LIQUORICE
Liquorice in perfume suggests dark sweetness with an aromatic edge, often recalling black liquorice sweets rather than plain sugar. The impression can feel smooth and rounded beside herbs or flowers, adding a darker flavour-like contrast to an otherwise fresh composition. It need not turn the whole perfume into a dessert: one documented interpretation pairs liquorice with lavender, balancing dry and sweet impressions.
The botanical source of familiar liquorice is Glycyrrhiza glabra, whose roots and underground stems provide material for flavouring. Anise is a different plant, although anise-derived flavouring is also used in liquorice confectionery. That overlap helps explain the association between liquorice sweets and an anise-like scent. In a perfume pyramid, the note describes an olfactory idea; it does not establish that root extract, sweets or anise oil are present.
