Aquatic

Algae smells like the ocean's green heart—imagine standing on a rocky shore where seaweed clings to stone, still damp from the tide. There's a briny, slightly salty minerality undercut with something almost metallic and green, reminiscent of wet seagrass, crushed kelp, and the peculiar freshness of a coastal cave. It's not unpleasant, but distinctly aquatic and unfamiliar; rather like breathing in the essence of marine life itself—clean, primal, and vaguely ammoniac without being harsh.

Aquatic

Sea salt doesn't smell like salt itself—there's no actual scent to sodium chloride. Rather, it evokes the *experience* of coastal air: that bracing, slightly mineral-tinged atmosphere you breathe near the ocean. Imagine the crisp ozone-like quality after a sea breeze, mixed with hints of driftwood, seaweed, and sun-warmed skin. It's clean yet slightly salty-sour, almost metallic at the edges—like licking your forearm after swimming in the sea. Fresh, energising, and distinctly nostalgic.