Floral

Florentine iris smells like powdered violets mixed with buttered toast—soft, earthy, and slightly sweet with an almost creamy quality. Imagine the gentle dust from old library books combined with the warmth of iris root that's been stored for years. There's a delicate, almost cosmetic quality: think expensive face powder, dried flowers, and a whisper of almond or cashew butter. It's refined rather than floral in the typical sense—more sophisticated grandmother's dressing table than garden bloom.

Smoky & Earthy

Russian leather smells like a leather jacket left in a smoky room—rich, slightly charred, and deeply animalic. Imagine the scent of a saddle that's been near a campfire: there's the warm, almost smoky sweetness of birch tar beneath, mixed with the dusty, slightly medicinal smell of aged leather. It's not the clean, fresh leather of a new handbag; it's darker, more weathered, with an almost tobacco-like undertone and a hint of something slightly bitter and resinous.