Valentina 2025

Valentina 2025 is a sweet, woody floral from the Italian house Valentino, released in 2025 and marketed for women. Woody is how everyone describes it, most also find it gourmand and floral, and a third notice citrus, which fits a short, modern formula with a fruity top and a dry base.

Bergamot opens it with a bright, slightly bitter citrus, and strawberry follows with a sweet, jammy, slightly candied fruitiness that is where the gourmand side comes from. Jasmine sambac is the heart, a warm, creamy, slightly heady white flower that gives the scent its body and keeps the strawberry from feeling childish. The base is what people notice most: cedar gives a dry, pencil-like wood, patchouli an earthy, slightly dark depth, and vanilla a smooth, creamy sweetness that ties the fruit and wood together into a warm, lasting finish.

It is a versatile scent for daytime and evening in most seasons, for women who like sweet florals with a woody backbone rather than a sugary one.

Valentina 2025 — for women fragrance by Valentino (released 2025). Notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Cedar Essence, Jasmine, Jasmine Sambac, Patchouli, Strawberry, Vanilla. — Parfica open fragrance database