Valentino Uomo Born In Roma

Mostly cool and dry, like flint or rain on pavement. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on mineral notes, violet leaf and salt, moves through ginger and sage, and settles on woody notes and vetiver.

• violet leaf: green and dewy with a cucumber-like coolness. Nothing like the sweetness of violet flowers
• ginger: sharp and fresh with a peppery bite, closer to the raw root than to gingerbread

It lasts well and sits close to the skin after the first hour.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.