Archive Cinnamon
Base note · Spicy
Cinnamon.
Hot, sweet bark with a dry, dusty finish.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Cinnamon is hot and sweet with a dry, dusty edge, closer to the bark than to anything baked. It is one of the most immediately recognisable notes in the range and one of the most seasonal: it reads as warm in a way that has a temperature, not just a mood.
It gives a blend body and a festive richness, and over vanilla or rum it makes something genuinely comforting. It is also easy to overplay. Cinnamon with clove and ginger together is mulled wine rather than a fragrance, and a heavy cinnamon blend worn in an Australian summer will feel like a mistake by lunchtime.
Perfumery cinnamon is distilled from bark, and which bark matters: true Ceylon cinnamon is delicate and almost citrusy, while the cassia most kitchens know is hotter and rougher. We use it the way a pastry chef does, measured in pinches, because it is one of the strongest materials on the shelf.
In a blend.
Real heat. Cinnamon makes a blend cold-weather and festive. In summer, or in an office, it can be too much.
Spicy. Warm spices that add character and intrigue. Shop the spicy scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
The 4 scents built with it.
Questions about cinnamon.
What does cinnamon smell like?
Hot, sweet bark with a dry, dusty finish. Cinnamon is hot and sweet with a dry, dusty edge, closer to the bark than to anything baked. It is one of the most immediately recognisable notes in the range and one of the most seasonal: it reads as warm in a way that has a temperature, not just a mood.
Is cinnamon a top, heart or base note?
It is a base note, so it appears last and stays longest. Real heat. Cinnamon makes a blend cold-weather and festive. In summer, or in an office, it can be too much.
What does cinnamon pair well with?
The studio would start with vanilla, rum, mandarin and tonka bean. It gives a blend body and a festive richness, and over vanilla or rum it makes something genuinely comforting. It is also easy to overplay. Cinnamon with clove and ginger together is mulled wine rather than a fragrance, and a heavy cinnamon blend worn in an Australian summer will feel like a mistake by lunchtime.
What fragrance family is cinnamon in?
Spicy. Warm spices that add character and intrigue.
Which Next Fragrance scents contain cinnamon?
4, including Next Slate - Eau De Parfum, Next Maroon - Eau De Parfum and Next Slate - Perfume Oil. Every note listed on a product page is the real pyramid for that fragrance.
Can I use cinnamon in a custom blend?
Yes. It is one of the 42 notes you can choose at the Bench, where you build across the three tiers and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
Blend with cinnamon.
Pick it at the bench, choose up to four notes per tier, and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
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