Born in Roma the Gold Donna

As a lover of tropical scents, this is such a gem. I was so surprised by Valentino, but they know how to make femininity happen. All summer I was looking for beautiful tropical coconut scents and I just found this one now. Knowing its limited edition, I’d regret not buying. A lot. A very exciting fruity sweet, yet such an elegant and succulent white floral. For those inspired by heavenly tropics. I love bold, fruity combos. This fragrance is exactly that due to the sweet and solar notes. The high quality of the solar notes are incredible. I definitely get lactonic notes as well, which combined with the fruity floral notes, smells luxurious and addictive. The gold is so pretty and represents the perfume's essence perfectly. I was surprised at how short the ingredient list is, because it’s so vibrant. I thought it might have a light mango note. I tried this on myself several times to put it to the test before buying, and I’m so lucky it stays true to its beauty from start to finish. I only buy perfumes if they’re long lasting and good quality. This was so long lasting! I smelled it on me well into the next day. It was so pleasant every time. And my fiancée loves this on me as well. ☺️

Ohhh, this Gold version of Donna Born in Roma is truly delightful. It’s a creamy, smooth, soft coconut based perfume with a touch of citrus and a white floral heart. Nothing new under the sun, but it does smells great. It has that alluring, addictive smell that I love in perfume for summer months. It makes me want to add it to my collection even though I have at least several other fragrances that smell very much alike. Most similar from what I have in my collection is Lust for Sun by JHAG. But I have a weakness for this type of scents.. The price is not too bad and the performance is good on this one but I am waiting for it to go on some sort of a sale. I am not going to lie, I want really badly a 50 ml bottle of this. It’s freaking delicious, and if you like a scent that features heavily a combo of gardenia/coconut, this is it! Summertime in a gorgeous, transparent, golden bottle!

I’ve waited a while to review this one, mostly because I felt like it could have potential.. it was just really disappointing at first! Much like the person below, oddly enough, I set it aside for a while and decided to give her another try recently. I am so pleasantly surprised at how beautiful it smells now. The notes have blended really well, although I can’t really smell the mandarin note. It’s definitely a coconutty/sunscreeny (in the best way) and tropical scent. Initially the performance was my biggest let down. But now I can smell her strongly in my own bubble, sillage is much more powerful, and the longevity is great overall. I’m glad I gave this another try, because it is such a lovely scent. I wish they would consider making it available all the time, versus just a limited edition.

I tested it on my scarf and wrists at the store recently. It smelled very pretty. It’s a beautiful gardenia floating in a soft cloud of coconut, and it felt delicate yet full of life. Still, I didn’t end up buying it right away and moved on with my day. The next day, when I opened my front door, I was greeted by the most stunning scent filling the entire entrance. For a moment, I wondered where it was coming from, and then I realized it was the very same scarf I had sprayed at the store. The scent was warm, inviting, and absolutely beautiful. That’s when I knew I had to go back to the store and get it. This perfume makes me so happy. It’s the perfect scent for golden summer evenings — and the longevity is no joke. I was heartbroken to hear it’s a limited edition. Love, love, love!!

I love this!!!! It’s sexy yet sophisticated. It’s alluring and attractive. It is a true perfume! It envelops the senses, dances with the aura and leaves a trail of beauty everywhere she goes. The notes are so well blended I can’t even pin point which one is which or where- that to me is a good jazz perfume! When you can’t distinguish the notes cuz it’s so well blended and the notes dance together flawlessly- I didn’t always feel this way- I e been trying Gold since winter and she’s been nothing but a quiet blah 😒 until now!!! Apparently this is her season- a warm end of summer day! It’s around 72 degrees and we’re coming out of a couple weeks of it being in the 40’s and 50’s- and now Gold is shining and doing her thing! I’m about to get fresh and douse myself in this! I love this!

I went into this with high hopes, and she did not disappoint. This reminds me a little of Alien Goddess, but not as much as the new Yellow Gucci perfume does. This starts off with a bright, mandarin note and then you get that pretty gardenia. If you don’t like gardenia, you may not like this. It does NOT remind me of Donna Born in Roma at all until the deep dry down when the vanilla comes out, but by then the scent is very soft. To me, this could almost be a flanker of Pink PP with the same mandarin, bright opening, but the gold is not powdery at all. I loove it more than Alien Goddess or Gorgeous Orchid by Gucci. Has way better sillage and projection than Green Stravaganza and Pink PP.

