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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!

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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...

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.