Fragrance comparison

Concrete Lightning vs Excuse Mint

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 52 ratings analysed

Concrete Lightning

DS&Durga · 2025

3.8843 votes

Rank #20,083 OzonicMineral

Full profile Similar & dupes

16%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Excuse Mint

JMP Artisan Perfumes

3.679 votes

Rank #57,515 GreenAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Excuse Mint takes 3 of 5 categories.

Concrete Lightning
Choose it for a ozonic and mineral character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Excuse Mint
Choose it for a green and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Concrete Lightning2/5

Excuse Mint3/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Concrete LightningDS&Durga

Excuse MintJMP Artisan Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.88/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 20%Had 2%Want 78%

3.67/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 14%Had 14%Want 73%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

33%Love

33%Like

11%Ok

11%Dislike

11%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage43

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityExcuse Mint

SillageConcrete Lightning

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value38

¤ Price value69

Category winnerExcuse MintBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

ozonic100%

mineral83%

aquatic65%

green48%

fresh30%

green100%

aromatic90%

amber80%

fresh spicy70%

musky60%

woody50%

Scent match16%Clearly different · both green

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

Top15-30 mins

MintEucalyptusAngelica

Heart2-4 hrs

GrassTomato LeafSage

Base6-8 hrs

Steam AccordAmbroxanCashmere WoodPatchouli

Category winnerExcuse MintLongest dry-down: 6-8 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer87

Fall53

Winter40

Day100

Night33

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night35

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men22

Unisex70

Women9

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

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Casual 42%Work 35%Date 14%Party 9%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,083

PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz

Launched2025

Reviews15

Overall rank#57,515

PerfumerJakub Pietrynka

Launched—

Reviews0

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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Excuse Mint by JMP Artisan Perfumes cuts through warm air with crisp garden botanicals. The first blast delivers garden mint and sharp eucalyptus before sinking into bitter green tomato leaf. You get no sugary candy fluff here. Jakub Pietrynka built an earthy aromatic profile that smells like crushing fresh herbs betw…

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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 Excuse Mint?

Excuse Mint takes 3 of 5 categories. Concrete Lightning is rated 3.88/5 from 43 votes; Excuse Mint is rated 3.67/5 from 9 votes. Choose Concrete Lightning for a ozonic and mineral character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Excuse Mint for a green and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Concrete Lightning or Excuse Mint?

They last about the same: Excuse Mint 60/100, Concrete Lightning 58/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Concrete Lightning or Excuse Mint?

Concrete Lightning projects furthest (Concrete Lightning 43/100, Excuse Mint 38/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Concrete Lightning and Excuse Mint smell similar?

Clearly different: a 16% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green accords. Common notes include Grass and Steam Accord.

Is Concrete Lightning or Excuse Mint better for summer or winter?

Concrete Lightning suits daytime wear; Excuse Mint suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Concrete Lightning and Excuse Mint?

Concrete Lightning has top notes of Grass, heart notes of Ozonic notes and Rain Notes, a base of Steam Accord and Concrete. Excuse Mint has top notes of Mint, Eucalyptus and Angelica, heart notes of Grass, Tomato Leaf and Sage, a base of Steam Accord, Ambroxan, Cashmere Wood and Patchouli.