Fragrance comparison

Make Waves vs Rain

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 33 ratings analysed

2 wins

Make Waves

Angeline

2.3132 votes

Rank #73,130 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

14%scent match

Clearly different

Rain

Scents and Style

1.001 votes

Rank #77,785 SweetTropical

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Make Waves takes 2 of 3 categories.

Make Waves
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Rain
Choose it for a sweet and tropical character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Make Waves2/3

Rain0/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Make Waves
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Tie
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Make Waves

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Make WavesAngeline

RainScents and Style

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

2.31/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 59%Had 35%Want 5%

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

3%Love

13%Like

28%Ok

25%Dislike

31%Hate

32 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate33

⏱ Longevity20

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityMake Waves

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

Category winnerTieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

warm spicy91%

rose83%

fresh74%

aromatic65%

ozonic56%

sweet100%

tropical92%

fresh84%

fruity77%

aquatic69%

marine61%

Scent match14%Clearly different · both fresh

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SaffronCalone

Heart

CeleryRose

Base

SandalwoodDry Wood

Top

PapayaPineappleLimePassionfruitBig StrawberryGreen NotesTangerineLemon

Heart

Water NotesMignonetteSea NotesCaloneSeaweedBalsam FirHiacynthViolet

Base

Green AccordSandalwoodHeliotropePatchouliGreen TeaDry WoodOakmossCedar

InformationalShared notesCalone, Sandalwood and Dry Wood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer55

Fall55

Winter18

Day100

Night33

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men33

Unisex67

Women0

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#73,130

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#77,785

PerfumerKazu Glen Diaz

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMake WavesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Make Waves opens with a sharp burst of aquatic calone and warm saffron, creating a metallic ocean spray over dry wood. A vegetal heart of bitter celery and powdery rose quickly emerges as the top notes settle. Base notes of sandalwood ground the aquatic top, making it best suited for humid spring afternoons.

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Rain by Scents and Style is a tropical-leaning Aromatic Green fragrance for men. The opening is a fruit-heavy burst of papaya, pineapple, and passionfruit, supported by lime and lemon. It settles into a water-focused middle featuring sea notes and calone before drying down to a base of oakmoss, green tea, and sandalwo…

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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.

Which is better, Make Waves or Rain?

Make Waves takes 2 of 3 categories. Make Waves is rated 2.31/5 from 32 votes; Rain is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Make Waves for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Rain for a sweet and tropical character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Make Waves or Rain?

Make Waves lasts longest (Make Waves 65/100, Rain 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Make Waves and Rain smell similar?

Clearly different: a 14% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh accords. Common notes include Calone, Sandalwood and Dry Wood.

Is Make Waves or Rain better for summer or winter?

Make Waves suits daytime wear; Rain suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Make Waves and Rain?

Make Waves has top notes of Saffron and Calone, heart notes of Celery and Rose, a base of Sandalwood and Dry Wood. Rain has top notes of Papaya, Pineapple, Lime and Passionfruit, heart notes of Water Notes, Mignonette, Sea Notes and Calone, a base of Green Accord, Sandalwood, Heliotrope and Patchouli.