Floral

Hyacinth smells like springtime crystallised into a single moment—imagine walking through a garden where sweet, almost peppery florals bloom with an almost grape-like juiciness. There's a subtle woody-green undertone, like crushed stems and fresh spring air. It's intensely perfumed without being heavy, with a slightly powdery quality that feels both airy and sensual. Think of the scent you'd catch leaning into a bunch of tightly clustered flowers at the market, but with an elegant restraint that lingers gracefully rather than overwhelming your senses.

Woody

White woods smell like the clean, almost silvery heart of freshly sawn timber—imagine walking into a high-end carpentry workshop where pale birch or ash has just been cut. There's a subtle coolness here, almost minty-fresh, paired with a dry, slightly powdery quality reminiscent of cedarwood but airier and less resinous. It's the olfactory equivalent of pale sunlight filtering through a sparse forest. Some describe it as having a whisper of aldehydes—that soapy, slightly metallic brightness you'd find in expensive laundry water. It's refined, almost ethereal, and never heavy.