Perfumes with star anise
Star anise smells sweet, warm and licorice-like with a gentle spice; it resembles anise but is perceived as sharper and spicier, with a slightly woody warmth.
The dried star-shaped fruits of Illicium verum, a tree grown in China and Vietnam, are steam-distilled into an essential oil dominated by anethole. The scent recalls licorice sweets and warm spice. Star anise is used mostly in the top of a fragrance and often in the heart. It pairs with cinnamon, clove, lavender, tonka, vanilla, cardamom and woods.
star anise appears in 921 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a top note.
Popular perfumes with star anise
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Tiziana Terenzi Lince (2018)
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Banana Republic Midnight Hour (2022)
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The House Of Oud Cypress Shade (2016)
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Reminiscence Patchouli Blanc (2015)
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Moresque Contessa (2016)
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Bath & Body Works Amber Blush Bath & Body Works (2013)
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Electimuss Auster (2020)
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Maison Crivelli Osmanthe Kodoshan (2021)
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Carthusia Io Capri (2000)
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House Of Sillage Benevolence (2012)
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Lorenzo Pazzaglia Que Chimba! (2025)
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Bruno Banani Man (2000)
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Givenchy Very Irresistible Poesie d’un Parfum d’Hiver (2011)
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Calvin Klein CK One Summer 2015 (2015)
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4711 Acqua Colonia Intense Sunny Seaside of Zanzibar (2019)
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Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue (2008)
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Dior Hypnotic Poison Roller Pearl (2019)
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L Artisan Parfumeur Navegar L'Artisan Parfumeur (1998)
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Yves Saint Laurent Belle d'Opium Eau de Parfum Éclat (2012)
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Dries Van Noten Havana Gold (2025)
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d Annam Pho Breakfast d'Annam (2023)
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Avon Christian Lacroix Bijou (2015)
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The Different Company Un Parfum d'Ailleurs et Fleurs (2006)
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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Anisia Bella (2004)