Carolina Herrera · 2026

Bad Boy Cobalt Absolute

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5
Carolina Herrera asks $215 for 150 ml
150 ml$215

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Fresh sage, lavender and elemi over geranium, earthy white truffle and a mineral oud, ending on vanilla, oak and vetiver.

Carolina Herrera says

You’ll smell elemi, Blue Sage, Blue Lavender, Mineral Blue Oud, geranium, White Truffel, Golden Vanilla, oakwood and vetiver.

More from Carolina Herrera’s description

It also mentions Sage and White truffle.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Bad Boy Cobalt Absolute’s scent picture, a draft: elemi, sage, lavender, oud, geranium, white truffel drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Bad Boy Cobalt Absolute, top notes: Elemi, Sage, Lavender, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Bad Boy Cobalt Absolute, heart: Oud, Geranium, White truffel

Dry-downwhat stays

Bad Boy Cobalt Absolute, dry-down: Vanilla (vanillin), Oak, Vetiver, Virginia cedar, Patchouli, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Coumarin (new-mown hay), Hexadecanolactone (musk)

What’s inside it

What Carolina Herrera names

ElemiBlue SageBlue LavenderMineral Blue OudGeraniumWhite TruffelGolden VanillaOakwoodVetiver

What the label names

26 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.

5 citrus5 herbs & lavender6 florals5 woods2 sweet1 spices1 musks1 powder

Citrus5

Bergamot oilLimoneneCitralTerpinolenealpha-Terpinene

Herbs & lavender5

PineneLavender oilLinalyl acetateLinaloolTerpineol

Florals6

CitronellolHydroxycitronellalAmyl salicylateRose ketonesGeranyl acetateGeraniol (rose)

Woods5

Cedarwood oilPatchouli oilSantalolIso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)Vertofix

Sweet2

Vanillin (vanilla)Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Spices1

beta-Caryophyllene

Musks1

Hexadecanolactone (musk)

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterAvobenzone (a UV filter)Ext. violet 2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Bad Boy CobaltCarolina Herrera · shares lavender, geranium (rose geranium), White Truffel, oak and 1 more$204 for 150 ml · about the same as Bad Boy Cobalt Absolute’s $215
Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares elemi, lavender, agarwood, vanilla and 1 more$395 for 100 ml
212 VIP Black ElixirCarolina Herrera · shares lavender, vanilla, oak and vetiver$126 for 50 ml · about twice Bad Boy Cobalt Absolute’s $215
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.