Metal Rain

This stuff smells absolutely amazing. You could keep spending tons of money on Niche fragrances or give the Banana Republic Icon line a try and get a similar experience when it comes to an actual nice and unique fragrance. There are TONS of expensive fragrances that do not last super long or project like crazy. Why do the cheaper fragrances get judged so harsh on these metrics when the actual smell is what's important. This stuff is seriously high-end in its quality. I have tried so many expensive fragrances that do not smell nearly as good as this does. Super well blended, perfect for summer. The black currant and violet leaf blend beautiful and in the back of them is a really nice lavender. This stuff seriously smells so fuckin good! When you can find a 5oz bottle at Ross for $30 you buy that thing and make some decants and keep it on you and you're good the entire day if that's what you're going for. Or just use it to lift up your mood or when you need a quick and reliable fragrance and don't want to nuke out your area with some odd scent and force everyone to be bombarded by a fragrance you impose upon them. Love this one and I am so glad I scooped the 5oz bottle when I saw it because this is one you want around and want to be able to spray a little extra so it gets some legs to it.

Hey y’all this is a decent Release for BR, it could be considered unisex but in my opinion it leans a little more to the male gender. Starts off citrus mostly lemon, and fairly natural. The florals come through the mid and the dry down is more woody but still pretty fresh. I’ve noticed with the Icon line they typically sway either more feminine or male. This could be a blind buy for someone wanting a dumb reach freshie that takes some interesting turns, this one os not to linear longevity and performance are average. This is fairly typical of the Icon line. For me this and a few others like Vintage Green are decent releases.

So glad I decided to snag this. I was perplexed by the mixed reviews about what it smells like: "smells like silver mountain water" to "smells like every Creed ever mixed together." I should realize: if people say it smells like 5 different things rolled into one, it probably doesn't smell like any of them, and that turns out to be the case with Metal Rain. I get very little similarity ot SMW or any other specific Creed. Bottom line: to me, it does not smell like any other scent I have. I get a zingy lemon in the opening, followed by a sweet, almost sugar-cane like scent with a bit of melon. Great for summer wear for sure.

I love this fragrance partly because it reminds me of Curve Crush which I used to wear in high school. Metal Rain has the same vibes as Curve Crush but it is a bit more refined and definitely more intense. It just projects outward like no one's business even hours after the initial spray the sillage still is intense. It smells nice and fresh but it is not a fragrance to wear on a date. I don't find it seductive but it is something to wear if you want to smell clean and fresh. I think it is a perfect fragrance for any weather and I see it as more of a daytime fragrance.

I found a bottle at TJ Maxx for 25 bucks (the edp). To my nose, it smells like woods, citruses and lots of green tea. The tea note is really calming and is super prominent in the drydown. The longevity even for the edp is only about 3 hours. Good sillage for an hour ish. This is a great every day fragrance for a rainy day or a summer night. Its not super unique but it still gets enough complements. I’d choose this over most “blue” fragrances if the performance was any higher because the smell is just that good.

Just picked this one up after starting my Banana Icon collection. It has a blue fragrance vibe to it, slightly reminds me of Bleu by Chanel, but has a unique scent to it. The name is definitely appropriate, it kind of reminds you of being in the rain, where rain is interacting with a metal surface, giving it that metallic/ozonic smell. Like most blue fragrances, this one is super versatile. All these Icon frags have a well put-together vibe to them.

Does anyone know something that smells EXACTLY like this this but stronger? I never tried SMW so I cant compare there, but I did get Club De Nuit Sillage recently, and honestly these two arent very close. Metal Rain is more earthy, violet leaf focused while still having that cold metallic effect, Sillage on the other hand gets its metallic from the absolutely screeching lemon. This is a 10/10 smell wise, but my god is it weak.

I sprayed SMW on one wrist and Metal Rain on the other.. and you can definitely tell the difference when they are directly compared. SMW is better in every way but I still really like MR too. They are in the same ballpark and the comparison is apt but MR is a clear step down in overall quality. For the price its a no brainer though. The bottle is high quality and the fragrance is a great value for the price. 7.5/10

Black currant is the star of this creation, also bright juicy citrus that lasts, very nice summery uplifting scent. Im not familiar with SMW or its clones, to me this smells quite unique. You can pick up tea notes and few other top-mids. It doesnt get too heavy at the dry down retaining that bright energy of the opening. For discounter $20-$25 this is a steal. Quality is well above average.

This one is really good. Honestly a lot of the Banana Republic scents I have tried have turned out to be really good. This is a clean freshie that has a pleasant and uplifting smell to it. Going to for sure get a back up bottle of this one as I keep the other one in my car. For $13 at Burlington you really can't go wrong with it. Recommended for sure.

This is absolutely the poor man's Silver Mountain Water, and that's not a mark against it either. It's not 1:1, so don't go thinking it is. But if you've smelled SMW then you'll immediately be reminded of it in the best way. If you enjoy the scent, it's a dumb reach for the low price.

