Silver Rain

Rain-kissed blackberry shrubs with ripe fruits and green leaves. This is really a blackberry scent, sweet and juicy, but noticeable tarter than other berries. The freshness is amped up by the verbena, bergamot and coriander, they build an accord that smells green, leafy and a little herbal. But there is more to this scent than just berries and leaves. The base is vanillic, musky and sweet. Patchouli is quite prominent, too. I also smell the ripe plum, which makes the fruitiness a little sweeter and richer. Despite sugar being a listed note, this doesn't come off as pronouncedly sugary to me. It's essentially a sweet fruitchouli, sure, but to my nose this sweetness just smells like ripe fruit and not like sugar or syrup. This has the same musky, dewy, humid, fruity vibe that Midnight Rain has. They are different and couldn't be confused for one another, but it totally makes sense that they're from the same line. I find both extremely beautiful, but as they have been discontinued for a while and go for insane prices on the second hand market, I'm fine with just owning Midnight Rain.

Fruity, sugary wood. I love it! Somehow for me an improvement on Angel edp by Mugler from 1992. The patchouli is less dominant. And I love green apple top notes in perfumes, they make the perfume somehow neon / electric. Another great unusual legendary perfume with a green apple top note is Herve Leger edp in the curvy bottle with violet liquid, also discontinued and rare / expensive these days...I want to guess that Silver Rain edp by La Prairie must have been a hard balancing act for Claude Dir the perfumer to get right. And I also love the bottle and packaging, and have and love the very first perfumes by La Prairie, "One Perfect Rose" by Guy Robert and Georgette Mosbacher for La Prairie from 1990 and then the eponymous "La Prairie" fragrance with a beautiful almost sweaty sultry osmanthus note from 1993. I think what I perceived as fresh / aquatic when I first smelt this around 2004 shocked me after the floral richness of the La Prairie edp from 1993. It took me years to love it. Such a great perfume brand, the Life Threads interested me too. Wonder what might come next...

Absolutely beautiful fruity floral. The apple comes through on a beautiful blend of woods, mosses, sugar and more. On me this smells clean and fresh - I love wearing this in summer. It's sparkly and refreshing and the bottle is gorgeous - has a great "feel". This fragrance is sure to please a very wide range of fragrance lovers. It's perfectly balanced and well blended. No, it's not an innovative scent with tricks and surprises - it is simply a pretty and well made fragrance. It's a safe gift for someone you love, and often gets compliments when I wear it. My husband doesn't like a lot of my fragrances, but this he loves. It opens with a strong fruit vibe, but dries down to a beautiful combination of fruit, flowers, soft smooth woody notes, and a glorious soft combination of vanilla and tonka. Good projection and longevity. One of my favourites - complex yet feminine and clean - never overwhelms. This fragrance is a staple in my fragrance wardrobe. I can't imagine not being able to reach for it.

This is a perfume for The Modern Lady! Incredibly sophisticated, rich, carefully made, sweet, classic and timeless! Reminds me the same classic vibes we can feel in Chanel creations. For The Lady with a secret, with her secret desires. The opening on me is juicy and fresh, a realistic berry and fruit mixture. First rain drops in a deep wood where the wild and forbidden fruits can be found. Then that freshness becomes softer, and I feel the flowers (especially the mild rose, the shy jasmine and the wild magnolia) with raindrops on their petals. A secret garden deep in the forest. And the base- a reserved sensuality, a glance, her fingers touching her hair, the rain "slowly walking outside" and waiting for her. Dark wood, moonlight, rain, gentle rain sounds, scents of the humid earth, trees and flowers. And there's something (or somebody) in that velvety darkness, so desired, so sensual, so exciting... Drives me crazy and wakes up my sensuality. My next purchase for sure!

This might not be much of a 'review' but I just have to share my happiness about this perfume! Words can't describe how happy I am that I bought this! It's was a blind buy that didn't come cheap so I was naturally a bit concearned. But wow, was my worries wasted or what... It's such a beauty. It's oh so rich, warm and cosy. It's elegant and mature. It has a very unique carachter of it's own, you can't confuse Silver Rain with something else. I love how versatile it is. I wear Silver Rain to work, to parties, to dinners.. Well, to 'anywhere' actually. Silver Rain don't care for seasons and neither do I. This will by a full time lover, of that I'm sure. If you're in doubt about this fragrance - Stop. Buy it. Right now. You wont regret it... When I bought this the choice was between Silver or Midnight Rain. I'm very glad I chose Silver Rain since I love it's complexity and versatility. It's unique AND wearable!

This is one of my must have perfumes. However, I came to the conclusion that people are really strongly divided by this scent. Some people only smell something commercial and weak. Others think it smells elegant, well-rounded. One of my friends told me she thought this scent was on a whole different level, and this is pretty much the reaction I get from men too. I got this perfume from my family almost three years ago for Christmas and wear it often (now on my second bottle) and my brother still says that this is the best women's scent. I find the top notes a bit weak but then, but then... I get 12+ plus hours of something grown-up, elegant, beautifully built, cozy. I walk differently when I wear this because it makes me feel exceptionally good.

