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Bad Boy Le Parfum, Carolina Herrera
Aromatic · 2021

Bad Boy Le Parfum

by Carolina Herrera
Rating3.8 ★ 3,093 votes
GenderMen
Year2021
Price$$$$Designer
AromaticFresh SpicyCannabis
Best for winterNighttime wear
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Hero Parfum Intense Burberry
84% match
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Ferragamo Spicy Leather Salvatore Ferragamo
81% match
Bad Boy Elixir Carolina Herrera
Bad Boy Elixir Carolina Herrera
81% match
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
6 notes
topfirst impression
CannabisGrapefruit
heartthe character
Black PepperGeranium
basethe foundation
LeatherVetiver

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
AromaticFresh SpicyCannabisCitrusLeatherHerbalSmokyGreen
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Main accords

top 10
Aromatic
Fresh Spicy
Cannabis
Citrus
Leather
Herbal
Smoky
Green
Woody
Animalic

Community profile

community votes
Season
spring
27%
summer
12%
fall
31%
winter
31%
Time of day
day
33%
night
67%

Smells similar

by scent profile
84% match
Hero Parfum Intense Burberry
Burberry
leather
82% match
Whitehall Hugh Parsons
Hugh Parsons
fresh spicyleather
82% match
Scandal Pour Homme Intense Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier
aromaticleather
81% match
Ferragamo Spicy Leather Salvatore Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo
leather

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

GrapefruitCannabisBlack PepperGeraniumVetiverLeather
topheartbase

Signature pair: Grapefruit and Vetiver

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The Bad Boy line

8 versions
Original2019Bad Boy
More Warm Spicy, Cacao
Less Cannabis
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2022Cobalt Parfum Electrique
More Fruity, Lavender
Less Cannabis
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2022Extreme
More Amber, Warm Spicy
Less Fresh Spicy
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2024Cobalt Elixir
More Earthy, Vanilla
Less Cannabis
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2025Elixir
More Leather, Woody
Less Fresh Spicy
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2025Cobalt Absolute
More Earthy, Vanilla
Less Cannabis
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Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of Bad Boy Le Parfum are aromatic and fresh spicy. It opens with Cannabis and Grapefruit, reveals Black Pepper and Geranium at its heart, and dries down to Leather and Vetiver. People reach for it in spring and autumn, mostly in the evening.

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