V Valentino for women

This is my favorite perfume ever and I was devastated when I wasn’t able to find anymore. I’ve tried several different ones trying to get the same “feel” and settled with Deep red from Hugo Boss. But the other day I smelled Donna, born in Roma by Valentino and was brought back to the past. I tried again today and it’s the closest I’ve been to V (although it is a bit more powdery than V). I must say, you need to try it on your skin and see if it works because this definitely has the same “feel” on me (but not on my daughter, for example). Do give it a try. I personally loved it.

This is such a beautiful classic winter parfume. So bad they discontinued it😭. It smells like no other parfume, very warm,happy ,cozy ,relaxed, woody and vanilla,I usually love florals but this is just one of its kind. It’s difficult to describe, I’m not in to vanilla perfumes, but this is the most beautiful vanilla with little bit of lemon. Sweet and fresh, creamy, round and classy; like very expensive perfume without that typical powdery and heavy opening.

Heartbroken this was discontinued. I had this back before I was perfume obsessed, probably in 2006 or so. I adored it. I wish they would relaunch this or that there was another similar scent. I remember V being fresh and warm at the same time; so pretty and classy in all weather.

This is the perfume of my youth, I am sad that I can’t find it, however Another 13 by Le Labo resemble a little of this, woody, sexy and a bit sweet from the fruits

A very well blended and creamy combination of sandalwood,fig and florals with a hint of citrus,it's soothing,comforting also sophisticated and I can see unisex vibe here,but it more leans to it's feminine side because of it's creamyness
This is a mild weather fragrance IMO,not for too hot or freezing cold days
I like it as a good perfume but there are other alberto morillas creations that I adore,this is not for me
If you like a very wearable and well done creamy sandalwood/fig perfume give it a try(it's not available where I live,so I don't know wether it's discontinued or not)
Longevity is more than moderate but sillage is soft to moderate on me
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I love the unisex vibe of this fragrance. Valentino got the balance right because the feminine notes are also amazing. I also enjoy Valentino's Rock N' Rose. Simply can't wait to wear this with layers, a tailored jacket and jeans or even a tuxedo! This is on my list of favorites.

Bought based on reviews and I'm loving it. This is what charm smells like. Thanks.

Jan. 2016. I bought this fragrance at its launch in 2005. Apparently I fell out of like with it and it sat on my shelf until about 2011. I have a large collection and it was easy to overlook her. I reached for her very rarely until about 2013. Now she's almost empty. Can't explain what transpired over the years, but TODAY, I want to restock. I hope I can find the exact same juice and not an alteration.

I find I wear her more in cooler weather. She is soft, comforting and cozy for me, like a cashmere sweater. She is posh, no way cheap smelling. I wear her with jeans, cashmere sweater and a heeled boot, or a more dressy occasion. Day or night. She is the perfect lady; not too loud or too pushy. In other words her projection is just enough to leave a wafting trail and her sillage is at least 8 hrs. I found her appealing for a professional work environment also. She deserves nothing less. No complaints. Well blended and never disappoints.

I've just rediscovered this beauty again, ten years after I bought it! Crispy, woody, deep, light-hearted and joyful like a walk in the wood on an autumn sunny day, like flirting with the sun and kissing the figs... I used to be so in love with it, so happy I've found it again. Utterly charming, creamy, for a happy soft mood.

I bought a 75ml tube of body lotion for £4.00 to give this frag a try. £4.00 seems very cheap to me especially since that included delivery. A small dot of lotion on my forearms creates a huge cloud of fragrance. I am not sure what I am smelling as everything is on full volume simultaneously. I think it is mainly soapy (white?) florals that could be headache-inducing and underneath something sharp and spicy which I rather like. If I could turn down the florals and turn up the sharp and spikey I'd rather like this. As it is, I feel I am sitting too close to the orchestra. No 'progression' just the same full-on oompah-band even after twenty-four hours, a swim, and a shower. The body lotion is certainly value for money if you want to smell like this. I did say if... Not something I'd wear often but ideal for specific occasions such as out-door beer festivals when you are hot, sweaty, and soapy floral is a better choice than BO. I'm being unfair - actually I rather like this big, blousy smell. It's certainly taking me out of my comfort zone and why not? Looking at the other reviews, its clear the edt or edp are much more demure. Barmaid or librarian? I think I prefer barmaid ;-)

After having it more than year, I fell in love with this. It's deep, dark and romantic, with incredible sillage. Perfect for winter.

