Anise / Star Anise / Aniseed

[Asha]

From the Note Identification Project thread:

Star anise - sweet, spicy, and liquorice-like. Can definitely see how Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin has a lot of anise.

[jenson]

so does Kenzo Air..and it does it so beautifully..

De la Renta Pour Lui is another frag which anise/fennel accord pumped in...

[SculptureOfSoul]

Star Anise is spicier and a bit more pungent than anise seed. Both can slow the pulse and are considered narcotic in high doses (internal only, as far as I have found).

Sweet Fennel is also similar as it also has a high level of anethole (the primary chemical contributing to the well known "licorice smell"). Sweet Fennel starts out sweeter and evolves into a spicy yet smooth scent that smells a bit warmer and 'higher register' than anise seed or star anise.

Longevity of these natural notes is somewhere between top and middle notes, lasting about two to three times as long as most citrus notes, but only about half as long as ylang ylang and just over a third as long as rose otto.

[out of smoke]

Blue Sugar has a licorice note.

[hednic]

Chopard Homme has a prominent star anise opening.