Sea notes capture the smell of the ocean in a bottle, salty, breezy and mineral with a hint of seaweed and wet stone. Perfumers build them from a blend of calone, seaweed absolute and mineral accords to evoke coastlines, sea spray and open water. You will find them at the heart of aquatic and marine fragrances, the ones that smell like a beach holiday or a sailing trip. In India, sea notes are summer lifesavers, they feel cooling and refreshing in brutal heat and humidity, and they cut through the heaviness that richer scents develop in tropical weather. A sea-note fragrance on a hot Mumbai afternoon feels like a breeze off the water. Look for them in fresh aquatics and summer-limited editions built for hot climates.