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Star anise provides an immediate licorice-like warmth that is both aromatic and subtly sweet upon application.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Warm Spicy80
- Soft Spicy50
- Woody50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Star Anise
- Mandarin Leaf
- Bergamot
- Cinnamon
- White Musk
By the editors · 2 min readStar anise provides an immediate licorice-like warmth that is both aromatic and subtly sweet upon application. Bergamot brightens the top with a crisp citrus edge that prevents the spice from becoming too heavy. Cinnamon forms the heart, amplifying the warm-spicy character with its dry, woody pungency. The base combines white musk and tonka bean for a soft, powdery sweetness, while vetiver adds a dry earthy texture and vanilla contributes a creamy warmth. This fragrance evolves from a spicy-aromatic opening to a soft, musky dry-down over two to three hours. It offers moderate projection and longevity, ideal for casual daytime wear in autumn or winter.
Scent twins
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