The Character Archive
Sweet Fennel
The Licorice Light
Cool anise feathered with green, brighter than its shadow.
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Sweet Fennel is anise's lighter sister — green, slightly grassy, with a cool licorice lift that feels almost minty. She is the herb of digestifs and seedy little candies kept in a tin.
A bright top note, she opens a composition with a curious sweetness that reads as both fresh and faintly nostalgic.
- Role
- Aromatic top note
- Smells like
- Cool licorice, green seed, soft sugar, herbal lift
- Used in
- A Gentle Madness
- Pairs well with
- Star anise, lavender, marshmallow, violet, tonka
