Spicy

Exotic spices smell warm, slightly sweet, and deeply complex—like walking into an Indian spice market or biting into mulled wine. You'll catch notes of clove (peppery-sweet, almost numbing), cardamom (green, slightly citrusy heat), cinnamon (sugary warmth), and hints of nutmeg or black pepper. There's an almost creamy richness beneath the heat, with a subtle woodiness that feels ancient and sensual rather than sharp or medicinal.

Oriental

Frankincense smells like walking into an ancient temple during incense ceremony—warm, slightly woody, with a subtle sweetness reminiscent of honey and old paper. There's a peppery, almost medicinal sharpness underneath, like the smell of a spice bazaar, combined with a dry, resinous warmth comparable to burning cedar wood. It's slightly creamy and balsamic, with whispers of citrus and pine. Imagine inhaling the aroma from inside a leather-bound antique book left in sunshine—that complexity and depth.