Anis
The anis accord is liquorice-like, sweet and cooling.
In 17 of 1747 fragrances here, most often worn in spring
What it is
Anethole, from star anise and fennel. The same molecule that makes pastis turn cloudy in water.
What it smells like
Liquorice-like, sweet and oddly cooling on the skin. It is strongly divisive for the same reason liquorice is, and the association with a drink or a sweet tends to decide the matter before the fragrance gets a hearing.
How strongly it is worn
The average strength this accord is listed at, where 100 means it dominates the fragrance.
57 / 100
What builds it
How much more often than the catalogue average. 1.0x would be chance, so these are the things that genuinely travel with it rather than the things that are simply common.
Accords it sits beside
Same measure, with its own family filtered out. Saying woody turns up with oud is a restatement, not a finding.
When it is worn
Against the average fragrance here. The line marks that average, so a bar past it means this is worn in that season or setting more than most.
Houses that use it most
Counted across the fragrances here, which reflects what we cover as much as what a house makes.
Calvin Klein (2), Guerlain (2), Byredo (1), Carolina Herrera (1), Dior (1), Givenchy (1).
The description above is written here. The counts, pairings and seasons are measured across every fragrance on this site that lists it. We have not smelled every bottle behind those numbers.
The most anis fragrances here
Ranked by how strongly the catalogue lists this accord, not by how popular the bottle is.
Yves Saint Laurent
La Nuit De L'Homme Yves Saint Laurent Le Parfum
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