Grown. Classic. Timeless. Chic. Intentional or not, Donna The Gold is a nod to the golden era of designer perfumery when florals were unapologetic and bottled femininity boldly disregarded pleasing the crowd. Sweet mandarin gives a sparkling and juicy opening to a heady gardenia, robust and lush a she opens quickly after. She sings, a long and longing solo that isn’t quite long enough when a demure coconut joins her to add a deep harmony. This is a freshly done sleek updo, natural face with a bold red lip, gold jewelry, deep red manicure... this is a woman who knows who she is and walks in it without apology. This is golden, and stunningly so.

Best longevity of any DBIR flanker I currently own, a good 6+ hours of wear time with a really decent scent bubble. I don't get the mandarin, and the coconut is pretty faint but there is a noticable similarity with the original DNA with a good amount of Gardenia and it's fantastic. I really am glad I bought this! Work safe, blind buy safe if you like the original Donna Born In Roma. 10/10 flanker, they should have skipped Green Stravaganza and went straight to this. Purchased from: Sephora

I’ve owned this for months and boy has it gotten even more beautiful. I used to smell a pineapple note. It is definitely a gardenia bomb, but so beautifully sweet and fruity. It’s sunny, tropical. It’s lovely. But it’s super sweet. So if loud, sweet fragrances are your jam, it’s a safe blind buy. If you like Alien Goddess, then you will love this because the sillage and performance are exceptional compared to AG. It’s smells like a flanker of Alien Goddess with a heavy gardenia note.

Lush!!!! This is a love from me! A blind buy but one which I regarded as safe as I enjoy the Val. BiR Donna range and I adore Gardenia. A lovely scent to wear in summer and those hot autumnal days. Very tropical in nature - if someone told me either hibiscus or frangipani were present I would believe them and agree fully. I have received many compliments today from the trail this scent leaves. One very happy customer!

Modern solar gardenia. I don’t detect much coconut here, just enough to make it creamy. Unlike former fashioned Chanel gardenia or Elizabeth Taylor. Strong opening and mid. Long lasting floral. When I sprayed this today, it reminded me of the og Michael by Michael Kors in the way that it’s a strong and enduring white floral like Michael was and it also creates a wonderful scent bubble like Michael did.

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this flanker but it is very pretty. My favorite of the Romas is the pink as I love vanilla and sweet gourmands but this is a close second. It’s a soft, sweet creamy floral. Almost like a lactonic freesia. Unfortunately, I don’t get any coconut on my skin and it doesn’t last on me more than a few hours. This would be an easy office scent but I wouldn’t blind buy it.

This is a creamy coconut milk with an orange creamsicle in late summer at dusk. It reminds me of watching the sunset on my cruise ship balcony on the return voyage from the Caribbean with a tanned fannie and sand in... places. (and already planning my next vacation.) The bottle is beautiful and it doesn't need layering (to me.) I'd be hard pressed to say anything negative about any DBIR, honestly.

This is the most beautiful fragrance ever. I can’t even fully explain. I would have sworn there’s vanilla in it. It’s rich and creamy. Just perfection. I bought three bottles due to it being limited edition. If you can find it get it. For me it can be worn year round. I have purchased several fragrances this year and since I picked this one up I’ve not worn anything else.

This being limited edition is a crime, I’m not kidding. It’s probably in my Top 5 list of scents EVER! This fragrance is a beautiful floral with cozy coconut, even my boss who HATES coconut-everything really likes this one. I’m certain that this fragrance would be my signature scent if it hadn’t been discontinued.

If Alien Goddess, Cacharel Amor Amor and Diptyque Do Son had a baby. It's a great year-round alternative to Alien Goddess (which imo is strictly a summer scent). I always wanted a perfume that smells like the general scent of a perfume store, and I think Born in Roma The Gold is pretty close!

When I initially sprayed this on me, I felt it was redundant to other similar fragrances in my (too big) collection. But the more it dried down, the more I found it compelling and now I absolutely love it. Weird how I went from "oh God, I have to return this" to "I am obsessed". 😂

Ohh wow, this one is so creamy !! I really thought it had a vanilla note on the paper, but it's alright. It may be my favourite of the collection and I don't even like coconut as a note in general. it's very good and well blended ! Literally something I will get a full bottle of.

ULTRA feminine and soft.. Clean but sweet. I really get the gardenia and coconut. I can't detect any mandarin but that is probably just me. The DNA of the Born in Roma collection is very present. I would recommend for Spring or Summer. Girly and bubbly without being immature.

This opening is so lovely and woody! I swear I can smell some suede in this scent. I don't get the mandarin. But the gardenia is certainly there. In the drydown a lovely sweet milky coconut. Yummy! Sad that it is just a temporary limited edition perfume.