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Perfumes that smell like petrichor (rain on dry earth)

The closest petrichor-like perfumes lean on earthy and mineral notes, with labdanum, oakmoss, and guaiac wood adding a dry, resinous ground beneath them. Immortelle and an earthy accord bring the faint, damp-stone freshness of rain hitting parched soil.

1. 01Demeter FragrancePetrichor★ 3.35 · 339 ratings
2. 02BvlgariBvlgari Man Rain Essence★ 4.05 · 1,518 ratingsWith guaiac wood
3. 03Marc-Antoine BarroisGanymede★ 4.03 · 13,141 ratingsWith immortelle, mineral notes
4. 04MiN NEW YORKMOON DUST★ 3.96 · 702 ratingsWith mineral notes, earthy notes
5. 05ChanelAntaeus★ 4.25 · 6,152 ratingsWith oakmoss
6. 06Marc-Antoine BarroisB683★ 3.95 · 2,083 ratingsWith labdanum, oakmoss
7. 07Francesca BianchiEtruscan Water★ 4.10 · 1,666 ratingsWith oakmoss, immortelle, labdanum
8. 08Imaginary AuthorsEvery Storm a Serenade★ 3.80 · 1,589 ratings
9. 09Yves Saint LaurentKouros★ 3.56 · 9,344 ratingsWith oakmoss
10. 10Roja DoveDiaghilev★ 4.27 · 1,924 ratingsWith labdanum, guaiac wood
11. 11AmouageFigment Man★ 3.64 · 1,452 ratingsWith earthy notes, guaiac wood, labdanum
12. 12Narciso RodriguezEssence★ 3.97 · 2,230 ratings

Chosen by matching each fragrance’s notes and accords to the impression, among fragrances with at least 300 ratings, one per line so flankers don’t crowd the list. “Our pick” marks a fragrance our editors add by hand.