Fresh

Iso E Super smells like clean, almost invisible freshness—imagine the scent of expensive, barely-there laundry detergent or the air inside a high-end department store. It's woody yet ethereal, with a faint ambroxan warmth underneath. Many people don't actually *perceive* it directly; instead, they notice a pleasant, indefinable cleanliness and subtle woody depth that makes a fragrance feel premium and polished. It's so subtle that roughly 30% of people experience "olfactory adaptation," meaning their noses tune it out completely within minutes—a peculiar phenomenon unique to this molecule.

Woody

Mastic smells like walking through a sun-drenched Mediterranean pine forest after rain. It's resinous and woody, with a slightly bitter, piney character reminiscent of freshly crushed evergreen needles—think gin botanicals rather than sweetness. There's an almost minty freshness underlying the warmth, with a subtle woodiness that feels ancient and slightly astringent, like chewing on a piece of aromatic bark. It's dry rather than creamy, with an almost incense-like quality that lingers on the skin.