Description
Carolina Herrera 212 VIP, launched in September 2010, is surrounded by slogans such as “Are you on the list?” and “This is a private party”, 212 VIP embodies the lifestyle of those in centre of attention. First of all, the inspiration is sought amongst New York youth; those young, stylish, modern and creative people, always ready for fun.
212 VIP is glamorous and exclusive in its composition, which was developed by the perfumer Alberto Morillas, inspired by the energetic life of New York metropolis, the city that never sleeps. Fresh aromas of seductive rum and passion fruit from the beginning of the compositions will take you to the musk and gardenia heart, and then to the soft base of vanilla and tonka bean.
It is available as 30, 50 and 80 ml EDP.
Kachok – :
A sexy, playful combination of rum, vanilla and passion fruit. Good for a night out. This is sweet, but in a balsamic way. Nice! The passion fruit however tends to smell a bit bitter/musky on my skin.
This smells a lot like Lancome Hypnose, but where Hypnose is the introvert one, 212 VIP is definitely extravert and outgoing.
Sillage is moderate, longevity is about 5-6 hours.
Usanteetoge – :
My husband loves this on me. He normally loves Chanel, Tom Ford, Dior and Jo Malone, so I was surprised when he immediately said he loves this. I’m definitely going to be wearing it a lot! I love when he thinks a fragrance is amazing on me.
I’ve owned it a couple years and only worn it a couple times. It’s a lovely fragrance, and the rum is nice alongside a clean gardenia and the tropical passion fruit. Usually for winter and fall, I like a bolder fragrance. But I think the compliments this garners means it works on me, so it’s now a love!
Arradasok – :
The bottle:
Looks like all the 212 bottles but gold. The gold does match with the scent.
Inside the bottle:
When sprayed you get a strong scent of rum along with vanilla and tonka bean. When dried you smell the sweet passionfruit with the gardenia and the musk becomes pretty strong but not enough to be harsh. Longevity is really good can last till the next day.
Overall:
This scent is a some what dark sexy and confident scent. Good for going out on the town or date night. It’s very alluring. Lady million might be similar to it but except the strong floral smell this one is more on the sweeter side. If your a fan of dark, sweet, strong and spice scent I would check this one out!
vedmac1982 – :
I thank god the day i found this gem!!!! Its so gorgeous…the bottle is just grand..then lets move on to the scent…i just love how the combinations of simple notes can contribute to this wonderful piece….i got pure vanilla with a hint of rum …it blends so well with my body chemistry as it lasts all day…i mean it just became my signature perfume of 2017….simply 9/10
reamnArertKen – :
Finally got my hands on this. It’s heavy on the rum which I am happy about. Very edgy and rocker type fragrance. Perfume for night out or a sexy day out with friends.
no_ice – :
Sadly very linea. Best sprayed on clothes if you want to last
Markers0162 – :
I love how it smells on my friend, but on my skin, it’s a horror movie! Only 212 NYC works great with my skin chemistry, all of the other CH’s fragrances smell the same on me – something sweet mixed with alcohol, trying to kill my nose.
d35x84 – :
It smells kinda tropical thanks to passion fruit, but I wouldn’t call this fragrance exotic. Because I also feel rum and vanilla. And in result in smells a little bit gourmand.
I rather like this fragrance. Only I’m not too impressed to buy it for myself.
The quality is good.
moroz34 – :
I think CH wanted to follow the footsteps of PR Lady Million when it comes to the character of a fragrance. But in my opnion Paco Rabanne executed his golden bottle a bit better.
Here I get strong rum and fruity combo in the opening and we are talking about seriously strong rum. The drydown brings a bit of musk and vanilla undertone. For me this is overly sweet. It is trying to play on a gourmand note for sure, I get the message, but it’s like lost in the translation. Obviously CH needed this one before creating a proper gourmand such as Good Girl.
