Reserve - Rain [Reserve Blend] Clean

Clean Reserve Rain arrives as an exercise in restraint—a fragrance that whispers rather than declares. Richard Herpin has constructed something genuinely difficult to pull off: an aquatic that doesn't drown in synthetic ozones and plastic aquatics. The cucumber and bergamot opening feels less citrus-driven than vegetally crisp, like biting into a cold cucumber slice on a humid afternoon. What's immediately striking is how the white blossoms refuse to sweeten the composition; instead, they exist almost colourlessly, allowing cyclamen's peppery green edge and lily of the valley's indolic purity to dominate the mid-stage without veering toward soapiness.

This is where Herpin's restraint becomes apparent—the patchouli and vetiver in the base arrive as whispers of earth rather than declarations of woody depth. They anchor the fragrance to something tangible, preventing it from evaporating into pure aquatic fiction. The musk provides a skin-like quality, though its presence remains so subtle you're never quite certain whether you're smelling synthetic musk or your own warmth magnifying the florals above it.