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Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Men Sample
- Concentration
- Eau de Toilette
- Brand
- Carolina Herrera
- Full bottle
- 100 ml
- Range
- Designer
Test caviar lime, frozen vodka and mint on your own skin
212 VIP Men by Carolina Herrera is an Eau de Toilette, and this page is about trying it in a small size. The pyramid starts with caviar lime and ends on kingwood, amber and musk. A decant of 2, 5 or 10 ml lets you wear it on several days before you decide about a full bottle. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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First minutes
The house lists caviar lime at the top of 212 VIP Men. Top notes are the quickest to arrive and the quickest to leave. Notes on a list are a map, and what you notice on your own skin is the territory. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.
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Mid-way
For the heart, the listing gives frozen vodka, mint and ginger. Wear the sample long enough to reach this stage. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another. Warm skin and cool skin can bring out different sides, so try both if you can.
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The drydown
For the drydown, the listing names kingwood, amber and musk. This last stage is the reason a single short test is not enough. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
Nothing on record ties 212 VIP Men to a season or a moment, and that makes a broad test the best one. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week. Apply one or two sprays to clean skin, without other scented products nearby.
Who it is for
Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Men is tagged for men. It suits people who like to put a few scents side by side over a week. The sample is for anyone who wants to know a perfume before owning it. If you already know the house, a decant lets you check whether this one fits next to what you own.
Why try Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Men as a sample first
With a decant you find out in a week what a description cannot tell you in a page. We decant from the original bottle and label the vial ourselves. Carolina Herrera does not make or endorse these samples; it is not an official brand sample. A bottle of 100 ml lasts a long time, so it helps to be sure first.
At a glance
- Perfumer
- Emilie Coppermann, Lucas Sieuzac
- Family
- Woody Amber Aromatic
- For
- Men
What you receive
How we fill your sample
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From the original bottle
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
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Into a glass spray vial
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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Labelled by us
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
Samples are filled to order and cannot be returned. Is something wrong or damaged on arrival? Contact us and we solve it. To the contact page
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Frequently asked
What does the sample look like?
It is a small glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml with our own label on it. It sprays like a bottle, so you apply 212 VIP Men the way you normally would.
What kind of scent is 212 VIP Men?
DecantGems classifies it as woody, amber and aromatic. Families are broad, so treat that as a direction and let a few wearings of the sample fill in the detail.
Will 212 VIP Men be the same on me as on someone else?
Probably not exactly. Skin, weather and the amount you apply all change how a perfume comes across, which is the reason to wear Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Men yourself before deciding.
The brand
About Carolina Herrera
From Carolina Herrera you find 67 perfumes here, each as a decant. Each one is decanted by FragranceGems from the original bottle into a glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and carries our own label. Carolina Herrera belongs to the designer perfume samples on DecantGems. Wearing a perfume for a few days is the fair way to judge it, and that is what a decant is for.
- 67 perfumes listed as samples
- Sizes: 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial
- Filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle, labelled by us
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I really appreciate that I found a shop that has a wide range of authentic perfumes,fast delivery,great communication and very good prices. Thanks for everything!
Timely info when item was back in stock. Some confusion with info about shipment updates on gls app but what is important: perfume came in perfect condition!
incredible fast delivery l. the fragrance itself its magnificent, the dry down woody base, is intoxicating. it last on me 10 hours plus. great service great fragrance
Good experience overall. Fast shipping without any incidents. Prices are good as well.
Really happy of my purchase. Serious seller, quality products, fast shipping, large catalog. I will order a lot of more !
Shipping was 5 days to Finland. Customer service was very good. Happy with the product also. Will shop again. Only thing I hope is that you guys would negotiate better price for GLS shipping to Finland. But I know that is not always possible. And I noticed the prices were lower than the competitors so the steep shipping price was not that big of a deal. Good job all in all.
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DecantGems is part of FragranceGems B.V. in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. We fill every sample ourselves from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and label it ourselves. Behind it stands the same team that handles every FragranceGems order.
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- Glass spray vial, labelled by us
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