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212 Vip Black Elixir
Carolina Herrera · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2025
≈ $85 · approx. retail
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A warm, addictive amber fougere built around black lavender, black licorice and black vanilla, the latest club-night iteration of the 212 VIP men's line.
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American · 65 in collection
Veteran IFF master perfumer with decades of hits.
See their fragrances →French · 17 in collection
Juliette Karagueuzoglou is a French perfumer and Vice President Perfumer at IFF, ISIPCA-trained, who joined the company in 2002 and won the Fashion Group International Rising Star Award in 2010. She is known for crafting durable, memory-evoking signatures for houses such as Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy and Ferragamo.
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