I wanted to love it, but it's too masculine for my taste. The notes are so loud, I am almost intoxicated in a bad way when I sniff this frag. Sorry, not my cup of tea.

A lovely, light and sensual perfume from Valentino. V is clean, comforting and leaves me with a warm silken feeling. A perfect perfume for a lady to wear on an intimate evening or for snuggling during the wintertime.

On my skin, this is a creamy woodsy scent that's quite fresh with an unusual spicy / peppery note (cedar? freesia maybe?), before the dry-down of a creamy sandalwood. The light sandalwood is a very prominent note throughout. I also did not appreciate the pepper note here and found that it interrupted the composition for me. I liked whatever the pepper was, its very fresh and uplifting, but I just wanted the scent to envelope me in it's luxurious silkiness and bypass all of that, and I don't feel as though I got what I wanted here.

The perfume lasts on me for a good 6-7 hours as a skin scent. I would love something similar to this, but with more depth and without the zip.

I feel aroused when I smell this fragrance. It's gotta be the woodiness. I'm a sucker for cedar. But the blend between the flowers, sandalwood, and citrus...perfection.

V is beautiful. Creamy, resinous, sweet but not cloyingly so.

Overall this fragrance is nicely balanced and inoffensive. A charmingly delightful creation, all in all. Simple, yes, but inviting all the same.

Elegant woody floral fragrance, it would go well with classical clothes. Very suitable for a businesswoman, also a beginner!
Of course, don't overdose it for work or school. If overdosed, it could be heavy.

fresca, balsamica, agrumata.la purezza del flacone, e la dolcezza del liquido color menta. una sensualità inconsapevole. è secondo me adatta a una donna fuori dalle righe, intellettuale, ricorda un antico estratto erboristico... fantastica

I used to be "in love" with this perfume for several years. But I get enough of it.
Anyway, I think it is a sexy, warm, beautiful frangrance.

The sweet hit of freesia & orange blossom at the beginning is nice. It dries down with a nice "creaminess" to it as the vanilla comes in. It stayed sweet on me for a couple hours, then turned warm sandalwood. So soft you have to really have to try hard to smell it.

This scent confuses me: sometimes I smell too much vanilla and sometimes jumping citrus notes and woody base advance reminiscent me of a maschile scent.So strange.I have this parfum for a long time, every time I tried to love it but I never knew whether I liked it or no.Yesterday I tried again and my god ... I think this is a sweet version of Versense Versace! Yes, such a distinction in the heart of the parfum composition but there is so much vanilla cream that surrounds the heart and potentially fresh citrus. In any case, I love Versense .... So now I like V by Valentino more then in the past but definitely I think that's not for me.

I love this perfume, I was wearing it for my wedding !planing to get it again

I got this one from my sister, and it is not for me!!! Very mainstream and hardly noticeable. It is unoffensive, uncontroversial and it suits the younger wearer in my opinion, but it doesn't last very long.
This is a no, no for me..

A blind buy that I hated. I don't know which note it is but there is one note that is much too strong and bothersome. I smelt the same note on another woman and asked what she was wearing. I can't for the life of me remember but it was her favourite scent and it was discontinued. I told her to buy V as they smell the same.

I think the note I am not enjoying is the rose? I do enjoy rose in other perfumes, however they're not all built the same.

It's too bad as everything else comes together quite nicely and I think the bottle is quite cute. I swapped it with a friend. Good trade.

Edit: It is the sandalwood. Much too strong.

Beautiful! very much like our beloved Herve Leger!!

To my nose: very similar to Herve Leger (original) without the powdery note, but not at all like Hugo Deep Red....

Have been wearing it for three hours now, and I loved the initial freshness and wish that would last longer. But now all I can get is vanilla and more vanilla. Sigh!

Thank goodness it's a 30ml. Would be better suited for colder climes.
EDIT- The initial blast reminds me of Exlamation! by Coty, does anyone else get that? And since Exlamation was my very first perfume at 11yrs of age, V does bring special memories back. Therefore it's a definate keeper.

Winter: It's absolutely gorgeous in winter time. Warm, clean, inviting and a lovely composition. Like your favorite track playing while you're in the tub having a nice warm soak. Never screechy or "I'm wearing perfume" kinda scent. A sure keeper.

Most of all I feel the grapefruit, freesia, musk, amber and sandalwood notes in this fragrance. This fragrance is musky enough and sweet.

