Uomo Born In Roma

Another Superdrug stealth sampling while paying for a new concealer at the perfume checkouts. Had no clue what this was just picked it up and sprayed it onto my hand and got what I thought was quite a sweet melon like Summery scent, a "freshie" but not really. With the sweetness and me not paying much attention to the bottle I initially thought it was the women's line but as it progressed it took on a more unisex profile. I don't have a clue about modern men's fragrances but I was quite surprised by the sweetness. I guess this is the direction mens fragrance has taken nowadays. Pleasant, wafted everywhere I went for a good half hour from the small spritz, I liked the mineral, salty notes giving it a bit of an oceanic feel. Then it leaned into the vetiver and sage and I felt it had a bit more of a masculine, grounded edge. I really rather liked it and I can see it having mass appeal but perhaps a bit too sweet for some old school fellas? 😆 🎩

I really enjoy the opening. It got this aquatic salty mineralness that is balanced with some floral to create a wonderful clean blue smell with some bubbly fizzyness to it with a smidge of bubblegum sweetness. So good I thought I found my new freshie. However it fell apart for me in the body of the dry down. As the Sage and Ginger come in, it mixes with the fizzy bubblegum sweetness and starts smelling artificially sweet like Splenda. Sometimes i even get whiffs of grape soda or candy. The ending is pleasant bringing some warm light woodiness that grounds the scent. Too bad i don't like the middle. Might try again and see if it grows on me, but i will probably try other Valentino scents first. Would maybe consider at the $50-$60 range.

A fun, spring/summer attention getter that really pops. Very salty, but too sweet to be considered a true aquatic in my opinion. I agree with folks saying there’s a slight melon/watermelon accord to this, though maybe that’s just the image of pink and black in my head from the bottle. I think it would benefit from some additional citrus to balance out the sweetness. Definitely leans youthful like the Intense but stays more masculine. Sillage and longevity are above average but nothing huge. Best setting: summer night out. It has the Invictus DNA, but I feel it’s closest to Azzaro Wanted EDT from what I've tried with a load of salt added, similar to Invictus Legend. Spring/Summer/Fall, day or night - 7.5/10

Pretty average aromatic/woody summer fragrance. Smells pretty nice, starts kind of synthetic and a bit alcoholic, dry down is better and smoother, but also kind of a generic smell. Longevity is nice, I usually get 6-8 hours with this. Sillage is on the lower end, especially during winter this is basically unnoticeable unless really close to skin, it is an EdT after all. Overall Valentino Born In Roma EdT is a basic, mass-appealing, spring/summer fragrance. I wouldn't say it's unique, but it does still smell good though. I wouldn't highly recommend it though (personal opinion), since it is a bit overpriced for a simple scent. Coral Fantasy is in my opinion way better and you should get that instead.

Valentino Born in Roma is one of the first fragrances I ended up purchasing. I have found it to be a versatile scent that I can where pretty much anywhere. Date night, to school, to the gym (very light 1 spray). I found it to be a signature that has become unique to me and I find its something I always enjoy wearing. Excellent pricing and not hard to find. 10/10