Cinnamon - The lists, the scents and the recommendations - 2007 edition

After sometime now, trying many different scents, sniffing designer scents, niche scents, etc. - I have found certain notes appeal to me very strongly. I have also found myself drawn to certain scents (in the past and present) and when I research the notes I see some similarities. Much different than a year ago - when all I knew was, 'I liked it.

Most of you know I am a card carrying ‘cinnamon freak’ when it comes to fragrances. I did my homework and researched old Basenotes threads, that contained lots of recommendations about fragrances to try with cinnamon featured in them (thanks Thrax and many others...).

Here are some lists. Most of the scents on these lists were cut and pasted from the old Basenotes threads. I put an asterisk (*) next to the ones that are in my 'Top 5 scents with prominent cinnamon notes to buy' list (or also known as my T5SWPCNTB list).

I own:

Baie de Genievre by Creed
* Ambre Narguile by Hermes

I have tried and love:

* Sherbet: Cinnamon by Comme des Garcons
White by Comme des Garcons / Costes by Hotel Costes (I swear these are the same scent…)
* Spezie by Lorenzo Villoresi
Incensi by Lorenzo Villoresi
* Santalum by Profumum
Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle
Noir Epices by Frederic Malle
Bois de Paradis by Parfums Delrae
Patchouli Pure by Fresh Index
Obsession by CK
JHL by Aramis / Cinnabar by Estee Lauder (see White / Costes…)
* Rousse by Serge Lutens


I have tried and DO NOT LIKE:

Must Pour Homme by Cartier
Pour Monsieur Concentree by Chanel
Egoiste by Chanel
Envy by Gucci
Dunhill Edition
Brit by Burberry
London by Burberry
Hot Always by Bond No. 9
Catalyst by Halston
Corduroy by Zirh
Comme des Garcons EDP
Spirit by Antonio Banderas
Chergui by Serge Lutens
Cypress by Acqua di Parma
Joop Homme
360 Red by Perry Ellis
L by Lolita Lempicka
Feminite de Bois by Shiseido
Black Cashmere by Donna Karan


I have ‘heard’ have cinnamon and want to sample:

Amber Canelle by Creed
Original Santal by Creed
Maharadjah by PdN
Carven Homme
Witness by Jaques Bogart
Nikos by Nikos
Jaipur Homme by Boucheron
Eau Lente by Diptyque
L’Eau by Diptyque
Vanille Cannelle by Comptoir Sud Pacifique
Zero Plus by Diesel
Mouchoir de Monsieur.by Guerlain
Carlos Santana Pour Homme
Solo Loewe by Loewe
LP No.9 for Men by Penhaligons
Woods of Windsor for Gentleman by Woods of Windsor
Fresh by Trussardi
Uomo by Fendi


So, here’s my questions:

Which of the above list (those I want to sample) should I try first? Which one of the scents on my T5SWPCNTB list would you recommend? What scents (men or womens scents) am I missing?

How nice of u - thanks Robbie.

Wonderful. Thanks for the comments and rec's.

I actually own Jo Malone Blue Agava and Cacao and I have sampled Le Male by JPG - I found absolutely no cinnamon in either. Must be my skin...

So...

I've been busy trying out some of my original 'to try' and the ones you all recommended.

Here's an update of scents I have sampled:

Diesel Plus Zero by Diesel - thanks Robbie...however I immediately did not like this. It reminded me of a chemical hair dye my mom used to use. Mixed with cinnamon. I really wanted to like this cause it's crazy cheap, but I don't.

Cinnabar / JHL by Estee Lauder/Aramis - thanks shadesofbleu...this perhaps belongs on its own thread but I am not getting much cinnamon from these two...they are just pure oriental scents: amber, spices, patch...perhaps cinnamon is there underneath all of that but I ain't getting it. Don't get me wrong these are nice scents. Perhaps if I lived in a cooler part of the country (where they actually have winter) I'd have an excuse to wear these two. I still want to try the YSL Opium's (womens and mens) though.

Original Santal by Creed - no, no, no, no. I don't like this. Not meaning to offend its fans, but this is not for me.

Incensi by Lorenzo Villoresi - thanks tvlampboy...see Diesel Plus Zero. I thought this would be a no brainer: cinnamon and incense. I almost bought this blind. But, the sharpness of the cinnamon was almost L'Anarchiste-ish and my nostril hairs never really recovered.

Scents on their way to me: Witness (thanks tvlampboy) and Eau Lente (thanks rentboy)

Scents that I will be sampling soon: Tea for Two and Ambre Extreme by L'Artisan (thanks shadesofbleu).

Scents I now own that are cinnamon-y good: Spezie by Lorenzo Villoresi (cinnamon nirvana) and Santalum Profumum (thanks comdiva - cinnamon under a heavy top coat of sandalwood)

You're welcome.

I do need to re-do this one, thanks for the reminder. There's a bunch of fragrances that should be added to the list.

Ah yes, I did. Honestly I get it and Maharanih confused. But they both feature the PdN 'house' accord very prominently and I'm not sure if it was the intensity of the aromatics coupled with the cinnamon butt smelled waxy and starchy to me. Uncomfortably so. I really wanted to like this one, but ultimately I fell for Nicolai Pour Homme instead.