Mia Dolcezza

So happy Mia D has been added here, I have had for 5 months. Now I can add when I wear her. This is one of my best Alhambras. Yes I got bc of the inspired fragrance, I love DBiR. I don’t remember how I found, most likely YT. I ordered right away after researching, info was conflicting & hard to find. Now it seems she is catching some buzz. This is so good, she has gotten so much richer and smoothed out so nicely. I feel she is closer to the intense version of the og. The vanilla is rich and the tuberose is creamy. The opening is fruit with a lil bite from the pepper. The florals are strong yet blend well with the base creaminess. I have never worn over 8 hrs bc it is too hot & humid to wear out, until now. I will never be able to wear from late Spring ‘til mid Fall bc of our climate. She is too rich and dense with both the vanilla as well as the florals. They have blended to perfection, but they are a shouting choir. I wear to bed, 6 sprays, skin only. When I wake that is what I smell, immediately sniff the arm, still in a bubble. My nightgown will have to be washed for the scent to subside. I will smell this in my bedroom 2 days after sprayed. Mia D is a lil monster, great affordable alternative to the inspiration. 100/10

Yay! I’m so glad this finally made it to fragrantica! I’ve had this for several months and I couldn’t wait to rave about it !! Glad I checked back! This is stunning!! I have to say this is one of my absolute favorite releases from Maison Alhambra! Yang ylang just makes me swoon!! 😍 This is done so beautifully and is so deliciously sexy!! I’m not a sweet fragrance lover but the woody amber makes this an incredibly sophisticated scent! It feels a bit tropical in the opening yet I would consider this a scent that wears best in the cooler months! There is no way this smells like a fragrance that costs around $20! It is luxury that’s accessible for all budgets. The only thing is I briefly get a weird cannabis scent in the dry down but I think that just may be something that goes away as it matures more, Great buy!

I think this is a hybride between valentino born in Roma Donna, valentino born i Roma Donna intense, and Prada paradox. Mixed with a clean girl scent. This smells like tuberose and jasmin it is very very feminine. It is floral and clean. On my skin it smells floral, clean, slightly woody and vanilla. Not a heavy scent. But it lasted 6 hours on skin. This is light, floral, feminine. Not so fruity, and it does not have that middle eastern musk. It has a warm amber, cashmere Woods, and a deep vanilla. I think its for everyday wear. Any woman can have this at any age. I think it is Timeless and has been mixed with great perfumes to become a nice perfume. If you like all of the perfumes it has been mixed with you should like this too. And its so afforable!

I can't attest to the DBIRI dupe, but it DOES smell (to my nose) like the discontinued bbw scent Coconut Cream Pie but a bit airier. I love it! Its in my top 3 now for sure and while mine came macerated, I think the urine scent people claim here and there is likely unaged currant. If it stinks, give it time and it will smell like a super creamy coconut vanilla oddly enough.

This kept popping up in my Amazon feed and one day the price was right so I bought it. I know it was under $20. Having never smelled the OG, I thought the notes seemed to fit my liking. I got it, cleared the nozzle and let it sit 2 months. I absolutely love it. The scent is pleasing and lasts all day. I find it sensuous yet creamy. Worth every penny!

Not wrong to compare it with DBIR intense or extradose....more similar to the intense variant. I came across this as an affordable option for my favorite Donnas n m not regretting a bit. I love it 🫶 For the longevity part, when i first sprayed it easily lasted for 3-4 hours. M sure with maceration the performance would improve.

I absolutely love this one I actually have got some compliments on this one she is floral but not in a bad way she sweet she is born in Roma intense I rather pay under 40 and it last on my skin than pay over 100 and only last me like 4 hours.

I had it 2 months ago and was searching for it here but anywayz I looooove it finally found the dupe ♥️ thanks maison al hambra

This has surprisingly good longevity for the price. Really stunning and so close to vbir intense ! Pleasantly surprised !

This is a 1:1 of Donna born in Roma intense. It's soooo good. Not as long lasting but still, very very good.

