Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Valentino 2019

Valentino Uomo Born In Roma by Valentino

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7.0 / 10 1016 Ratings

A perfume by Valentino for men, released in 2019. The scent is sweet-synthetic. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

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Main accords

Sweet

Synthetic

Fresh

Fruity

Spicy

Fragrance Notes

Salt

Violet leaf absolute

Woody notes Vetiver

Vetiver

Ginger

Sage

Perfumers

Antoine Maisondieu, Guillaume Flavigny

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Ratings

Scent

7.01016 Ratings

Longevity

6.8907 Ratings

Sillage

6.7902 Ratings

Bottle

8.1926 Ratings

Value for money

7.0793 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 08/19/2025.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is model Anwar Hadid.

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Reviews

24 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/16/2023

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7
Scent

Hinami93
11 Reviews

Hinami93

5

The Forgettable

I was smelling this in my local Store and was realy impressed by it (was realy new into fragrances) .. i buyed it and wear it for like 3 days.

But after smelling some other stuff i relize how "boring" it was.

i never touched it again, it does nothing wrong but it also does nothing realy good. U cant go wrong with it and i think 99% of all people will not be mad smelling this on u but this is just a boring scent for me these days

The Bottle is extremly nice
The Price is a ok
Its just the Perfect word for it i guess ... Its just Ok =D

12/24/2021

4
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7
Scent

Elysium
888 Reviews

Elysium

3

I Cannot Deny Its Attraction

I received this complimentary sample from Notino as part of a discovery box. Well, what can I say? It smells divine and welcoming, a warm, cosy, and woodsy fragrance. Uomo Born in Roma was a fragrance that I’ve overlooked since its release, though the perfume does not catch me unprepared as one of my nephews wears it, obviously in profusion. However, the sample allows me to test the fragrance on my skin and write a few lines with my impressions. The period is the right one. Its boundless sweetness goes well with these early winter days that precede the Christmas holidays. In my flavour, it is a winter winner, albeit most people claim it as a spring and fall scent, or a summer night beast. It’s softer on the spectrum of men’s fragrances, and perhaps it would be a great pick as a fresh summer scent that still stands its ground with a subtle spiciness thanks to the ginger. Born In Roma Uomo is a modern aromatic fragrance, sweet, barely fruity, perhaps all too sweet for my taste. If Valentino Uomo (2014) Eau de Toilette immediately fascinated me with its powdery shades of iris and cocoa, in some ways similar to "Dior Homme Original (2006) (Eau de Toilette) | Dior", this new flanker is not my cup of tea. I find it quite uninspiring, and it is incredible how it uncannily mimics "Invictus (Eau de Toilette) | Paco Rabanne". It has a distinct familiarity with it, a genre I am not fond of, and it smells nothing like the OG Valentino Uomo. Yet, I will be aiming to review the scent, unbiased by my preferences.

The scent unfolds with an avalanche of sugary notes, a bubble gum sweet smell. There is no trace of citrus fruit; nor the inevitable bergamot. However, the opening is fresh, a little salty, with a hint of something mineral and aquatic, a sort of oily minerals vibe. I get fresh and sweet oxymorons, like boiling ice, a riot of sweet-salty and candy-like ambroxan. All the freshness comes from the watery violet leaves. I swear a smidgen of blue lavender contributes to the fresh sweetness, too.

As the perfume approaches the heart, I obtain the aromatic sage sprinkled with mineral salt, which gives it a more virile touch. Beyond that, some light ginger also comes through. It is not a dominant note but keeps the scent far from the aquatic domain. Instead, it comes out slightly soapy with a refined touch, associated with a much more fiery peppery touch.

It smoothes over time, and the candy-like sweetness tones down, yielding the pace to something more clean, soapy. Subdued vetiver comes out while retaining some sweetness from the opening. I can easily catch the touch of the modern woody accord, although it is hard for me to clearly detect the smoky vetiver. Probably, my nose is used to other kinds of that earthy root. If I think of vetiver, Vetiver Eau de Toilette, Cacharel pour L'Homme Eau de Toilette, or Cuir Vétiver are the colognes that remind me of such an aroma. The coumarin makes the dry-down a bit powdery without crossing the gourmand territory.

For what it is, it’s done right. This scent gets hate from people who are tired of this trendy vibe, and it gets love from people who like these casual and captivating scents. It is still a delightful and intoxicating scent, even if designed for mass appeal. Born In Roma takes off pretty strong, and projects enough during the initial stage. Then, it moves close to the arms, and I would say average to moderate projection. The cologne is powerful and lasts almost all day long. Not to mention, for an eau de toilette, the scent stuck around for a decent amount of time and stayed noticeable without being overpowering. I could get nauseated if I sprayed more than needed. To give you a hint, I took a shower after testing the scent and washed my hands a few times, and the aroma was still present on my backhand. It is more of a casual fragrance, nightlife, and similar events.

I base the review on a decant I have owned since August 2021.

-Elysium

11/08/2024

3
Pricing 6
Bottle 7
Sillage 6
Longevity 3
Scent

Omnipotato
306 Reviews

Omnipotato

4

Why do fragrances like this exist?

