anis

Spicy · 33 fragrances

anis is a spicy accord, recorded in 33 fragrances in the Codex. Accords carry a weight rather than a simple yes/no flag: a high weight means the accord dominates how the fragrance reads, while a low weight means it appears as a supporting texture. Fragrances where it dominates sit mostly in the citrus & fresh family.

33Perfumes

20Houses

1906–2025Years

82.5Peak weight

Where anis dominates

Fragrance	Year	Weight
Yves Saint Laurent — Opium Pour Homme	1995	82.5
Giorgio Armani — Code	2004	82.2
Giorgio Armani — Armani Code	2004	82.2
Balenciaga — Fleeting Moment	1949	81.4
Ermenegildo Zegna — Indian Spice	2017	75.4
Histoires de Parfums — 1740	2001	75.1
Atelier Cologne — Riviera Patchouli	2013	74.6
Dior — Hypnotic Poison classic	2008	74.5
Giorgio Armani — Attitude Extreme	2009	74.2
Caron — Aimez-Moi	1996	66.8
Caron — Aimez Moi Comme Je Suis	1996	66.8
Caron — N'Aimez Que Moi	1996	66.8
Jean Paul Gaultier — Classique	1993	65.7
Guerlain — L'Heure Bleue	1912	65.0
Aramis — Tuscany Per Uomo	1984	61.6
Mugler — Alien Man	2018	61.5
Guerlain — Kadine	1911	59.2
Hugo Boss — Boss Selection	2006	57.4
Guerlain — Sous Le Vent	1933	56.7
Guerlain — La Petite Robe Noire Ma Robe Sous Le Vent	1933	56.7
L'Artisan Parfumeur — Fou d'Absinthe	2006	54.6
Annick Goutal — Le Mimosa	2011	54.3
Bvlgari — BLV Notte Pour Homme	2004	53.5
Guerlain — L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme	2004	53.2
Giorgio Armani — Golden Code	2013	52.0
Tiziana Terenzi — Adhil	2016	51.9
Cartier — Pasha	1992	51.1
Cartier — Pasha de Cartier Parfum	1992	51.1
Cartier — Pasha de Cartier Edition Noire	1992	51.1
Guerlain — Instant Magic	2007	50.0
Hermes — Terre d'Hermès Intense	2025	48.2
Guerlain — Après L'Ondée	1906	46.0
Givenchy — Pi	1998	45.2

Accords that travel with it

woody

2,016 weighted

aromatic

1,895 weighted

soft spicy

1,723 weighted

powdery

1,503 weighted

floral

1,358 weighted

fresh spicy

1,156 weighted

citrus

1,119 weighted

warm spicy

1,092 weighted

Houses strongest in this accord

Guerlain

7 perfumes

Giorgio Armani

4 perfumes

Caron

3 perfumes

Cartier

3 perfumes

Yves Saint Laurent

1 perfumes

Balenciaga

1 perfumes

Ermenegildo Zegna

1 perfumes

Histoires de Parfums

1 perfumes