I like this fragrance, except the fact that it reminds me masculine fragrances a little bit. Maybe because of the grapefruit peel scent. Also it reminds me Deep Red by Hugo Boss a lot, I guess because of the citrus and the sandalwood notes, only this fragrance is softer and nicer.

I have very limited (and not entirely felicitous...) experience with the house of Valentino, but last night I watched "Valentino: The Last Emperor" (2009), so this seemed like the perfect time to try out V. Although the film is a documentary, it reminded me a lot of the work of Federico Fellini, depicting a rather absurd and delusional world which toes the fine line between beauty and kitsch. So what could I expect from V? I wondered.

Upon seeing that Alberto Morillas was the creator of this perfume, I braced myself. Not that I think that he is a bad perfumer--I do not. However, he often uses an ingredient (no doubt aromachemical) which totally conflicts with my physiology, thus turning otherwise decent compositions into scrubbers on my skin. In fact, happily, my worries were for naught, in this case, perhaps in part because the perfume was produced under the helm of Proctor & Gamble, a company which (given the extent of its portfolio) probably does massive testing on animals before releasing any new launch. Bad news for laboratory animals; good news for people like me sensitive to certain chemicals.

V is beautiful! Creamy, resinous, sweet but not cloyingly so. This ranks among the top comfort scents I've sniffed. I love rice in perfume (cf. FERRE edp), and here it is definitely detectable, along with heliotrope and vanilla. A delightful creation, all in all. Simple, yes, but inviting all the same.

SNIFFING IT RIGHT NOW!!!
Love the start,fruity and creamy...Allready can smell the rose! This is very elegant and soft! Nice fragrance,very subtle for an eau de parfum...But wait!!!
The base notes are starting to showoff... The drydown reminds me of CK's Beauty but lighter and sweeter. Nice scent for everyday use!!!

I'm glad I only got a couple of samples of this, because it's not my type of fragrance. Reminds me of a gorgeous, charming young...man. It could be a unisex fragrance- I think it would smell great on a man or someone athletic... just not on me.

Yippee got it for $22 on vacation, cheaper than Amazon and happily spraying it on right now!

Might need to get it. I read all the nice comments here just after smelling this in the grocery store display. It was a cheapy price $24/1.6 oz. I can still smell it after 6 hours on my arm, nice. I can smell the compare to HB Deep Red .. Woody, oriental, orange, grapefruit again real nice.

I agree with most reviews here in that it's a classy and elegant scent that is pleasant, unoffensive and uncontroversial, so good for wearing to work. Versatile and can be used day or night, but probably more suited for the cooler months. And it does have a luxurious feel to it.

Well, its a beautiful, happy yet sensual and grown up perfume... a lot like INTUITION Estee Lauder. But then these two share the nose behind the creation Alberto Morillas!!! Its sheer magic on skin....

I just found one remaining 200 ml. bottle of the body lotion ("Lait Delicieux Pour Le Corps")in a chemist on sale for, would you believe, $10!! Delicious!! Lucky me!

headeache from this one ? unbelievable. it's so gentle, soft and creamy, not sharp/sweet/cloying or owerpowering.

it begins juicy citrusy with mouthwatering pear and a very intriguing note, guess the rice. or is it the cassia?
then the bittersaweet orange with the prominent exotic frangipani (i do love this actually very mutch) and creamy soft rose start introdcuing the growth of a tender flowery, slightly sweet aroma on the skin, which whispers around you very elegant for a good while.
downwards the base there is this hint of heliotrope which is so playful in woody based scents. heavenly soft natural vanillic bottom-aroma with precious woods make this an all round and creamy lovely very wearable and distinct scent.
nice sandalwood/musk sillage close to the skin. lasts really long on me. i could smell the lovely soft waving trails on my self for the whole day long. just perfect!

V by Valentino is a very gentle and intriguing soft perfume to celebrate first springdays. it gives me the same confident wearing-feeling as éclat d arpège - not for the notes of course, but for the wearing comfort and the carefree sensation... the bottle is chunky, nice shaped and sturdy as i like it :)
thumbs up for this one!

I have the bodylotion and i think it smells like childrens toothpaste. Does anyone else think so about this fragrance?

