Valentino Donna Rosa Verde Valentino 2018

Valentino Donna Rosa Verde and I - a difficult story. I really wanted to like and wear it!

First of all, about the fragrance pyramid: I find the components incredibly exciting. Green roses, you rarely smell that, and the combination with mate and ginger - sounds super fresh and great for summer.
I pondered for ages whether I should get the fragrance, and I actually wanted to avoid a blind purchase. Due to the limited situation because of Corona, it was a bit difficult to test in the perfumery, and then I decided to order it blind after all. Said and done. I was very taken with the bottle and the color of the perfume - it just looks elegant.
The scent: After the purchase, I tested it immediately - and found it very green and fresh at first - which I expected. You can clearly perceive the bergamot, the ginger comes in lightly and provides a nice sharpness. After a few minutes, it becomes slightly soapy-rosy, but not too much. That’s the green rose, which I still find excellently captured in this fragrance (I’m a rose fan anyway and this is something new). I don’t explicitly smell the mate tea, but overall it fits well together, if it weren’t for one thing: the bergamot!!!
The worst part is that my husband smelled it and finds it so bad that he said the scent smells like cheap liquid soap and cleaning products with lemon. It should be noted that he is not the biggest perfume fan, but he has never said anything like that about any of my perfumes or samples. And in principle, I would actually wear it anyway, but after he mentioned that, I also find that the scent has something of very cheap soap from some public restrooms, and I’m sure that’s that intense bergamot note...
It’s really a shame about the fragrance because the pyramid has a system, it’s an interesting combination, very green, very fresh, great bottle, more than acceptable price... but the bergamot just bothers me... It does reduce over time, but I can never get rid of it completely, as the scent doesn’t last particularly long either.
Sillage is moderately present for about 4 hours, after that it’s close to the skin and it doesn’t last through an 8-hour workday for me. It doesn’t have to theoretically, it’s a green, light fragrance.
Before you want to buy the fragrance, don’t make the same mistake I did, please test it :D
If you like bergamot, it could be a nice light (!) freshie for the next garden party with iced mate-bergamot iced tea and white-green roses on your garden table.