This fall, Valentino will follow on last year’s Rock ‘n Rose fragrance with a new variation, Rock ‘n Rose Couture.
The latest addition to Valentino’s fragrance portfolio is Rock ’n Rose Couture. Building on the youthful appeal of the original Rock ’n Rose, the new scent comes in a lace-clad bottle…
Valentino has launched Rock ‘n Rose, a fragrance “inspired by a new generation of young Valentino women….a Rose on the outside and a Rocker on the inside”…
Being a huge fan of Valentino’s couture collections, I’m always a little dismayed by the fact that I only own a single Valentino fragrance — 1991’s masterpiece, Vendetta pour Homme. Although a couple of Valentino’s women’s perfumes intrigue me, I’ve never really gotten to know them; likewise, 1999’s Very Valentino for Men smelled pleasant enough, but never really grabbed me. So, it was with high hopes that I tested the new V Pour Homme, a subtly sweet blend of bergamot, mandarin, basil, pink peppercorn, transparent floral, jasmine, mace, cumin, ambrette seed, cedarwood, sandalwood, vanilla, dry amber and musk.
Last year’s initial launch in the V family of fragrances, V Pour Femme, was a soft, ambery floral and I’m pleased to say that V Pour Homme follows the theme rather well with sweet floral notes lifting the warmer amber and woods. V opens with a light and fresh yet peppery accord of citrus and jasmine. As the fragrance progresses, the sweetness of the jasmine becomes slightly more pronounced before finally relaxing into the background of darker base notes…
Valentino has released V Pour Homme, a fragrance with bergamot, mandarin, basil, pink peppercorns, transparent floral, jasmine, mace, cumin, ambrette seed, cedar, sandalwood, vanilla, dry amber and musk. It is available now at sephora.
Update: see a review of Valentino V Pour Homme.
Valentino will launch V Ete, a lighter summer version of last year’s Valentino V, in May.
Valentino V Ete “captures the essence of summer”; the notes include bamboo, lychee, violet, jasmine, geranium, peony, rose, cedar, sandalwood, gaiac wood, amber, musk and patchouli…