Valentino Donna Born In Roma Valentino 2019 Eau de Parfum

Valentino Donna Born In Roma (Eau de Parfum) by Valentino

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Valentino Donna Born In Roma (Eau de Parfum) (Valentino)

7.5 / 10 328 Ratings

Valentino Donna Born In Roma (Eau de Parfum) is a perfume by Valentino for women and was released in 2019. The scent is sweet-fruity. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

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Main accords

Sweet

Fruity

Floral

Synthetic

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Blackcurrant

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Jasminum grandiflorum absolute

Jasmine sambac absolute

Jasmine tea

Base Notes

Bourbon vanilla

Cashmeran

Gaiac wood

Perfumers

Amandine Clerc-Marie, Honorine Blanc

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Ratings

Scent

7.5328 Ratings

Longevity

7.4286 Ratings

Sillage

7.2288 Ratings

Bottle

8.4292 Ratings

Value for money

7.4181 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 23.09.2023.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is South Sudan-Australian model Adut Akech.

Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/25/2020

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

pudelbonzo
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pudelbonzo

Very helpful Review 21

cute snuggler

Actually, I had rushed to the perfumery to try Voce Viva - on the one hand because I like Valentino's, on the other hand because Voce Viva is advertised on TV.

I thought Voce Viva was good - but my eyes went up one floor - to Born in Roma.

Strange - this scent does not flicker constantly across the screen.
Why?
Only the marketing department probably knows this - because if I had to choose, I would go for Born in Roma.

I like the tart and fruity currant prelude, which combines harmoniously with the light jasmine.
With a cup of aromatic jasmine tea It warms my heart.
The sweet vanilla nestles up against the cashmeran - and a cuddly mood emerges.
The woody notes herald autumn with its warm colours.

You don't have to be born in Rome to feel this autumnal mood in its golden light.

How beautiful it must be now to chug through Villa Borghese with the Bimmelbahn?

I don't want to belittle Voce Viva - but for me Born in Roma holds more emotions

11/16/2020

Wissensdurst

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Wissensdurst

Very helpful Review 5

How does that work?

This fragrance found its way to me in the form of a sample and I thought: wow, what a beautiful fragrance. While I was already looking online for prices for this water, the scent changed, but above all it weakened very quickly. What remained was unfortunately only a very synthetic smell, really almost like plastic. This had nothing more to do with the beautiful flowery fruity lightness of the beginning and I had to say goodbye to the purchase. I really do not want to smell like plastic..... Actually, it's a pity, the flacon is also beautiful, it could have been something with and for both, but it wasn't meant to be.

11/25/2019

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 10
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Rutil

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Rutil

Very helpful Review 9

What remains

If one had been born in Rome in ancient times, there would have been a so-called Unguenta for physical scenting. One such was a kind of cream consisting of a liquid base and a fragrant essence. According to Pliny the Elder, the most common and oldest Unguenta consisted of calamus, myrtle, mastic, cypress and pomegranate. Therefore I would like to think that the smell can be described quite balsamic, easily tart and with säuerlicher fruitiness.
How times have now changed is well illustrated by Born in Roma.
The attack is fruity and gently acidulous with the black currant. Add a tangy bergamot paired with a pinch of pink pepper for a light spice. The more warmth the fragrance receives in this phase, the more noticeable is the creamy soft Bourbon vanilla of the base.
In the course of time, however, it becomes quite strenuous. The conglomerate of different jasmine notes is demandingly floral and sweet; an almost decadent jasmine heaviness, if you can describe it that way. In combination with Cashmeran, the Jasmine-Sambac-Absolue develops a pungent note - an exaggeration that does not benefit the composition. At this stage, the opening notes have almost completely disappeared and a disappointing face of arbitrariness may emerge. Instead of cashmere, sandalwood or amber would have been more interesting. But with a little staying power you can reach a conciliatory point.
When the heart debacle is gently breathed out and the sweet smoky guaiac wood becomes more present, Born in Roma gets a slightly masculine aura, which is by no means bitter, but pleasantly soft and dignified woody-spicy with sprinkles of bergamot and Bourbon vanilla. An actually good finish, I think.

The shelf life is extremely good. You can dress up with this perfume for almost a whole day; even after a long bath, you can hear the scent of speckles on your arm. Due to the described exhausting phases I would recommend a (!) spraying stroke, otherwise the Sillage is not to be underestimated.

The fragrance represents nothing new or even innovative. The way to the sweet-fruity or sweet-floral direction with the license change from Puig to L'Oréal was to be ignored.
What remains is an eternal city in the modern age. Old pavements next to over-engineered environment. Overloud and whisper-quiet. Emotionally cold and warm to the touch. The perfume imagines an exhausting era with tiny islands of relaxation. Postmodern panem et circenses in a bottle.

08/24/2019

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Scandinavica
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Scandinavica

Helpful Review 6

Chic Roman

Since I already liked Valentino Donna very much, I had to test the new release at least once. I liked him right in his summer playfulness. It is carefree and fruity, the fruity top note remains for a long time and does not lose any of its freshness, as it is accompanied by bergamot. However, I cannot identify the fragrance as cassis, it has a rather synthetic fruity effect; the cashmere might be to blame for this. Jasmine rounds the whole thing off mildly, but together with the vanilla and the guaiac wood it keeps rather in the background.
The pleasant modern summer scent of a lively young Italian woman. Only the durability leaves something to be desired, because within 1 1/2 hours it is hardly noticeable anymore.

10/24/2020

5
Sillage 6
Longevity 5
Scent

Gelis
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Gelis

Very helpful Review 6

Relief

I am relieved. Relieved that this fragrance is not a reformulation of the "Donna" worn by me not so long ago, as I initially feared.

"Donna" I liked namely extremely well; after a long time once again a rose fragrance that I have worn very gladly. Recently, I got through a swap an original sample of "Born In Roma", but it said on the booklet: Donna and New. "Donna New" I have not found here and so I immediately thought of a reformulation.

So this morning I sprayed the sample on myself and.... "Oh no! What have they made of Donna???" i hoped as it progressed some of that lovely old "Donna" would still show up, ... but no, alas, nothing. Now I searched the internet again, but to a "Donna New" nothing. So I sprayed some of my ".Donna" sample on the other arm. - should I have made such a mistake? No, there was the beautiful rose scent again.

Last but not least, I inspected the sprayer again thoroughly, held it in the light to be able to recognize even the smallest printed letter ... and there it was: "Born In Roma". Oh, is there such a thing? - There is! I was/am delighted and relieved, because "Donna" is a candidate for purchase.

Oh, and now you want to know what BIR smells like on me? "Born In Roma" is a daughter of "Donna" running around Rome with a young-girl scent: fruity-floral-sweet, rather light with little to medium sillage and staying power. Bonchel water and bubble gum ball were my first , no second thoughts about this scent

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