I want to take this review to discuss something that's been on my mind since I started testing the frags of the Sephora Favorites "Cologne" Sampler. Most of these fragrances I had tried in store or on a tester strip and heeded them no mind since they struck me as very bland, but I wanted to give each of them at least one full wearing to review here. It seems as though they stuck all the unwanted flankers of lines in this set to get rid of their excess stock, so it has been quite a slog.

For the Valentino Uomo line, they stuck the original Born in Roma in there. Just in the Born in Roma line, there are 7 (SEVEN) flankers, that have been released in the last 5 years. Isn't this excessive?

In terms of an actual review, this is a linear boring "amberwood" type of fragrance without the powdery iris of the original. There are about a million fragrances that do the same thing, and most of them do it better. If you just wanted to know my thoughts about this fragrance specifically and skip my rant, you can stop reading here.

My question is, who is the target audience for these kinds of fragrances? In my view, there are two types of people who wear fragrances: 1. a person who is not a fraghead and simply wants to smell good, and has 1-5 fragrances in their collection, and 2. a collector/enthusiast who has 20+ bottles and is more adventurous and discerning when it comes to frags. Born in Roma does not appeal to either. For the first type, there are better fragrances that do the same thing, Y Eau de Parfum just to name one. So why would someone simply testing frags at the mall choose this over that? And of course, for the second type, there are only so many versatile amberwood frags you can have in a collection, after 2-3 of the same frag, most people want to branch out.

Sure, it smells "good." I wouldn't pass by someone wearing Born in Roma and say, "they stink." But I think that is the bare minimum baseline for a fragrance. Of course it smells good. It is a combination of aromachemicals that all smell good. Unless they're doing something specifically artistic and WANT people to be offended by the smell, a perfumer can make something that smells "good" in their sleep. Similar to how any pianist worth their salt can sit down at a piano and play a few chords that sound pleasant. But there's a far cry between that and a COMPOSITION. Something that someone sat down and thought deeply about how to compose it, spent months creating it, and then said, "that smells f

amazing." No one did that with this fragrance. It was simply passable. An average scent that would sit on mall counters next to better frags.

08/10/2020

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Oleo
46 Reviews

Oleo

3

Pink is the New Black

* A necessary introduction

*

This is another fragrance unfairly beaten in the fragcomm mainly for ideological reasons, in this case against L'Oréal's new business decisions with the "Uomo" line.

Paradoxically, Valentino Uomo "Born in Roma" It is one of the best-selling new releases, specially in the UK & Europe:

A clear example of the serious disconnection that sometimes occurs in the fragcomm with the mainstream reality.

*Another important question:

I've read "Invictus" many times in VU "Born in Roma" reviews. I've never liked "Invictus" or any of its flankers (for me).

... But I like this one. So draw your own conclusions.

* Review for Connoisseurs and Perfume Freaks:

*

First impressions are often wrong... But you already know that, right?

So you don't need to read my review, because you have really tested the fragrance well... Or not..?

* Review for stylish and fashion people:

*

This is a very pleasant, modern and trendy fragrance.

Furthermore - which is not always the case - it's very well done and blended: VU "Born in Roma" is more polished, pleasant and less "synthetic" than many other similar proposals on the market.

I usually chew gum, especially strawberry - for your breath it's better than a strong lemon or herb smell ... Right? - . This fragrance basically smells like bubble gum, violets, a light watery breeze with woods and a clean vetiver base.

The violet leaf stands out with the mineral and salty accords, which give it a fresh and aquatic undertone with a non-cloying sweetness, very pleasant.

Sage and ginger add aromatic nuances and accentuate the freshness, while woody notes and an increasingly prominent vetiver are revealed during the development and dry-down of the fragrance (my favorite part).

- Longevity: 6 to >8h.
- Projection: Average 2h, Moderate 2 to 3h, Soft the rest.
- Mood & Ocassions: It's juvenile and very trendy. Not necessarily for youngsters, but I don't see it suitable for the typical serious blue collar guy; there are things that simply do not match well.

... But if the same guy wears a dark suit for a date with his partner in a cool restaurant, things change 180 degrees with this scent.

- Conclusion: It is what it is: Fresh, sweet, charming, slightly provocative... That's all.

Maybe with this fragrance you have to like strawberry gum, but not all chewing gums are the same...

And this is the good one.

06/30/2025

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

f1nn77777
13 Reviews

f1nn77777

2

candy-like sweetness.

Upon first spraying Born in Roma, I am amazed at how much this mimics the Invictus line of scents. Mainly, the original Invictus and Invictus Aqua. Roma has that same artificial candy-like sweetness.

The difference is, it is toned down in the Valentino and there aren’t any citrus notes, as in Invictus. Instead, this one gives me a very prominent mineral accord (like mineral oil’s smell) and violet leaf (which is also in Invictus Aqua).

Beyond that, some light ginger, salt, and some sage also come through. It’s not an aquatic, but all the notes do come together for that very similar Paco Rabanne-like fragrance. The mineral accord is the equivalent of the Invictus ambergris.

As it dries down further, Born in Roma begins to take on its own personality. Less of that candy-like sweetness and more of a soapy/fresh clean scent. The main notes that I get throughout are: violet leaf, mineral accord, vetiver, and wood.

It is an interesting transformation, but it doesn’t really develop beyond that. Up top is the mass appeal of an Invictus sort of cologne. Then, the really fresh and outdoorsy clean of notes like violet leaf and vetiver.

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