Just bought a 3.4fl.oz from ROSS for $15.99, Absolute steal. its like a 70-80% SMW dupe but just looking at it by itself as is, its a great everyday scent for Spring through summer. I see this SHINING at nighttime for a bar or a date dinner. Rate: 7.8/10

To me this scent is a cross between Creed SMW and Creed MI (Millisime Imperiale) the citrus from SMW and the metallic feel from MI. It's a nice scent if you don't have either, and you can't beat the price compared to the other two mentioned.

This is a personal favorite of mine. It's my summer time casual signature scent. It's a perfect blend between Silver Mountain Water and Millesime Imperial.

Cheap, very similar to Silver Mountain Water, and performs well. 10/10

Last longer on clothes, it is good for layering .

I passed this up how many times? Such an idiot! I finally broke down and picked this up for a song. Mind you, that's still after one last pass-over for a different Icon Collection scent which I turned out to like so much less than Metal Rain! Now that I've worn it enough to form a valid opinion (yeah, that's a real thing people should do) I'm here to tell ya: just buy the damn bottle! On my skin (yours will vary) this starts out with this really rounded and creamy lemon ice. It's not like a cleaning product lemon (but maybe, kinda, in a sorta type of way) but more of a vanillic lemon with a sharp coolness that is separate from the zest. It really is hard to describe. I assume this is the ozonic or metalic molocules of the scent but it clings to that lemon like a passenger on a life raft. I mean, you know there's room on that door for both, but it just hangs on for a while before drifting down to memory. It seems like the lavender and violet leaf start to drive the atmospheric scent off in a weak baby-powdery way before turning brighter and greener one last time. It could be the green tea vibes but the lemon is still holding fast on my skin. Not unrelenting, just subtly vibing the way a crisp zest will linger on an Old Fashioned glass after the bourbon has been drained and the ice has begun its slow journey back to water. The ghost of a brighter moment in time. In the deep dry-down it hints at woodiness but it feels like a mirage. Maybe it's there, maybe it isn't. Who can say? If there is a woody scent its out there on the horizon the way a forest holds the prairie in place. It wraps up with a soft velvety-ness before lingering on as a skin scent for a while. On my skin, I get about three hours of soft transition with little projection and less sillage, and another 2 hours or so of gentle skin scent. But that's not a bad thing. That isn't what this scent is about. It's not a bullhorn announcing your arrival; it's a touch on the shoulder offering you an upgrade to the VIP room. If you need something louder and more energetic there are literal thousands of other fantastic scents for that. Don't down-vote a great scent on performance when performance isn't the lane it is meant to be in. This is an up-close scent. A whisper in the ear. This one says, "Let's get to know each other a little better. Maybe do brunch. Shall I call you, or nudge you?"

This is not bad at all. Blind buy but I have become so confident in my choices from Banana Republic. At first you get a ton of lemon and green from the violet leaf and basil, some very soft currant. The middle notes start to come through and this is where I feel that it does start getting a slight metallic/mineral hint to it. The mid notes and the green from the top give it slightly note. The lavender comes through as well. The base notes are not that strong which is why the performance on this is not the greatest. I get just about all the base notes but all on the light side. The green and mid notes do last a bit to me. Overall it's fresh green ozonic and ambrocenide. I don't mind the weak performance when the price is right . But Creed SMW isn't really known for its performance and that's what people compare this to so I can't really hate on it that much when what it most resembles is t that great either. This is going to project for a good hour. It will reach the intimate skin scent phase at about the 2 hour mark. Totally gone in 4. Super versatile, I can't think of an occasion it wouldn't work in. Overall I have to give this a solid 6.5/10

It starts with black currant and tart lemon, balanced out by the green pepperiness of violet and basil, not quite as metallic as Sillage or Silver. As it settles in the heart it gets more aquatic and aromatic, with notes of lavender, green tea, and galbanum -- in the late heart I get a tiny bit of a salty watermelon, but I'm not sure if I'm imagining it. The base is creamy sandalwood and musky cashmere wood. It gets a little sweet, but never ends up feeling heavy. Of my 4 SMW interpretations/twists I think it's now my 2nd favorite behind Sillage, ahead of Prive Platinum and Silver, and I think it's because of the twists of the peppery black currant and light salty watermelon.

This seems to smell different to assist lot of different people after reading the comments. Here's what I get: first I get a blast of black currant that actually gives a blackberry vibe along with the violet leaf kinda watery/slightly metallic note. Smoothed out with the light basil, tea and ozonic notes in the mid. Soft woods to round it out. I think it's very good in the right situation. Mostly casual daytime or as a SOTN to wind down after a shower. I do get vibes of this from the far dry down of Mefisto Gentiluomo, like 6 or 7 hours into Mefisto G.