Carolina Herrera

Bad Boy Elixir

Elixir · for men · Launched 2025

7.8/ 10 · 197 votes

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Scent profile

Share of people who describe it this way

How it wears

Share of votes by people who wear it: 92 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.

Longevity
long lasting53% of votes
Scent trail
strong53% of votes
Season
winter72% of votes
Time of day
night77% of votes
All votes

Longevity · 58 votes

  • very weak
    2%
  • weak
    0%
  • moderate
    24%
  • long lasting
    53%
  • eternal
    21%

Sillage · 58 votes

  • intimate
    2%
  • moderate
    43%
  • strong
    53%
  • enormous
    2%

Season · 92 votes

  • winter
    72%
  • spring
    25%
  • summer
    3%

Time of day · 79 votes

  • day
    23%
  • night
    77%

Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.

Notes

Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.

Top notes

Heart notes

About Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Elixir

Bad Boy Elixir, released by Carolina Herrera in 2025, is an aromatic fragrance with woody, leathery and resinous depth. It is darker and more intense than a typical lavender scent, built around herbs, iris and smoke.

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Bad Boy Elixir, released by Carolina Herrera in 2025, is an aromatic fragrance with woody, leathery and resinous depth. It is darker and more intense than a typical lavender scent, built around herbs, iris and smoke.

The opening brings lavender for a clean, herbal freshness and sage for a slightly camphorous, aromatic note. In the heart, leather adds a smooth, smoky texture, while iris brings a cool, powdery elegance that softens it. The base of cedar and frankincense is dry, woody and gently smoky, lingering on skin and clothing.

Most wearers find it long lasting, and the sillage is strong for about half of people and moderate for most others. It is voted for winter and autumn and very clearly for the evening. That makes it a natural choice for nights out, dates and formal evenings in cold weather, suited to someone who likes bold, aromatic scents with a leathery finish.

Bad Boy Elixir — for men fragrance by Carolina Herrera (released 2025). Top notes: Sage, Lavender. Heart notes: Leather, Iris. Base notes: Cedar, Frankincense. — Parfica open fragrance database

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Quick answers

How much does Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Elixir cost in the United States?

No partner shop in the United States has it in stock right now; the page stays with the facts.

What does it smell like?

Mainly aromatic, woody, floral and resinous. It opens with lavender, sage; the heart is iris, leather; the base is cedar, frankincense.

Who makes it?

Carolina Herrera. Launched in 2025. Concentration: Elixir. Marketed for men.

How long does it last?

People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as strong. Based on 58 wearers’ votes.

When to wear it?

Most people wear it in winter and autumn, mostly evenings.

How is it rated?

7.8 out of 10 from 197 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.

Where does this data come from?

The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.