Maria Carolina Josephine Pacanins e Nino is the full original name of the famous designer and perfumer Carolina Herrera. Born in Venezuela in 1939, this woman had no idea that after some time she would become a trendsetter and manufacturer of popular cosmetics and enchanting fragrances.
From childhood, the girl was involved in the world of beautiful and elegant things. Carolina Herrera first saw a fantastic haute couture show at the age of 13. It was then that her grandmother took her to the homeland of all world fashion - to Paris. This city helped the future designer to plunge into the atmosphere of bright and sparkling outfits and enchanting melodies created by models and creators. Acquaintance with the world of fashion began with a stunning show by the famous couturier Cristobal Balenciaga. As Carolina Herrera herself later noted, it was from childhood that she used to surround herself with stylish and beautiful things.
At the age of 41, she launched her first clothing collection, whichwon a huge amount of sympathy among critics and lovers of beautiful clothes. According to the designer, both clothes and fragrances must be in harmony with reality, but a little fantasy should also be added. It is with this motto that a woman lives her whole life.
After the first show of her clothing line, Carolina Herrera moves to New York, where she opens a design studio and a company that still bears her name to this day. In 1987, the first collection of wedding dresses was released. Following the triumphal procession of white scarlet dresses for brides, perfume counters also received a novelty from the designer.
Seven years after Carolina moved to New York, the first Carolina Herrera perfume was released. This fragrance attracted connoisseurs with its classic notes: drops of jasmine are gently combined with the essence of tuberose. Three years later, the male counterpart saw the light.
1997 was a significant year for the entire perfumery world - it was in this year that the whole society enthusiastically inhaled the new line of fragrances from Carolina Herrera - "212". The name of the perfume is by no means accidental. It is these numbers that are the telephone code for Manhattan. It was they who became the symbol of New York, as well as the fragrance born by a talented perfumer. Bright shop windows, chic restaurants and five-star hotels, women in furs and men dressed in tuxedos in the back seats of snow-white limousines - these are the associations that arise when you breathe in the scent of 212.
Caroline also opened her first store in New York -on Madison Avenue. This event happened in 2000. Following him, a year later, a showroom was opened in Europe, in Madrid. Of course, her classic style in fashion and perfumery was appreciated by numerous stars and even persons of the monarchical throne. The Royal couple of Spain presented Caroline with the Golden Order, the name of which sounds like “For services to the fine arts”. Until then, such an award has been given only twice - in architecture and ballet.
For all her perfumery activities, Carolina Herrera has released more than 30 fragrances. Recognizing that fashion is a capricious and very changeable lady, the woman tries to bring new notes to her line of fragrances. A huge number of experiments and experiences allow you to get truly amazing results. So, an amazing men's fragrance is Carolina Herrera Chic for Men. This fresh and bright perfume is filled with a harmonious combination of a huge number of ingredients: droplets of melon and lemon juice, cardamom and black pepper, suede and woody notes - this is not the whole list of the ingredients of this amazing smell.