FDSservice – :
It’s lovely, it smells rich and interesting. My top favorite 212 sexy is the reason to explore the rest of the 212’s and see if they’re as good as it is. They shine with their own glow and I love both VIP and NYC. Sexy will remain my biggest desire though. Vip is interesting, unique because of the liquor note, mixed with vanilla and musk. I like it the first 5 minutes and I love it afterwards. Definitely a gem. The sillage and the longevity again, not as strong as in ‘Sexy’.
azerix – :
I love it. I love sweet perfume I bought the 30 ml next time i will buy the biggest bottle tomorrow i am going to buy 212 vip rose hope it smells good as this one.
waleraya – :
this one makes me smile .. first its like tropical juice, but with time it gets a more natural and nice uniqe smell , it remind me really of summer sun beach cocktails
..very nice sweet smell a little bit shallow without depth but nice and inviting id say this is for younger woman who are kind always smiling ,engoyng life , a party girl , who dosent take things serious
GoldMike2011 – :
Love this one and love it even more as I got it for a bargain price. It is sweet but not cloyingly sweet as some of the other vanilla gourmands can be. Very good for daytime and nightime use, pretty inoffensive, wish that sillage would be stronger but anyway, it definitely gets thumbs up from me!
igb125 – :
Although I am not into liquor gourmand scents, I find this very impressive. I believe the supporting notes of passionfruit, tonka, vanilla and gardenia appeal to me but still have no desire to give it a full wearing.
Being a bartender in the past and smelling hard liquor many nights, this is still too strong on the rum note for my liking.
I can see many ages wearing this fragrance for a night out.
666барсик666 – :
this one should have been named as Lady Million! it smells so expensive, an immediate love!
maksdec – :
I’m wearing it right now. When I first sprayed it on, I got an explosion of juicy overripe mangoes…yes, mangoes that are very ripe are very sweet, a little tart and they have a slightly bitter boozy smell (and taste) to it. That’s exactly what 212 VIP smells like…not rum…not to my nose anyway…just very ripe mangoes. Later on in the dry-down I get a creamy warm vanilla, gardenia, woods and a trace of soapy musk, but with the mangoes still lingering around prominently (and getting on my nerves a little). It’s nice, but too juicy-fruity for my liking, it doesn’t excite me and is nothing special. I imagine this would be good for 20 somethings to go clubbing with or on a fun girl’s night out. But there are better scents for that out there.
speedkill – :
I believe that this fragrance had mixed reviews and I found it to be more of a chemistry-matched fragrance. While to some others this fragrance seemed to not work well or smells rather terrible, plastic, overly cloying sweet or strong, On me, it smells entirely nice from the moment i spray till it hits the dry down. The opening is fruity creamy, from passion fruit and the rum with hints of vanilla. As the scent developed to its dry down it turned into this airy soft musky vanilla scent. Warm and sensuous but not overpowering at all, perfect match for a modern urban scent for day or night. The staying power is medium but I do not mind re-applying over again and i wore this on a hot tropical climate on just one spritz to test how long it will last on my skin.
serenka09 – :
This perfume does not smell like a club queen fragrance, as the name and bottle design would suggest. Rather, it’s wearable as a daytime mildly fruity vanilla that is very pleasant and easy to smell. It is a disappointment and let down for me, but I don’t absolutely hate it. The fragrance does smell like rum, but there is zero booze in it. It’s 0% alcohol for the kids and teenagers to drink! It is rather flat and unidimensional. Passionfruit only appears in the top notes to add extra zest, but even that doesn’t do a very good job at lifting the fragrance up. The vanilla here only serves to add flavour and creaminess to the rum, and offers no vanilla extract-type of excellence to the composition. At least there’s a bit of hay-like coumarin in there to keep this fragrance from being SO flat. The rest of the drydown is basically a thin virgin vanilla rum, with [bordering dryer sheet] clean white musk. Lasting power is about average at 6 hours, though it becomes a skin scent rather quickly. Sillage is low-medium.
Sorry for the overly negative review, but this was a huge let down for me. It held so much promise from a design standpoint, in all its golden glory with a nice, heavy magnetic cap that clicks into place with a satisfying snap. Paco Rabanne’s 1 Million has flashy packaging too, but the juice inside at least somewhat matched with how it was portrayed through the bottle design and advertising. I question if I’ve become anosmic to something in here, because that little extra something is missing entirely–kind of like a neutered animal that got its testicles removed. It is flat and boring, but I will at least commend it for not being entirely generic (though it is rather familiar). I WILL say that I tend to like more va-va-voom, flashier scents, so someone who either loves softer fragrances or don’t even like to wear perfume will appreciate this! There are more exciting options in Carolina Herrera’s line of fragrances, such as 212 Sexy and 212 VIP Rose (which is my favourite) that can definitely be club bangers.
insight97 – :
I blind bought this at TJ Maxx on clearance for $18, and I don’t think I would have paid more, based SOLELY on the fact that for my personal taste, the bottle comes across as cheap and tacky. But I just personally prefer bottles with more classic design like Chanel or Dior or Guerlain, and even Lancome – a bit classic. I’ve been looking at this at TJ’s for weeks though (we don’t have a fragrance counter anymore #countrylifeproblems) because I LOVE rich vanillas right now and a blizzard is blowing in, so boozy vanilla was perfect for today! I’m SO glad I gave it a try.
