The Perfume Library

Ocean Rain (Cologne)

8.6

Mario Valentino · 1990

Floral · Aquatic · Green

Mario Valentino Ocean Rain (Cologne) is a men's fragrance that pairs lavender, lemon and bergamot with green notes, moves through marine notes and settles on cedar and amber; it has been discontinued. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick autumn, spring and summer, and it leans towards a night out, leisure and evening wear. Most voters read it as masculine and classic. It opens fresh and green with lavender, lemon, bergamot and basil. In the heart, cyclamen, rose and fir add a floral, aquatic touch. The base of moss, cedar, leather and amber gives an woody, resinous, slightly animal chypre footing. Ébène de Balmain and Dior Jules have a close profile.

Echo (Eau de Parfum)

7.7

Mario Valentino · 1989

Floral · Green · Fruity

Eau de Parfum

Mario Valentino Echo Eau de Parfum is a feminine scent that sets fruity and sweet notes against a green, floral backdrop; it has been discontinued. The notes read as a single whole: fruity and sweet notes come forward, green notes add freshness, and floral and powdery notes soften the result. Floral and green accords lead, while spicy, woody, resinous and chypre touches stay in the background. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters lean towards spring, followed by fall and winter, and daytime, evening and leisure wear score close together. Yves Rocher Pur Désir de Mimosa and Tan Giudicelli Pourpre have a close profile.

Mario Valentino · 1999

Citrus · Floral · Fruity