Fresh

Mineral notes smell like pristine coolness and clean emptiness—imagine the sharp, almost metallic tingle of standing beside a rushing stream on a misty morning, or the faint ozone-like quality after lightning strikes. There's an ozonic, almost aquatic crispness with subtle saltiness, like sea spray on cool skin. It's not floral or fruity; it's more the scent of geology itself—smooth river stones, the inside of a geode, or petrichor's mineral cousin. Fresh, austere, slightly salty-sweet, with an ethereal, almost weightless quality.

Woody

Oud is profoundly complex—imagine walking into a centuries-old wooden temple where incense has smouldered for generations. There's dark, animalic warmth reminiscent of leather and tobacco, threaded through with something almost medicinal and slightly funky, like aged wood that's been touched by earth and time. Some describe it as smoky-sweet, with whispers of honey and spice lurking beneath. It's neither floral nor fresh; it's introspective and dense, filling your senses with contemplative richness.