SpicyNatural raw material

Cinnamon

Spicy, tasty, mellow, fruity, peppery, pervasive, warm, soft.

Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, MadagascarOrigin

Steam distillationExtraction

BarkUsed parts

9,351Fragrances

About

History

Production

Top notes

2,370 fragrances

Frequently asked

What is Cinnamon?+

Cinnamon is a natural raw material spicy perfume note. It is sourced from Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar.

What does Cinnamon smell like?+

Spicy, tasty, mellow, fruity, peppery, pervasive, warm, soft.

How is Cinnamon obtained?+

Cinnamon is obtained by steam distillation, using the bark.

Is Cinnamon a top, heart, or base note?+

Cinnamon is most often used as a heart note. Across 6,531 fragrances on Noteboxd it is listed as a top note in 2,370, a heart note in 3,565, and a base note in 596.

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SpicyNatural raw material

Cinnamon

Spicy, tasty, mellow, fruity, peppery, pervasive, warm, soft.

Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, MadagascarOrigin

Steam distillationExtraction

BarkUsed parts

9,351Fragrances

About

History

Production

Top notes

2,370 fragrances

Frequently asked

What is Cinnamon?+

Cinnamon is a natural raw material spicy perfume note. It is sourced from Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar.

What does Cinnamon smell like?+

Spicy, tasty, mellow, fruity, peppery, pervasive, warm, soft.

How is Cinnamon obtained?+

Cinnamon is obtained by steam distillation, using the bark.

Is Cinnamon a top, heart, or base note?+

Cinnamon is most often used as a heart note. Across 6,531 fragrances on Noteboxd it is listed as a top note in 2,370, a heart note in 3,565, and a base note in 596.

Les Eaux Primordiales

Ambre Superfluide

Floral7.0

Heart notes

3,565 fragrances

#14 AMBERY (ORIENTAL)

Gentlemen Only Absolute

Base notes

596 fragrances

Délectation Splendide

Citrus

All fragrances with Cinnamon

#11 AMBERY (ORIENTAL)

L'Artisan Parfumeur

Mon Numero 10

Floral7.1

#14 AMBERY (ORIENTAL)

Gentlemen Only Absolute

#22 AMBERY (ORIENTAL)

L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme

L'Eau D'Ambre Extreme

Les Eaux Primordiales

What are the most popular fragrances with Cinnamon?

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Popular fragrances featuring Cinnamon include Baptême Du Feu by Serge Lutens, Vintage by John Varvatos, Musc Ravageur by Frédéric Malle, Cherry Oud by Guerlain, ranked by community score on Noteboxd.

How many fragrances contain Cinnamon?+

Cinnamon is featured in 9,351 fragrances on Noteboxd.

A potent, penetrative scent of warm, peppery and pervasive facets. Cinnamon is adored for its ability to add a spicy flair to ambery and woody compositions. Lingering long after other scents have disappeared, cinnamon makes for a gorgeously sultry base note with its warm, soft and subtly sweet nuances.

A spice as old as civilization itself, the warm fragrance of cinnamon has delighted our nostrils, warmed our homes and enriched our cooking for centuries. The Chinese are recorded as having first used cinnamon in 5000 BC, and by 2000 BC the coveted tree bark was eagerly traded across the Mediterranean. Eventually, cinnamon made its way into Europe in the 17th century when it was traded by the Portuguese—who had colonized Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon).

Cinnamon derives from an evergreen tree native to the warm, tropical climates of Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and parts of China. However, most cinnamon devotees will tell you that Sri Lankan cinnamon really takes the cake in terms of quality and value. To harvest the delightfully fragrant spice, the bark is removed from Cinnamomum verum trees every two years. Small pieces of the bark are scraped and air-dried for twenty-four hours. Once dried, the bark coils to form hollow sticks which are then inserted, one inside the other, before being cut evenly. To create the highly coveted cinnamon essence used in perfumery, these fragments undergo a process of steam distillation.