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Carolina Herrera

212 VIP Men

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2011

212 VIP Men, signed Carolina Herrera, is a deep and refined woody fragrance. It opens on lemon, mint and pepper, reveals ginger and cardamom at its heart and rests on a base of leather, amber and woody notes.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Lemon · Mint · Pepper

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Ginger · Cardamom

  3. Base Several hours

    Leather · Amber · Woody notes

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Mint: barely 4.1% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Spicy, citrus, leather, amber, aromatic and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 3 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

If 212 VIP Men by Carolina Herrera seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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