Sinan

I agree with the previous reviews, this is a powerhouse perfume, a monster scent, it smells so different than anything on the contemporary market I know, even compared to other perfumes from the 80s or 70s I know. It also smells rich and fine like beautifully aged smoked brandy. But there's nothing feminine about it, it's finesse comes from its quality and unique composition. If this were a woman, her voice would sound like someone that smoked the value of a Mediterranean villa and who also built that villa with her bare hands. I am not even sure about layering it to make a bit more feminine, it could easily silence all else I'd put on top. Later edit: this is so good that I am willing to love its ruggedness. I am not so versed in masculine scents, I wonder if a man would find it as unique and intriguing as I do, if it smells more mainstream or similar to other perfumes marketed for men?!

In 1984, at the age of sixteen I made my first grown-up fragrance purchase at the Frederick and Nelson perfume counter. I left behind all my previous favorites that day: Sweet Honesty, Love's Baby Soft, Pavlova- all chosen for me at one time or another, and perfectly nice for little girls. That day I chose for myself. The bottle of Sinan de Jean Marc Sinan was indescribably exotic and rare looking next to all the others, so 1001 nights. I still remember the first sniff- a shower of golden silk, midnight skies, twinkling stars, desert princes on horseback, Bedouin horse races across the sands, pampered life in a Sultan's Harem, seduction/ravishment, love...and every other fantasy that a teenage girl who read way too much, might have...It was heady stuff!! I have never loved another fragrance as much. I have searched for years for a replacement, but nothing compares.

When a dry, woody Chypre meets a floral Oriental, Sinan results. What a vibrant beauty this is, from the cute moon sicle top to the gorgeous liquid. Although it's a fairly modern release there's a vintage vibe to S. Woody, spicy, balsamic and floral notes make for a lovely, intense fragrance. S. reminds me a little of Cabochard, and a tiny bit of Nipon and somehow of Chanel No. 5, too. Good sillage and lasting power. The presentation is stylish and classy. Sinan is labeled a women's perfume but men might want to give this one a try, it's very unisex! So glad I found Sinan, it's a beautiful addition to my collection.

If Jean Couturier Coriandre is chamber pop, then Sinan is new wave: the latter's coriander, muguet and rose refracted by aldehydes and imbued with smoke. Dark green leaves, patchouli, and moss has it singing in alto as it sips hors d ́âge. It's an after hours spot with a backlit bubble wall feature and crushed burgundy velvet. Do I have one too many chypres? Never! Not when I am seduced by something like this: dry and dusky, its sillage releases oxytocin into my bloodstream.

This perfume smells just asa good in the bottle as it does on your skin. It just finishes way too fast. Its s nice perfume but relatively weak compared to some of the older ones. Its very approachable and would make a really great date scent. The first notes are nice and musky with some sweetness. The finish is all sweet and softness.

Superb rose-oriented chypre that reminded me of Le Mat by Mendittorosa showcasing that particular flower in a herbal, green and slightly metallic way. More nuanced than the niche italian offer with a soapy middle phase and a oakmoss-leathery base. A real gem that has aged extremely well.

Wearing the last drops of my sample today, realising I need to get my hands on an unopened bottle of this vintage asap. It smells like a mix of Le Mat and the original Trussardi Donna, but on steroids. It’s floral, but mossy, mossy, mossy in the dry down. Yummi stuff indeed.

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Woody but fresh scent; like incense and oak moss mixed with an old-fashioned soap bar. It may not sound very intriguing but this is one of few perfumes I'd cover my body with if I had a full-size bottle of it.

Good gods this is a masterpiece....I purchased a vintage dabber on a whim and have fallen completely in love. On my skin this fragrance is extremely animalic, heady; almost like there's a heaping dose of civet. She's funky, musky, sexy, and kinky. The jasmine is expertly indolic, grounded by a rose that only whispers. The oakmoss and patchouli are a rustic/woody layer that make this feel almost reverent. +- unisex, feels warm and viscous without being sticky. I couldn't wear this to work....she's my surly, dirty little secret. I look forward to taking her for a spin on a hot and bothered day.

