Valentino
Eau de Toilette · Men's · 2019
Fresh-aromatic with a soft vanilla woody drydown, easygoing and versatile
aromatic · woody · fresh spicy · vanilla · mineral · amber
Top (first impression): Bergamot · Violet Leaves · Ginger
Heart (the character): Sage · Vetiver
Base (the dry-down): Mineral notes · Vanilla · Woods
Season: spring, summer, fall · Occasion: everyday, office, date night
Longevity: moderate (5-7h) · Sillage: moderate
Valentino Uomo Born in Roma launched in 2019 as a modern reboot of the Valentino Uomo masculine line, paired with its feminine counterpart Donna Born in Roma and an edgy, studded-bottle, youth-skewing campaign. The composition pairs a fresh-aromatic top of bergamot, ginger and violet leaf with a distinctive mineral and vanilla-woods base for an easy, contemporary feel. It became a popular gateway designer fragrance and seeded a sizable flanker family including Intense, Coral Fantasy and the later Born in Roma Yellow Dream. The studded bottle and street-style branding helped it stand out on crowded department-store shelves. It performs as a flexible everyday scent rather than a statement piece.
A fresh, aromatic opening of bergamot and ginger that settles into a mineral, salty vanilla-woods base. It is a smooth, approachable crowd-pleaser that bridges fresh-spicy and lightly gourmand without committing fully to either.
Nose: Antoine Maisondieu, Olivier Pescheux
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