I definitely get the rum and passionfruit right from the start, and then the vanilla – I find the pyramid pretty right-on. I don’t pick out gardenia, but I think that’s good because often it’s a cloying note to my nose. As the rum and passionfruit fade a bit, the vanilla and tonka develop and they all stay softly blended from then on. I’ve had this on for 4 1/2 hours right now and I can still smell it- the sillage is not huge, but I think for the first couple hours it probably leaves a noticeable trail.
I love this in cold weather, and I feel like the passionfruit gives it enough of a tropical/exotic note that you could do this for summer nights as a fun change. Definitely an any-time choice for fall and winter and cool, early spring days. Just wishing the bottle was more elegant but I’m sure lots of people find it fun.
djs.84 – :
I ended up returning this even though I love orientals/spices/vanillas. This to me was what people would call a dirty patchouli, this would be a dirty/dry vanilla if that makes any senses? I thought it was “ok” but even cheap on clearance not ok a like enough to keep it. Boo as this had reviews that made me excited to try and find this!
ZINGER20123 – :
There is a perfect harmony between a bottle and its content.
It looks and it smells like some alcohol of limited edition.
Very gourmand, it is like those chocolate candies filled with cognac (or rum in this case).
It is very warm, however I would ware it in summer with no hesitation. It is boozy, sexy and expensive.
Highly recommending, it was a blind buy and total hit.
Coestecer – :
this perfume had me very puzzled in the beginning. i didnt really like it that much, but i wore it again recently and fell in love with it.
for me it’s a musky white honeyed floral with some vanilla and a note that i cant really place,it could be the passion fruit. it lasts a long time. it might become overpowering if you spray a lot, for me just two sprays are enough. it blends very well with my skin and it’s very attractive both during day and nighttime. it also doesnt smell cheap at all.
im glad i have this another try after two years. i think if you like sweet musky perfumes youre going to like this one too, but try it in the store first
Angirl4 – :
I loved the scent when i first got it however after using it everyday for 5 months i got sick of it. But at first I was in love with it. I get so many compliments whenever I wore this. I recommend you to try it in a store
Tsvetkov_VP – :
Sexy warm, grapey, slightly tropical, boozy, jammy vanilla scent. I would have worn this clubbing 10 years ago.
zamah – :
One of the few scents (for me) that plays out exactly as the notes are listed.
Rich boozy passionfruit.
Dirty gardenia.
Warm spicy vanilla.
A great everyday scent for the cooler weather. Its uncomplicated and smooth. I struggle to find the ‘VIP’ aspect of this scent…I would not say there is anything overly fascinating, powerful, talented or inspiring about it…but it IS beautiful. Writing that last sentence has helped me find the connection with a lot of proposed VIP’s after all….lols
L: Moderate
S: Moderate
Don’t over spray – it prevents note progression and somehow turns it quite powdery
koda – :
I’ve been using this fragrance since four years ago, and for my is a hassle-free but charming perfume. It is a perfume with a very stable intensity, (does not have a nothing complex structure, clear is) sweet vanilla in large proportion, with a touch of praline and a hint of floral tone. Marinated in that “borrachín” touch not very dry. It is very wearable and it runs great, but enough my perception of it changes depending on the time of year in which the use. Find it me more airy and cheerful in the summer and much creamier in winter. Where I find it infallible regardless of the season, is at night. She unleashes her sensuality when the sun goes down, becoming SUPER attractive. It has unfortunately due to be quite re-formulada, put that you marketed is today nothing has to do with the original fragrance. I dosificaré what I have 🙂
cakop – :
Very strong rum and vanilla notes for the first sniff, but almost no change after hours, which is interesting. And also, I dont sniff passion fruit.
