Valentino Uomo Acqua

Immediately, when first sprayed, I get the reason this is a flanker to the original 2014 release of Valentino Uomo. The parent DNA is there from the start, Iris. I am not one that enjoys the note of iris, especially the standard lipstick, makeup vibe. To me this note leans much to feminine for my personal taste, although many men don't mind it. The iris in Valentino Uomo Acqua does NOT remind me of lipstick, but of class. I must admit that I seriously doubted whether this scent DNA could actually come across as fresh while leaving in the notes of iris, green tomatoes, patchouli, and even leather. A summer scent with these notes? Miracle! They have done it and created a fresh scent for warm weather! And it's good! Here's how it performs on me... *Opening (Big dose of iris and a smidgen of freshness) *After 10-15 mins. (Fresh mandarin, lightly sweet comes on) The orange mandarin in this is just gorgeous and fresh to me!!! *Final dry down. (Light iris with just a touch of leather) Longevity: 4 hours then nothing Projection: soft. Not even an arms length Occasions: Office, white t-shit, business casual to formal Seasons: Spring and Summer Final verdict. 8/10 Bottle worthy but selective occasions

As someone who considers iris their favorite note, I can say without hesitation that this is one of the finest fresh-iris compositions I’ve ever experienced. I’d describe it as a slightly fresher, warm-weather take on the original 2014 Uomo — which I believe was/is criminally underrated. The citrusy brightness and unique green tomato leaf accord give it a breezy, Mediterranean charm, while the iris grounds it in quiet sophistication. Performance isn’t a strong point — I get around 5 hours of wear, with about 2 hours of moderate projection before it fades into a close skin scent. But when something smells this good, I’m willing to overlook its fleeting nature. It’s not designed to shout — it’s meant to draw someone in. I sincerely wish Valentino would retire the Born in Roma line and return to the restraint and class of the original Uomo series. That line had a clear identity — understated luxury, modern masculinity, and thoughtful composition — qualities increasingly rare in today’s designer offerings. If you come across a bottle, don’t hesitate. This is understated beauty in a world that too often confuses loudness with quality.

I'll say this. IMO I feel this has one of the best citric openings I have ever smelled. I get a juicy and zesty mandarin orange with some green notes (which I am assuming is the tomato leaf). The sage starts to kick in shortly after the initial blast(but it's not strong). On me the mandarin starts to die down around the 1 hr mark for me. I wish it carried over longer. Boss Projection is about 1-2 hrs and then it moderate/bubble is smaller. I would say it becomes a skin scent 3-5 hrs after application. Heat or using lotion/Vaseline will get it to stretch close to the 5 hr mark. To me this feels closer to uomo intense rather than the original uomo and of course that's due to the iris. Man I think the iris is too much on the dry down. I would like if it would have dried down into maybe a sweet leathery green base instead of having iris in it..Maybe just having iris in the mid?. Maybe a musky or woody sweet green base?. try something different ya know. It's a really good fragrance. It just has a amazing opening and meh dry down + so-so performance.

Got this very cheaply at a store in my city. 75ml for less then 40 USD. That is a bargain here in Sweden. The price was even cheaper then the net shops. I thought it must be the aftershave version but it was the EDT so I grabbed it at once and it will fit me beautifully on my vacation month in the tropics. It smells like a softer version of the original. My feeling was that it was more "herby" in the start then the original (might have been the tomato note) but it was nothing wrong with that. It gave the scent a bit more maturity and since I am pushing 50 its nice to have a scent that smells like a man with a bit of life experience. I find this version much easier to wear than the original. I tried it on me when I got home and now 5 hours later it still smells great and give off whiffs of pleasure. I got headache from the original but have not felt any symptoms of headache from this which is great. Very happy with this purchase and look forward to see how it performs in the moist heat. Hopefully it will not attract mosquitoes. :-/

Let's get back to real perfume reviewing. Nature has its own way of weeding out bad reviews ;) I just tried this today at the counter. Pretty sure it's the aqua version since the sprayer has a silver neck and the bottle is grey instead of dark grey. This scent is fabulous! True that we are seeing (probably) too many men's releases that are powder puffs but even so, I cannot dismiss how good this one smells! Uomo Acqua is fresh, very iris-forward with a hint of leather. It does not have the sweetness from vanilla like the Dior series or even the original Uomo. Compared to Prada's Le Homme it wins by having that herbal nuance from the tomato leaves, sage and patchouli. If my boyfriend is more interested in iris perfumes this will be the first thing I get him. Not Dior. Not Prada. Not Ermenegildo Zegna. This. Heck I might even get myself a bottle. Great stuff!!

Such a nice twist on the original. Right off the bat, you get this fresh mandarin hit with some greenish notes, and a very light tomato, which is very nice and it works well in the heat. Fresh, slightly sweet but still has a bit class to it so it could work in more dressed up situations in the warm weather. My only nit is the dry down - it’s fine, but I don’t love the leather and wish it went more in a woody or smooth direction - then it would be perfect. But bottom line: a true hidden gem! Pick it up if you can still find it. 4/5 Edit: The weather is finally warm enough to wear this consistently, and I’m reminded what a fresh, sophisticated, and subtly alluring summer gem this is. Such a shame this is no longer in production - I would really love to see Valentino bring back the Uomo line!

