212 VIP
212 VIP by Carolina Herrera is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum from 2010 in the designer price tier. It opens with passionfruit and bergamot, moves into gardenia and rum and dries down to benzoin and musk. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Passionfruit Sharp, tropical and slightly sulphurous. Vivid and modern.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Heart
- Gardenia Creamy white floral with a mushroomy edge. Lush and old-Hollywood.
- Rum Boozy, sweet and warm. Adds a grown-up edge to gourmands.
Dry-down
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
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