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    Ocean Rain vs. Amsterdam

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    Ocean Rain rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Ocean Rain vs. Amsterdam
    Ocean RainAmsterdam
    ConcentrationCologne
    Launched19902017
    GenderMaleUnisex
    PerfumerEdmond RoudnitskaGiorgia Navarra
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Ocean Rain

    Aromatic
    Fresh Spicy
    Floral
    Rose
    Fresh
    Woody
    Aquatic
    Mossy

    Amsterdam

    Fresh Spicy
    Warm Spicy
    Woody
    Floral
    Aromatic
    Powdery
    Musky
    Balsamic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    LavenderBergamotLemonGreen NotesArtemisiaBasil
    Elemi ResinPink PepperSaffronSichuan Pepper
    Heart
    RoseAquatic NotesCyclamenThymeBalsam Fir
    Black TulipRose
    Base
    OakmossLeatherCedarwoodAmber
    CedarwoodMuskAmberSandalwood

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Ocean Rain vs. Amsterdam
    Ocean RainAmsterdam
    Score4.5/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    In 1990, aquatics were a playground for synthetics. Roudnitska disagreed. His last fragrance anchors the ocean in leather and oakmoss instead. What arrives is not the typical aquatic story.Ocean Rain
    Honest take: Amsterdam opens like a spice market at dawn and settles into something quieter, almost contemplative. The pepper notes are the stars here, making this one of the more assertive Gallivant.Amsterdam