I don't know why this gets so much hate. This is only a first impression but I was impressed on first spray. I get the iris but also with an accompanying freshness. Its soft and smells very refined for a freshie. For a fresh iris scent this is pretty damn good. Not sure why people compare a fragrance meant for the dead of winter with a summer version flanker. Kind of silly to me. Performance I don't know yet. Everyone is saying it's terrible. Maybe that is why it scored so poorly. Scent first impressions/opening 4.5/5 Performance - not tested but seems to be dying down on the test strip pretty fast.. Might be a below average performance.

I bought one from a supplier in Thailand, it was a tester and when I received it unused it was dated 2018. And My word is this amazing. I've always loved Valentino Uomo and this is a fresher brighter version, it's absolutely amazing and up there with the metal rod Dior pour homme with the iris but with the fresh citrus opening. I've never smelled tomato leaf in perfumes before and it's very authentic albeit some may not enjoy it, the tomato leaf note doesn't last long though, maybe an hour and then you've just got the iris left. A solid 8/10

This fragrance is so addicting!!! My girlfriend loved it on me and a few hours later her father gave me a compliment. This one is definitely back up bottle worthy. The iris and the tomato leaf makes this composition very unique from any other summer fragrance out there. The performance and longevity are not even bad as everyone says it is. If someone says it doesn't even last 15 minutes don't listen to the them. Overall great scent! This one is discontinued and you best believe Im going to get back up bottle scent: 6.5/10

Everyone thinking of getting this cologne needs to be reminded that it has extremely poor longevity. Like shockingly bad. But I guess thats why they sell it in a 4.2 oz, unlike the others in the line that are 3.4. But that still does not help much. I love the Uomo line but this one is an easy pass because of the longevity...dont get be wrong it smells nice, but for this price you would expect to get above 2 hours, but I dont. Its a skin scent in about 45 minutes. So glad I only bought a tester.

Following on from my brief review - I think those that enjoy Prada L'Homme may enjoy this one. Prada L'Homme is undoubtedly soapier and slightly sweeter than Acqua - Acqua takes that DNA and makes it greener with the addition of tomato leaf. This is a very elegant, fresh and clean fragrance - I think it's a great alternative to Prada L'Homme and I feel the addition of tomato leaf makes it a unique choice. I'm actually surprised there isn't much hype around this one.

This is great fragrance imo....it's definitely not typical "Aqua" frangrance. I've been wearing today at work, it's about 24 celcius out today and I find it performs well. Getting Abit of a blue de channel scent off every once in awhile. But overall I am very happy with this one, performance is not an issue as I just decant some into Automizer and freshen up when feel it fading. Get 25 5ml decant automizers on Amazon for under $15 (cad)...

This one is great. It is very light, fresh, and airy. It's powdery but not just the powder type, it's somehow simpler, so I'm thinking it's the sage. Might not last all day, but I'm fine with that because it allows me to switch to another frag late in the day. Vibes: clean, uncomplicated, soothing Visualization: a nice and warm, calm and breezy day Versatility: Warmer weather.

To me this one starts of with a strong blast of mandarin and a tomato leaf and i can smell some iris in the background. I do like it and think it deserves a spot in the uomo line, but still the original and the intense one is my favorite if i had to choose one due to the rather poor longevity and projection this one has.

Smells great. Definitely not the best performer but a few extra sprays and that changes. I wore it ti work and it lasted about 8 hours which is good to me. It became a skin scent about the 3rd hour in but I still got whiffs of it throughout the day. Smells very clean and fresh. Love it

Had this one a couple of years ago, still one of my all time favourites! I was so sad when they discontinued this fragrance. The combination of freshness, iris and leather smells quite good on my skin and I loved its versatility. Hopefully, Valentino will bring it back in the future.

pure love. well done and i don't even know who done this. but it's a work of genius.casual, formal, access all areas. and the bottle... btw. it seems like its really discontinued but armani diamonds is closest you can get. 10/10 soundtrack: respighi - the fountains of rome

I like this. A fresher, lighter, non chocolatey/nutty version of the Valentino Uomo. Easy to wear during high heat. Still have the dominant iris note and the general uomo vibe, but not cloying. If you like the original but find it too heavy at times, this one is good.

Never had a chance to snag this one until now and wow , just another win for Valentino. Love the lighter iris note, but for a fresh scent it's really got alot of depth to it. That drydown is damn good, but so is the opening and mid...definitely a new favorite .

I love this, it had become my signature sent ever since i got it. Its a nice fresh sent with a hint of iris. to me it comes of as a casual nice sent for the summer and spring time. it projects nicely and isn't in everyone's face. 9/10