Bad Boy Carolina Herrera 2019 Eau de Toilette

Between the realms of the modern male fragrances, this one doesn't show itself as something innovative or groudbreaking. It basically steps on tested and proved ground with this cocoa - tonka combo. Sweet and warm, slightly gourmandish and with a bit of freshness on the opening. Yet, you won't smell like every other guys, you'll smell slightly different.

In terms of performance, I do get great longetivity, it stays on my jacket for 2/3 days without any problem, but does not project as heavy as I would like it to. Still, I can say that the performance is a bit above average.

While I might not use fragrances for other people, it feels nice to be complimented by others, specially women. This one does just that, you'll smell like a delicious but soft (and immersed on ambroxan) chocolate bar.

The bottle does look great on my shelf.

In conclusion, this scent is underrated. It does get the job done quite well and doesn't deserve the hate that's guided towards it.
If you get a good deal, like I did, pull the trigger, get your leather jacket, and go get the girls.

I sprayed 3 fragrances on strips tonight to ask my girl for her favorite. I love wearing her choices. Tonight it was BDC EDP, Sauvage Perfume and CH BB EDT. She chose BB immediately. I also like it a lot. I have a big collection and sometimes I just want to wear it when the occasion is right.
The nutty, chocolate is nice on colder nights and the not too overpowering silage and projection makes it safe for restaurants etc.
I don't really get the hate.

Got a sample with a purchase. For me this opens extremely saccharin, smelling like soda pops and sour peach rings. It's more pleasant on the dry down, and while still very sweet, it gains some dept. It does however have that middle school lockerroom feeling, and eventually ends up just smelling like a perfume store. Like, just, every masculine leaning perfume mixed together. It's projection is also crazy, I had a single spritz on my wrists and ended up taking a shower because I was smelling it constantly. Not for me, not something I'll be wearing, but if you want to smell like perfume store by all means buy it.

I am not a fan of this. The opening is nice with the bergamot and pepper is nice, though not particularly unique. Pretty standard opening. The mid and base is where it falls apart. The tonka bean is alright and the slight earthy woodiness in the mid is ok, but neither is particularly great. The 2 notes that are front and center in this fragrance are the sage and the cocoa. As you may tell from the rating, I do not like it. The clary sage is so central and does not blend well with the cocoa, it comes off as a somewhat of a minty-herbal, slightly sweet but a bit bitter chocolate. Like a sort of artisanal chocolate, but the sage is turned up to 20, it is essentially overwhelms the composition. And I do not just mean an expensive chocolate, I mean some artistic avante garde chocolate, bordering on pretentious. Maybe thats just how the material interacts with my skin but I do not like this much sage. Over time the sage does soften a bit down to more of the artisanal chocolate that I was saying, maybe mixed with a bit of musk and wood, and unveiling some of the spices again that were hidden underneath the sage, but even though it is more pleasant at this point, its just alright. It becomes more generic, which is an improvement. I have nothing really special to say about this perfume and I usually always try to find something. It lasts a fair amount of time, good durability for an edt. If you like clary sage this might be more your vibe, just really really not for me. I have heard better things from the flankers so just look at those instead.

opens with a smooth, sultry chocolate and pepper spice, with a sweet vanilla tonka, an earthy, patchouli-esque note, and sage. there's a sort of spicy woods propping everything up, keeping it from being too sweet and providing a good balance. it's basic, sure, but it's well crafted and scrumptious.