Carmina
Perfumer: Emilie Bouge
311 ratings
From your scent profile
Creed Carmina is a sweet, spicy feminine scent in which saffron and black cherry open onto a floral heart.
Skunky's take: Floral accords up front; keep it from the bees.
How does it perform?
From 262 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
62% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Spicy
- Woody
What does Carmina smell like?
Its longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick fall and spring, with winter not far behind; summer sits further back. It leans towards leisure, night out and evening wear, and nearly half of voters read it as feminine.
It opens with saffron, black cherry and pink pepper, where fruity sweetness is held in check by spice. In the heart, violet, May rose and peony form a floral band over a woody base of cashmere wood. In the base, musk, amber and frankincense soften the sweetness and close it warm.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Saffron
- Black cherry
- Pink pepper
First hours
- Violet
- May rose
- Peony
Towards evening
- Musk
- Frankincense
- Amber
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 32%Autumn
- 29%Spring
- 24%Winter
- 15%Summer
- Casual24%
- Nighttime24%
- Evening23%
- Daytime17%
- Office12%
Least picked for the office.
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Dupes
- Alt Fragrances Melodia
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