Note
Star Anise
Star anise smells strongly of sweet licorice, with a warm woody spice edge and a cool aromatic sharpness. It flavors the opening and heart, pairing well with citrus, herbs, and warm sweet bases.
In 42 perfumes. Usually found in the opening.
- Opening
- 77%
- Heart
- 23%
- Drydown
- 0%
Most popular with star anise
The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.
Deziro
Nishane
Harrods For Him
Bond No 9
Sweet Amber
Lalique
Fou d'Absinthe
L'Artisan Parfumeur
Black Suede Charm
Avon
Attraction Deep Instinct for Her
Avon
I Vicoli Via Fiori Chiari
Trussardi
Walking in Porta Venezia
Trussardi
1725
Histoires de Parfums
Une Nuit à Doha
Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777
Que Chimba!
Lorenzo Pazzaglia
Iron Duke
BeauFort London
Infusion D'Amande
Prada
Lince
Tiziana Terenzi
Often paired with
Notes that show up next to star anise more often than chance would predict.
How it reads
Sweet and woody above all. Reaches for anis, warm spicy and aromatic far more often than the catalogue as a whole.
- sweet
- woody
- warm spicy
- aromatic
- citrus
- anis
- vanilla
- fresh spicy