Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia by Valentino is built on one clear contrast: tart plum against soft, sweet vanilla. Ripe plum opens it dark and a little brooding, while vanilla sits underneath from the start, smoothing any sharp edges as it develops. Launched in 2026 for women, it carries a reflective, nocturnal mood better suited to quiet evenings than bright afternoons. Autumn and winter are when voters reach for it, mostly after dark and into the evening. On longevity, opinion leans toward long-lasting, and the sillage vote comes out clearly moderate, close rather than loud. A 3ml decant is enough to sit with its plum-and-vanilla mood before you choose a bigger size.
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The community verdict
Vanilla gives Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia its deep finish after a plum opening. The largest group finds it long-lasting, while moderate wear comes next; most find its projection moderate. Its moody sweetness suits autumn nights, with winter and evenings working too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Valentino
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- 2026
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Plums simmering in vanilla while the night fog settles outside.
Main accordsfruity, floral, vanilla, sweet, soft spicy
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity271 votes
Most voted: 46%Long lasting
30%Moderate
Sillage232 votes
Most voted: 51%Moderate
31%Strong
Season251 votes
Most voted: 37%Autumn
32%Winter
Time of day250 votes
Most voted: 41%Night out
34%Evening
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Longevity271 votes
- Very weak4%10 votes
- Weak12%32 votes
- Moderate30%82 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)46%125 votes
- Eternal8%22 votes
Sillage232 votes
- Intimate12%28 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)51%118 votes
- Strong31%72 votes
- Enormous6%14 votes
Season251 votes
- Spring21%53 votes
- Summer10%25 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)37%92 votes
- Winter32%81 votes
Time of day250 votes
- Daytime17%42 votes
- Office8%19 votes
- Evening34%86 votes
- Night out (Most voted)41%103 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
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Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Valentino
Valentino is an Italian couture house whose story starts in 1960, and its perfumes bring the same sense of occasion to everyday wear. Vanilla runs through much of the range, brightened with bergamot and mandarin, spiced with ginger or cardamom, softened by jasmine and rose. Valentino Donna Born In Roma is the one to begin with: fruity up top, vanilla and woods beneath. Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Intense pairs vanilla with lavender. The original Valentino Uomo Born in Roma is cooler, mineral and woody, while Valentino Uomo goes nutty and warm. Try a Donna and an Uomo side by side.
Frequently asked questions
What does Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia smell like?
Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia opens with Plum. It dries down to Vanilla. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as fruity, floral, vanilla, sweet and soft spicy.
Is Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (46% of votes), and 54% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (51% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 10% of season votes.
Is Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 32% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.
Is Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 76% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 24% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 8% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia?
Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia is made by Valentino. It was launched in 2026.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia?
A 10ml decant of Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Valentino perfumes can I try?
Besides Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia, 10ML has Valentino Donna Born In Roma, Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Intense and Valentino Uomo Born in Roma from Valentino, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Valentino Donna Born in Roma Purple Melancholia decant is filled by hand from an original Valentino bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.