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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Cinnabar
meets Opium Eau de Parfum 2009.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Jasmine · Lily-of-the-Valley · Patchouli

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with amber. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Estée Lauder Cinnabar bottle
Estée Lauder

Cinnabar

Concentration not recorded

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Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Parfum 2009 bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Opium Eau de Parfum 2009

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20152009
Leading accordswarm spicy · white floral · woodyamber · balsamic · sweet
Notes unique to this recordTangerine, Orange Blossom, Cloves, Lily, Olibanum, SandalwoodMandarin Orange, Bergamot, Myrhh, Opoponax, Amber, Vanille
Longevity / 53.84 · 256 votes4.13 · 2,509 votes
Projection / 42.76 · 274 votes2.93 · 2,772 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Cinnabar

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Benzyl salicylate, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Eugenol, Hexyl cinnamal, Coumarin, Cinnamyl alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Citronellol, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Citral, Amyl cinnamal, Isoeugenol, Farnesol, Cinnamal, Hexamethylindanopyran, Linalyl acetate, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Amyl salicylate, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Lavandula oil/extract, Vanillin, Pinene, Beta-caryophyllene, Isoeugenyl acetate, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Terpineol, Geranyl acetate, Eugenyl acetate, Terpinolene, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Cedrus atlantica oil/extract, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Benzaldehyde, Alpha terpinene, Benzyl cinnamate, Camphor, Carvone, Jasmine oil/extract, Acetyl cedrene, Sclareol

Official French storefront declaration. Formula reference is preserved; check the packaging of your bottle for its batch-specific list. Current Cinnabar profile matches the 2015 catalog edition; not the earlier 1978 listing.

Source: Estée Lauder official French storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN55077

Opium Eau de Parfum 2009

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and white floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed amber and balsamic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.