Reviews of 212 Men (1999)
by Carolina Herrera

sweet, sweet, sweet is all there is. hardly anything worth paying over 50 bucks for a 100ml bottle which agian is another my infamous habit of "blunder buys" a term which ive assigned to my lack of control. i admit i was really fascinated by the magnectic cap and all, being nice slick and metro looking. its redemption lies in its decent on skin durability and smooth sillage. no sharp twist or turns like HUGO or CK ESCAPE. easily appealing but not worth paying so much for something that just smells of sweetness. id rather they put MORE citrus or some vanilla to give it some dept. i see the descriptions scandal wood and musk and to be honest, i think its minimal to the point of neglect. unless again ure wearing it for ur own pleasure, you should find this pretty boring. nonetheless it does seem to appeal to ladies. id give 212 a vote of confidence, but its flankers are disasters. I die by LDIssey, no matter how synthetic it smells, and i somehow get a feeling 212 is modelled after it. well for what its worth, it doesnt smell cheap. id suggest Aigner X limited which is easily 1/3 the price and similarly sweet.

Nice fragrance - I think there is a touch of Fahrenheit in there - not too long lasting on me - yeah - it's OK

Amazing when it was launched back in 1999 and even during early 2000's. Now I find it very common, popular. My number 1 CH fragrance for men has been Chic, a more classy and metrosexual version of 212.

I'm not impressed by the scent. I think Herrera by Carolina Herrera is better.

A very pleasant and fresh scent but unbelievably generic. I like my fragrances to be more distinctive, thank you very much.

It’s nice enough but it’s definitely not an award winning scent. It’s very fresh, very neat and kind of cool. I could never understand why it sold so many bottles for so many years. Maybe I’m missing something others can smell that I I just can’t. I can even detect now when someone uses it but it’s more like: hey someone’s wearing 212M, and never: wow! That’s so nice 212M! who is it? Ahhh!.
It’s very safe and a bit common nowadays. I’d even prefer one of the 212 special edition summer clones, and that doesn’t say much. Decent longevity, good sillage. I would even prefer Vodka by Carolina Herrera, sorry , I meant Aqua by Carolina Herrera.

The best thing about 212 is its bottle.The scent is nice but not very impressive.There is nothing distinctive about the scent and not very long lasting.

It´s nice, reminds me a little farenhait i don´t know why.
My partner use it and smell lovely on him, on me it´s bold
:(

It's a citrus scent that starts off smelling like fresh cut grass. It's actually not bad, but the ginger note gives it a sharp spike that doesn't sit well with me. It's quite apparent and clashes with the rest of the scent IMO. I think this would be so much better if the ginger was toned down a bit and if the incense was replaced with tonka and maybe just a slight hint of vetiver.

some people hate it, some love it. i don`t like it anymore

Come to think of it, the name is probably the best and the most innovative thing about this fragrance. Packaging is nice, and the fresh grassy notes are agreeable. But overall, it is a true symbol of the Year That Imagination Died. I am not aware of any launch year more completely deprived of imagination than 1999.

I was disappointed, nothing really new or invigorating about the scent. It's actually pretty bland. It won't offend, so you can't go wrong, but I was wishing for something more sophisticated and metropolitan.

Honestly, I don't know what the big deal is about 212 men. It's nice, but not really that different from soooo many others right now. I like that it stays close to skin, and if you must have a clean, modern, youth-oriented scent this is a good choice. I want something more original. However, 212 is well-complimented, and is the crabby boyfriend's favorite on me (He says I always smell too musky and old... whatever, that's how I smelled when we met, he should just get used to it). 212 is a 5 out of 10.