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V (for women)

Designer: Valentino Olfactive Group: Floral Woody Musk
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Fashion designer Valentino and couturier, who dresses the most beautiful women in the world, dreamed of a passionate juice for ‘chameleon women’;‘I felt the need for a new women’s perfume that would reflect and celebrate today’s woman – her power, her femininity, her complexity.’-said Valentino. The ad campaign features model Eugenia Volodino wearing a red mask, behind it, there is a mysterious and complex woman, an inspiritaon to Valentino.Red is Valentino’s favorite color. Firmenich and Procter & Gamble Beauty are to companies that worked on this creation. V is feminine and passionate, a sparkling blend of woody, floral and Oriental notes. There is the warmth of heliotrope, the classic scents of rose and orange blossom, and the zesty notes of pink grapefruit and green fig over a sensual trail of amber and Oriental woods. Top notes include tangerine, pink grapefruit, green fig and freesia. Rose, orange blossom and heliotrope at the heart are harmonized with the base notes of Mysore sandalwood, Atlas cedar, amber and musk. The perfume was created in 2005. The nose behind this fragrance is Alberto Morillas.

Fragrance Notes

top notes
Mandarin OrangeCassiaRiceGrapefruitPear
middle notes
OrangeRoseFrangipani
base notes
SandalwoodAmberMuskOakmossVanillaHeliotropeCedar

V Fragrance Reviews:

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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…
06/22/09 17:24:21
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.
06/22/09 00:47:42
i also tried this together with absolu but to be honest i can t remember its smell exactly.something light and flowery but no more than this....i guess i won t bother to sniff it again coz it s not interesting to me.the bottles of the perfume line is original.
05/07/09 13:38:49
My favourite, classy frangipani and musk smell, for young and stylish women.
04/12/09 23:26:49
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 ;)
02/20/09 16:09:37
I absolutely love it!It was love at first "sniff".I made the right decision when bought it - gently,stylish,rich,feminine.People kept asking me what the name of my fragrance was.
It lasts long on my skin.Though I couldn't smell it on me after a time,people kept saying how wonderful my fragrance was.
02/07/09 14:00:17
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.
01/25/09 22:27:25
 
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.
10/28/08 15:28:35
It's a little strong but quickly fades into this soft sensual feminine scent on my skin. I get many compliments from men and women when I wear this and that's always a plus! I think Valentino does such classy scents, not to mention his clothes!! Him and Oscar de la Renta are among my favorites for making a woman feel classy, graceful and beautiful with their scents and clothing.
10/16/08 08:14:12
 
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.
10/09/08 15:52:08
guest_Hana
am i the only person who can smell sweet rice in this? I love it. It's a classic
09/05/08 13:22:05
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
08/15/08 01:19:12
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
08/12/08 22:10:50
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 ;)
08/08/08 15:07:34
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!
03/25/08 12:35:02
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.
01/16/08 08:41:53
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.
12/20/07 10:17:32

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