Marc Jacobs Splash Rain
Part of Marc Jacobs' limited Splash series, Rain attempts to capture the sensory memory of a rainstorm rather than resort to the synthetic marine accords that dominated aquatic perfumery in the early 2000s.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Herbal50
- Aromatic50
- Sweet50
- Green
The note pyramid
- Cut Grass
- Clementine
- Cypress
- Strawberry
- Orchid
- Sunflower
- Passion Flower
By the editors · 2 min readPart of Marc Jacobs' limited Splash series, Rain attempts to capture the sensory memory of a rainstorm rather than resort to the synthetic marine accords that dominated aquatic perfumery in the early 2000s. Cypress and cut grass open with freshly wet vegetation, brightened by clementine and a light touch of wild strawberry. The heart develops through passion flower, sunflower, and orchid — warm, sun-baked florals rather than formal bouquet.
Teak wood, oakmoss, and amber in the base ground the composition in something earthy and quietly woody. The overall character is naturalistic and understated: a fragrance that registers as damp garden rather than sea breeze, better suited to cool or overcast conditions than bright summer heat.
Scent twins
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