Aquatic

Brine smells like the sea itself—but not in the way you might expect. It's not fishy or unpleasantly salty. Instead, imagine standing on a windswept rocky coastline after a storm, where salt spray mingles with mineral air and seaweed. There's a crisp, slightly metallic quality, reminiscent of licking your lip after ocean swimming. It's ozonic and clean, with an almost numbing freshness, like breathing in through your nose on a bitterly cold seaside morning. It feels more atmospheric than ingredient.

Floral

Lily-of-the-valley smells like springtime captured in a bottle—delicate, almost ethereal, with a waxy, slightly honeyed sweetness. Imagine walking through a shaded woodland garden after rain, where tiny white bell-shaped flowers release a soft, green-tinged floral that's both innocent and mysteriously sensual. There's a creamy, almost soapy quality, reminiscent of lily pollen and fresh laundry dried in the sun, with whispers of pale fruit underneath. It's tender rather than heady, whispering rather than shouting.