Valentino Donna Rosa Verde

I'm in love with the color of this beautiful transparent shade in the gorgeous bottle with the light streaming through the multifaceted cuts of the glass. It reminds me of the light washes of blue discovered while experimenting with watercolor pigments and water washes. This has a mood like a mermaid type underwater effect with transparent layers of water and light. I'm still sampling the perfume.... love it so far, just waiting to see how long this wears on my skin. This scent is clean, approachable, aquatic -- but in a light pure way, soft, and whispers rather than shouts your presence. It has an almost green tea-like essence and quality about it, as if you are steeping a favorite tea while sitting in a garden chair. This has an outdoorsy, peaceful quality to it. It resonates with yoga, a connected sense of simple reverence. I really love this scent. it is unassuming, but yet - is extremely powerful... just like the beautiful color chosen for the designer bottle and fluid color. This is a light wash of a rich jewel. It is like a beam of a light house -- cutting through any hesitation - and shining "the truth" in a way that is easy on the eyes - and lungs.... but definitely lets you know that you have experienced first hand - "the TRUTH". I'm wearing this now, determinining if this will be a new "Signature" scent. Someone mentioned that this has the smell of the taste of a lemon drop candy. A fairly sharp sweet lemon which is a gorgeous light airy blend in a perfume. Still, there is a twinge of green tea that grounds the alto chords. This is simple... quite understated, but a healthy nod towards being balanced and wholesome -- which is a beauty all its own in a world that often tries to over state something just for power. Sometimes purity and truth ground something in a way that trying to overstate something can not. This is lovely. Well balanced and well blended. If so, this will be a fragrance that will hold a position which is its own blend. Something for days when "less is more".... but also - when I'm wanting to create a gentle and approachable spiritual awareness... rather than wearing a fragrance that conjures up the overly heavy and heady 1980's fragrances. This is the opposite of a cloying and overly dominant fragrance. This leaves someone wanting to move in close for a hug --and to be in your presence. It is a breath of fresh air in a world of fragrances that sometimes "say too much". Simplicity is sometimes the most direct path. A lack of clutter - allows you to move forward without distraction. Feng Shui - Wind and Water....a soft breeze directs the path. This is a new genre of fragrance. I really LOVE THIS! Wow! --------- I love this so far -- Now for longetivity with wear. Eight hours is my requirement -- I'm waiting now! At four hours, this is fabulous! If this remains good a total of at least eight hours - this may be my next "Signature"! ---------------- Update: I bought a small sample of this to see how much I would actually wear it - and if it would be something that I reach for enough to spring for a larger bottle. This has a slight ozonic composition that causes a tickle in the back of my throat. We have been wearing masks a lot with Covid, so I may be more sensitive to this now than I would have been before the quarantines. I love the freshness of this perfume. It is refreshing, pure, and simple. The color of this perfume is a soulful fresh mermaid water color - so beautiful and serene. This perfume is amazing, but I'm still seeing how well I handle the slight ozonic opening of this. Time will tell. ------------ I can't stay away from this, just ordered some more samples of this to make sure that I absolutely LOVE THIS before purchasing a larger bottle of it. This is the stuff that dreams are made of -- Scrumptious! Lovely! Clean as if this perfume were a beautiful transparent watercolor wash -- I love it! ----------- New Discovery - Valentino's Donna Rosa is a cousin to Chanel Chance Fraiche' and Elizabeth Arden's Untold Fraiche'. The biggest difference is so subtle that it is barely detected and would probably require an expert nose to discern. Valentino's Donna Rosa is about 10% different and leans more marine/blue with a lemon drop essence finish - whereas Chanel Chance Fraiche' and Elizabeth Arden's Untold Fraiche' lean more lime/green (both having slightly different nuances that make them about 8% unique). All are really great if you love this type of spring/summer light and airy fresh scent. And if this is REALLY "YOUR Thing" -- you could use these all to form a niche' signature for yourself where you wear a different perfume in this collection each day to satisfy your need for a day-cation type adventure, while still creating a strong "signature" scent that others will be able to recognize you by. Read my reviews for Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche, and Elizabeth Arden's Untold Fraiche', and David Yurman's Fresh Essence too, if you really like Valentino's Donna Rosa. These all have the clean, fresh, green-tea type spa vibe to them. Donna Rosa Verde has more of a lemon zest opening though, it is super fresh and you really must love the smell of lemon and rose to like this one. It is in a similar genre to Haiku by Avon, which is the first perfume that I reviewed on Fragrantica.com several years ago. I do not still have Haiku in my fragrance collection, but it would be nice to compare these two and see how similar they are to each other.

