Duel

City of Stars vs When the Rain Stops

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

Exclusive to City of Stars

Exclusive to When the Rain Stops

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

Top notes the first half hour
Heart notes the central character (1 to 4 h)
Base notes the trail that remains (4 h and more)

What are they for?

City of Stars
When the Rain Stops
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Not its territory
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Not its territory
Not its territory
How is it calculated?

These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.

Why choose one… or the other?

Why choose City of Stars

  • Eau de Parfum against eau de toilette: more material, and a longer expected longevity.
  • Its pyramid opens on bergamot, mandarin, jasmine, nowhere to be found opposite.
  • Freshness dominates, with citrus in the lead.
  • No offer listed for the moment.

Why choose When the Rain Stops

  • lily of the valley, green notes: all materials absent from City of Stars.
  • Notes that are uncommon with us (green notes, lily of the valley): the less conventional of the two.
  • We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
  • Eau de Toilette: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.

The verdict

  • Most concentrated

    City of Stars — an eau de parfum formula against an eau de toilette

  • Freshest

    City of Stars — signature carried by citrus

  • Most original

    When the Rain Stops — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (green notes, lily of the valley)

Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.

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