212 Sexy Men (Eau de Toilette) by Carolina Herrera

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212 Sexy Men Carolina Herrera 2006 Eau de Toilette

7.6 / 10 137 Ratings

A popular perfume by Carolina Herrera for men, released in 2006. The scent is sweet-spicy. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Sweet

Spicy

Powdery

Oriental

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ginger

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Cardamom

Tonka bean

Floral notes

Green pepper

Base Notes

Bourbon vanilla

Sandalwood Amber

Amber

Musk

Gaiac wood

Perfumers

Alberto Morillas, Rosendo Mateu

Ratings

Scent

7.6137 Ratings

Longevity

6.8111 Ratings

Sillage

6.7106 Ratings

Bottle

6.9121 Ratings

Value for money

7.751 Ratings

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Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Le Mâle Eau de Toilette

305 Homme

Deux Cent Douze Sexy Man

Armani Code (2004) / Black Code (Eau de Toilette) by Giorgio Armani

Armani Code (2004) Eau de Toilette

Luna Rossa Black

Armani Code Ultimate pour Homme

Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/20/2016

BrianBuchanan
363 Reviews

BrianBuchanan

2

sage and shiny wood

A lesser personage than Alberto Morillas would never have got away with it.

I for one am glad he did, but I still can't figure out what's so sexy about a bamboo long house in the jungle and a pot of curry.

10/06/2021

7Scent 5Longevity 3Sillage

ScentSlave
254 Reviews

ScentSlave

3

Its a great scent…

… very similar to Le Male. After reading the polar reviews, I was hoping I would be on the “+” side of the fence, but alas, it’s very light, and doesn’t perform well on my skin.

I grabbed it because I LOVE Le Male, and I wanted a more robust performing, longer lasting swing. Not this one, at least on my skin.

This one sits very close from the very start, with a soft 1-2ft radius, and a very light sillage trail. Longevity wise, it lasts (as a skin scent) about 3-5hours.

The scent itself is very nice. It’s like a more rounded, non-minty Le Male. If it was louder, I would be VERY happy. I can’t complain too much, however, as I got this one for $35 on fragranceX. You get what you pay for, right? I was just hoping for a low dollar score, and I missed. Oh well.

Again, not a bad scent at all, but don’t expect this to reach anyone further than a shoulders length in distance, let alone through a mask, 6ft+ away.

09/25/2020

7.5Scent

Kazos07
2 Reviews

Kazos07

1

Sexy indeed

Ok, let's say that this is more like an evening/night out fragrance for young men. Just like 1 million, ultra male etc. And you know why this one is the best of them all? Because ultra male is screaming "HEY GIRLS, YOU KNOW WHO IS SEXY? I'M SEXY !!!". 212 sexy men doesn't scream at all, because it doesn't have to. It knows that it is an attention grabber. It is quiet, yet more intriguing than the others. It's simply more interesting. It's deeper. Just grab it if you wanna be the "quiet king of the night". You won't regret it. Trust me

05/22/2019

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Golcher
139 Reviews

Golcher

1

starting to grow on me

I blind bought this (which usually is a big no-no) and I regretted doing so cause I didn't care too much about Sexy Men, it kinda smelled like curry to me so I just kept it in the back of my dresser but by the 3rd time I forced myself to use it I kinda warmed up to it. (That curry-like spicy smell I got was the cardamom)

All in all I'm starting to reconsider this fragrance, last night I wore it and really got a kick out of it, I just wish you could get more vanilla and tonka and the cardamom wasn't so overpowering.

Is 'Sexy Men' the right name? I don't think it is sexy but I'll let that question to the ladies

09/23/2020

9Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

BardiaGH
14 Reviews

BardiaGH

1

True to the name

Now with money of the fragrance is now in the market there is a lot of concentration and infatuation with sex. And it is understandable one of the appeals of buying a fragrance is being more more attractive to the opposite sex but there are some fragrances there truly pursuit the sexy scent. Carolina Herrera 212 sexy men is exactly that it wants to to encapsulate sex and offer it to your off factory sensors it is warm fuzzy and masculine.
The most notable notes will be Gauiac Wood, Vanilla, Pepper and of course lavender. Lavender is labelled as floral notes in the website and we all know why. This to me smells like a very sexy and darker version Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male. Yet I want to draw another comparison, to my nose this fragrance blends vanilla and black pepper in a similar fashion to Parfums de Marly Herod. the scent is extremely well considering that this is a designer fragrance it's just that sweet spot of boldness yet mas pleasing thatmakes this fragrance so appealing to me. The only downside that this fragrance has is the longevity and the overall performance, in that regard it's a bit lackluster. I can draw a comparison between this the one EDP and La Nuit de L'homme and CH men Prive from the same house, the reason being that all of the aforementioned fragrances have this sexy quality to them yet they do it in a very different fashion than each other get all of them have the same week spot or maybe even point of strength depending how you look at the matter. The overall performance of all of these fragrances are not well. In fact given that all of these fragrances are sweets the performance are big let downs, limiting what could have been a very versatile fragrance to a date night sent. 212 sexy men is from the same bunch.

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Nik604

1 year ago

3

If the boring feeling of smelling like pancakes is definition of a sexy..then I prefer not to.

StarA1

1 year ago

6Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

2

An oriental, sweet scent of fragrance for men, dominated by the scent of vanilla... suitable for winter evenings.

Emorandeira

6 years ago

8Scent 4Longevity 5Sillage

2

Nice creamy scent but one of the worst performances i have ever seen. On my skin It is like wearing nothing ...

Gold

2 years ago

6Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

13

7

I first thought 'Le Mâle', but this one is sweeter... somehow unoriginal, I'm tired of these kinds of scents. Meh.

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PBregovich

7 years ago

10Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

5

Le Mâle + Armani Code and still a place in my heart. A favorite since youth, combining tonka, vanilla, and guaiac wood.

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Dewo7

4 years ago

7.5Scent 10Longevity 7Sillage

3

No sweat smell. Just a Le Male with a bit of aftershave vibes. Great for everyday use. For any situation.

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Fsl10

4 years ago

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

3

My first and so far last blind buy, it's a good perfume, reminds me of Le Male in a spicy... but that's about it.

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Lisalui633

5 years ago

6.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

3

Guys, sorry, but this smells like dried sweat on clothes and Le Male is just not it.

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BigB

7 years ago

3

Yes, it has something of Le Male and Code and isn't bad, but personally I smell a "sweaty" note, so it's not for me.

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Basti87

8 years ago

10Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

3

I just love this scent. Sweet notes blended well with the 212 spice. A feel-good fragrance for laid-back types in a casual look.
Guaranteed compliments!

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