when first sprayed, this perfume has a rather strong ginger+bergamot kind of citrusy fresh scent( matches the top notes ), but the ginger kind of fades quite fast, leaving a rather floral scent ( not too strong tho ) with a hint of bergamot.The only thing that might affect people is probably the fact that the woodiness is almost non existent for me, i barely smell any woodiness but for me its a good thing since i rlly like the citrus+floral combi its definitely not the overwhelming kind of citrus+floral scent that will give someone a headache and neither does it smell like floor cleaner just a light rosy smell with a hint of ginger together with bergamot, and definitely smells slightly similar to green tea and i mean slightly by they both give me 5 star hotel toilet smells like is not overwhelming, but yet addictive to smell. main negative opinion: it does NOT last for a long time, and the smell just melts into the skin shortly, making it almost impossible to smell it with a mask on after sweating a tiny bit, after a whole day of wearing it, it just smells like a 5 star hotel with some floral bits so def not for people that are finding for a strong floral scent, and neither is it for people finding for a really citrusy smell that would last throughout the day since it becomes rather weak. overall this perfume is just a very universal perfume that is a very safe blind buy for almost every weather, since non of the notes are very strong or overwhelming which i really appreciate and if u like the luxury hotel scent(which i enjoy), this is something u would really enjoy. (ps it was a really good blind buy for me)

Citrus, Green-Tea & Rose-(Geranium)... Opens with a burst of bergamot supported by petitgrain & ginger, and already you can feel the tea notes coming through. This deepens into the floral heart featuring rose, resting on a woody base. Overall I get a fresh, green-tea scent with reminders of Green Tea Elizabeth Arden, but if you deconstruct it you get a green-tea & citrus-tea-rose scent. The rose here serving to improve performance, becoming more prominent the longer it's on the skin, and leaning to a lemon-y rose-geranium. The mate here brings a faint herbal vibe, and tones down the florals. I'm a long time fan of Green Tea Elizabeth Arden, and I got this awhile ago for something very similar but longer lasting. I wasn't disappointed. Overall: Gorgeous green-tea, citrus & tea-rose scent. The bottle and colour of the juice represent the scent well, and this has excellent performance for this type of scent. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Contrast to Green Tea Elizabeth Arden: These are different, but there are remarkable similarities. Both are green-tea dominant scents, but Green-Tea Elizabeth Arden has a faint perfume-y vibe (when compared side-by-side) and slightly more forward fruity quality, while Valentino Donna Rosa Verde has a more forward lemon-y-rose-geranium and outperforms. Update 08/12/24: Sprayed this on my left wrist this morning. So refreshing. The bergamot is really popping, with rose backing it up and overall a green-tea vibe. It's gotten a little stronger since I last wore it, but I'm not noticing any note changes. Still a love. 10/10.

This perfume is a trip. It really takes you on quite a journey. It's like 3 perfumes in one. Starts out as a Rose fragrance, then morphs into a Magnolia scent, and ends as an Osmanthus perfume. It's weird, but instead of all blending, the flowers really are individually showcased, one following the other. Beautiful all the way through, and the flowers smell like the real deal. The citrus floral green of petigrain and the spiciness of ginger add a refreshing quality to the composition and serve to enhance the realism of the flowers. The musk mallow and mate keep the scent from being sharp. Overall, I think it's a really unique and beautiful fragrance that's very uplifting. Silage is great, as is longevity. A few sprays lasted most of the day. I only have a travel sprayer from fragnet, but will definitely be purchasing a fb when this is finished. Love, love, love!!!

I absolutely loved this scent. It's going to become a new favorite for me! It's so well blended, really bright and green, not at all sharp, and the florals complement the citrus without overpowering it. This is a perfect spring and summer scent, but is fresh enough to wear throughout the year. I could see this easily becoming a year-round signature scent. The ginger makes it somewhat herbal but really contributes to the freshness. Don't let the rose note fool you - unlike many rose perfumes, this one isn't heavy, old-fashioned, mature, or powdery. Instead, it retains a freshness and a greenness that is rare for rose perfumes. Absolutely AMAZING. I loved this so much that I bought the full size. I cannot get over how delicious and fresh this is. Not too sweet, unisex bordering on feminine, and the ginger is what makes this really special.