Derek Lam 10 Crosby - Rain Day

"A rainy day on Crosby Street. The confidence to find something beautiful and meaningful during a Rain Day.  An enchanting balance of tropical vetiver Haiti and citrusy neroli Tunisia creates a surprisingly fresh scent." (Derek Lam 10 Crosby)  What is a rain day and how does a perfumer capture that essence in a fragrance?  I’ve been to New York but have not been to Crosby Street yet I know what a rain day is.  I’m also one that enjoys a good downpour; and the joy that can sometimes occur after having been caught in that torrent of rain. 

Rain Day wears on me as a fairly linear fragrance.  There’s a fresh somewhat citrusy greenness to the floral (neroli) which has a damp quality to it.  It feels very much like the green smell of Spring.  Rain Day feels clean and aquatic.  There is a subtle underlying woodiness to the fragrance as well.  The woody note does not “bring the dewy green floral down” but instead seems to add the note that gives this juice a more after-the-rain quality. 

Rain Day wears on me with moderate moving to soft projection for roughly 4 hours.

Notes: Haitian vetiver, Tunisian neroli