Note
cinnamon
Warm, spicy, slightly sweet. Cassia cinnamon (China) is sharper; Ceylon cinnamon (Sri Lanka) is sweeter and more complex. The 'warm spicy' backbone of oriental compositions. Restricted in modern perfumery for skin-sensitization (IFRA limits).
⊛ the kinds · 1
the same material, from another place, another variety, or another way of taking its scent.
⊛ how it wears
- usually warm
- often full-bodied
- less fresh than airy
- leans dark and deep
⊛ where it tends to sit
most often on top, sometimes in the heart, rarely in the base.
⊛ same note, six voices
- the muse · Tiziana Terenzilillipurexpressive softness+6
- the minimal · Diptyquel'eaurestraint+6
- the sensualist · Al Rehabchoco muskwarmth kept close to the skin+30
- the statement · Rabanne1 milliona presence meant to be read+13
- the explorer · Hermèsun jardin sur le nilair, distance and a sense of place
- the enigma · Diptyque34 boulevard saint germainwhat stays withheld+21
⊛ ways to wear it
⊛ some scents that wear it
amber & spice · gourmands · woods & leather · florals · fresh & green · chypre
amber & spice
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- Bois 1920Sushi Imperiale
- Hugo BossBoss Bottled
- CartierDéclaration
- Comme des GarçonsWhite
- ChanelÉgoïste
- DiorSauvage Elixir
- DiptyqueL'Eau
- AmouageEpic Woman
- FendiTheorema no longer made
- Frederic MalleGeranium pour Monsieur
- HeeleyEsprit du Tigre
- InitioSide Effect
- Le LaboLabdanum 18
- LattafaHayaati
- Tom FordLost Cherry
- ManceraRed Tobacco
- Parfums de MarlyHerod
- Olfactive StudioLumière Blanche
- Tom FordSantal Blush
- Viktor & RolfSpicebomb
- TauerUne Rose Chyprée
- Tiziana TerenziLillipur
- XerjoffAlexandria II
- Yves Saint LaurentKouros
- Yves Saint LaurentOpium
- Tom FordPlum Japonais no longer made
- AmouageLyric Woman
- Frederic MalleNoir Epices
- AmouageEnclave
- AmouageOverture Man
- Serge LutensIris Silver Mist
- Serge LutensFive O'Clock au Gingembre
gourmands
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- Jean Paul GaultierUltra Male
- KayaliInvite Only Amber
- KilianLiaisons Dangereuses
- LattafaKhamrah
- Parfums de MarlyAlthaïr
- Frederic MalleMusc Ravageur
- RabanneBlack XS
- RabannePure XS
- TauerPhi — Une Rose de Kandahar
- XerjoffLira
- XerjoffNaxos
- Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium Le Parfum
- Al RehabChoco Musk
- Carolina HerreraGood Girl Légère
- KilianForbidden Games
- KilianA Taste of Heaven
- LattafaKhamrah Qahwa
- XerjoffCasamorati Bouquet Ideale
- Roja ParfumsBritannia no longer made
woods & leather
florals
fresh & green
⊛ often found with
vanilla · sandalwood · musk · patchouli · amber · bergamot · cedar · rose
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