Before The Rainbow

It's like a late spring day after a rain shower in the forest where the sun is coming through the trees and making the mossy and grassy forest floor covered in the remnants of the rain sparkle. You've spent time outside in the sunshine, you have this perfect sweat glow, from the warm sun beating down on you, but the rainshower has helped cool you off. You lay in the damp lush grass to look up at the sky and see a stunning rainbow, you smell the fresh earth near your face, you feel the warmth radiate off your skin, you lay in the grass while you close your eyes and feel like you become one with the earth and just feel pleasently relaxed and content. -------- I bought this in a sampler with other popular fine'ry fragrances. I looked at the notes before I tried each and I truly didn't expect myself to like this one. I'm a gourmand girlie, I usually avoid anything to fresh, marine or sharp citrus smelling. It's always too pointed for my nose. I honestly didnt expect myself to like this one, but I am pleasantly surprised. Though the top notes are mossy and earthy, I definitely smell that woody base come right through on first spray. Then it quickly starts to melt into the skin and instantly shift into this soft and sweet, cashmere-esque sandalwood type vibe. The citrus is minimal OR it seems to be complementing the other notes in a creamy way, but definitely not sickly sweet lemon pound cake and sugar type or way, it's very gentle. Surprisingly the salt note in this really brings it all together to create this perfect skin scent, it's not an obnoxious type of salt like breathing in salt air that smells like the ocean in a bad way, but a complementary saltiness that brings out the natural scent of your skin. I'm surprised this doesn't have some sort of creamy floral note in it cause it definitely has SOMETHING, like tuberose, or honeysuckle or something, but it's VERY subtle, which is good for people who aren't super obsessed with overly floral notes. This perfume honestly hits all the boxes for something I would want if I want a green fresh scent, it still has the DNA or a gormaund or creamy floral, but it's not that enough that it stands out from a perfume collection that is mostly gourmands. It's unique in its own way I wish the staying power of this lasted longer as it feels like I have to reapply maybe 2-3 times a day. Not necessarily a bad thing to be able to experience the top notes again thought-out the day when reapplied, but it doesn't have much projection either. It's not completely a skin scent but def not over arms length projection. People in close conversation will definitely be able to smell this, but anyone further away may have to have a passing breeze push this towards them for them to smell you. Absolutely a late spring early summer scent. Or at least good for cooler summer days or even after it rains and it's cooled off. I don't think this would do well in humid and swealtering heat, but some may be able to pull it off.

BEAUTIFUL! I love Before the Rainbow so so much. I got this in the body mist when I was first getting into fragrance and I still love it. I remember testing it in Target because I loved the color of the bottle, not expecting to like it that much, as I didn't yet really know what kinds of scents I like. I was surprised as I kept sniffing my wrist that this smells amazing. BTR is so fresh and delicious. Bright and citrusy and salty, but also with a sweetness and earthiness. As you can tell, I'm obsessed. It's not anything groundbreaking and not everyone will love it as much as me, but I think it's a safe reach because I don't think many people could HATE this. I smelled WS&SS later on and this is definitely a dupe, but I think I like BTR more. I don't know how the lasting power compares, but I feel like people don't really mention Jo Malone eau de colognes having great longevity? I could be wrong. This one lasts an okay amount of time, especially if I spray it on my clothes. Scent bubble is minimal but there at least in the first hour or two. Since it comes in a mist I don't mind reapplying.

beautiful, show stopping. salty, fruity, fresh. first tried this when it was hot and it smelled gross, like an overwhelming fig. it's perfectly refreshing like rain when it's cold but doesn't hold up to the heat very well so it's definitely a cool weather fragrance for me. that being said it requires multiple applications and reapplications but i don't mind. edit: tried wood sage and sea salt which this is supposedly a dupe of but these are only similar in the very initial spray and after that they go in two different directions. this one is sweeter and more citrusy. wood sage and sea salt has more of a sandy campfire type vibe. another edit: i bought another bottle a few months ago and they have changed the formula to be more like wood sage and sea salt, which i don't like. but it still has that cooling aquatic quality to it so i will finish off the bottle but i'm not sure i would buy it again since it smells different now.

If you're looking for a dupe of Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, this is it! With one nit-picky caveat. I love JM, because it is such a clean, calming scent. I literally want to wrap myself in its refreshing, soothing scent after I shower. Before the rainbow matches the notes very well, but it just barely misses the calming vibe I associate with JM. It is more energetic and a touch more citrusy than the JM. The good news is that the citrus fades more after the opening, and it this makes it better suited for wearing out. I also have Pacific Rock Moss and this one very much reminds me of it. It is not a dupe, but it has that same oakmoss citrus salty vibe. I wore PRM on a vacation to the Carribean, so that smelling it would remind of the vacation. I can honestly say that smelling this one had the same effect on my brain! If you can't justify spending for PRM, then this is an excellent budget replacement.

I typically gravitate toward fresh gourmand scents vs. fresh outdoorsy scents, but I absolutely LOVE this fragrance! It reminds me of hiking through a jungle in the rain, in the best possible way. A lot of fragrances like this end up smelling like a generic drugstore body wash or even men's deodorant to my nose, but I feel this one is truly unisex in that it's neither too sweet nor too rugged. Fine'ry found the perfect balance. I currently have the body mist and will likely buy the EDP once the mist runs low. On a different note (pun intended), I had a happy accident earlier today and discovered Before the Rainbow smells delicious paired with AG's Cloud (or Good Chemistry's Coffee Cloud for a cheaper alternative). It's such a bright and fresh pairing! If you've ever smelled Snif's Sweet Ash and found it to be too mossy/woody for your liking, try this more subtle combo instead. :)