Fragrance comparison

Love Story vs After The Rain

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 1 ratings analysed

Love Story

Rasayel Oud

—0 votes

Rank #78,688 Warm SpicyLavender

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

After The Rain

By Cloud

5.001 votes

Rank #52,720 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

After The Rain takes 1 of 1 categories.

Love Story
Choose it for a warm spicy and lavender character.
After The Rain
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Love Story0/1

After The Rain1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: After The Rain

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Love StoryRasayel Oud

After The RainBy Cloud

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 19%Had 0%Want 81%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

lavender92%

patchouli84%

woody77%

earthy69%

metallic61%

amber100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

fresh spicy77%

aromatic69%

citrus61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

Lavender

Heart

Saffron

Base

Patchouli

Top

BergamotLavenderIncenseSaffron

Heart

CedarAmberTobaccoGeranium

Base

PatchouliLeatherAgarwood (Oud)

InformationalShared notesLavender, Saffron and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#78,688

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#52,720

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAfter The RainHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love Story by Rasayel Oud centers on a sharp, aromatic lavender opening that settles into a spicy, resinous heart of saffron. The dry-down introduces a grounded patchouli that provides a clean, earthy finish. It is a versatile unisex option for those who enjoy structured, herbal fragrances during transition seasons li…

Reviews →

After The Rain by By Cloud is a warm, spicy, woody unisex fragrance built around bergamot, lavender, saffron, incense, amber, tobacco, leather, patchouli and oud. It reads more like a dry, aromatic amber scent than a clean rain perfume, with a smoky, leathery base and a polished Middle Eastern warmth. Best for wearers…

Reviews →

InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Love Story and After The Rain smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Lavender, Saffron and Patchouli.

Is Love Story or After The Rain better for summer or winter?

After The Rain suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Story and After The Rain?

Love Story has top notes of Lavender, heart notes of Saffron, a base of Patchouli. After The Rain has top notes of Bergamot, Lavender, Incense and Saffron, heart notes of Cedar, Amber, Tobacco and Geranium, a base of Patchouli, Leather and Agarwood (Oud).