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Le Bolshoi Carmen(2015)

At a glance

Created by Thierry Wasser for Guerlain's Le Bolshoi series, Carmen opens on citrus and pink pepper, moves through a heart of jasmine and red berries, and closes on cedar and musk, its title referencing Bizet's opera Carmen, performed by the Bolshoi Theatre.

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Brand

Guerlain

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Launched

2015

Family

Floral

Le Bolshoi Carmen is a fragrance from Guerlain, released in 2015 and composed by Thierry Wasser. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Citrus and Pink Pepper, moves into a heart of Jasmine and Red Berries, and settles into a base of Cedarwood and Musk.

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