Carolina

"Carolina" is a clean, soft, elegant scent that I can see myself reaching for daily or at least every other day. I comfortably wear this to the office without worrying about giving others a migraine. I blind-bought the 0.13 oz mini, which means I dab (as opposed to spraying) it on, so I use a very light hand with it. The packaging and flanker design will fool you into thinking this is a floral perfume that packs quite a punch. It doesn't (unless you use a heavy hand with it). Keeping in mind that I bought the EDT, this fragrance doesn't have much time to bloom and perform at the level I expect it to before it fades into something familiar and predictable. I think this fragrance would work well with most body chemistries and would be okay to respray since the longevity is not that great. The orange is one of the first most noticeable notes, while the vanilla, amber, and musk are noticeable in the dry-down. I can see myself buying a larger bottle of this fragrance once the mini is done.

Beautiful! After the initial alcohol blast I got a very interesting note indeed - LICORICE! Good thing I like licorice since I had no idea that's what I'd be getting lol. ;) It was likely the strawberry leaf mixed with the amber that gave such a strange impression. Just like 212 VIP I am *still* in love with Herrera and will continue collecting as much as I can. This might not be the most innocuous scent since it's opens a little strong with the licorice scent but the bitter orange, pepper and vanilla tie things up very nicely after awhile. I wouldn't wear this one to work quite yet until you get some feedback from friends or the hubby/boyfriend. Lasts a good while on my skin and once it dries down it's VERY lovely to inhale while it sits close to your skin on the wrist. I really like this one and think I'll be moving it into my weekly rotation.

I wore this lovely creation last winter and now that the temps are dropping I spritzed some today - I *still* really enjoy this one! Unlike last winter I'm getting more of the forest fruits and is that a hint of vanilla? Yes along with the amber it dries down to a concoction that is just PERFECT for cold weather temps. I just adore pepper and the whiff I get in the first couple of minutes is just perfect. Not too much but not so subtle that you can't tell. This is still a gorgeous perfume with a LOT of potential. I love it and I'll be reaching for it til next spring! :)

This is a lovely scent! It ́s reminds of the scents of the eighties. It ́s old fashioned but in a good way. A soft, slightly sweet powdery scent. The earlier made resemblance with Mademoiselle and Flowerbomb i can ́t detect at all. Mademoiselle is more fresh and Flowerbomb is much sweeter and heavier. I don ́t like flowerbomb at all but i find this very lovely although the longevity is not that great, about 3-4 hours max. That ́s a pity because i like my perfumes to last all day. But it ́s good and a stayer for me i will finish my bottle.

This is my first review on this site. i gotta say that this perfume is one of my all time favorites.. i hear compliments all the time of how it smells beautiful and chic is it .. i am so in love with it and please of any1 knows a sit that sells th original version of it please send me the link :) ,,, its hard to find i find always the floral version of it with a golden polka dot packaging

I've had this perfume at school 2006, it was a gift for my mom, very unique smel, warm, elegent, safe, and clean, you can't go wrong with this one, it seems like the perfum that people eather love or don't like, but definitely not hate, so sad it's discontinued 😢

Perfumeaddict you have the reason it's like a lighter version from Flowerbomb.. This scent i liked, i bought one bottle but i would want it more lasting.. If Carolina Herrera make the eau the parfum of this scent i still would be wearing it.

I love Carolina! It's a fresh, sweet and feminine scent. You can smell a lot of strawberry and, somehow, a little bit of passion fruit too, but in a good way. It used to be my favourite one... It's a pity that was discontinued.

This is my favourite all time fragrance,but sadly it has been discontinued- I'm so sad. I wear Chanel Mademoiselle which is similar. I wish Carolina Herrera would bring it back.

I MISS this one SO much... Can’t believe Carolina Herrera fragrances nowadays has resumed into hundreds of cheap 212 (+ “something”) or the shoe “thing”... Unbelievable.... 😣

This is my first impression EDT. It smell fresh, sweet,and feminine. It stay on my skin only 4 hours.

yes,it smells like Coco Madmioselle...lighter but closer,is a nice scent...

This one and Sonia Rykiel Oryginal(red) are best fragrance ever!