Apolynariy – :
This is a beautiful perfume. The rum is done VERY tastefully. I also have Joop! Miss Wild and I get dizzy from the rum in that one with one spritz! This is lightly sweet, the notes just work together perfectly! Got a 2.7 ounce for a $20 steal on Ebay Blind and kick myself for not ordering 2!
klim48 – :
This is just another musky sweet generic scent. The musk is really heavy in this and not very nice
GORE – :
So disappointed! I wanted to love this. Vanilla rumm is just my style, especially in winter in Alaska. Nope. What I get with my body chemistry is gardenia and musk, then vanilla and practically no sillage. Maybe I’ll save it for summer then try it again.
JokerMay – :
Although 212 VIP is supposed to have minimal, if any, floral notes, the drydown distinctly smelled like roses on me, with a hint of baby powder. I dislike floral scents and was drawn to the rum/vanilla/tonka bean notes in the description. Unfortunately, I had to return it.
twopewoaz – :
I got this some years ago when I had just started getting into perfume. I fell in love with the bottle and the boozy vanilla but I never wore it a lot. Today i rediscovered it from the back of my perfume wardrobe and sprayed it on a warm, sunny day. The vanilla was definitely there, but what I got was GARDENIA and so much of it! It was refreshingly beautiful and while the sillage was good enough, it never turned overwhelming even in warm weather. Gentle, sweet Gardenia with fluffy, warm, powdery vanilla and a hint of passionfruit. This perfume deserves a rebranding since that whole VIP thing is deceptive and misleading.
copusik – :
A nice, non-offensive evening scent. On me, this is a musky vanilla rum. I do get that strong punch of rum in the beginning, but definitely dries down to a vanilla musk.
I wish I got some of the fruity notes, but for me, there are none.
I think this will be beautiful for cold winter evening nights out on the town. I look forward to updating my review then.
Kal-El – :
I just got it, on skin is more fruity and sultry than on the paper, still beautiful, perfect for summer.
Unotteroods – :
I can’t like this one. I’ve tried it billions of times and every time all I want to do is scrub it off. The sweetness in this perfume feels heavy. Like a hot stuffy sauna. It’s not comforting or delicate. It’s for the type of girl who wears lots of dark eyeliner and doesn’t mind one bit when it smudges. She’s a bit of a badass and likes to be life of the party so the name seems fitting. It’s very perfume-y in the same way Lady Million is. I cannot do either, sadly! My party crazy little sister loved it when I gifted it to her. Can’t win them all! VIP Rosé is definitely my favorite from the CH line.
ololops – :
Perfect for ocasions like graduation, and stuff. Wonderful in rainy days. It’s really wonderful perfume, you feel calm when you smell this, it has passionfruit but it’s fresh too. I will get the biggest bottle from macy’s. I think they will discontinue this cause I see that just macy’s has it and just one size. So I’m at hurry to buy it. Notes goes gradually
At first you get passionfruit and dry rum, after that efreshing gardenia, and at the end givenchy type of vanilla. Great.
Real notes:
TOP NOTE
To be consumed to your heart’s content – Bitter orange, Exotic passion fruit
MIDDLE NOTE
An exceptional aura – Overwhelming musk, Distinguished gardenia, Intoxicating Rum
BASE NOTE
An unique allure with great style – Feminine vanilla, Sensual tonka bean, Benzoin
pavlentiy_86 – :
Exactly sweet, tropical and fruity! Love it! On my skin it feels more yummy than on tester paper I sniffed in the shop…
After 6 more hours still on me with killing oriental scent… in a good way
P.S. Noticed that it reminds me of L`Essence de Cerruti Cerruti for men..bwahaha
dj6off – :
white flowers drenched in sweet alcohol is what this smells like. its super good. my sister had a bottle and i didnt get enough of the smell. i defo need to get this for myself!
varama – :
Nose-blowing experience and the olfactory bulb receptors in my frontal brain lobe seem to be quite enthusiastic! First of all, this is not an original fragrance, but it’s intoxicating in all the good ways! I don’t own the perfume, I just got a free sample while buying another perfume. I tried it when I got it and left it on for about 6 hours, but I will run the ultimate test tomorrow, when I’ll wear it for a full day to check longevity, sillage and, obviously, reaction from people… It’ll be quite daring, as this has ‘night’ written all over. However, for some reason, it doesn’t seem that heavy for day wear, and this is coming from somebody whose nose isn’t usually fond of sweet heavy perfumes, is a 31 year-old and a smoker. But the pungency and scented rum and woody warmth slightly annihilates the sweetness. I am at least intrigued towards a smell-trance at first sniff, which is why I leave this review here.
jdanovds – :
Is absolutely gorgeous, it does have a bit of ‘aftermath of the party’ boozy waft. I love it, but it’s perhaps better for night as I worry people think I’m an alcoholic when I wear it first thing in the morning.
