Valentino
Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Yellow Dream
Sweet · Fruity · Warm spicy.
parfumbible.comSweet · Caramel · Fruity.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: Our brands · Checked 2026-09-21
The official history identifies the original house as Carolina Herrera New York, launched in 1981; not the founder’s birthplace.
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Year2026
Marketed forMen
PerfumerNot recorded
Collection: 212 VIP
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
212 VIP Black Cab by Carolina Herrera has a listed sweet, caramel, fruity profile, with notes of Pineapple, Wormwood, Caramel, Patchouli.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-30. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
Sizes offered
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.
Inside the bottle.
Eau de parfum · International listing · 100 mL bottle
Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water/eau), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Coumarin, Linalyl acetate, Limonene, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Vanillin, Lavandula oil/ extract, Pinene, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Anethole, Citronellol, Pogostemon cablin oil, Citral, Terpineol, Rose ketones, Beta-caryophyllene, Geranyl acetate, Camphor, Terpinolene, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Geraniol, Alpha-terpinene, Eugenol, Cinnamal, Benzyl benzoate, Carvone, Benzyl alcohol.
Source: Carolina Herrera official International product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.20 / 5
44 votes
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Projection
2.02 / 4
41 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.79 / 5
43 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
114Own it
6Previously owned
282Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
Carolina Herrera
212 VIP Black
Eau de parfum
Aromatic · Vanilla · Soft spicy.
Valentino
Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy
Aromatic · Fruity · Tobacco.
Lattafa Perfumes
Qaed Al Fursan
Fruity · Sweet · Woody.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
AventusBoth list Patchouli and Pineapple. Explore 212 VIP Black Cab’s sweet direction alongside Aventus’s fruity profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does 212 VIP Black Cab smell like?
212 VIP Black Cab by Carolina Herrera has a listed sweet, caramel, fruity profile, with notes of Pineapple, Wormwood, Caramel, Patchouli.
Who created it?
A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.20 out of 5, from 44 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define 212 VIP Black Cab?
Its listed notes include pineapple, wormwood, caramel, patchouli. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
212 VIP Black Cab
Carolina Herrera
Leading accords
sweet
caramel
fruity
patchouli
aromatic
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Pineapple · Wormwood · Caramel · Patchouli
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