Gourmand

Liquorice root smells like sweet anise meets dark caramel with a peculiar earthiness underneath—imagine the smell of a liquorice sweet crossed with molasses and a whisper of soil. It's syrupy and warm, with a slightly medicinal, herbaceous edge that prevents it from being cloying. There's a spiced quality too, reminiscent of warm licorice tea. Pure glycyrrhiza glabra is intensely aromatic and somewhat powdery, leaving a lingering sweetness on your skin similar to the aftertaste of black liquorice sweets.

Citrus

Pear smells like biting into a ripe fruit on a sun-warmed afternoon—juicy, green, and gently sweet without cloying. It's lighter and more delicate than citrus, with a crisp, slightly floral character that sits somewhere between fresh apple and honeyed stone fruit. There's a subtle green leaf quality, almost like the stem and skin of the fruit. It feels clean and innocent, perhaps reminiscent of pear juice or those waxy pear sweets from childhood, but far more sophisticated and refined when isolated as a fragrance ingredient.