Once when wearing it, I had a very tipsy man tell me that I smelled delicious and he wanted to eat me up. Suspect it may have been the rum note coming out in the perfume …
kykysik – :
I acquired this on my search for a boozy fragrance. This was a total fail on my skin. All I got was a vaguely sweet waxy plastic vibe. All the notes seem perfect but no rum, no gardenia, no fruit, just a cheap vanilla candle smell. I gave it to a relative and while it started out rather plain vanilla on her, it morphed into this rummy vanilla sexiness that many have described and I was seeking. She like it so much she took it with her on a cruise that following week. Sadly, Once again I lost the battle of skin chemistry with this one. If it works for you it is really lovely. I eventually found my boozy holy grail with MMM Jazz Club.
lex1 – :
I forgot to say sweet boy was from Iran.
tod1989 – :
I tried it yesterday in a store,Leaving a guy around 35 age ran behind me,scared..and asked what they wore,somewhat mollified,This did not happen with any fragrance chanel, dior,guerlain.fell in love,a warm and exotic sweet scent of luxury.Fits women who want to stand out. lure,and remember them.BELIEVE it will be my next signature fragrance.thanks roberto morales
Eifa – :
Gorgeous, sexy, sweet, elegant, fun and fresh.
This is my party fragrance! I have it every night I go out and I loove it! It smells like New York at night. Perfect night fragrance, but not for a romantic night, it is a party night fragrance.
I love the rum note, it’s so outstanding, this perfume does not remind me of any other. It’s not the smell you just like and then forget, it’s the smell you remember.
The longevity is good and the sillage is great. I also love the bottle.
Bottle: 9/10
Scent: 10/10
darkness-lit – :
This is one of the strongest perfume that I own and yet, one of the sexiest! On me, the vanilla & passionfruit are prominent on the first spritz… can’t stop sniffing! Surprisingly, it has a masculine hint as it develops esp. on the drydown probably it’s the comb. of musk & rum — but i still like it!!
Only downside is longevity, only abt 2 hrs on me but I don’t mind re-application if that’s the way to experience the twist 🙂
Derlunia – :
This gourmand fan is very pleased!
I tried a dupe of this first and fell in love with the pink pepper and vanilla so I saved up to compare my knockoff to the original. Amazingly, the dupe contains nearly ALL the notes of the original but this is even longer lasting and more complex than its cheaper little sister.
Sweet, sweet and more sweet for this sugar-scent lover!
For some reason, I never get the coveted rum note but that’s fine with me since the pink pepper, spices and vanilla more than make up for it.
When I hold my wrist up to my nose I detect an unlisted cinnamon note that balances out the spices nicely & the passion fruit/gardenia come through softly in the background with the drydown.
I don’t just like this perfume- I LOOOOVE it!! It blends beautifully into my skin and lingers for hours!
Time to save up and invest in an even bigger bottle. 🙂
JasonNelQQ – :
What can I say? A gourmand sweetheart, drowned into the rum and passionfruit. I really really liked it. I really enjoy myself wearing this at my office. Still testing it, this does not offend anyone. In fact people constantly ask me what am I wearing.
Daine – :
Well, so far, my opinion from 7 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. was “hmmmmm…..smells pretty good, nothing phenomonal, waiting….waiting….waiting, sniff sniff, still good, but not overwhelmingly-good” By lunchtime, I could not discern it’s presence on my wrist or my neck, hair or clothes. I LOVE the iDeA of the rum! I do plan to try it again tomorrow to see if my nose can pick it up.
I was disappointed because I’ve been buying a bunch of 80’s Ladies! scents like Moschino Moshino, Fath de Fath, Estee Lauder Aliage, Van Cleef Van Cleef, Casmir Chopard, and my favorite totally-GONE fragrance, Laura Biagiotti “Venezia” and this one is not THAT kind of scent…..although the notes led me to believe it might be.
So, not bad at all. Pleasant and pedestrian (so far on my 1st attempt) …..but I like big-hair, power-ballad, muscle-car kind of fragrances …….