This is absolutely beautiful!!! I’m in love omg!! Spectacular give me 14 of em right now! Lol hahha

Fragnatica needs to add the VERDE flanker! It's also delicious.

Smells like grape flaovoured wine 😋🍷 I had bath and body works pink obsessed mist before this to compare it to ( which we all know is close to donna born in roma) & yes mia dolcezza is extremely similar to that with a just a little bit more punch to it. I will try to keep this short because not much is going on here. Even without checking the notes you can instantly tell there is definitely Jasmine (which is sweetened enough to make it smell like red grapes), there is definitely black currant complimenting well with the Jasmine. bergamot & orange blossom ( yeah probably! There is a slight bit of citrus touch to it), i somehow smell cassis leaf note kind of green element even though it's not listed in here. There is definitely a pink pepper accord. The dry down is very cozy, sweet cashmere to give it that velvety touch & vanilla & Amber giving it that sexy sweet woody powdery touch. The boozy sweetness reminds me of praline which pink obsessed had, idk why it's not listed here. There is a prominent presence of a praline in here. With time this fragrance somehow turns caramel sweet on my skin. I keep getting whiffs of something caramely the next day, i like it. It's such a beautiful mature well rounded fragrance. Very sexy, rich, classy. Definitely a date night worthy fragrance. This fragrance performs decently during winter. But sadly the projection & sustainability is not praise worthy. I have to douse myself in this fragrance to create a desired scent bubble. Even then this fragrance practically vanishes with a lingering trail after 4 hours. I have to take deeper whiffs just to smell the fragrance on myself, the strength is so medium. Pink obsessed from bath and body works has a better lasting power & projected more. I wish mia dolcezza projected more on my skin. I had to let my pink obsessed go because i didn't want to keep same two fragrance in my collection & i wanted some emergency cash as well but sadly i miss my baby. Also when you keep taking whiffs from the nozzle after a certain point you might get nose blind, pink obsessed didn't had that issue. It had a sweet quality to it. If pink obsessed was a fun girly scent then mia dolcezza is definitely the grown up sexy uptight version of that. Lastly, even though the designing of the bottle is pretty sturdy but i'm sorry the black diamond like cap 🤦♀️ it might look eye catching but it doesn't stick to the bottle tightly. You have to follow certain mannerisms for you to fit the cap tightly on the bottle. It took me a moment to figure it out. [ Edit: projection is terrible. I doused myself in this perfume today yet today my student had to ask me if i was wearing any perfume or not. When i told him to guess he said perhaps not because he couldn't smell anything today. The scent bubble it created i was smelling this on myself though. I don't know why he couldn't get any scent trail. Sustainability is slightly getting better. We are pushing 4+ hours nowadays. ]

This is a mix of valentino donna born in roma intense and extradose. Its extremely powerful and sweet, you have to take care on the amount of sprays. It last a moderate amount of hours on my skin and has great sillage, can be cloying if oversprayed. Its a nice mix of fruity florals that feels chic and not dated at all. I usually dont think maison alhambra perfumes have good quality, but this one is an excepcional one that has good quality and is extremely affordable. If you know and enjoy valentino donna born in roma standard, intense or extradose version, just but this amazing perfume and save your coins. I also own the green one (mia dolcezza verde) and i think its even better then the inspired DBIR green extravaganza.

Dry down is almost identical to DBIR the plain one not the intense. Very jasmine dominant a little more than the OG. A bit headache inducing. Theres also something in here that makes it smell like a swisher sweet on my skin, idk. Like once it was on my skin it turned a bit. Very similar but I find that there is value in having both this and the OG. The longevity on the real one makes it worth the price in my opinion. But this is extremely close.

