04 Wish You Were Here

You're drinking a warm cup of almond flavored coffee as you gaze out your window to watch the morning rain fall. I found WYWH at my local Marshalls for 12.99 USD, and the notes of summer rain/ petrichor, toasted almonds, and fresh ground coffee listed on its box intrigued me enough to purchase the perfume. I was not disappointed. To me, it's more of a gourmand fragrance than an aquatic one. My nose can smell WYWH's coffee and almond note, and it's quite photorealistic of how actual cup of almond flavored coffee smells like. I do get the rain notes, but just barely. The scent of petrichor is very much in the background as a platform for the coffee and almond to stand out. But the scent of petrichor is not invisible, it's what gives WYWH its rainy day effect. I can't drink coffee for health reasons so WYWH has a special place in my heart for allowing me to experience the delights of coffee without having to drink coffee.

I took a chance on this fragrance when I saw it on Mercari for a good price (less than $20). The note of Petrichor really intrigued me, as I love the smell of rain, or the smell just before it rains. When it arrived, I wasn't sure what to make of it cause it smelled kinda odd from the atomizer but then I sprayed it and OMG....what a delicious experience. I can immediately detect the Petrichor or rain note, mixed in with some coffee. The almond gives it a sweetness that makes this a straight up female fragrance IMO. I don't find this to be unisex at all. Imagine sitting at an opened window, rain pouring outside, with an open book on your lap and a coffee in your hand. That's exactly what this fragrance invokes for me. I love it and could not believe I had found such a gem. I'm getting a backup bottle before I can't find it again. I believe it's on Fragrance net right now. So good!

my bf thinks it smells like chocolate. I love the coffee scent and it's balanced well by the aquatics. definitely makes me think of rain, but the rain notes are NOT straight petrichor or realistic to me. But its a beautiful suggestion of a coffee shop on a bright but cloudy rainy day- you know the kinds where the clouds are white instead of grey. Raindrops on windowpanes, reminds me of when my mom and i would get starbucks hot chocolate in 40 degree rainy weather and drive around town or go on a trip. Definitely my signature scent until I run out. feels melancholic yet optimistic.

When I first got this I did not like it. It was very warm and sweet, but none of the notes stood out to me. I certainly wasn't getting the coffee scent. Perhaps it needed to sit for a while, or perhaps I just needed to develop a better nose for picking out notes. Either way, I love it now. The coffee is present but not overpowering, and it balances well with the rain notes. The almond is very subtle. Reminds me of the store where my dad bought his coffee when I was a kid. Craving chocolate covered coffee beans.

it is interesting to see many people comment on the lack of coffee smell, because it was one of the first notes i noticed when i got this perfume! I do work in a coffee shop though, so i may just be able to recognize the subtle scent. personally, i really enjoyed this perfume. It has a warm yet clean smell that isn't too overbearing. I got a sample of this perfume with a bunch of others, and was definitely one of my favourites among them.

I love this! I tried it and bought a full bottle after a week of wearing the sample I had. It's so fresh and clean. It smells like rain with a little bit of earthiness and sweetness from the almonds, don't get a lot of the coffee beans. I actually reapply it once I get home from work so I can smell it throughout the evening. Unisex, not overwhelming, absolutely refreshing!

very melancholic, bittersweet scent. reminds me of looking outside on your birthday only to see that there's a thunderstorm and you have to cancel all of your plans. i don't get any coffee from this scent, but the bitter almond and petrichor is very prominent to me! probably one of my favorite fragrances :)

Purchased this as a blind buy and I am so happy I did. It's so perfectly unisex but without any of the awful 'i smell like metal, pain and crushed black ice' scents a lot of male-targeted things have. It's a little sweet but mostly salty, green coffee bean and a little melancholy.

This is mostly sweet smelling to me with well-blended notes. It does smell really good and I keep getting pleasant whiffs for several hours. this has grown on me a lot and is really nice on a mild day. Cozy

Bought this for my boyfriend and I LOVE it. It smells exactly like a coffee shop on a rainy day. Perfection! If you like Rochas Man, this has similar a masculine/coffee theme.

