Anise

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....the different types of Anise...the

Star Anise in particular?

(Selenajade)

-I know only 2 types of Anise - aniseed and start anise.

Here are my 2 cents about their characteristics and how to use them

in a blend (all very personal and subjective information):

Both types have the typical licorice scent, and are used by fishers

and hunters due to their masking properties.

Aniseed: very sweet and balsamic. I find it more " feminine " in nature.

Star Anise: sweet, but with a woody-clean undertone, somewhat leafy.

Other oils with a similar scent are sweet fennel (more spicy, earthy

adn citrusy) and tarragon (more leafy-green and herbal). Caraway is

also very close in its type of sweetness and woody notes, but does

not smell like licorice.

I used anise (both types) as a compimentary note, that gives a unique

characteristic to the blend, which couldn't exist without it. You

need to dose it very carefully, becasue although it is

considered " top note " and may fade quicker than some other notes, it

is still very powerful and can overpower the rest of the ingredients

through all the dryout stages.

Examples of how you can use it:

To add a warm exotic twist to a floral blend (i.e.: powdery orris and

violet notes, narcotic florals such as jasmine and tuberose; Anise

also works very well with rose).

A culinary blend: anise is really good with other edible notes and

spices. I once made a Signature Perfume for a client who is just

crazy about licorice (she loved licorice soap) and culinary ( " angel "

type) perfumes, in which I blended (amon other notes) vanilla and

other balsams, honey absolute and licorice notes (star anise,

aniseed, fennel, etc.) with a top note of black currant buds.

In masculine fragrances: you can add anise (I would prefer the star

anise) to a foresty, coniferous blend. It can also work really well

in oriental fragrances for men.

Oriental perfumes: anise of all types can be a part of oriental

blends for both men and women. It works well with warm exotic and

fruity notes such as champaca, ylang ylang and xantoxylum.

-and the proportion is of course important: add one drop at a time

and sniff in between, to make sure that you add just enough to make a

unique fragrance, but without turning it into a licorice candy!

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Anise

Hi guys;

Would any of you be able to tell me about the different types of

Anise...the

Star Anise in particular? Selenajade.

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Can only tell you for candles, Star Anise is wonderful burning. It is a

love it or hate it relationship, as the smell is of Black Licorice. I

could roll in the aroma put off. Anise Seed does not carry this strong

scent. For body

Products however there is much more information available on these two.

The Scent of the Anise star is so strong, I have some folks who put

little votives inside pumpkins on Halloween, just to entertain the trick

or treaters with open porch of floating licorice scent.

Patti

 

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