Fragrance comparison

Desert Dawn vs The Kingdom Garden

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 781 ratings analysed

1 wins

Desert Dawn

Byredo

3.69781 votes

Rank #5,009 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

17%scent match

Clearly different

The Kingdom Garden

Indices Parfums

—0 votes

Rank #72,574 AromaticGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Desert Dawn takes 1 of 1 categories.

Desert Dawn
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
The Kingdom Garden
Choose it for a aromatic and green character.

Desert Dawn1/1

The Kingdom Garden0/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Desert DawnByredo

The Kingdom GardenIndices Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.69/ 5 · 781 votes

Have 28%Had 8%Want 65%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

26%Love

39%Like

21%Ok

10%Dislike

4%Hate

628 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage49

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value34

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

powdery83%

musky65%

warm spicy48%

aromatic30%

aromatic100%

green65%

fresh spicy30%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Rose PetalsCardamom

Heart

SandalwoodCedarwoodCarrot Seeds

Base

MuskPapyrusSilkVetiver

Notes

ParsleyCarrot SeedsCedarwoodCitrus

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCedarwood and Carrot Seeds. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter67

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men13

Unisex65

Women22

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#5,009

PerfumerJérôme Epinette

Launched—

Reviews157

Overall rank#72,574

PerfumerElise Alavoine

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDesert DawnHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Desert Dawn from Byredo offers a woody, spicy composition that rests on a base of silk musk and vetiver. It is a modern, gender-neutral fragrance released in 2024. The scent focuses on a minimalist sandalwood structure, punctuated by rose petals and cardamom. Perfect for those who prefer an intimate, skin-scent profil…

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The Kingdom Garden by Indices Parfums is an aromatic floral woody musk fragrance featuring crisp parsley and earthy carrot seeds. This 2024 launch offers a crisp, vegetable-forward profile grounded by smooth cedarwood. It functions as a reflective, nature-inspired scent suitable for daily wear in temperate climates, p…

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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.

Do Desert Dawn and The Kingdom Garden smell similar?

Clearly different: a 17% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Cedarwood and Carrot Seeds.

What are the notes in Desert Dawn and The Kingdom Garden?

Desert Dawn has top notes of Rose Petals and Cardamom, heart notes of Sandalwood, Cedarwood and Carrot Seeds, a base of Musk, Papyrus, Silk and Vetiver. The Kingdom Garden features Parsley, Carrot Seeds, Cedarwood and Citrus.