Why can’t I just like easy peasy department store current scents? I always LOVE the ones they discontinue (Krazy Krizia, Chiara Boni, Lou Lou, Escada Collection, Escada by Escada edp version and the list above in paragraph 1). Recently, I liked Kate Walsh Boyfriend with it’s deep, musky, plummy, sweet aura — but mistakenly took it back thinking it was another perfume I’d tried on that was mesmerizing me. About a month later, caught a waft of it somewhere in the air, and thought “Oh, it WAS that one!” (Boyfriend) …..went back to buy it and Sephora had one measly, lonely bottle on the shelf, no products and it was being discontinued. My Life Story! LOL!
blear – :
The opening is a burst of rum, vanilla and passion fruit and to me this is the best phase,gorg sweet intoxicating rum that pairs well with the fruit while tonka bean gives it a smooth round end. Projection is OK but lasts a long time and fades to a sweet passion fruit note with touches of lovely gardenia.
A very wearable modern scent, simple and uncomplicated.
djrofeev3722 – :
Bubble gum and bubble gum again. Reminds of roberto cavalli etc.I am now definitely positive to say no bye bye so long carolina herrera. 🙁
scorpion_7777 – :
This is a really pleasant scent, Iim not really a huge fan of CH but this one is lovely. I don’t get the rum note in this? But whatever is in it smells really good. Really wearable all year & lasts a good 8 hours
Федина Марина – :
Smells like a women’s cologne. Smells sexy though!
assonserogyo11104 – :
Start up with this zesty note, really nice combination of rum and top notes. after an hour or two it turns into more ” regular” kind of floral fruity scent. nothing unique and no character. something similar to million of other things. well, dry down is poor and it lacks intensity. lasting power is so so and also the sillage. for the money, you can really buy something way better.
zadarma2000 – :
this perfume is soooooo good!!!! I really love it, unfortunely the smell just last as much 2 hrs. I thought mine was fake, so I went to various stores and try it on my skin, guess what??? is not fake, just a bad perfume. 🙁
Dizereivy – :
At first it smells like guava and rum, and then goest to the light gardenia smell. Great Autumn perfume 🙂
OKYSHER – :
To my nose, this is only a plumped up The Body Shop Vanilla. Two Scents are so similar, 212 VIP only has some more depth, it smells *a bit* more expensive and that’s all. For the price I would really go for TBS’s Vanilla.
ruslanh25 – :
Warm sexy rum and vanilla for an evening occasion. It smells a little bit “old fashioned”, but still is a good smell. My husband likes it on me , so I guess it is a keeper
Incefup – :
So, there is supposed to be a rum note in it. I am not sure what that’s like. I can sense vanilla, tonka bean and sweet passionfruit. It’s quite warm and has a hint of sweetness.
It’s not bad, but I don’t see anything very special about it.
It doesn’t have that V.I.P factor, it claims to have. I wouldn’t remember this perfume for long.
I like the bottle though, it has such a cute magnetic cap.
Tofinvifs – :
Found my signature smell, when I sniff it seems I’m in love. I have CH unforgettable and there tonka bean are terrible, but here I can’t smell it. At first it smells sweet passionfruit and soft rum. After at drydown more gardenia, rum and musk. I dislike gardenia, for example in Jean paul gaultier original, but here it is pleasant. No vailla in here. I found that on hair perfumes stays very long and intensive, way better than on skin, until next hair washing. Best try this year, recommend!
WEST62 – :
All I could smell from this on my skin was straight up powdery sweetness with a hint of rum, which was so disappointing because when I received a sample I was convinced I would love it. I didn’t get any fruits from this at all, just a bland sweetness from start to finish. This definitely isn’t something I could imagine smelling on the clubbing scene, but something I would expect to smell on an old lady with a taste for cheap perfume. I think it must just be my skin that rejected it, because I passed the sample on to my sister and it smells lovely on her, a rich sweet blend with a hint of fruit, but sadly this one isn’t for me.
konstantin_lomanov – :
i love it.. very special
met15 – :
Some time ago, I wanted to buy a strong, long lasting perfume, and ended up purchasing L’eau by Carolina Herrera. Nice perfume. But after trying lots of fragrances, when I got home I smelled one that the sales woman had sprayed on my hand and it smelled delicious, like a warm, sexy scent, can’t describe it but it lasted all night. I went back to the store yesterday, and learned that the fragrance was 212 VIP.
