Fragrance comparison

Rain vs Sailor Stories

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 64 ratings analysed

Rain

Scents and Style

1.001 votes

Rank #67,509 SweetTropical

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Sailor Stories

Miguel Matos

3.6463 votes

Rank #13,772 MarineAromatic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sailor Stories takes 3 of 3 categories.

Rain
Choose it for a sweet and tropical character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Sailor Stories
Choose it for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Rain0/3

Sailor Stories3/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

RainScents and Style

Sailor StoriesMiguel Matos

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

3.64/ 5 · 63 votes

Have 20%Had 2%Want 77%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

35%Love

32%Like

3%Ok

24%Dislike

5%Hate

37 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity20

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevitySailor Stories

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value50

Category winnerSailor StoriesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

tropical92%

fresh84%

fruity77%

aquatic69%

marine61%

marine100%

aromatic92%

citrus84%

aquatic77%

leather69%

mossy61%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both marine and aquatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

PapayaPineappleLimePassionfruitBig StrawberryGreen NotesTangerineLemon

Heart

Water NotesMignonetteSea NotesCaloneSeaweedBalsam FirHiacynthViolet

Base

Green AccordSandalwoodHeliotropePatchouliGreen TeaDry WoodOakmossCedar

Top

LemonBergamot

Heart

Sea NotesJasmine

Base

SeaweedLeatherOakmoss

InformationalShared notesLemon, Sea Notes, Seaweed and Oakmoss. 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

Summer100

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer67

Fall67

Winter22

Day100

Night33

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Men40

Unisex60

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#67,509

PerfumerKazu Glen Diaz

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#13,772

PerfumerMiguel Matos

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerSailor StoriesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Sailor Stories is a salty citrus marine fragrance with a sharper, more textured personality than a simple fresh cologne. Lemon and bergamot give the opening lift, then sea notes, jasmine, seaweed, leather and oakmoss pull it toward a briny, mossy, slightly animalic dry-down. It suits wearers who like oceanic freshness…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Rain or Sailor Stories?

Sailor Stories takes 3 of 3 categories. Rain is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes; Sailor Stories is rated 3.64/5 from 63 votes. Choose Rain for a sweet and tropical character. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Sailor Stories for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Rain or Sailor Stories?

Sailor Stories lasts longest (Sailor Stories 74/100, Rain 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Rain and Sailor Stories smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share marine and aquatic accords. Common notes include Lemon, Sea Notes, Seaweed and Oakmoss.

Is Rain or Sailor Stories better for summer or winter?

Rain suits day or night wear; Sailor Stories suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Rain and Sailor Stories?

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. Sailor Stories has top notes of Lemon and Bergamot, heart notes of Sea Notes and Jasmine, a base of Seaweed, Leather and Oakmoss.