Valentino Donna Born in Roma Gold was released in 2024 as a limited edition. It has notes of mandarin, gardenia and coconut. This is an EDT, eau de toilette.
From the brand - "In the new Gold Editions of Born in Roma, fashion and fragrance merge seamlessly, capturing the essence of Haute Couture in every bottle. Paying tribute to the iconic Valentino Rockstud, these scents exude opulence and sophistication with each spray, embodying the luxurious spirit of high fashion. Born in Roma the Gold Donna is a fragrance inspired by the vibrant color of gold with solar and warm notes. It features a radiant blend of Italy mandarin essence and golden gardenia accord, infused with a solar coco accord. This perfume captures the essence of a summer in Rome, when golden warmth lights up the eternal city."
Fragrantica - "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."
Fragrantica - "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."
Fragrantica - "This opens bright, fresh, softly sweet, citrusy, floral, and a little creamy. The mandarin really shines for the first few minutes, but then it settles into the rest of the fragrance with the gardenia and just a very subtle coconut. The coconut is just a whisper of a scent, but it does bring a delicately sweet creaminess to the whole fragrance. As it dries down the scent becomes more smooth as the citrusy mandarin scent blends more deeply into the fragrance and I start picking up on more vanilla. It becomes more smooth, warm, and creamy which I think is really lovely and even a little cozy. Honestly, the best way that I can describe this fragrance is to say imagine that the OG DBIR and Alien Goddess had a baby. It’s got a little more of the Alien Goddess feel, but that DBIR dna is definitely still intertwined throughout."
Fragrantica - "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!"