Sometimes I like/love it, sometimes I don't. It's better in cold weather, I think. Delicious, warm, sweet, in a good way, I could eat it - like a rice-pudding:). Has a very nice woody base, it's not cloying, IMO. At first sniff it reminded me of Emporio Armani (I felt that fragrance years ago, so maybe I'm wrong, but the pear and the vanilla...). It has a pretty good lasting power on me with good sillage.
Top notes: rice, mandarine, pear
Middle notes: rose, orange.
Base notes: vanille, cedar, amber, sandalwood, musk, oakmoss.

This is as lovely as it can be, for the money it costs. In other words, adorable.
On me it's very very vanilla, with spices and indistinct flowers, lots of amber without being heavy. Amber usually make perfumes "heavy" and cold weather oriented, but not this one.
Very feminine, pleasant, above average silage, lasting power quite poor.
It smells rich and expensive. While I am not a fan of Valentino, I have to say this is very pleasing, and I don't regret purchasing it.
Nothing new or innovative, but so nice.
Drydown, which represents the most life of this scent, to me smells just like Hypnotic Poison, even though the top notes are way different. But if you wish for that one and you cannot afford it, this is a wonderful alternative. Only fresher and not so cake-y.

I really like this perfume.I were this at work,is suitable for office and I received allot of compliments.I asked allot of people and all of my friends and they all say that is a nice fragrance,so I think is suitable as a gift,this scent will not offend anybody and is also elegant too.

i can't say i like it but i can't say i don't like it..it's more 'i like it but not on me'. i get a lot of rose, vanilla and amber, which makes it a bit too heavy and sophisticated for my taste. It's too elegant and mature for a woman in her 20's unless she is the elegant and mature type :)

This was the first parfume I've had. I loved it, every single bit of it, it had something so tempting, made me feel really comfortable and elegant and...older :) I was 16 when I bought them and it's really mature. Great for work.

Valentino V opens with a very pretty blast of citrus and fig. It's a short fleeting blast, but it's enough to make you realize this is a sophisticated scent. It quickly warms up to a sweet woody vanilla with a touch of heliotrope, very cozy. Dry down, which doesn't last very long at all, is a musky vanilla, a little on the sweet side.

Valentino V reminded me of Silk Way by Ted Lapidus although it's a little more sohpisticated and refined. Silk Way has a kind of in-your-face vanilla that's toned down a bit here.

with me the citruses totally get lost and it is still 'just' a floral woody musk. I am not a great fan floral - woodies but this fragrance is just stunning!

smells like a nice office scent.not too weak,not too strong.not what i expected.i love fig but,i really dont smell it much here.that said,its a nice fruity ,floral that doesnt stand any taller than the other fruity florals.

have u go out for long walk during ahot day in winter.. those days when u forget its winter and feel that its soo hot,sunny and complicated .. u wear warm clothes feel so energetic ,the sun on ur face , hot and sweet..smelling warm wind through an open park full of trees,grass,sandalwood,and alot of citrus blossoms

thats V Valentino warm,sweet,mysterious and simple same time.. its so classy smell, smell of luxury.
feminine and passionate,sparkling blend of woody, floral and Oriental notes in anew path that covered in a fruity scent .. the ancient and modern in same bottle .. i ADORE it

Very nice scent. Very floral and elegant. Great summer scent to ware for the weekend shopping day.

I have this and I love it. I love the amber and the fig in it. Feminine and classy.

It's so hard to describe how lovely V is to me. The opening is fresh and citrusy but complex and smooth at the same time. V doesn't exhibit a tart or cold citrus opening, but instead is a warm and smooth citrus. There is a green note to the opening that I find invigorating. As the fragrance wears, the fragnipani reveals its graceful beauty along with a whisper of the rose. The drydown continues the beauty as the woody notes, musk, and vanilla combine to give the fragrance an irresistable and edible ending to a wonderful and fragrant experience. I find V to be extremely elegant, feminine, and beautiful. It is similar to V Absolu which I also think is irresistable. I really am glad that this fragrance exists. I would recommend this for a fall or evening fragrance. I rate it 9 out of 10.

I am torn...in a few different directions. On the one hand, I love the citrus-fig blast I get at the opening. It makes the fragrance refreshing and is such a pick-me-up on hot days. On the other hand, it has taken some time for me to determine that what I don't like about this fragrance is the way the amber interracts with the citrus, even though it seems to be very compatible with my chemistry. I would call this a fresh amber fragrance, but I have found I can't wear it fragrance to work because all I can focus on is the amber.

