Posted by Marlen
on
7 August 2006
Being a huge fan of Valentino’s couture collections, I’m always a little dismayed by the fact that I only own a single Valentino fragrance — 1991’s masterpiece, Vendetta pour Homme. Although a couple of Valentino’s women’s perfumes intrigue me, I’ve never really gotten to know them; likewise, 1999’s Very Valentino for Men smelled pleasant enough, but never really grabbed me. So, it was with high hopes that I tested the new V Pour Homme, a subtly sweet blend of bergamot, mandarin, basil, pink peppercorn, transparent floral, jasmine, mace, cumin, ambrette seed, cedarwood, sandalwood, vanilla, dry amber and musk.
Last year’s initial launch in the V family of fragrances, V Pour Femme, was a soft, ambery floral and I’m pleased to say that V Pour Homme follows the theme rather well with sweet floral notes lifting the warmer amber and woods. V opens with a light and fresh yet peppery accord of citrus and jasmine. As the fragrance progresses, the sweetness of the jasmine becomes slightly more pronounced before finally relaxing into the background of darker base notes…
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Posted by Robin
on
8 May 2006
Valentino has released V Pour Homme, a fragrance with bergamot, mandarin, basil, pink peppercorns, transparent floral, jasmine, mace, cumin, ambrette seed, cedar, sandalwood, vanilla, dry amber and musk. It is available now at sephora.
Update: see a review of Valentino V Pour Homme.
Posted by Robin
on
15 April 2006
Valentino will launch V Ete, a lighter summer version of last year’s Valentino V, in May.
Valentino V Ete “captures the essence of summer”; the notes include bamboo, lychee, violet, jasmine, geranium, peony, rose, cedar, sandalwood, gaiac wood, amber, musk and patchouli…
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Posted by Robin
on
10 October 2005
Another holiday special, this one from Van Cleef & Arpels: a limited edition bottle of First, shown at right. The fragrance is the same as the original.
Ermenegildo Zegna has released a limited edition intense version of Essenza di Zegna, Edizione Limitata Gessato, featuring bergamot, mandarin, vetiver, cypress, and amber…
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Posted by Robin
on
18 March 2005
Valentino has released Valentino V, his first launch under new licensing arrangements with Procter & Gamble:
The oriental-floral-woody fragrance features top notes of pink grapefruit, mandarin and fig, has middle notes of rose and freesia petals and orange buds and finishes with bottom notes of cedar wood, sandalwood and gray amber…
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