Straight out of the box this fragrance took me by surprise with its fresh, clean white flower scent. It projects well for the first hour and then becomes an intimate skin scent. I can't be sure about the notes listed as I mainly pick up the tuberose which I love. Safe blind buy if you're into clean, girly scents. And for the price you can't go wrong with this one! 8/10

Very close to Valentino Donna BIR Intense. Incredible deal, especially if you get it for about €15 like I did. Don't be shy, spray as much as you want if you want it to project, otherwise, just as the original, it doesn't have great projection or longevity. Still, a very pleasant fragrance, love smelling it on a blond lady, just saying :-)

I definitely smell those florals... jasmine, tuberose...but also heavy on black currant which I love Dries down warm, ambery, vanilla, without losing the first notes I like it! Without the black currant I probably wouldn’t care for it but all together this is nice 0-10 I’d give this a solid 8 ♥️

I really wanted to enjoy this perfume but i can hardly smell it! As another user pointed out i practically have to douse myself and even then its almost immediately a skin scent. im wearing 7 sprays on my neck / chest as i type this.. SEVEN. and i barely get a whiff. Ive tried it numerous times for about a month and its just the faintest daintiest white floral scent, longevity is nothing to write home about either. Who knows, maybe im anosmic to it.

Old lady perfume - conservative, stiff hairstyle 😫. One of the most boring perfumes I've ever owned. I think I read the notes wrong. Don't know whether it's the animalic and ylang ylang mix thrown in but this is not a fresh, uplifting scent at all.

Doesn't smell like DBIR to me. Very heavy on the jasmine and ylang ylang.

The ylang note is clashing makes it smell off..

3/11/26 I want to like this so much but it smells poopy to me. I will let it sit for a while. 4/16/26 Okay!!! This is an update. The stinky smell gone. And this is lovely! Modern, elegant and very sweet. It does not smell cheap. Strong sillage and moderate to long-lasting longevity. Layer it with Vanilla Voyage and it is heavenly!

I'm not sure if I received a bad batch or if it's just my skin chemistry, but I get a strong urine smell from this fragrance for about the first hour. That smell then mellows out a bit upon the dry down. This doesn't smell anything like the original DBIR, so I'm certain this is inspired by the intense version.

I bought this after having read the positive reviews and it sounded promising. Upon first sniff it was floral, resinous, and slightly peppery, upon dry down cashmere woody..... no, not for me!

Very intense granny-like florals. I will definitely declutter this one. And yes, it could give you the impression of cat pee tried to be covered up with floral bathroom spray.

I usually love jasmine but this smells like cat Urine to me. It’s honestly so bad. If you’re sensitive to jasmine smelling like cat pee then stay away.

It smells like a toiletspray, covering up a urin smell.. Can’t get past the urin 🤢 Had it for over a year, it doesn’t get better.

I bought *Mia Dolcezza* (and about fifty other perfumes) to gift to healthcare and service support persons. None were meant to be too heavy...too intense...by design. Many share similar (not identical) DNA....Tuberose, Jasmine, White Flowers, Vanilla, a little Ylang here....a little Ylang there. Which means...a lot of them smell (to trained and untrained noses alike) "the same"....in the global scentsory ballpark with Valentinos Born in Roma (and elsewhere) regular and Intense, Prada Paradox, Armani My Way and assorted Malachites, Givenchy L'Interdits of all colors and sizes plus, not to mention (but I will) the literal dozens (hundreds?) of dupes and schmoops populating the landscape. That's where *Mia Dolcezza* stands, proudly, and....for +/- $30....she's pretty damn good-looking.

Straight out the box on first spray... this is a very floral, sweet, with a lil touch of amber. The floral notes all play well together. The ylang yang and tuberose are very dominant.... I would say I would probably reach for this more in the spring and summer. Truly a sweet, clean girl floral! And at this price... can’t beat it!

very late 80s/early 90's sort of fragrance, imo. the tuberose is creamy and there is a delicious blend of the top and bottom notes, held together by the mid notes. definite sweetness, but not too sweet, with a hint of woodiness in the dry down. perfect blend.

I like it, but it less fruity thank DBIR and more creamy in my skin, the other one is more juicier, i like both, but this one for the price its very good specially for winter

I tested it months ago but decided to skip it. The tuberoses and ylang ylang with vanilla in dry down gave me a coconut smell , just a nice simple perfume.

Very sweet florals. It smells like born in roma intense. But I just got it and it doesn’t last. Maybe It needs to be macerated.

Best dupe of Valentino Donna Born In Roma Intense Valentino