Note Pyramid
Bad Boy
Carolina Herrera Bad Boy is a seven-material composition and it turns entirely on the last note in the list.
White pepper, bergamot and pink pepper open it. Two kinds of pepper at once make the start genuinely sharp: white pepper is hotter and dustier, pink pepper brighter and more rosy, and the bergamot keeps them lifted.
Cedarwood and clary sage form the heart, both dry and aromatic. There is no sweetness and no flower anywhere in the middle, which is what makes the base land as hard as it does.
Tonka bean and cocoa finish it. Cocoa is the signature: dry and bitter rather than chocolatey, it gives the fragrance a dusty darkness, and tonka bean beside it adds a sweet nutty warmth that makes the pairing wearable. That contrast between hot spice above and dry cocoa below is the whole idea.
How Bad Boy wears
It lasts a long time and projects strongly, so apply it lightly. Autumn and winter suit it, and it works better for an evening than a quiet office.
Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Eau de Toilette, 150ml, created by Louise Turner and Quentin Bisch in 2019 for Carolina Herrera, the New York house founded in 1980.
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