Valentino Eau de Parfum

This is absolutely stunning. This is Silk and Cashmere in one! What is more luxurious then that? It is a beautiful tropical floral, for day or night, casual or dressy. The initial spray is a honeyed lush floral, mimose, magnolia, orangle blossom and violet. It is fresh yet heavy, almost aquatic. It immediatley warms up with heliotrope, orchid and rice flour, smelling amost coconuty, almondy, or cashmere like, all the while the luscious florals remain. It is utterly feminine, oozing sensuality. A casual tropical floral, elegant and cool. It makes me picture a woman in Thailand, dressed in a silky satin tea dress with her long wavy hair, natural makeup, a natural beauty. She walks out of her one story house, wooden, bamboo, tropical flora line the drive way in the front with golden lights lining the house. She gets in her luxury car where her driver escorts her to restaurant in a tropical beach under the stars, behind it are lush trees and waterfalls. Her husband comes to greet her with kisses and gifts for their private anniversary dinner. A cool, casual luxury scent. This can easily be worn in any season, but I would prefer it in the warmer months. Something about this is so darn sexy and womanly and makes me feel very confident. I love it.

FINALLY, a lovely romantic floral that works with my chemistry!! My skin radiates incense, spices, woods and anything earthy, rooty, mossy, mulchy, moist dirt, not really what I'm looking for when I want to smell totally feminine, soft and classy. Florals usually turn sour and "urine-like" on me or if they have any of the "warming" notes it's usually something mulchy/soily or green and of course that's all my skin with let show. I have not found an ultra feminine scent that smells super girly since the 80's (Jessica Mclintock and EL Beautiful) I cannot the discern the notes here but I've had big success with rice notes in other perfumes so maybe that's the "thing" but Oh My . . . this is EXACTLY what I've been looking for! Nothing in it is vanillic, spicy, mulchy or remotely unisex . . . and NO BABY PEE . . . just pure sophisticated lady in a bottle: maxi dress, high heels, awesome handbag, precious metal and gemstone jewelry, perfect hair and makeup . . . For me it is simply floral perfection.

got the mini today and what can i say, it's a really expensive smelling, elegant, classy, very soft fragrance with a very good sillage, a pleasant elegant and comfortable scent. starts with the sweet and slighlty powdery magnolia. i get something juicy and very mouthwatering but after some minutes i can detect a whiff of a quite fresh and bitter/sour sensation, even a little bit harsh and unpleasant to my nose, which has to be the pomelo. it's not disgusting but in some way like the 'eeew' impression when you drink a pomelojuice in the morning. then it turned to all about wonderful creamy flowers. base slightly warm and still creamy. i think the sweetness of the top and the slightly warm creaminess of the bottom are the best of this fragrance. could be easely a signature scent for a elegant lady with chic and expensive clothes. very nice and well done. stunning bottle ! staying power average.

I received this fragrance as a gift when it was launched and at that time, I was staunchly into “unisex” scents so the Valentino sat unused on my perfume tray for a long time. Until one day I decided to wear it because the dress I had on that day was flouncy and feminine, and this scent seemed like a better match than my usual woody, patchouli, amber, incense scents. I misjudged this fragrance entirely. A sample spritz on the wrist was not enough for me to fully engage with the soft, sensual opulence of creamy, non-screechy florals and fruit blossoms that would engulf me with a full intentional wearing. Devastated to learn that it was discontinued.

I love this fragrance! Very subtle and classy. This is one of the few fragrances that my whole family loves on me... It is warm without being heavy. If you love floral scents but do not want an overwhelming fragrance, this is a good one to try. I tend toward summer scents: citrus florals. This is a version which can be carried nicely into Autumn. It is sweet but not gourmand. Try before you buy though, as I could see the pomelo becoming too sour on some people due to body chemistry.

got the big bottle finally because i felt in love with the juice in the mini i got some weeks ago and had absolutely to have a full sz bottle of this precious... plz consult my detailed review above... this perfume is elegant, creamy and cheeky youthful! a gorgeous scent for summernights out, but also a good daytime fume for shure. it suits all the time! perfect.

