Tom Ford
Tobacco Vanille
Eau de parfum
Vanilla · Sweet · Tobacco.
parfumbible.comVanilla · Soft spicy · Lavender.
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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Year2025
Marketed forMen
PerfumerNot recorded
Collection: 212 VIP
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
212 VIP Black Elixir by Carolina Herrera has a listed vanilla, soft spicy, lavender profile, with notes of Lavender, Black Licorice, Vanilla.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. 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 · US listing · 50 mL bottle
Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Coumarin, Linalyl acetate, Linalool, Vanillin, Acetyl cedrene, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Anethole, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Lavandula oil/ extract, Limonene, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Pogostemon cablin oil, Pinene, Beta-caryophyllene, Citronellol, Citrus limon peel oil, Alcohol, Camphor, Rose ketones, Terpineol, Citral, Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Geranyl acetate, Eugenol, Cinnamal, Alpha-terpinene, Terpinolene, Geraniol, CI 60730 (ext. violet 2), CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 17200 (red 33).
Source: Carolina Herrera official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.72 / 5
296 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
2.35 / 4
294 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.85 / 5
271 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
769Own it
93Previously owned
998Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Explore shared accords.
These entries share at least one leading accord. That alone does not establish that they smell alike.
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Eau de toilette
Vanilla · Sweet · Almond.
Versace
Eros
Eau de toilette
Vanilla · Aromatic · Green.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does 212 VIP Black Elixir smell like?
212 VIP Black Elixir by Carolina Herrera has a listed vanilla, soft spicy, lavender profile, with notes of Lavender, Black Licorice, Vanilla.
Who created it?
A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.72 out of 5, from 296 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 Elixir?
Its listed notes include lavender, black licorice, vanilla. 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 Elixir
Carolina Herrera
Leading accords
vanilla
soft spicy
lavender
sweet
balsamic
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Lavender · Black Licorice · Vanilla
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