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Carolina Herrera

Designer · USA

212 VIP Black

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • black vanilla husk in 77 perfumes
  • Absinthe in 88 perfumes
  • Fennel in 88 perfumes
  • Anise in 587 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • anis in 591 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: soft spicy, anis, Lavender, Absinthe, Anise, black vanilla husk and Fennel.

Of the 176 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1988 and 2024.

Aromatic

Family

MenProfile

2017

Released

Perfumers

Anne FlipoView perfumer profile →
Carlos BenaimView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

aromaticvanillasoft spicyanismusky

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

aromatic100%
vanilla86%
soft spicy73%
anis59%
musky45%
fresh32%
sweet18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
AbsintheAniseFennel
Heart Notes
Lavender
Base Notes
black vanilla huskMusk

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

83%
WinterPeak
71%
Spring
71%
Summer
59%
Autumn
85%
Day
91%
NightPeak
Winter83%Peak
Spring71%
Summer71%
Autumn59%
Day85%
Night91%Peak

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Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Night Caviar

Paris Elysees

Night Caviar

Aromatic
Eron

Thera Cosmeticos

Eron

Aromatic
Black Absinthe

Crabtree Evelyn

Black Absinthe

Spice
Fujiyama Gentleman

Succes de Paris

Fujiyama Gentleman

Spice
Legend

Michael Jordan

Legend

Gourmand
Libre

Yves Saint Laurent

Libre

Floral

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6

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Grigioperla

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Grigioperla

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Viking

Creed

Viking

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Moschino Forever

Moschino

Moschino Forever

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Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

Lavanda

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Lavanda

Aromatic
No 4 Mysterieux

Grasse Au Parfum

No 4 Mysterieux

Musk
Night Caviar

Paris Elysees

Night Caviar

Aromatic
Aimez - Moi

Caron

Aimez - Moi

Floral