Green

Bay leaf smells like stepping into a Mediterranean kitchen—herbaceous, slightly peppery, and unmistakably savoury. It's green and fresh with a subtle warmth underneath, reminiscent of crushed dried leaves and dried thyme, but with an almost minty coolness that catches the back of your nose. There's something simultaneously culinary and aromatic about it, neither purely floral nor entirely spicy. If you've ever rubbed a bay leaf between your fingers and inhaled, that's precisely the character: slightly bitter, gently warming, and deeply earthy.

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.