Valentino · 2002
Valentino Gold EDP
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
clean
powdery
gentle
powdery rose water with cardamom warmth
Scent Notes
Clean & Musky / Powdery
Heart
Base
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Valentino Gold smells like powdery rose water with cardamom warmth. It opens with cardamom, lime and mandarin orange, moves into cranberry, ginger and rose and settles on cinnamon, iris and sandalwood. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is a daytime scent. It suits casual days. Released in 2002.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something clean and powdery for casual days.
- Sample first if: you have not smelled it before; it is not an easy blind buy.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $154.
Explore more: More from Valentino · Clean & Musky perfumes · Cardamom perfumes · Lime perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Valentino
Valentino is an Italian designer house whose fragrance line includes Born In Roma, Donna and Uomo. The Valentino range on Scendira runs to 68 perfumes, roughly $19 to $350 in price. What gets talked about: Valentino Donna Born In Roma first, then Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy and Valentino Donna Born In Roma Intense.
A closer look at the picks
For Valentino Donna Born In Roma (Eau de Parfum, 2019), expect sweet berry tea with jasmine and creamy vanilla wood: blackcurrant and bergamot up top, Bourbon vanilla, cashmeran and gaiac wood underneath. Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy (Eau de Toilette, 2022) comes across as sweet red apple, cardamom warmth and lavender perfume, with red apple and cardamom at the start and patchouli and tobacco at the base. Valentino Donna Born In Roma Intense (Eau de Parfum, 2023) reads as creamy vanilla syrup with berry brightness, opening on Bourbon vanilla and blackcurrant and drying down to benzoin.
To keep exploring, see floral perfumes and gourmand perfumes or go to the Scendira brands page.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like powdery rose water with cardamom warmth. It opens with cardamom, lime and mandarin orange, moves into cranberry, ginger and rose and settles on cinnamon, iris and sandalwood.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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