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Valentino Donna Born In Roma, Valentino
Woody · 2019

Valentino Donna Born In Roma

by Valentino
Rating4.2 ★ 10,914 votes
GenderWomen
Year2019
Price$$$$Designer
WoodyVanillaFruity
Best for springDaytime wearmoderate sillageModerate
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
9 notes
topfirst impression
Black CurrantPink PepperBergamot
heartthe character
JasmineJasmine SambacJasmine Tea
basethe foundation
Bourbon VanillaCashmeranGuaiac Wood

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
59
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
42
intimateenormous
Price value47
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean5
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
WoodyVanillaFruityWhite FloralSoft SpicyPowderyFloralMusky
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Main accords

top 10
Woody
Vanilla
Fruity
White Floral
Soft Spicy
Powdery
Floral
Musky
Citrus
Green

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
3%
weak
8%
moderate
49%
long lasting
34%
eternal
7%
Sillage
intimate
10%
moderate
58%
strong
27%
enormous
5%
Season
spring
28%
summer
20%
fall
28%
winter
24%
Time of day
day
53%
night
47%
Gender
female
86%
more female
11%
unisex
2%
more male
0%
male
1%
Value
way overpriced
5%
overpriced
21%
ok
56%
good value
15%
great value
3%

What people say

What people love
elegantprettyfemininescenthighqualitybottlechicstuddeddesignaddictivesmooth
What people criticise
cloyinghighheatoccasionalreportssyntheticplasticundertonesignificantlydifferentoriginaldonna

Smells similar

by scent profile
86% match
Pink Obsessed Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works
white florallactonic
84% match
Alien Goddess Mugler
Mugler
vanilla
84% match
Olympéa Flora Rabanne
Rabanne
rose
83% match
Dolce Blue Jasmine Dolce&Gabbana
Dolce&Gabbana
white floral

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

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How its notes pair

BergamotPink PepperBlack CurrantJasmineJasmine Samb…Jasmine TeaVanillaGuaiac WoodCashmeran
topheartbase

Signature pair: Pink Pepper and Cashmeran

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The Valentino Donna Born In Roma line

10 versions
2023Intense
More Amber, Warm Spicy
Less Woody
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2024Green Stravaganza
More Sweet, White Floral
Less Woody
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2022Coral Fantasy
More Tropical, Sweet
Less Woody
Fades sooner · Projects less
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2025Born in Roma Extradose Donna
More Rum, Sweet
Less White Floral
Lasts longer · Projects more
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2021Yellow Dream
More Rose, Aromatic
Less Woody
Fades sooner · Projects less
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2026Purple Melancholia
More Sweet
Less Woody
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Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of Valentino Donna Born In Roma are woody and vanilla. It opens with Black Currant and Pink Pepper, reveals Jasmine and Jasmine Sambac at its heart, and dries down to Bourbon Vanilla and Cashmeran. It lasts long and projects moderately; people reach for it in spring and autumn, day or night.

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