Profumo unico e secondo il mio parere imitato da molti! Bellissima bottiglia che rievoca dal nome una PIOGGIA ARGENTATA. Apre in maniera acida con MELA VERDE e BERGAMOTTO, poi riscalda il cuore con succulenti MORE e PRUGNE entrambe esaltate da copioso ZUCCHERO. La dolcezza di questo prodotto cui si aggiunge Vaniglia, Fava Tonka e Patchouli potrebbero far aumentare la glicemia a chi lo indossa, ma il tutto è reso sopportabile dalla presenza di un bouquet di fiori bianchi acidi come Magnolia, Jasmina e Gardenia. Infine, bisogna menzionare come fiore anche la Rosa Rossa che insieme agli altri fiori inumidisce la fragranza. Prodotto consigliato nonostante il prezzo proibitivo! Soldi ben spesi. Profumo 9,5/10 Sillage 10/10 Longevità10/10

I used to work at a Clinique counter at a big department store and the La Prairie counter was one one side of me, the general fragrance counter on the other. This perfume was the one that stood out above all the others, it's the strongest fragrance I've ever smelt. It was a little too much having it sprayed all day next to you but it would be amazing with one light spray in the morning. It would definitely last you all day! It's sweet, rich, complex and smells as expensive as it is. I tried this several times and would love to own it if it weren't so expensive!

Silver Rain is the best Oriental-Floral in my collection. It is my #1 choice for a romantic night out at Key Biscayne bay with my lovely husband who while enjoying a good wine, delicious hors devours and a breath taking view of Downtown Miami whispers to my ear how sexy I look tonight. Silver Rain is perfectly balanced with the finest ingredients. It is a sensual, provocative and passionate fragrance, which will sex you up. I know it is a bit pricey, but this scent will bring you confidence which makes it all worth it.

Silver Rain is an odd bird, to be sure. It's such a strange, beautiful creation. Sugar and aoud? Who in their right mind would put the two in the same flacon? Brilliant. For me, Silver Rain is cold and aloof.....unemotional, yet I am drawn to it. You'll detect the berries, the plum and the vanilla, but it's not what will touch you, not the source of the allure. I feel as if Silver Rain takes me to a place I've never been, someplace pleasing, but slightly uncomfortable. It's a sweet kiss while standing in a snowstorm.

Oh my goodness, this perfume is amazing. I've been wearing this for years and I get so many compliments from men and women. Seems like not too many people know about this fragrance so I feel like it's my secret weapon. I get a good mix of sweet floral with patchouli giving this a very elegant and romantic feel. This perfume lasts and lasts. It's a little on the heavy side so I save this for winter and a fancy night out.

[Review originally posted on MakeupAlley in 2005]: Excuses for the bluntness and lack of content in this review, but after the La Prairie Original Eau de Parfum this is a HUGE disappointment, devastating... So much hype and a high price for something standard, innocuous, ordinary, and even unpleasant. La Prairie: why did you discontinue your misstresspiece and replace it with this?! A conundrum.

Silver Rain is the perfume equivalent of a day at a high-end spa. It is luxurious and deeply enjoyable. It will pamper you and ask nothing of you (apart from your money). I once had a full bottle of Silver Rain, which I got for a song since it was leaking - quite befitting the name ;-). Now I have a tiny decant left. Might repurchase one day, when I have used up some of my other loves.

I bought it many years ago in Switzerland and I loved it. I still remember its exquisite and intoxicating aroma. I never saw it again and I know that it was discontinued. Although I have many other perfumes, I would always like to find one that is very similar to this one! If you have any that is similar, I would like to know.

Deliciously fresh and light, this scent is uplifting, delicate, modern and feminine. It is expensive, but lasts extremely well. The packaging is beautiful too. I would compare this with YSL Paris in terms of being easy to wear, can go from day to night effortlessly, and has an expensive classic fragrance.

I love this. To me, it does indeed give a smell of rain. I can't remember smelling any other fragrance that gives me that same feeling. It's clean, elegant and I would also say sexy. I get tons of compliments when wearing this. FANTASTIC during cold temperatures!

I just love this perfume!It's all me, I feel comfortable wearing it anywhere and anytime, can't get enough, knowing it's there and smelling it around me all day makes me happy. It's heavy and long lasting, rich, gradiently revealing all it's riches.

Amazing!!! wonderful!! such a charming, expensive smelling, long lasting, sweet- oriental floral! I find it to be a warm deep scent, for a real lady! loved it from the first sniff!

I really want this one and i am looking forward to buy it after graduation (master degree) june 2013 !!! It will be the perfect reward :)

I just love this one so much.. and I just have no words to describe it.. LOVE LOVE LOVE