Is Perfume Parlour Elegant Bloom For Women a dupe of Creed Carmina?
Carmina EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 2023 | Year | 2023 |
| £££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Elegant Bloom For Women EDP
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
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Which Should You Buy?
Carmina is a polarising beast. For every lover of its dark, jammy rose and cherry, there’s a hater smelling cough syrup and ambroxan. You'll either get Morticia Addams or an allergic reaction, apparently.
A budget take on Creed Carmina. Elegant Bloom captures the sexy black-cherry-and-rose floral-woody-musk signature faithfully - community reviewers call it spot on and a strong, long-lasting performer - diverging mainly with a smokier opening before it settles into the same creamy, honeyed drydown as the original.
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
Its strong, often long-lasting sillage makes it too much for an office, as some find it headache-inducing. However, its 'dark feminine' and 'seductive' qualities make it perfect for date nights and formal evening wear, while being too sophisticated for casual daily use.
Seasons
The sweet cherry and warm balsamic-musk base suit autumn and winter, with the bright florals carrying it into spring.
Occasions
A sensual, dressed-up floral made for evenings, dates and formal occasions; a touch rich for the office.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 10 of its 11 notes, including Violet, Peony, Cashmere Wood
Adds rose, drops grasse rose absolute
Where to buy
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Lowest Upfront
$214.99 plus sales tax
Maple Prime - 1.0 fl oz (30 ml)
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Best Value
$291.99 plus sales tax
Maple Prime - 2.5 fl oz (75 ml) - $115.14/fl oz
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