Bond No. 9

Shelter Island

Woody Earthy

Citrus ZestBlack PepperWhite LilyAlgaeSandalwoodOud

Occasion

Casual

Seasonality

Spring

Oud met by cool algae and salt. Woods with a nautical edge.

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How Shelter Island smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Shelter Island keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.

Warmthtemperate0.55

Shelter Island sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 60th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.60

Shelter Island sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 75th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.50

Shelter Island sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 89th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Texturemid-range0.55

Shelter Island sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 68th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Shelter Island keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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