It´s strong at the beginning, some may say really strong, but after a while, you can appreciate a musky, really really warm scent.
zausha14 – :
I don’t know why, but for me it has the same sweetness as Wish-Chopard, but without Angel wibe, if it makes sense. I don’t like it’s sticky sweetness.
kip980 – :
212 VIP is a very important perfume…this perfume give me passion and energy…it reminds me “It’s party time”…for me a history perfume!!!
kesha232 – :
smells like grape flavored Kool-Aid
Ауфтщкштп001 – :
not really original, but very delicious. Smells like a sweet sexy combination of rum and vanilla with a hint of musk.
takeschi50 – :
Hate to be a negative nelly, but this was sadly a dissapointment to me. I thought that I would really love it, but somehow I just smell a generic sweet scent when sprayed on my skin. I can’t really detect any of the notes individually, just a sweet mess really. Reminds me a bit of lady million in a way, which I also am not fond of. Plus, I found longevity and sillage to be lacking.
Irolearly – :
For me, this is a sweet but soft powdery white floral, whith no hint of passionfruit or rum. I hardly think of it as gourmet. It’s nice, though, and surprisingly delicate and soft. Not the clubbing scent I had imagined at all.
To me, the name, bottle and marketing campaign for this fragrance is a complete mismatch. No matter. Anyone who thinks of themselves as VIP deserves a smack in the back of head anyway.
Update: I can definitely feel the booze now. I guess this is one of those fragrances that change on you depending on the weather, your sensibility that particular day etc. Either way, I like it.
denisset – :
i like this perfume. it feels good, but thats all. and because of this, i never buy more than 30ml version.
Макстар – :
love it unique smell,but doesnt last….
sleozo – :
Nice enough but not that special. Doesn’t have much projection.
silbert – :
this perfume is really strong. and it resembles women in power
balabas123 – :
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this perfume! I could honestly smell it all day long and not get bored of it!It’s warm and vanilla sweet but not too sweet, with hints of passionfruit and a warming slightly spiced edge of rum. By looking at the notes it has in it I wouldn’t have guessed I would love it so much because I try and avoid overly-sweet perfumes that have too much vanilla in but this one is perfect. It manages to be womanly, sexy and girly all at the same time! And it lasts well on the skin too! I also love the bottle 😉 definite thumbs up for this perfume!
артём31 – :
I have this full size, sprayed it only thrice.Anyone who wants it please PM me
thanks also a small sample cute bottle of this
Inwaluenecese – :
I have this full size, sprayed it only thrice.Anyone who wants it please PM me
thanks
hasaeva1980 – :
I was really looking forward to testing 212 VIP. To be honest, it’s not something I usually wear, but I enjoy it nonetheless. The rich, musky drydown is my favourite part.
212 VIP opens rather fruity and strong, with a bold passionfruit accord. In the initial stages this fragrance didn’t strike me as something I would wear out to the clubs. It was more of a pedestrian daytime scent.
However, towards the heart, the passionfruit note softened considerably with the rum and vanilla notes increasing in strength. It was at this point that 212 VIP was more of a night-time, wintry scent.
The more this fragrance develops, the muskier it becomes. The musk is what makes this fragrance so sensual and alluring. I particularly like the fact that this fragrance isn’t sweet. The vanilla note is smooth and creamy, with the rum adding a masculine touch.
The projection isn’t all that great. I guess I expected a fragrance with a little more ‘punch’ to it. Had I been the perfumer, I would have added some patchouli and sandalwood to create a darker, richer blend.
reket – :
When I tested this on paper I loved it, it was strong, sweet and hade a noticeable vanilla scent but it was yet fresh.
Still in the store smelling the paper I googled for the perfume…wow rum… It had rum, this was a must have. So, after I got a spray or two on my wrist, I bought the biggest bottle, EdP, convinced that this was going to be one of my new favorites.
Unfortunately it wasn´t, after a couple of days wearing it I realised that it was nothing special on me. I expected much more from this perfume, inspite of the notes It didnt last throughout the day.
After realizing that I was not on the list I sold it.
mzilbournf – :
I have this full size, sprayed it only thrice.Anyone who wants it please PM me
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swqnaladgtaiod – :
For me this is unisex .. with an attractive character ..
lovely and has i