Rain by Demeter Fragrance Library

Okay, this really does not smell like rain to me. For most of my life I lived in the country, so I know the scent of rain on either green or dry grass, gravel and forests. I also know what the scent of rain on pavements and roadsides smell like. While I don't mind the scent of rain, it's not a favourite. Rain by Demeter strikes me as being too citrusy and watery. Natural rain has more of a musty smell. This trickery of a scent has a clean laundry kind of smell to it as well. I'm somewhat disappointed seeming that I was only having a conversation with a friend the other day about bottling the scent of rain, and became rather excited about testing this. I can't get past the citrus layers. Surprisingly Rain lasts a relatively long time, especially on the skin, which is rare for a Demeter scent. It's a pity that the lasting Demeter couldn't be a fragrance I liked.

This is a disturbing and slightly repellent scent for me. It is the scent of someone who has just burst into the house after hiking through the hills all day. That almost indecent wet fresh oxygeny air smell; damp jacket, wind-blown hair. But the part which makes is unpleasant it the hint of wet dog. It makes me jump away from my wrist with a shudder. It's not the smell of 'rain', its the smell of 'rain on things'. I just wish those things had been leaves, rocks or even soil, not barbour jackets, hair and dogs!

An interpretation of the rain that you can easily find in one of those scratch and sniff books for 3-4 years old children. Puerile.

unfortunately for me i bought a bottle, came home and sprayed it all over myself. until it started to wear off i just wanted to hurl. i am completely blown away by how awful this stuff is. stay far away. you have been warned....

Well I love this Rain. I've tried many versions of Rain, but this one spoke to me. It just makes you feel good. Very fresh, different and extremely clean. I totally recommend it.

This doesn't smell anything like rain. AT ALL. That said, it doesn't even smell good.. The smell makes you want to punch a wall, I don't know. Disgusting smell.

Smells like harsh bleach-powered cleaning product. Ugh. And I'm the type who always tries to understand synthetic smells, but this is just unpleasant. An absolute scrubber from the first sniff.

If my dog smelled like this after it was in the rain, then I would try to sell him as the best smelling dog in the world. I don't know what kind of dog you have... maybe you spray him with your fragrances once in a while? :O

Well anyways, this definately does NOT smell like rain in any sense. There is a pure citrus note in this, like tangerines as someone else mentioned before. I would say tangerines mixed with water.

Smells great but in no sense loyal to Demeter's description.

Theres a typhoon going on outside and the sirens are going off, so I thought it would be a good time to test out Demeter Rain. What is that note in there that doesnt smell like rain? Lots of different opinions given here. To me I would say it smells sort of like a dog thats been out in the rain and has just been rubbed down with sliced cucumbers. Maybe it doesnt smell right to me because I approached it with a prejudiced mind. I didnt think that even Demeter would be able to capture the essence of rain, and I was right.

A cool aquatic that I like as a linen spray in the summer. Doesn't smell anything like a rainstorm.