In 1986 when I was 18 I was given a bottle of Sinan. At the time it seemed a heavy smell for me, very brooding and sophisticated. I preferred more floral light hearted scents. Now that I am in my 40's I wish I had that bottle again. I think I would appreciate its dark mystery.

An other chypre... One can not have enough chypre perfumes if one was born in the seventies, and had been exposed to these beauties at a young age.

I got a bottle when i was 17. It was heavy for a teenager. I gave it to my mother but now when i'm 43 i love to have it again

This was an early Christmas present that I received from an admirer & gentleman caller after Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's home in Charleston South Carolina. I'm so fortunate to have thoughtful friends who remember I have a passion for perfume. Sinan is a strikingly beautiful, luxurious and gorgeous, exotic & romantic perfume. She is classified as an Oriental and I can totally see that. I was presented with the miniature dab on bottle, with the parfum being the strongest concentration. They sell it on ebay as an eau de toilette spray as well. The minis are what you want to get because you experience the full blossom of this Oriental beauty. The fragrance's charming scent is evocative of the Arabian Nights: flying carpets, thief of Baghdad, Aladdin & the princess, evil sorcerers, palaces over the dunes & sands, silvery moons over gardens of jasmine, Persian mystics in turbans with a jewel on it, magic, and romance and adventure. Oh how I love where this perfume can take me! This is definitely a fragrance to fire up your imagination if you're an actor/actress or writer/novelist. I'm a professional entertainer and cruise ship performer always in different costumes so frags like this always thrill me. I would wear this one as Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin. This is an exquisite floral Oriental and yes, she is unisex. This is not a delicate powdery scent for dainty princesses but instead she is a majestic Empress, a sultan's cologne. Sinan at heart is aromatic, smoky and musky, woodsy, spicy and a bit masculine. It does not smell like any other cologne or perfume I've experienced even if the reviews here compare it to other scents like Shalimar Diva by Ungaro or Bal a Versailles. It is totally it's own unique scent. Sinan is outdated I don't know what year it's from but it smells like a stronger floral from the late 70's. There is something of a nod to Shalimar but only in the way it opens. I detect a citrus scent with bergamot orange and mandarin but she does not remind me too much of Shalimar because it turns spicy and floral rather quickly whereas Shalimar takes a while for those citrus notes to dissipate. This is a brief opening prelude with bergamot & a green note that smells like basil. I looked it up and apparently it has coriander which is a bit on the cooking herb side. She also contains soapy and soft aldehydes. Nothing heavy. Instead the opening feels like a shower of gold. Very much like out of a fairy tale. I picture a genie appearing out of th bottle in a shower of gold. The development of the florals ranges from slightly powdery iris and rose, to a lush carnation and jasmine and a sweet ylang ylang. There is also a green lily of the valley. She is far more floral than Shalimar ever could be. A lovely bouquet of flowers but they do not take over the fragrance either. I smell mainly a sweet geranium mingling with lily of the valley and a backdrop of powder of something like iris, rose & jasmine. Lovely and delicate florals. The floral scents are really very pleasant. Nothing about the scent is overpowering, everything's perfect. The dry down is the unisex part with woods, musk, patchouli & incense. I can't tell each note apart but it smells mainly of a dry patchouli with a musk that feels warm resinous and smoky with a veil of incense. The last part of the performance of this little beauty is evocative of the night. She smells of the Sahara desert when it's dark and a full moon is over the dunes. The musk accord is older in it's style so yes its VERY musky - and it conjures up images of little desert foxes huddling together for warmth while sleeping. She can be worn over coats and furs (I wear faux furs) in the cold winter months. She gets progressively warmer and deeper almost but not quite the Bal a Versailles musk others have mentioned. Beautiful & classy, a perfume to wear for evening affairs. I like to wear perfumes like this. They are not too sugary and sweet, not fresh and not too powdery. They are well made Orientals for women who love to escape into their perfume. She is very elegant and glamorous and I will enjoy wearing Sinan to my gigs where I perform in evening wear. I'm enchanted by this mystical perfume of magic. Thank You Kent

