Kisses Rain

A beautiful dream. In the opening I was immediately reminded of Fève Délicieuse, one of my all time favorite gourmands. Fève of course is all about the titular bean, and is a bit more mentholated with the mint opening and lavender. This one, however, is a bit less conspicuously gourmand. It's less sweet, spicier, and more floral than Fève, and also softer in terms of performance. The opening is a beautiful mélange of almond, powdery heliotrope, cardamom, rose, vanilla, and what I assume is tolu balsam (I must admit that I'm not that well informed on how that note in particular smells). A very clear image emerges in my head of some kind of fairy dust or powder being thrown into the air in front of some red velvet. Soon a subtle but noticeable coffee note emerges from the powder-sweet cosmetic haze, along with woods (I don't so much of an oud or cedar impression from those woods but I suppose that's what they are) which serve to anchor the composition. In the drydown, this down-to-earth (literally) woody-coffeeness continues to develop, but the fragrance never loses this kind of ethereal halo-like quality - aerialness, skyward orientation, lightness, whatever you want to call it. In that sense it does have a romantic aura to it, not just in the conventional sense, but also in the sense that it has the character of an idealist, a dreamer, a poet. I could see this on one of those waifish kind of Gothic poets with gaunt features and wild hair that died young. And I do get the sense of a rain of kisses, as other reviewers have mentioned. It's like a kiss from a girl with vanilla lip balm that lingers on your lips for hours after she's left, whose heat can be rekindled if only you lick...This is the stuff of dreams and desire that is suffused with some kind of magic. Now that I've gushed like a blushing schoolgirl, the negatives. I find the performance, at least on my skin, to be tragically lacking. Of course, I must add the caveat to every review that I write that I have perfume eating skin and live in a hot and humid nearly tropical climate (northern Taiwan). Almost nothing lasts on my skin here. However, I'm trying this on a relatively cool day (18 degrees Celsius with 50% humidity), and getting, max, 20 minutes of projection and maybe 4 hours of longevity as a skin scent. At $150 for 50ml, that is pretty ludicrous. Now, this is only my 3rd wearing, and the sample set had to take a long international voyage to get here, so it could well be that it still needs some time to settle. Nevertheless, I'm never optimistic about performance improving with my hungry skin, so I have my doubts. For just a little bit more, I could get 125ml of Fève Délicieuse, which is by no means a beast but still performs decently well on my skin, and is equally beautiful. I'll have to do some more testing to determine whether this is bottle worthy, or if I'll let our short, passionate love affair end with 5mls and a kiss. 8/10 P.S.: I will echo a previous reviewer's comments about the caliber of Renier's customer service. I reached out to them about a minor shipping issue and they responded quickly and succinctly. What's more, even though I only ordered samples of the Rain line and De Lirius, I was lucky enough to receive samples of Behique and Habana 500 as well, allowing me to sample the entire house. Even if I'm not in love with all of the fragrances from Renier Perfumes, it's this kind of quality service, and quality artistry, that makes supporting small niche and indie brands like this worth it.

Ok, where to start with this one. Ladies and gentlemen, this is special stuff. The first assosiation I got was Feve Delicious. The opening is similar, but its not really that sweet as Dior. It soon dries down to a very smooth, creamy almond and vanilla with hints of spices (cardemom and coffe?). It actually reminds me a bit about Naxos from Xerjoff. The quality is sky high and its very natural feeling. In opposite to many other fragrances in this category, Kisses Rain are not overly sweet and loud. Just perfect strength. Kisses Rain is a cozy and smooth fragrance. Imagine that its raining outside. You are wrapped in a cashmere blanket while looking into the flames of your fireplace. You get a magical kiss from soft lips with vanilla lipstick. Its not a normal kiss. Its one of those kisses that make your heart beat faster, yes its boarderline erotic. What will happen next? Thats how Kisses Rain make me feel. 9/10

A very nice scent, giving a mature but still a modern unisex vibe. Ideal for autumn, currently my signature scent, giving a good projection of 2-3 hrs and great longevity of 8+ hrs. It does get compliments and to my opinion is one of the most artistic perfumes ever. It's an amazing fragrance – it smells great and costs almost half the price of the most niche perfumes. Updated: Lots of compliments..second best to GIT!!!!!!

Kisses Rain is an scent PERFECT for colder days & nights. lovely unisex, creamy oriental semi-gourmand fragrance. Its Elegant and sensual; my favorite so far from the brand! on my skin the vanilla, rose, Tolu balsam and almond are the stars of the show! Simply a perfect romantic fragrance for Fall & Winter (Currently my favorite frag of the season) :) Sillage its heavy-moderate and great longevity on my skin!

i love this frag. it opens in a powdery almondy way on my skin. it creates a nice and delicious bubble around me for 1-2 hours. it stays on my clothes over 10 hours but it does not project so much and gets closer to your skin in 2 hours. anyway i love the way it smells and that smell comforts me. it is one of my favourite winter scent.