Very fresh, but a bit too sweet for me. Topnote gives alot of forest fruits on my skin. Middlenote gives alot of musk and cashmere wood. Middle/basenotes makes me think of Donna Karan Cashmere Mist. This one gives alot cashmere wood with some more flowers than D Karan. Just like Cashmere Mist Carolina's basenotes goes into my skin and changes to a hug-scent. Next person have to stand close to get a wiff. A great every-day-scent. Otroligt fräsch men lite för söt för min smak. Toppnoten ger mycket skogfrukter på min hud. Mellannoten ger mycket musk och cashmere wood. Mellan/basnot får mig att tänka på Donna Karan Cashmere Mist. Denna ger mycket Cashmere wood med lite mera blommor än D Karan. Precis som Cashmere Mist går Carolina's basnot in i huden och förvandlas till en kram-doft. Nästa person måste stå nära för att få en fläkt. Härlig varje-dag-doft.

I got a roller ball of this by accident , they sent me the wrong perfume but I’m keeping it , I can’t be bothered with returning it ... What I have isn’t this newer one , but the older one with the gold polka dot box - the 1988 version , her very first perfume it seems . The one featured here must be the more modern version . I’m not into floral stuff , my Love is gourmands , & this is kind of a typical white floral perfume . Very vintage . Not a bad thing though . Does give me vibes of 80’s , like something I smelled when very young - heck I could see this fitting right in the 1940’s - 1950’s easy ; nothing wrong with that though , this is rather comforting in a way . Super fem & soft which is a big saving grace with me - that it’s not a big loud mouthed sticky tacky floral . She’s a sweet girl .

I just got this one today, and I like it! It does have the same feel as Dior Cherie and Mademoiselle, while the other two are strong statement fragrances, with Mademoiselle being better suited for cooler weather. I would say the Carolina would be the lighter, fresher, easiest to understand of the trio. The dry down also smells a lot like 212 Sexy, but Carolina is definitely the more interesting of the two. 212 Sexy smells the same from beginning to end, Carolina starts of bright and fruity. I would describe this as warm fruity musk. :) Edit: 12/20/12 I tried this today, and it's MUCH better in cold weather, during the summer the strawberry leaf stood out in a loud and suffocating way. In the cold weather the fruity notes blend together better with the musk and woods. Very nice sweater fragrance.

This smells like Guess Gold and Brooks Brother's Madison's secret love child. For those not familiar with those scents they are sweet musky with a hint of leather. This bottle is kind of a fooler as I expected some cute floral. This came to me from a vintage lot of perfume. As I went through each of the 9 bottles of my purchase not very inspired this was the last one to test. Beautiful, absolutely gorgeous. Not quite sure how to explain other then it's very warm, creamy and amber. It very much resembles the long discontinued Guess Gold and also Brooks Brother's discontinued Madison. At first I feel it flirts in the unisex department however it transforms into a lovely creamy amber on my skin. Ideal for the cool weather. Keep in mind this is the vintage formula I have not smelled anything else.

I mainly feel notes: musk, Cashmere, strawberry leaves and forest fruits. Also in the composition is: bitter orange, vanilla, pepper, rose, cardamom. Many people say that similar to Mademoiselle edt. And here I will agree, but in a slightly sweet way similar, to Chanel is more fresh citrus note. I even like Carolina better. As for edt it is super durable perfume, over 12h. Awesome. Rather hard to buy. Probably from the official sale already withdrawn. The box is in dots of different colors and sizes. Its easy to confuse it with edp version, that is completely different smell.

CAROLINA is rather sweet--I find it hard to identify any florals at all, and the musky woodiness is very subtle. Usually cardamom--one of the strongest spices around--is unmistakeable, but not here. To my nose, CAROLINA is an innocuous sort of sugar spray with a bit of vanilla and a vague fruitiness. The scent is evanescent as it is inoffensive. A fleeting moment of sweetness to which few could object. A sugar cookie of a scent. Nice for the holidays.

At first sniff, it seemd too strong for my taste. After some hours it calmed down and changed in a good way. I sense it as woody, spicy and soapy. It smells clean and pure. This is something that could be called energizing. I think it could be a nice everyday scent, but that's it. Not for people, who don't like soapy fragrances.