Woody

Violet root doesn't smell like the delicate flower you'd expect. Instead, imagine stepping into a dusty, earthy cellar where old books and dried herbs rest on wooden shelves. It's warm, slightly woody, with an almost peppery dryness—reminiscent of iris root's earthiness, but softer and more intimately powdery. There's a faint green tea-like quality, almost like beetroot skin or wet soil after rainfall. It's quietly sophisticated, almost Victorian in its restraint.

Aquatic

Water lily smells like a fresh, almost weightless floral—imagine leaning over a cool pond on a summer morning and catching that clean, slightly green scent floating above the surface. It's crisp and dewy, with a whisper of cucumber-like freshness and a faint powdery sweetness, like the inside of a flower petal that's just unfurled. There's nothing heavy or perfumey about it; instead, it evokes that serene moment when air itself seems to have a gentle fragrance—cool, aquatic, and almost crystalline.