Valentino
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The red apple surges forward with an almost jammy intensity, backed by bright bergamot that feels simultaneously citric and slightly herbal. Cardamom spice crackles beneath, introducing a peppery warmth that prevents this from reading as simple fruit candy—there's complexity from the very first spray.
As the fruity top notes settle, bourbon geranium emerges with a slightly intoxicating, almost rosy character that's floral without being floral in the traditional sense. Clary sage adds an herbal, slightly mineral quality whilst Provençal lavender grounds everything, creating a beautifully balanced mid-phase where sweetness and spice dance with subtle herbaceousness. The composition feels fuller, richer, more textured than the opening suggested.
Tobacco and patchouli form the final act—the patchouli stays earthy rather than dark, whilst the tobacco contributes a warm, faintly smoky whisper that lingers on the skin. The sweetness that dominated earlier mellows considerably, replaced by an almost tobacco-leaf warmth. What remains is sophisticated rather than cloying, a graceful fade rather than an abrupt ending.
Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy arrives as a paradox: synthetic yet seductive, sweet yet structured. Nicolas Beaulieu has crafted something that sits deliberately outside traditional masculine territories, rejecting the safe harbour of woody aromatics for something altogether more theatrical.
The fragrance announces itself through a bright red apple that's almost candy-like in its insistence, sharpened by bergamot and a whisper of cardamom that prevents the opening from collapsing into pure gourmandise. But this is merely the vestibule. As the composition settles, bourbon geranium—that boozy, slightly animalic floral—commands attention with clary sage and Provençal lavender creating a herbal counterpoint. There's a deliberate tension here between the synthetic sweetness and the earthy, slightly resinous herbs, as if someone's splashed eau de cologne onto spun sugar.
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