening Desert takes 4 of 7 categories.

Awakening Desert
Choose it for a aquatic and earthy character. Wins on community sentiment, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Concrete Lightning
Choose it for a ozonic and mineral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Awakening Desert4/7

Concrete Lightning3/7

Ratings & consensus: Concrete Lightning
Community sentiment: Awakening Desert
Longevity: Awakening Desert
Sillage & projection: Awakening Desert
Value for money: Awakening Desert
Versatility: Concrete Lightning
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Concrete Lightning

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Awakening DesertAlkemia Perfumes

Concrete LightningDS&Durga

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.77/ 5 · 37 votes

Have 18%Had 4%Want 77%

3.88/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 20%Had 2%Want 78%

Category winnerConcrete LightningRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

42%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

31 votes

40%Love

28%Like

19%Ok

9%Dislike

5%Hate

43 votes

Category winnerAwakening DesertMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage43

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityAwakening Desert

SillageAwakening Desert

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value38

Category winnerAwakening DesertBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aquatic100%

earthy90%

clay80%

ozonic70%

mineral60%

green50%

ozonic100%

mineral83%

aquatic65%

green48%

fresh30%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both ozonic, aquatic and mineral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Rain NotesClayEarthy NotesMineral notesGrassWoodsy Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top15-30 mins

Grass

Heart2-3 hrs

Ozonic notesRain Notes

Base5-6 hrs

Steam AccordConcrete

InformationalShared notesRain Notes and Grass. Durations are only published for Concrete Lightning, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring82

Summer100

Fall45

Winter9

Day100

Night33

Spring100

Summer87

Fall53

Winter40

Day100

Night33

Category winnerConcrete LightningMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex60

Women40

Men22

Unisex70

Women9

Casual 42%Work 33%Date 15%Party 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,368

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews10

Overall rank#20,083

PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz

Launched2025

Reviews15

Category winnerConcrete LightningHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Awakening Desert by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. Awakening Desert was launched in 2019. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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DS&Durga Concrete Lightning turns an urban rainstorm into a wearable scent. The first spray releases a sharp snap of cut green grass. Ozonic notes crackle with static electricity. Within minutes, cooling rain notes fuse with a warm steam accord, creating the smell of sudden rain hissing against baked sidewalks. It is …

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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, Awakening Desert or Concrete Lightning?

Awakening Desert takes 4 of 7 categories. Awakening Desert is rated 3.77/5 from 37 votes; Concrete Lightning is rated 3.88/5 from 43 votes. Choose Awakening Desert for a aquatic and earthy character. Wins on community sentiment, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Concrete Lightning for a ozonic and mineral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Awakening Desert or Concrete Lightning?

They last about the same: Awakening Desert 59/100, Concrete Lightning 58/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Awakening Desert or Concrete Lightning?

Awakening Desert projects furthest (Awakening Desert 53/100, Concrete Lightning 43/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Awakening Desert and Concrete Lightning smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share ozonic, aquatic and mineral accords. Common notes include Rain Notes and Grass.

Is Awakening Desert or Concrete Lightning better for summer or winter?

For summer, Awakening Desert is the stronger pick. For winter, Concrete Lightning is the stronger pick. Awakening Desert suits daytime wear; Concrete Lightning suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Awakening Desert and Concrete Lightning?

Awakening Desert features Rain Notes, Clay, Earthy Notes, Mineral notes and Grass. Concrete Lightning has top notes of Grass, heart notes of Ozonic notes and Rain Notes, a base of Steam Accord and Concrete.