Wow I have just walked into my secret garden. Valentino is a dreamy composition, for me it opens very sweet and heady floral with a faint touch of citrus. It then mellows into the most luscious and delicate powdery scent. The character is classic and elegant yet modern. An instant love!

Sadly, I did not find this gorgeous gem until after it was discontinued. I've been buying back up bottles because I adore it. It's just gorgeous to me. It's one of my top 3 for sure. It is a mystery to me why fragrances like this are discontinued. :(

Finally i got it! I have looked for it for about a year now but it wasn ́t available in europe until now. Cheap smells has it. I haven ́t received it yet but i ́m pretty sure i love this stuff according to the ingredients and the given comments here.

I echo everyone elses sentiments when they say such an elegant floral. The heady floral opening is certainly swoon worthy in my opinion but done in such a classy and sophisticated way. I wish I had the funds to get a full bottle of this!

This is my favourite so far, after Nina by Nina Ricci. It is elegant and smells soft but lasts long. It is a romantic scent that you would want to wear in the evening with your loved ones.

This Valentino is unknown gem. Perfume is long lasting, soft floral, it appears discontinued, but I really recommend it.

Nice floral, lasting, good for anywhere and any ages, not offensive soft perfume, very pleasant and feminine.

***I am looking for a bottle of this, if someone is willing to part with one. :-)

***still looking for a bottle of this***

This is a fruity floral that is modern, sophisticated and well-blended. As its so lovely I really wish that it wasn't discontinued (looks hard to find, unfortunately). This perfume has a fruity opening on my skin; it smells like pears to me, and strangely enough the perfume does list pear blossom as a note. The dry-down is beautiful, as the scent settles into a gorgeous powdery white floral, (predominately heliotrope) with a bit of freshness from those citrus accords, and its always warm, friendly, comforting. Very relaxing to wear. The powder in here is perfect because its soft, light and doesn't smell dated. Added to that, there's no vanilla or patchouli here either (yes!) Soft to moderate sillage, longevity is for about 7-8 hours. UPDATE: with multiple wears, and especially during the cooler months, this has begun to smell like face cream. I also got told that the florals in this smell "plasticky" and I'm starting to agree. Whilst it's still a pretty scent, but I'm not as enamored with it as I once was.

I almost dismissed this for a nondescript floral in the first minute on my skin, but then as Valentino Eau de Parfum bloomed it became such an understated beauty. Demure yet quietly beautiful, the notes I am experiencing in this perfume create a subtley unique montage of textures. Opening with a light, deliciously sweet fruit, the first thing I feel is light citric acidity, sweetened with pink petals. As this develops, the sponginess of white pomelo pith feels like a hug from a long lost friend -- warm velvet skin. Somewhere in the miasm of cheerful mimosa, a humidity arises like steamed rice -- super clean, delicate; an intriguing contrast between dense and lofty. Heliotrope offers a feeling of smooth porcelain and powder. Finally Valentino culminates into a spongy, powdery floral that is fresh, serene and uplifting, totally feminine with a mellow charm. Too bad that this charismatic beauty is discontinued as this is a lovely floral discovery for the coming warmer months.

I don't know why, but this is the most ignored perfume in my collection. When I do wear it, I'm always amazed at how beautiful it is and wonder why I don't wear it more often. Gorgeous inside and out. Valentino EDP is a very bright, yet creamy floral with a pinch of aldehyde, though the scent as a whole is not aldehydic. It has a lovely 'classic' feel. Reminds me a lot of J'adore, minus the screech and headache (no offense to J'adore lovers; I do like it as well). Valentino just doesn't scream PERFUME from a mile away. It's like brushing past a beautiful woman on the street or in the mall and wondering what made her smell so good. I think this is one of the few predominantly floral perfumes that can be worn all year round...though with a light hand in summer. Longevity is 8+ hours and projection goes moderate to soft midway through the day, but it never disappears. I'm so beyond happy to own this gorgeous bottle.

Soft,elegant and feminine.Smells very expensive and reminds me a bit of diors jadore but in a more creamy way.Maybe like putting some drops from kenzo amour into jadore..Makes you feel very classy,well done by Valentino!

nice,fresh,light,watery and soft but a little bet fruity, great in summer days.