ParfumPlus Arabia

THE MOMENT SHE enters, the air shifts. Grace arrives hand in hand with vibrancy and suddenly the room feels alive—brighter, bolder, richer. Across from you, she sits with an ease that comes only from knowing exactly who she is. This is Carolina Herrera, not merely a name etched onto perfume bottles or fashion labels, but a living, breathing spirit of elegance. Tonight, she speaks not through fabric or flacon, but with her very soul. “Ah, my dear,” she begins, her tone warm, her cadence deliberate, “I was born of a vision that believed elegance should never be timid. I am here to celebrate life, to give it fragrance, to give it presence, to give it joy. Perfume, for me, is not just an adornment; it is an attitude. It is the invisible gown that drapes every soul daring enough to wear me.” THE BIRTH OF A FRAGRANT LEGACY “I stepped into the world of scent in 1988 with my very first creation, Carolina Herrera. Imagine it: a bouquet of jasmine, tuberose, orange blossom, florals so opulent they could have been stitched into one of my couture gowns. That perfume was not just fragrance; it was my signature distilled, my runway made wearable. Feminine, radiant, unforgettable.” She leans back, her smile serene but knowing. “From that day, I never stood still. Fashion gave me glamour; fragrance gave me eternity. Each creation since then, whether CH, 212, Good Girl, or Bad Boy, has been a chapter of who I am. Always refined, but never shy. Always daring, but never careless.” THE DUALITY OF GOOD GIRL Her eyes sparkle, a playful light dancing within them. “Perhaps my most famous whisper to the world came in the shape of a stiletto. Good Girl. A bottle that was both a statement and a secret. ‘It’s so good to be bad,’ I said, and in that phrase, I gifted women the freedom to embrace their duality. Light and dark, sweet and sensual, innocence and temptation. Jasmine and tuberose wrapped in cocoa and tonka. A symphony of contrasts, just like the women who wear it.” She pauses, her laugh soft, melodic. “And then, of course, came Bad Boy. My rebellious counterpart. Spicy pepper sparks at the top, grounded by vetiver, cocoa, and tonka at the base. He is electric, P A R F U M P L U S 7