Bad Boy Extreme by Carolina Herrera

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Bad Boy Extreme by Carolina Herrera is an oriental fragrance built around rich, warm notes like cocoa, tonka beans, and patchouli, combined with smoky incense and woody vetiver. It features a complex blend of prunes, clary sage, frankincense, and spices such as Indian ginger, all softened by ylang-ylang and bergamot. This creates an intense, slightly sweet yet smoky scent profile with resinous depth. Those drawn to Bad Boy Extreme’s aromatic oriental style should focus on perfumes highlighting cocoa, incense, and resinous woods for a similar experience.

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Anti-Blues

Anti-Blues by Pierre Guillaume Black Collection £195.00

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  • Key notes:
  • cocoa
  • dark chocolate
  • incense
  • saffron
  • tobacco
  • vanilla
  • vetiver
  • Tags:
  • #beast
  • #sweet
  • Aromagroups:
  • edible
  • leather
  • unconventional
  • woody

A socially acceptable way to smell like you spend your downtime writhing naked in milky melted chocolate, spiced with saffron, smoked by tobacco, caressed by vanilla. Cue eyes-rolling-back-in-their-head pleasure for anyone who smells you.

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Outopia

Outopia by Mendittorosa £260.00

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  • Key notes:
  • frankincense
  • incense
  • opoponax
  • Tags:
  • #fresh
  • Aromagroups:
  • citrusy
  • spicy
  • woody

A place that is eternally cherished in the heart — its memory, the feeling. It may be hidden or obscured, but never erased. In this place, the wind carries myrrh, earth welcomes rain, and fire doesn’t burn but transforms. Outopia marries the ancient oils of myrrh, frankincense and opoponax with modern aromachemicals: the marine/anise of Naxolide and the woody/amber of Maderal. Cool, earthy, smouldering.

Perfumer: Cristiano Canali

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The Smart Set

The Smart Set by MINT £170.00

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  • Key notes:
  • coffee
  • prunes
  • vetiver
  • Aromagroups:
  • edible
  • woody

The Jade line

Perfumer: Nathale Lorson

In this formula velvety woods meet for dark smooth coffee and take their time lounging in the spicy vetiver shade.

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Indigo Smoke

Indigo Smoke by Arquiste £195.00

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  • Key notes:
  • black tea
  • carrot seeds
  • cedarwood
  • clary sage
  • gaiac / guaiac wood
  • incense
  • pine tar
  • vetiver
  • Tags:
  • #sexy
  • Aromagroups:
  • leather
  • woody

Evoking the traditional smoking of tea leaves in ancient China, Indigo Smoke is an aromatic landscape of narrow serpentine rivers, blue mountains and incense-filled temples condensed into a complex formula of black tea, woody notes and incense. Rich, sophisticated and long-lasting. With notes of lapsang souchong tea, mandarin orange, apricot, guaiac wood, incense and pine tar.

 

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Ambre Royal

Ambre Royal by Ormonde Jayne £235.00

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  • Key notes:
  • amber
  • bergamot
  • osmanthus
  • patchouli
  • tonka beans
  • Tags:
  • #fresh
  • Aromagroups:
  • woody

Time-honoured accord of roses and jasmine with dashing notes of orange blossom and bergamot but veers away and deepens with patchouli, cedar wood and fanned with a big hearted warm amber molecule, expertly synergised to create a perfectly balanced but hypnotic and opulent perfume.

Ambre Royal is to be treasured and trusted for it is both strong and sensual, warm but powerful.

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St. Paul's

St. Paul's by Exaltatum £130.00

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  • Key notes:
  • amber
  • bergamot
  • frankincense
  • incense
  • labdanum
  • orange blossom
  • pink pepper
  • Tags:
  • #beast
  • #clean
  • Aromagroups:
  • floral
  • leather
  • vintage/old school
  • woody

The floriental baroquesque parfum St. Paul's embodies an adoration and admiration to the spectacular era of Baroque. This style in architecture, music, art, sculpture demonstrates exalted movements, clear details, intense light and dark shadows, emotional exuberance, richness, extravaganza, which distinct baroque from other style. 

The English baroque represents iconic St. Paul's Cathedral, which dome has long dominated the London skyline. 

The perfume opens with the precious orange flower and jasmine absolutes with a hint of dried and juicy fruits, contrasting with the darker woody and balsamic base. 

  • Key notes:
  • frankincense
  • incense
  • myrrh
  • styrax
  • tolu balm
  • vetiver
  • Tags:
  • #animalic
  • #powdery
  • Aromagroups:
  • spicy
  • vintage/old school
  • woody

An ancient ritual. The wonder of green, perfumed resin flowing from the tree. It is reminiscent of journeys along the perfume routes, of the magic of nocturnal ceremonies. Fresh, intense notes of Incense, Opoponax, Storax and Tolu.

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Wonderwood

Wonderwood by Comme Des Garcons £120.00

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  • Key notes:
  • animalic notes
  • frankincense
  • incense
  • nutmeg
  • oud
  • vetiver
  • Tags:
  • #animalic
  • #sexy
  • Aromagroups:
  • woody

A woody choir with sandalwood singing lead. Vetiver, oud and incense lift their voices in a grounding blend that highlights the coziness of sandalwood. Pepper adds percussion and punctuation, adding liveliness to the friendliness.

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Tonka Lavande

Tonka Lavande by Marie Jeanne £165.00

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  • Key notes:
  • bergamot
  • fougere
  • lavender
  • sage
  • tonka beans
  • vetiver
  • Tags:
  • #normcore
  • Aromagroups:
  • aromatic
  • vintage/old school
  • woody

Perfumer: Sidonie Lancesseur

The Materie Premiere collection. 

A soft, bitter-sweet tonka and cooling lavender blend. Marie Jeanne’s beautiful vision of a 21st century fougere.

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SAUGE

SAUGE by Headspace £175.00

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  • Key notes:
  • angelica root
  • clary sage
  • cumin
  • fougere
  • tonka beans
  • Tags:
  • #clean
  • #fresh
  • Aromagroups:
  • aromatic
  • vintage/old school
  • woody

Perfumer: Caroline Dumur

A soft fresh focus on clary sage after a storm, the bright flowering Mediterranean herb full of bright, uplifting tones. With classic fougere materials at the forefront and an artful blend of frankincense, tonka beans and sandalwood swirling in the background the effect is of a herb picked in the company of sweet fresh woods in the sunshine.

About Bad Boy Extreme by Carolina Herrera

What are the main scent characteristics of Bad Boy Extreme?
Bad Boy Extreme is an oriental fragrance with a rich blend of cocoa, tonka beans, patchouli, and smoky incense. It also features prunes, clary sage, frankincense, and vetiver, creating a warm, resinous, and slightly sweet scent.
How do these perfumes compare to Bad Boy Extreme in terms of sweetness and smokiness?
Several fragrances here share smoky incense and vetiver notes, but sweetness varies. For example, Anti-Blues and Tonka Lavande highlight sweeter, gourmand facets, while Indigo Smoke or Wonderwood emphasise smokier, animalic qualities.
Are all these perfumes oriental fragrances like Bad Boy Extreme?
Most on this list fit within or near the oriental family, sharing key notes like patchouli, tonka beans, and incense. However, some incorporate fresher or more aromatic elements, resulting in varied expressions of the oriental style.