Carolina Herrera Vip Black Red
4.3
Overall
Accords
fresh spicy
aromatic
leather
warm spicy
bitter
woody
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Fresh
Leathery
Notes Pyramid
Top
AllspiceCardamomGingerPimento
Heart
AbsintheAbsinth
Base
LeatherGuaiac WoodGaiac wood
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ the only people hating this one are the Niche lovers lol. jokes apart, this is NOT the same fragrance as vip black, this is the original mixed with polo red intense and lil bit of eros flame but much less vanilay, than black. its pleasant and decent longevity for night outs. very youthful and modern, but not unique. you smelled this DNA before. just loved the bottle 8/10
- ✅ It's pretty good, as you would expect it smells almost like the original because of the absinthe note but with some interesting differences... The drydown is lightly woody and spiced and it's well blended into the absinthe note that follows strong into the drydown and the leather is also light and only stays for the first hour... I find it better than 212 VIP black aside from winter wearing but this fragrance has a lot of not very volatile notes, when it dries down it gets really soft the original had musk and vanilla that stayed for a while and with decent sillage but it's not the case here. It lasts but it's soft and won't project much after 2 hours. But since it's not as sweet as the original this also makes it a good fragrance for spring and fall, and I would risk cooler summer nights too.
- ✅ The opening smelled hardly like rubber but just being about short moment after that it has sour of lemon and alcoholate, little bit spice due 5 flavour oriental spice. This's alternative to other fragrances for clubbing especially 1 million or type of that stuff. Be aware this's unusually for normal day so i suggest u it's suitable for where u really wanna be striking.
- ✅ Really love 212 VIP series. Really like the bottles with that magnetic cap and they smell great also. My favorite is 212 VIP Black Extra.
- ✅ I subscribe to what msajoy and Painkilller say, but do not to expect a realistic thujone note here, just a velvet russian vodka note with undertones similar to PR 1 Million, but airier. It is still loud in the range of the Davidoff's Game editions. Spicier and warmer than the original 212 VIP, suitable for clubbing or night's out.
- ✅ the dry down is creamy I really like it
- ✅ It's pretty good, as you would expect it smells almost like the original because of the absinthe note but with some interesting differences... I find it better than 212 VIP black aside from winter wearing
- ✅ Really love 212 VIP series. Really like the bottles with that magnetic cap and they smell great also.
- ✅ 212 VIP Black Red pretty much mixes the 212 VIP Black DNA (Absinthe liquor and vanilla making kind of a gummy bear character) with leather and gaiacwood notes.
- ✅ A successful limited edition. The big wow factor is missing, as many similar fragrances have already been released.
- ✅ Allspice and cardamom on a leather jacket — VIP Black's most assertive flanker.
- ❌ The initial rubber smell really threw me off.
- ❌ I received this in the male today and was very excited about it. Is it just me or is this a carbon copy of 212 vip black? If there are any differences they are very subtle! I’ve sprayed each of them on separate wrists, maybe in the dry down they will smell different.
- ❌ The opening smelled hardly like rubber but just being about short moment after that it has sour of lemon and alcoholate... Be aware this's unusually for normal day so i suggest u it's suitable for where u really wanna be striking.
- ❌ the initial rubber smell really threw me off.
- ❌ I smelled it. It's a carbon copy of its predecessor black VIP
- ❌ Quite generic in a way, but less generic than the others.
- ❌ The big wow factor is missing, as many similar fragrances have already been released.
