How long does 212 Men by Carolina Herrera last?

Q: How long does 212 Men by Carolina Herrera last?

212 Men by Carolina Herrera lasts about 5 h 50 min on skin from 4 sprays at 9:00 AM, modelled from its notes. You stop noticing it yourself after 1 h 15 min; others can still smell it until about 2:50 PM.

Carolina Herrera · 1999

About 5 h 50 min on skin modelled

The fade, from a 9:00 AM spray

Spray9:00 AM4 sprays
Half10:00 AMHalf as strong as the first spray
Nose-blind10:15 AMYou stop noticing it
Top up2:35 PMOne spray keeps it going
Gone2:50 PMOthers stop smelling it

What others smell vs what you notice

What others smellWhat you notice

The notes

Top: Green Notes, Grapefruit, Spices, Bergamot, Lavender, Petitgrain
Heart: Ginger, Violet, Gardenia, Sage, Green Pepper
Base: Musk, Sandalwood, Incense, Vetiver, Guaiac Wood, Labdanum

Why it fades when it does

Bergamot, grapefruit and petitgrain are the most volatile notes here, so the opening thins first. Gardenia carries the middle of the wear. What others still catch near the end is labdanum, musk and sandalwood, the slowest to evaporate.

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Modelled from its notes for an ordinary day, 4 sprays at 9:00 AM. Times rounded to 5 minutes.