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Cinnabar (1978)
by Estée Lauder

  • Availability: In Production
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  • Bottle Designer: Ira Levy

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249 reviews

I don't know what to think of this fragrance. On my mother & on a friend, this stuff is a 4 star beauty. On my sisiter & me, it's a 2 star heavy handed oriental. It doesn't sicken me the way that Youth Dew does, but I can think of at least a dozen other over the top spicy juices that I prefer. If you like spicy oriental scents, it is worth a try. But don't get your hopes up...
07 October 2009


2208 reviews

Cinnabar is too pungent and musty, with the carnation overwhelming the cinnamon. There’s a lack of clarity in the composition and the end result is simply a mess of notes. It also smells very old-fashioned – more than I would personally like or could even tolerate.

Put simply, Cinnabar is not the timeless classic that it likes to think it is.

[Original submission date: 27 September 2008]

26 June 2009


9 reviews

On the right woman, this would surely be rich and exciting. On me, it was much too heavy, and actually burned my skin. It made me think of anointing oil, which is not a bad thing, but never settled down into my skin.
26 April 2009


9 reviews

I tend to confuse this one with Youth Dew, neither of which I like. I found both to be strong and repulsive. Youth Dew, even more so than Cinnabar, but Cinnabar not much better. I see someone compared this to Opium. I didn't like that one, either, but found it to be at least more unique than the other two.
24 April 2009


9 reviews

My close friend in h.s. used to wear this when we would go out to parties. It was her mother's. I am thinking of buying it for her just because. It smelled so sophisticated on her.
06 December 2008


1 reviews

i am no expert, but smelling this forever would equal HELL to me... i literally have to move away if someone is wearing it?!!! odd, huh? i have been familiar w/ Cinnabar since the 70's when it was introduced (and had the dramatic reaction from the Get-GO) Luckily for me, no one in Southern California wears this anymore...
17 November 2008

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