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Mainstream Gourmand Cinnamon... does such a thing exist?

post #1 of 12
7/9/10 at 9:48am
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The title pretty much says it all.

There are plenty of non-mainstream scents that would be gourmand (ie walking the tightrope between aroma and flavour) and cinnamon dominant:

Ambre Narguile
Gourmand Coquin
Five O'Clock Au Gingembre
Armani Privé Ambre Soie possibly

Is anyone aware of any more mainstream scents that exist? The closest I have found is Must de Cartier pour Homme, although calling it gourmand is bending the rules a bit.
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post #2 of 12
7/9/10 at 1:25pm
Carlos Santana has a nice non-niche cinnamon fragrance for men.
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post #3 of 12
7/9/10 at 1:48pm
There is a question about how edible a "gourmand" frag needs to be, IMO. If I wanted a truly edible one, I'd go to http://jojoelle.com. Otherwise, you might find edible top notes but then a more traditional base in a "mainstream" frag. Have you tried Witness or Diesel Zero Plus au Masculin, and if so, how do you classify them?
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post #4 of 12
7/9/10 at 1:55pm
I think CdG makes one. That's kind of mainstream.
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post #5 of 12
7/9/10 at 2:22pm
You sir, need to smell Witness by Bogart.
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post #6 of 12
7/9/10 at 8:33pm
Hugo Boss Boss Bottled has a cinnamon apple vibe to it.
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post #7 of 12
7/9/10 at 8:44pm
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

You sir, need to smell Witness by Bogart.

Witness to the Witness!!
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post #8 of 12
7/9/10 at 9:55pm
I too love cinnamon in a fragrance. Although not really a gourmand, Antidote by Viktor & Rolf has a very nice cinnamon and nutmeg vibe going on. Beware, it is also heavy on the Lavender so it is definately a try before you buy.
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post #9 of 12
7/10/10 at 8:02am
Zirh Corduroy, Diesel Zero Plus, and Carlos Santana for Men have a bit of this going on.
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post #10 of 12
7/10/10 at 8:32am
Maybe Dunhill Desire Red (very sweet and can be overwhelming) and Zirh Ikon (more incense)? That Zihr Corduroy may be a good bet.
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post #11 of 12
7/10/10 at 9:36am
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

You sir, need to smell Witness by Bogart.

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Originally Posted by NDN-01 View Post

Witness to the Witness!!

Yet another Witness. The best cinnamon i know.
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post #12 of 12
7/10/10 at 3:06pm
I think Carlos Santana is the closest you may get to a gourmandish cinnamon, at least that's reasonably priced. Corduroy being one of my favorites of all time does have some cinnamon going on, but it isn't really gourmand. Zero Plus is no where near gourmand imo, it's quite spicy really, but a very proportioned type of spicy, it doesn't jump out at you and offend too many. I now question myself and ask the same question.. are there really any sweeter cinnamon fragrances? Possibly Banderas' Spirit, this has a nice apple cinnamon like opening, but is still a little spicy.

The thing with cinnamon is that it's both sweet and spicy, and many fragrances capture both sides of that. But when I think gourmand cinnamon, I think of the type of cinnamon in a sucking candy, or the cinnamon in apple sauce. And as for what I've tried and owned, I haven't really come across one cinnamon fragrance that's a reflection of this. Spirit, Corduroy, Ikon, Ambre, Spirit VIP, Zero Plus are all in my collection and all great fragrances, but none of them I would consider gourmand. The closest that came to it would be Carlos Santana, but to me it smelled too powdery and feminine.
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