Honestly, “wish you were here” are my thoughts on the alleged coffee note in this perfume - I don’t get any coffee at all, which is a real bummer. The idea behind this blend is beautiful and I was expecting a beautiful atmospheric scent, but it definitely falls short of my expectations in that regard. That’s my fault for having such lofty expectations! Ignoring that, this has actually grown on me the longer I wear it. The drydown is cozy and sweet, overwhelmingly almond without being too foody. The rain bit is not at all an accurate petrichor, or even anything that reads as rain to my nose to be honest, it’s more of a soft clean laundry/linen smell that occasionally veers into hairspray territory, especially when it’s wet, but it’s worth sitting through that to get to the final drydown. I’m not sure how else to describe it. This one is weird. It’s not at all drinking coffee in a cafe next to a rainy window for me, which is what I was hoping for, but the almond note is the clear star of the show for me and it’s surprisingly addictive and comforting. Just adding my contradictory review to the pile! Everyone really does smell something different with this one.

What a soft/unique yet familiar scent. I would have never thought to pair gourmand/warm notes with aquatic ones. I found this for a great deal at Marshall's here in the US. Saw the notes on the packaging and figured I'd blind buy this. I must say, the combination of the notes are surprisingly nice. Allows it to be a unique enough addition to the aquatic musk family. On my skin/to my nose it reminded me both Commodity Rain & Clean Reserve Rain just with a gourmand twist. I get the grinded coffee note more at the beginning, and then as time goes by it softens to a nice aquatic skin musk with an almost almond latte undertone to keep it lightly sweetened. Overall, an easy fragrance to wear during the day. I think possibly all year even.

very interesting mix of fresh and...not fresh. these are not notes/accords I would ever think to put together, but somehow they (barely) work here. the aquatic/rainy notes stand out most all the way through, and as the fragrance progresses the coffee and almond start to shine more. this being said, it is still pretty linear and there's not that much development in the scent. the coffee is black, and the almonds here are roasted; it's not that kind of gourmand, cherry-lotiony almond. somehow, this scent does impart the feeling of melancholy its name would imply. it's fleeting, though, and doesn't last forever, but I think that's a good thing here. this is definitely an underrated cheapie for those who want to smell unique.

When first spraying this smells like Nautica Blue, but a few seconds later you start to sense the true fragrance. To me this dries down as stale coffee, definitely a fresh almond croissant, and a smell almost like inside a parking garage. The funny thing is I'm kinda here for it lol. It's melancholy. I don't get rainy day vibes from it though (not really "wet"). I think like moonkin said, layering it with Demeter's Thunderstorm would really make it into a rainy afternoon outside a cafe. Taking it as it is, I think this is a good scent for a cloudy/rainy summer or autumn day.

My first impression was an immediate, strong petrichor + moss; but it was simultaneously gentle and beautiful. More of a summer rain than a storm. The coffee notes are very subtle but bring out the best of the rainy notes. It dries down very soft into a mossy almond scent. Not overly aquatic in the way that it is in no way salty or super fresh. Not strong in terms of longevity and sillage, but definitely something that you could wear for many occasions! I don't have a scent like this yet so I'm glad I have it as it's unique!

There are lots of scents that claim to be "blueberry muffin," but this is absolutely it. I don't get a ton of distinct coffee, but the bready-ness that comes through with the fruit notes gives the pastry effect. I also don't get a ton of uniquely aquatic notes, and yet somehow the scent feels like you're wearing wet, musty clothes. In a good way! Like you just got home from being surprised by the rain and there's a warm coziness waiting for you. It has pretty good lasting power, and the sillage is good.

I got this as a sample and it is my first Memoire Archives scent. It was a very surprising that I liked it with only three notes, and one of them being rain. It reminds me of my mother's house (she uses wax melts in almost every room of the house, and it reminds me of a brown sugar, really rich one of those). This fragrance does exactly what it is supposed to do: make you feel like you are studying in a cafe on a rainy day. The almond note is also very nice on the dry down; makes for a sweet finish.

This is an interesting smell to me. I think it smells like someone's cool girlfriend who goes rock-climbing and buys local, whole bean, coffee. She's vegan. She volunteers at the animal shelter. It is a very strong scent initially, though I think it settles. I think it reads more feminine, but leaning toward androgyny. Suitable for chapstick lesbians or fem-leaning enbies, or maybe a man who wears cardigans and doesn't raise his voice.

An odd first hit of melon. Not a syrupy honeydew but more of a refreshing fresh cut scent. For me, the coffee notes do not come through very strong but the rain is very prominent which makes sense for its pyramid. I wear this when its a foggy night and I have to work. Makes me feel as if I am in Silent Hill.

Odd but I liked it! The coffee is fairly understated, which is what makes this fragrance work. The coffee is actually quite reminiscent of wet dirt, which gives this fragrance a "sipping a hot drink in an open doorway while watching rain pour down outside" vibe. The more I smell it, the more it grows on me.