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Perfumes that smell like rain

These perfumes evoke rain through their rain notes, cucumber, and watery notes, which bring a cool, damp freshness. Violet leaf, basil, and lilac add a green, floral softness that keeps the impression gentle and natural.

The notes behind itrain notescucumberviolet leafwatery notesbasillilac
  1. Petrichor01Demeter FragrancePetrichor★ 3.35 · 339 ratings
  2. When the Rain Stops02Maison Martin MargielaWhen the Rain Stops★ 3.71 · 4,738 ratingsWith watery notes, rain notes
  3. Bvlgari Man Rain Essence03BvlgariBvlgari Man Rain Essence★ 4.05 · 1,518 ratings
  4. Polo Blue04Ralph LaurenPolo Blue★ 4.05 · 7,279 ratingsWith cucumber, basil
  5. Roses on Ice05By KilianRoses on Ice★ 3.56 · 2,614 ratingsWith cucumber, violet leaf
  6. Touch for Men06BurberryTouch for Men★ 4.01 · 5,761 ratingsWith violet leaf
  7. Man07Calvin KleinMan★ 3.63 · 1,463 ratingsWith violet leaf
  8. En Passant08Frederic MalleEn Passant★ 4.16 · 4,491 ratingsWith watery notes, cucumber, basil
  9. A Drop d Issey Eau de Parfum Fraiche09Issey MiyakeA Drop d Issey Eau de Parfum Fraiche★ 3.92 · 1,446 ratingsWith rain notes, lilac, watery notes
  10. B68310Marc-Antoine BarroisB683★ 3.95 · 2,083 ratingsWith violet leaf
  11. Omnia Crystalline11BvlgariOmnia Crystalline★ 4.04 · 10,513 ratings
  12. Dragonfly Edition 202112Zoologist PerfumesDragonfly Edition 2021★ 3.84 · 787 ratingsWith basil, violet leaf, rain notes

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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.