Valentina

Valentina by Valentino is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum from 2011 in the designer price tier. It opens with bergamot and strawberry, moves into orange blossom, jasmine and tuberose and dries down to vanilla, cedarwood and amber. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Strawberry Sweet and candied. Rarely smells like the real fruit.

Heart

Orange Blossom Sweet, soapy and sunny. Neroli's warmer sibling.
Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
Tuberose Creamy, waxy and enormous. The loudest white flower.

Dry-down

Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.

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