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212 VIP Rosé Cab Limited Edition
A limited run with a different composition inside is rarer than it sounds, and Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Rosé Cab Limited Edition Eau de Parfum 80ml is one of the real ones.
Pineapple is the surprise. In the standard 212 VIP Rosé family, which began in 2014, the fruit is soft and stone fruited. Here it is sharp and slightly green, the acidic bite of fresh pineapple rather than anything syrupy, with pink pepper rasping over the top to add a prickle of heat.
The middle turns floral and creamy. Jasmine is rich and faintly animal, and a magnolia accord gives it a lemony, almost waxy lift that keeps the jasmine from becoming heavy. Then patchouli and vanilla, which is a well worn pairing for good reason: the patchouli brings damp earth and a dark sweetness, the vanilla smooths it, and together they give the fragrance its weight.
Six materials and a clear arc from sharp to soft, with no perfumer credited for the edition. It is an eau de parfum and behaves like one, lasting seven or eight hours with generous projection early. Two sprays is the right dose. Autumn and winter nights suit it best, and it reads feminine.
The case for buying it is the bottle and the formula together, since once a limited edition sells through it does not come back, and this one is noticeably more tart than the scent it was built from. The brand's roots are in New York fashion, with a first collection in 1981 by a designer who was born in Venezuela. Perfume was licensed to the Spanish group Puig from 1988, and Puig bought the fashion business in 1995. Between them, 212 and Good Girl have become the names the fragrance side is known for.
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