Carolina Herrera · 2025
212 VIP Black Elixir
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 50 ml | $126 |
The houseFor men
VersionEau de Parfum
Grapefruit, bitter juniper and lavender over licorice, saffron and orange blossom, settling into dark vanilla, oak and vetiver.
Carolina Herrera says
You’ll smell Black Lavender, grapfruit, juniper, Black Liquorice, Orange Flower, Saffron Accord, Black Vanilla Accord, oakwood and vetiver.
More from Carolina Herrera’s description
It also mentions Grapefruit, Bitter juniper, Black liquorice, Saffron, Orange blossom and Black vanilla.
What’s inside it
What Carolina Herrera names
What the label names
28 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
6 citrus6 herbs & lavender4 florals4 woods2 sweet5 spices1 powder
Herbs & lavender6
Top notes13
when you spray it
Heart8
as it settles
7 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
Reflection 45 ManAmouage · shares lavender, juniper, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla and 1 more
Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares lavender, liquorice, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla and 1 more
Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.