Valentino
Donna Born in Roma
With Donna Born in Roma, Valentino composes a dazzlingly fresh floral fragrance. It opens on blackcurrant and bergamot, reveals jasmine and plumeria at its heart and rests on a base of guaiac wood, vanilla and white musk.
Perfumer Honorine Blanc
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Blackcurrant · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Jasmine · Plumeria
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Base Several hours
Guaiac wood · Vanilla · White musk
Top notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Plumeria: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Donna Born in Roma is the only one to use this material.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Fruity, floral, woody, gourmand, citrus and musky: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with fruity supplying 2 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Strengths
- Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
The success of Donna Born in Roma by Valentino comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.
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