Cinnabar by Estée Lauder
Women 1978
Description
Cinnabar by Estée Lauder is a spicy oriental fragrance for women. Launched in 1978, this composition was created by Bernard Chant and Josephine Catapano. Its olfactive structure unfolds with top notes of spices, cloves, tangerine, peach, orange blossom, and bergamot; a heart of cinnamon, carnation, ylang-ylang, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, and freesia; and a base evoking incense, balsam…
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
5,307 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
2,161 votes
Season
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1,263 votes
Time of day
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876 votes
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About Cinnabar
Cinnabar by Estée Lauder is a spicy oriental fragrance for women. Launched in 1978, this composition was created by Bernard Chant and Josephine Catapano. Its olfactive structure unfolds with top notes of spices, cloves, tangerine, peach, orange blossom, and bergamot; a heart of cinnamon, carnation, ylang-ylang, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, and freesia; and a base evoking incense, balsam of Peru, amber, benzoin, sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla, and vetiver.
Spices Fruits, vegetables and nuts White flowers Flowers Woods and mosses Musk, amber and animalic Resins and balsams
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Longevity
Leading answer Very long-lasting
607 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Strong
760 votes
Character
Leading answer Traditionally feminine
223 votes
Value perception
Leading answer Fair price
182 votes
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7 reviews
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You’re going to say I’m bad or that I have no sense of smell, but I’m not the only one who smells like a public bathroom with Cinnabar. It’s a high-class lady, elegant and sophisticated, but sometimes she has a bad day with leaks and poor digestion. I only know her like this, decomposed. My advice: test before buying, never blindly.
You might say I’m bad at smelling things or have no sense of smell, but I’m not the only one who smells like a public bathroom with Cinnabar. It’s a high-class, elegant, sophisticated lady, but sometimes she has a bad day with digestive issues. I only know her like this, feeling unwell. My advice: test it before buying, never blindly.
Ring! It must be CINNY! the girls shouted in unison and opened the door. Cinnabar entered and all the cousin sisters, Chanel 5, Youth Dew, Opium, and Joya, got excited. They remembered their days as ‘THE POWERFUL ONES’ and commented on how Aunt L’Oreal had ‘watered down’ Opium. Cinnabar noticed it now smelled more of aldehydes, like Joya, and although Opium and Joya noticed the cloves and cinnamon a lot, Chanel 5 insisted that what dominates is the patchouli. Cinnabar laughed to know they had relaunched it and spent hours laughing among the five wonderful ones.
I remember Cinnabar with fondness; I haven’t found it again. A faithful aunt gifted me what was left in a bottle. It was a very gentle oriental, like a good girl next to an Opium. It smelled of spicy cinnamon surrounded by soft cloves, pink pepper, incense, benzoin, sandalwood, and carnation. The spices embraced gently and after hours they turned powdery. It was beautiful, sensual, elegant, and classic. I feel like rewinding time and smelling it again.
I remember Cinnabar with great affection; I haven’t been able to find it again. A friend was faithful to it and gifted me what was left. It was a very gentle oriental, like the good girl next to Opium. It smelled of sharp cinnamon surrounded by soft cloves, pink pepper, incense, benzoin, sandalwood, and carnation. The spices embraced softly, and after hours they turned powdery. It was beautiful, sensual, elegant, and classic. It makes me want to turn back time and smell it again.
Cinnabar is the pretty oriental girl with spices. It used to be wilder, now it’s softer and warmly cinnamon-scented, without any dirty notes. Even though it’s toned down, I love it for that cold, powerful winter vibe, that hot red note that awakens the feminine and hypnotic side. It inherits the strength of the 70s and is a treasure that shouldn’t be buried. It has more personality than an entire shelf of new fragrances.
A sensual aroma that highlights cinnamon, sweet yet light. Perfect for autumn and winter, it’s like a warm, cosy coat that wraps you in mystery. Elegant and very seductive for conquering hearts. A classic that with just a few drops develops its full complexity and clings to the skin for hours. Excellent longevity, lasting until the next day.