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Creed Carmina

Creed

Carmina

Last updated October 16, 2026

2023WomenFranceLongevity · Long LastingSillage · Moderate$460 retail★ 3.8 community rating
Buy on FragranceNet $385 · Save $75 →

A sumptuous blend of dark cherry and saffron melts into rose and peony, anchored by warm musk and sacred incense for timeless elegance

Top Notes

Black CherrySaffronPink Pepper

Heart Notes

May RosePeonyVioletCashmere Wood

Base Notes

MuskAmbroxanMyrhhFrankincense

Accords

rose· Dominantamber· Dominantmusky· Dominantfloral· Dominantcherry· Prominentwarm spicy· Moderatefresh· Moderatepowdery· Moderateviolet· Moderatewoody· Moderate

Best Clone

The best clone of Creed Carmina is Venti Carisma by Fragrance World, with a 78% accuracy score. A fraction of the cost of the $460 original.

Best Seasons

Spring80%
Summer38%
Fall / Autumn100%
Winter95%

Best Occasions

Night Out100%
Casual53%
Professional32%

Community Insights

★ 3.8 from 2.0K ratings

What people who wear Creed Carmina report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community.

Main accords

rose
amber
musky
floral
cherry
warm spicy
powdery
fresh

Longevity

Very weak3%
Weak5%
Moderate36%
Long lasting42%
Eternal13%

Sillage

Intimate9%
Moderate48%
Strong36%
Enormous7%

Who wears it

Female66%
More female20%
Unisex13%
More male0%
Male1%

Listed as Women

Day or night

Day
Night

Value for money

Way overpriced49%
Overpriced29%
Ok16%
Good value4%
Great value2%

People say it reminds them of

Banana Republic Dark Cherry & Amber 71The House of Oud Guilty Crush 48Hamidi Cleopatra 38Maison Alhambra Avant Ruby 34Fragrance World Venti Carisma 31Oakcha Rosalina 30

What people like

  • Excellent choice for formal evening events
  • Feminine elegant and modern scent profile
  • Potent projection and room-filling sillage
  • Perfect for cold weather and winter

What people dislike

  • Extremely high luxury-tier price point
  • Heavy dose of synthetic-smelling ambroxan
  • Overwhelming sharp initial spray
  • Cherry note fades faster than base notes

What wearers say

“This fragrance is very nice and as a young man I wouldn't mind wearing this, a strong dark cherry and a really dark punch of spices, a floral light saffron and rose and peony create a light, really nice mid that sits over the spices really nicely, when I first sprayed this I thought I could get a nuttiness from the opening alongside the lovely cherry, the spices are really pungent and beware with the initial opening. Carmina lasts a long time and the projection is really loud. I love the bottle and I wouldn't mind a clone of this 🍒😁Longevity is easily over 9 hours!”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“KDJ Inspired sells a decent dupe, but I also own the original that I wore the other day to a job interview to boost my own confidence. To me this is more of a pink pepper and rose perfume than it is a cherry one.I do get a slight soapiness in the drydown but the longevity of this is great. For the most part this stays fresh with a great depth.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“For a Creed parfum, this is weak. On me it’s a skin scent. And a very average skin scent at that. There’s absolutely nothing special going on here. Certainly not worth the price tag. So many better options in this scent profile with way more longevity and sillage.”
A member of a leading fragrance community

3 Clones Found

Best Match
Fragrance World Venti Carisma

Fragrance World

Venti Carisma

78%accuracy

-

Price

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

The clone matches the top and middle notes reasonably closely but lacks the elegance and staying power of the original's base notes. Venti Carisma also projects slightly less sillage and exhibits a somewhat more linear scent development compared to Carmina's more sophisticated progression.

Amazon
Maison Alhambra Avant Ruby

Maison Alhambra

Avant Ruby

78%accuracy

$27

FragranceNet

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

Avant Ruby performs adequately in the top and middle stages but falls short on longevity and base development compared to Creed's original formulation. The clone also exhibits slightly less sillage and projection throughout its wear time.

AmazonFragranceNet $27
Dua The Poem

Dua

The Poem

78%accuracy

$55

Dua

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

The Poem performs adequately in the top and middle notes but the base lacks the premium feel and longevity of Carmina, with a more noticeable synthetic quality in the dry-down. Sillage and projection are also moderately lighter than the original designer fragrance.

Dua $55

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