Fragrance comparison

Counterattack vs L'Eau de Concombre

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 69 ratings analysed

3 wins

Counterattack

Alexandria Fragrances

4.3611 votes

Rank #34,159 Warm SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

18%scent match

Clearly different

L'Eau de Concombre

Phaedon

3.7158 votes

Rank #15,704 GreenOzonic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Counterattack takes 3 of 5 categories.

Counterattack
Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
L'Eau de Concombre
Choose it for a green and ozonic character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Counterattack3/5

L'Eau de Concombre2/5

Ratings & consensus: Counterattack
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Counterattack
Sillage & projection: L'Eau de Concombre
Value for money: Counterattack
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: L'Eau de Concombre

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CounterattackAlexandria Fragrances

L'Eau de ConcombrePhaedon

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.36/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 23%Had 5%Want 72%

3.71/ 5 · 58 votes

Have 24%Had 16%Want 60%

Category winnerCounterattackRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

64%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

24%Love

45%Like

12%Ok

16%Dislike

3%Hate

58 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate68

Category winners

LongevityCounterattack

SillageL'Eau de Concombre

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value73

¤ Price value52

Category winnerCounterattackBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

woody77%

amber69%

lavender61%

green100%

ozonic91%

aquatic83%

floral74%

woody65%

aromatic56%

Scent match18%Clearly different · both aromatic and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LavenderCardamomCinnamonMintAmberTonka BeanVanillaSandalwoodPatchouliOrange BlossomOakmossOlibanum

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

CucumberFreesiaMintCedarCashmere MuskLeather

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesMint. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring86

Summer29

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring68

Summer100

Fall28

Winter12

Day100

Night19

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men15

Unisex70

Women15

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,159

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#15,704

PerfumerPierre Guillaume

Launched—

Reviews14

Category winnerL'Eau de ConcombreHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Counterattack leans warm, spicy, and aromatic, with lavender, cardamom, cinnamon, and mint giving the opening a brisk lift before the fragrance settles into amber, woods, vanilla, and tonka. It reads like a modern oriental with a barbershop edge. On skin, it usually comes across more masculine than fully neutral. The …

Reviews →

L'Eau de Concombre opens with a cold burst of freshly sliced cucumber and peppery garden mint. The initial spray delivers an intense green splash that feels like iced water running over garden herbs on a hot morning. Within twenty minutes, the sharp vegetable crunch softens as dewy freesia petals and airy ozonic notes…

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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, Counterattack or L'Eau de Concombre?

Counterattack takes 3 of 5 categories. Counterattack is rated 4.36/5 from 11 votes; L'Eau de Concombre is rated 3.71/5 from 58 votes. Choose Counterattack for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose L'Eau de Concombre for a green and ozonic character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.