Uomo Born in Roma is the eau de toilette Valentino launched in 2019 with its feminine counterpart, Donna Born in Roma. The house makes it a woody aromatic built around vetiver: violet leaf absolute at the top, aromatic sage at the heart, smoked vetiver in the base, with the salt and ginger announced at launch, in a studded black and pink bottle.
Valentino now describes Uomo Born in Roma as a woody aromatic built around vetiver: violet leaf absolute at the top, aromatic sage at the heart, smoked vetiver in the base. At launch, Cosmetics Business also mentioned salt and ginger.
Violet leaf
Violet leaf absolute, extracted from the leaves rather than the flower, brings a green note, both vegetal and slightly metallic.
Sage and ginger
Sage gives the center of the composition its aromatic tone. Ginger, mentioned at launch, adds a piquant freshness.
A smoked vetiver
Vetiver, which the house calls smoked, holds the base. This grass root, distilled notably in Haiti, Java and India, gives earthy, woody notes.
What the label declares
The label opens with alcohol, water and fragrance. Limonene, benzyl salicylate, linalool and coumarin lead the declared compounds.
The rest of the list names citronellol, benzyl alcohol, geraniol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, isoeugenol, citral, benzyl benzoate, methyl anthranilate and benzyl cinnamate. No UV filter or colorant appears in it.
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