Valentino

Donna Born in Roma Yellow Dream

Donna Born in Roma Yellow Dream by Valentino is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum from 2021 in the designer price tier. It opens with lemon, bergamot and lychee, moves into rose and peony and dries down to cedarwood, vanilla and white musk. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
• Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
• Lychee Rosy, watery and delicate. Sweet without being heavy.

Heart

• Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
• Peony Pink, watery and slightly peppery. Modern and inoffensive.

Dry-down

• Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
• Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
• White Musk Clean, soft, laundry-like. The 'smells like nothing but better' note.

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