Oakmoss, rosewood, patchouli, vetiver, and roses. Most likely the roses, oakmoss blend with chunks of rosewood, patchouli, the doses of vetiver. I do detect ylang, aldehydes, and coriander, so are the carnations, and the amber. Lily of the valley, and most of the notes in here are there. It's not bad tho, but i had high hopes since the reviews were explaining something other than what i am sniffing! i mean overly hyped reviews for something quite normal comparing to other fragrances that has been released on that era. To me, this fragrance is a meh. Edit (after 20 minutes in) it changed dramatically! it became quite tough with huge rough oakmoss, patchouli, & vetiver with HUGE doses of roses, and incense! This is a beast as it became quite dry and strong! to be honest, now it became quite impressive! Rose Vetiver Patchouli with oakmoss base at the first degree for those who loves dry roses. Edit (11th Dec 2019) It's a chypre, it's an overdose of rose and oakmoss with slight patchouli, incense, coriander, and sandalwood. Also it has an overdose rosewood, carnation, vetiver, and aldehyde. I believe it's another chypre blend that i have sniffed similar before. It is worth a full bottle for those who likes common chypre.

Sinan was a beautiful perfume. For me it sits in the same time frame as Cinnabar and Poison but without the overpowering synthetic harshness. I suspect that my nose picks up the Patchouli (the only reason I say this is because a few years ago I bought a Nicky Clarke Shampoo that was a very close match to Sinan and the main fragrance was Patchouli).Also,I occasionally get phantom blasts of Sinan (presumably when undetectable levels of Patchouli are present in my immediate environment). Sinan is more complex than many give credit for, it's one of the very few scents where I can detect two distinct layers of notes which hit one after the other although I'm unable to pin point distinct floral notes just a beautifully balanced 'hit'. Of the 20 fragrances mentioned top left I'd say Sinan and Knowing are pretty good companions. Wish I could find a secret stash some where in the UK. Addendum,..... Sisley Soir de Lune is pretty close to Sinan

My mother would wear this perfume when I was little back in the 80s. My dad, God rest him, was obsessed with smelling it on her. Up to today she keeps on telling me that it very much resembled to Yveresse by YSL, but with much greater longevity, sillage and sophisticated scent. Too bad Jean Marc Sinan had to die so suddenly a few years after the perfume's release, which caused its discontinuance... Anyhow, it must have been a great perfume since it has been discontinued for over 20 years but we are still commenting on it!

As close to Bakir as I have yet to come. Testing today a mini vintage perfume. This one is so so classy, so old world. This is what Ava Gardner would smell like. WOW. I am going now to look on ebay. Takes me awayyyy...this is a Back to the Future Perfume because it smells retro and takes you back but makes you dream also. Dreaming I ́m on a large yacht awaiting my next iced champage, the staff refreshening the bowls of fresh flowers, sea air, whafts of perfume and suntan oil.

Think Deneuve and Yves Saint Laurent's "Y", only slightly more mysterious, deep and seductive. The oakmoss, patchouli, coriander, incense opening and the the soft florals over oakmoss drydown are to die for. I thought nothing could top my beloved Deneuve and Y, but I'm starting to think that this one can. I haven't stopped wearing it since I was gifted a vintage EDT mini last week. Now I'm hunting for the parfum.

Very similar to Ungaro's Diva but with a decidedly more Oriental flair. If you're a fan of Oriental fragrances and vintage fragrances, you gotta get this perfume. The amber glows like gold and over it are floral scents of jasmine, rose, iris and ylangylang. It's very luxurious, deep, sweet and heady with incensed flowers. Love the crescent moon shaped stopper. A classic.

This was one of the most beautiful long lasting floral orientals; sexy and elegant at the same time, strong but never too overpowering. I will never understand why it was discontinued - sorely missed!

If anyone would like a mostly full vintage mini splash bottle of this, let me know. I will give it to you for the price of postage.