Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Black MTV

Club culture and the golden era of music television are the pitch behind this collector's edition, which tells you exactly which crowd it is aimed at. 212 VIP Black MTV is a 2024 Carolina Herrera eau de parfum flanker to 212 VIP Black from 2017, keeping the original's nocturnal DNA and pushing a vetiver base forward. The bottle is the draw as much as the juice. A 212 VIP Black MTV decant in Bangladesh lets you compare it to the original before committing.

Fragrance Notes

Top: Lavender, Lemon

Heart: Absinthe, Saffron

Base: Leather, Vetiver

Full note breakdown on Fragrantica.

The Scent

Lavender and lemon open it clean and slightly herbal, brighter than you might expect from anything with Black in the name. The brand's own copy names lavandin and grapefruit, and turmeric leaf alongside the saffron, so there is some disagreement between the official description and the community note listing. What most people report smelling is the familiar 212 VIP Black shape: an anise-tinged, boozy sweetness that sits somewhere between herbal and syrupy. Absinthe drives the heart, bitter and green against the sweetness, and saffron adds a dry, slightly leathery spice that leads naturally into the base. Leather here is soft and synthetic in the modern designer way, not a tannery note. Vetiver is the stated point of difference and it does add a rooty, earthy floor the original had less of. The honest verdict from the community is that the difference is small. One reviewer ran a blind comparison, spraying the original and the MTV edition on separate strips alongside a body spray, and reported that nobody could reliably tell them apart. Some testers said the MTV version smelled different and preferred it, then could not say why. If you already own 212 VIP Black, treat this as a bottle variation with a slightly drier finish rather than a new fragrance. Context helps here, because the 212 VIP Black line has been flanked heavily and each edition shifts one or two materials rather than rebuilding the composition. Black NY added coffee and cardamom, Black Extra went rum and cola, Black Smiley went neroli and almond, and this one leans vetiver and saffron. The core is the same anise-lavender sweetness every time.

If you have never smelled any of them, that core is genuinely good and explains why the line keeps selling year after year despite the criticism that the flankers draw.

When to Wear

Autumn and winter nights out, dates and casual social settings where sweetness is welcome. It is a party fragrance by design and reads out of place in an office. Sits with our Dates | Nights collection.

Who Is It For

Someone who already likes the 212 VIP Black profile and wants the collector bottle, or a younger wearer looking for a sweet, herbal night fragrance.

If you want the reference point, 212 VIP Black is the parent and the one most people should smell first. Browse the full Carolina Herrera collection at Aromatica.

Available as an authentic decant in Bangladesh at Aromatica in 3ml, 5ml, 9ml, and 15ml.