Fragrance comparison

Concrete Lightning vs Awakening Desert

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 80 ratings analysed

Concrete Lightning

DS&Durga · 2025

3.8843 votes

Rank #20,083 OzonicMineral

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52%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Awakening Desert

Alkemia Perfumes

3.7737 votes

Rank #20,368 AquaticEarthy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Awakening Desert takes 4 of 7 categories.

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

Concrete Lightning3/7

Awakening Desert4/7

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

Concrete LightningDS&Durga

Awakening DesertAlkemia Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.88/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 20%Had 2%Want 78%

3.77/ 5 · 37 votes

Have 18%Had 4%Want 77%

Category winnerConcrete LightningRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

28%Like

19%Ok

9%Dislike

5%Hate

43 votes

39%Love

42%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

31 votes

Category winnerAwakening DesertMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage43

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityAwakening Desert

SillageAwakening Desert

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value38

¤ Price value88

Category winnerAwakening DesertBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

ozonic100%

mineral83%

aquatic65%

green48%

fresh30%

aquatic100%

earthy90%

clay80%

ozonic70%

mineral60%

green50%

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

Top15-30 mins

Grass

Heart2-3 hrs

Ozonic notesRain Notes

Base5-6 hrs

Steam AccordConcrete

Notes

Rain NotesClayEarthy NotesMineral notesGrassWoodsy Notes

No top / heart / base split published

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

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer87

Fall53

Winter40

Day100

Night33

Spring82

Summer100

Fall45

Winter9

Day100

Night33

Category winnerConcrete LightningMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men22

Unisex70

Women9

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

Men0

Unisex60

Women40

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,083

PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz

Launched2025

Reviews15

Overall rank#20,368

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerConcrete LightningHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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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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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, Concrete Lightning or Awakening Desert?

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

Which lasts longer, Concrete Lightning or Awakening Desert?

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

Which projects more, Concrete Lightning or Awakening Desert?

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

Do Concrete Lightning and Awakening Desert smell similar?

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

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

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

What are the notes in Concrete Lightning and Awakening Desert?

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