Rain Wood is a woody fragrance that launched in 2023. It was created by classically trained British perfumer, Lyn Harris who trained in Paris and Robertet Grasse before starting her career working with many acclaimed brands. She was one of the first female master perfumers to break into the industry. Lyn Harris founded Miller Harris in 2000 as well as founding Perfumer H in 2015. The laboratory and shop of Perfumer H are located in Marylebone, London and here each person is able to see how the perfumer works and experience the working laboratory.
Rain Wood is a fragrance of effortless beauty, redolent of damp wood after the rain. It features top notes of galbanum and elemi fused with clean notes of pepper and myrrh resting on a wet, woody base of juniper and cedar wood with patchouli leaves. With additional notes of water lily, angelica grain and frankincense. Rain Wood is an eau de parfum, edp.
PERFUMER H RAIN WOOD REVIEWS
Fragrantica: A woodland walk at dusk after rain. Soft grey skies overhead and humidity in the air. This is a perfume that summons nature and moments of quiet calm and reflection. Some scents are so beautiful they can almost break your heart, Rain Wood has that delicate melancholy quality for me. Built around a central core of juniper and cedar wood with patchouli, it opens with a watery petrichor note and there's a faint water lily in there too. Greenness and lift comes from the galbanum and the pepper. Everything is restrained and harmonious. Rain Wood is something you would wear for yourself at a quiet time of day, perhaps as the daylight fades. A real moment of beauty. A masterpiece and my favourite from Perfumer H.
Fragrantica: As its name suggests, "rain wood" evokes the sensation of entering a forest after it has rained. The air is filled with the dampness left by the raindrops, mixed with the phytoncides of nature. You can almost feel the wet moss and earthy soil underfoot. This scent is suitable for all seasons and especially rainy days. Its slightly linear fragrance instantly transports you to the atmosphere of a forest after the rain.
Fragrantica: This is so beautiful- smells like a memory of quiet walk after the rain. It’s so gloriously woody, calming and brings forward a contentedness. It is a gem and genius fragrance. I am so glad this came into my life.
Fragrantica: This started off as petrichor on me - quite literally ‘rain’ ‘wood’. I adored it. After fifteen minutes of walking around on a moderately warm day, this began to smell like warm mown grass, which is not an inherently bad smell, but not what I looking for. I look forward to trying this in cooler weather!
Fragrantica: You could wear this perfume during forest walk and it would not be disturbing. The opening is about juniper and is very fresh, resinous. Maybe too much, on my oponion. With the base notes scent starts sweeten and become a bit dewy-floral. It is a mild, pleasant perfume. Nothing extra complicated, ideal for silent meditation. Projection moderate, lasts about 3 hrs.
Fragrantica: This is gorgeous and extremely "realistic". It smells like the forest after a heavy rain. Great blending, nothing synthetic stands out, all very natural. I love the smell but the performance is terrible: soft to medium projection for about an hour, then dies down to a skin scent. Last for about 4-5 hours. I'd gladly buy it if it were cheaper, but it's super expensive for this kind of performance. 10/10 scent, 3/10 performance.
Basenotes: Just lovely. Peppery damp woody earth scent.
