Scent guide

Perfumes that smell like rain on stone streets

Rain on hot stone is a mineral smell: wet dust, cool damp walls and a little earth. Perfumers build it from minerals, iris, incense and moss. These five are unusual, quiet and very specific.

1. Comme des GarçonsNicheUnisex€€€
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   Concrete

   Sandalwood, rose and cumin with a mineral feel. Smooth stone and plaster, very urban.

   Notes: sandalwood, rose, cumin, milky notes, mineral notes
2. ZoologistUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   Bat

   Damp earth, minerals and fig. A cool cave, the wettest and darkest of the five.

   Notes: damp earth, banana, fig, myrrh, minerals, musk
3. Goldfield & BanksNicheUnisex€€€
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   Pacific Rock Moss

   Lemon, sage and moss on stone. Brighter, rain clearing off the coast road.

   Notes: lemon, sage, moss, cedar, geranium, sea air
4. Serge LutensNicheUnisex€€€
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   Gris Clair

   Lavender, incense and iris. Grey sky, grey stone, a church door left open.

   Notes: lavender, incense, amber, iris, dry wood, tonka
5. Memo ParisNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Irish Leather

   Juniper, green notes and leather. A wet leather jacket under the arcades.

   Notes: juniper, pink pepper, clary sage, leather, iris, tonka

Start with Concrete; Bat if you want the rain to feel dramatic.