Carmina Creed 2023

First smell reminded me of polen, flowers in bloom and my nose covered in yellow, ripe pollen. So beautiful, floral and realistic.

Rose is a green and cold one, not oriental, sometimes too sweet and wilted.

I detect frankincense right away, I adore that note and it gives such a lovely twist to the fragrance.

Due to ambroxan at it's base, I guess it can develop differently based on your skin chemistry. My only regret is that I can't smell cherry at all...

Drydown is lovely, fresh, musky and playful. Overall well blended, elegant and fine fragrance, full bottle worthy for me.