I like the fact that this fragrance is wearable in all seasons. I have tested it again today, and can say that the cold weather makes it more of a sweet, warm skin scent on me, whereas in the warm weather I get more citrus and fig.

I guess my real dilemma is that I like catching whiffs of it, but do I want to smell it on me?

I bought it as a boxed set at an airport..good price...only had a quick whiff of it. I ended up liking it quite a bit...a very classy clean scent that doesn't overpower.

This fragrance is quite charmingly delightful.

It's such an enticing, creamy and elegant fragrance. V is indeed rather similar to Deep Red, however while Deep Red is very provocative, V is more subdued, sophisticated and refined almost.

I find the mandarin, grapefruit and orange notes to be the most dominant, yet the cassia, rose, frangipani and vanilla gives this scent an almost refreshing quality which is both soft and feminine.

The overall fragrance is nicely balanced and inoffensive. It would make a lovely alternative for those who find Deep Red a little too young or too popular. I recommend.

Very strong resemblance to Deep Red. But that's not a bad thing in terms of smell. It smells wonderful. Creamy and floral with just a hint of fruit, maybe that's the pear. Sexy and simple.

I love to wear V by Valentino to work because it doesn’t annoy me! Or anyone else! It’s fruity and floral, but not too much of either, with an attractive base. It’s unobtrusive but has decent staying power. I read more about this perfume because I was intrigued by the description “a passionate juice for ‘chameleon woman’”. (Mystique from X-Men?) It refers to a marketing target group of “women who want to have it all: profession, power, family”, who “don’t take no for an answer.” Probably because they are too busy and too tired to listen. This fragrance is a chameleon itself, smelling slightly different to me each time I wear it. Today it smelled like pears in vanilla syrup. This makes me curious because those notes are listed on this website, but not in any of the written descriptions of this perfume. Hmm…

My daughter and I sampled a few perfumes at Perfumania and this was one of them and she and I bothe agreed that this is a very fine and lovely scent.I didn't buy it because I ended up getting something else (what I went to the store in the first place for) but I will purchase this soon.I don't like the bottle a little too plain but the scent makes up for it. Very nice.

My favourite, classy frangipani and musk smell, for young and stylish women.

This is a very nice fragrance.I have recently gotten a lot of samples that totally make me sick to my stomach so when I put this one on it was a breath of fresh air.
It is very cozy.
The floral isn't to sweet but sweet enough & it is very mellow....on me anyway.
It makes me feel like I am sitting on the deck of our Cabin in the woods, on a warm spring evening.I can smell the flowers that are blooming at my feet & the warm cozy night breeze is blowing the scent of nature & light green woods through my hair.
Very nice indeed ;)

I get lots of amber in the drydown. It does smell very similar to Hugo Boss' Deep Red on me. This one just seems to be a tad sweeter. Like a licorice-type note (not listed as a note, just what it reminds me of). It is a very warm, yummy skin scent, without being gourmand. Very sensual.

I smelt this once and it smells like with love, by Hillary Duff. Or is it that with love smells like Valentino? Smells really nice regardless.

To my mind it's too heavy. The rose chokes. After a couple of minutes it starts smelling tender, but the base mixes terribly on my skin. Definitely not my type of perfume.

I KNOW NOW!! it reminded me of chopard mira bai, they have sg in common that makes me want to smell it but not to wear it

my nose liked it and i thought it had a good smell while my body didnt, i got sick of it, at first its too strong and then comes a strange note i guess which makes this to me

Its too elegant and sophisticated for my taste, but I always wear it, when I want to give a trusted and sophisticated impression, for example at jobinterwiews. I use V ete at summer for same reason.
And it seems like it has done it´s task ;)

I definitely agree with Sicily's description of the smell although I have to say it lasts very long on my skin. I can still smell it after taking a shower!

By the way, this is my favourite fragrance since 2003!

I simply adore this fragrance. It's very soft, calm, elegant, feminine, gentle, it lingers on your skin. I can not identify any notes here, except some (but also very gentle) citruses on top, but I guess it's designed that way purposely. It is a really nice break from many of the sugary sweet fruity-floral perfumes that are so popular today. The drydown is consistant to the initial smell - it's slightly sweet (almost not at all) and musky, very unique. One of my all-time favourites. But it doesn't last very long.

It is an interesting mix... I can't quite describe what it reminds me of. Classic but not boring or to "mature"... still appeals to a younger wearer.