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Carolina Herrera

Designer

USA

212 Vip Black Smiley

4.44100 ratings·Men·2022·Fresh Citrus

Opens with Blood Orange, Ginger, Tunisian Neroli moves through Madagascar Pepper, Lavender Extract, Sesame and settles into Vanilla Bean, Skin, Sweet Almond.

Perfumers

Carlos BenaimJuliette Karagueuzoglou

Main Accords

citrusfresh spicywarm spicyvanillaalmond

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

citrus
100%
fresh spicy
80%
warm spicy
59%
vanilla
39%
almond
18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes

Blood Orange

Blood Orange

Ginger

Ginger

tunisian neroli

tunisian neroli

Heart Notes

lavender extract

lavender extract

madagascar pepper

madagascar pepper

sesame

sesame

Base Notes

skin

skin

sweet almond

sweet almond

vanilla bean

vanilla bean

Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

Peak

Winter

100%

Spring

85%

Summer

100%

Autumn

71%

Day

100%

Night

99%

Profile Matches

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

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Reminds Me Of

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

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Community

What People Think

4.44

100 imported community ratings

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