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Cinnabar(1978)
Estee Lauder · Bernard Chant · Amber
At a glance
Created by Bernard Chant for Estee Lauder, Cinnabar opens on mandarin, cinnamon, and clove, moves through a heart of carnation and jasmine, and closes on amber, myrrh, patchouli, and musk. Named for the vivid red mineral, its warm spiced-amber structure positioned it as Estee Lauder's own bold oriental statement, arriving the year before Opium and reflecting the broader late-1970s revival of dense, spice-driven orientals.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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