172 community ratings

Purple Rain

2025UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.8/ 10

Community score
172 ratings

Parfums d'Elmar Purple Rain is a floral, fruity and sweet unisex scent that opens with peach, bergamot and cardamom and settles into patchouli and vanilla.

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Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.

How does it perform?

From 170 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.6 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.3 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

9.1 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Value for money

6.4 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

81% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental

What does Purple Rain smell like?

Peach and bergamot start it off with a fruity freshness, and cardamom adds a spicy edge. In the heart, magnolia, orris absolute and rose bring a soft floral note. The base of patchouli, sandalwood, amber, musk and vanilla leaves it woody, sweet and oriental.

Both longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick fall and spring, with winter not far behind. Night outs and evenings lead the occasions. Feminine and masculine votes are close, so it doesn't lean clearly either way. Dior Midnight Poison and Chopard Cašmir have a close profile.