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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Nez a Nez L’Hetre Reve
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Guerlain L'Instant d'un Ete pour Homme (2006)
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Esse Strikes The Notes Miranda (2018)
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Tommy Bahama Island Life for Her (2014)
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L Occitane en Provence Eau du Badian L'Occitane en Provence (1999)
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Jeanne Arthes Love Never Dies (2009)
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Cacharel Catch Me...L'Eau (2014)
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Givenchy Very Irresistible Summer Cocktail 2008 (2008)
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Oakcha Marshmallow Mist (2024)
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Sorce Vampire Wife (2025)
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L Occitane en Provence Olivier Ondé Eau de Parfum L'Occitane en Provence (2021)
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Givenchy Very Irresistible Summer Sorbet (2009)
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Azzaro Pure Lavender (2001)
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Calvin Klein Eternity Summer 2020 (2020)
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Anfar London Midnight Frost Intense (2023)
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Rituals Velvet Aura (2025)
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Lolita Lempicka Rendez-Vous de Minuit Midnight Rendez-Vous (2008)
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Hugh Parsons Oxford Street (2009)
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Xerjoff Wabar (2013)
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Yves Saint Laurent Opium Pour Homme Eau d'Orient 2007 (2007)
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Profumi del Forte Marconi 3 (2008)
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Omnia Profumi White Madera (2015)
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Laura Mercier Eau Gourmande Tarte Au Citron (2006)
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Chopard pour Homme (2006)