V by Valentino, 2005

This fragrance is quite charmingly delightful. It's such an enticing, creamy and elegant fragrance. V is indeed rather similar to Deep Red, however while Deep Red is very provocative, V is more subdued, sophisticated and refined almost. I find the mandarin, grapefruit and orange notes to be the most dominant, yet the cassia, rose, frangipani and vanilla gives this scent an almost refreshing quality which is both soft and feminine. The overall fragrance is nicely balanced and inoffensive. It would make a lovely alternative for those who find Deep Red a little too young or too popular. I recommend.

My husband bought me this perfume for an anniversary so it has good memories and it was a very good choice. Very warm and comforting, can be an every day perfume as long as you don't 'overdose'. More suitable for the autumn/winter.

V is a gourmand scent to my nose. Upon initial application, I get a black licorice note tha reminds me of Deep Red by Hugo Boss (lasts about ten minutes.) After that, V becomes a warm woodsy vanilla scent on me. V kinda reminds me of Hypnotic Poison after the drydown, IMO there are some similarities between these two fragrances. I get a vanilla/ playdough note at times when I wear V and I also get that same note in Hypnotic Poison (IMO, the differences between the two are-V has a spiced vanilla note and Hypnotic poison has a regular vanilla note). I really like the combination of notes blended together in V. Every time I wear this, I am asked "what are you wearing" or "you smell good". V is a spicy, sexy, feminine fragrance that is very sensual...I reach for this one quite often.

Very mature, rosy, sophisticated and warm scent.
It is a Floral - Woody Musk type of perfume.

Top notes: Tangerine, Pink Grapefruit, Green Fig, Freesia.
Heart note: Rose, Orange Blossom, Heliotrope.
Base note: Mysore Sandalwood, Atlas Cedar, Amber, Musk.

The perfume is very romantic and its strong rosy scent makes it extremely feminine, which should make you stand out from the crowd.
Suitable for special occasions.

Cannot get enough of my girlfriend when she wears this stuff! When I catch a whiff of this on her, the rest of the gals in the room fail to exist!

Warm, vanillic and slightly woody, with a rich note of fig and the sweet floralcy of freesia and orange blossom. Smells very much a gourmand type of scent. A linear scent, doesn't evolve much in the drydown process.

V is just a wonderful, comforting, fresh anytime fragrance. I wear it primarily on weekends. I love the whisper of grapefruit in the top notes.

It reminds me the tiniest bit of Sui Dreams, which I used to own, and has been discontinued, but I prefer V to Sui Dreams any day. Sui Dreams always reminded me of cotton candy, and V is much more grown-up. Anyone could wear this, though-- I could see a 15 year old girl wearing it, or someone who is retired. Very versatile and universally pleasing.

I love this perfume, though I don't think it quite suits my personality. I think it's the musk. I love that it has fig, and the bottle is so lovely. It layers well with something a bit sweeter.

Yes, there is some similarity between V and Hugo Deep Red. It´s the drydown who has something alike. But V is more beautiful and clear. One can find the same note in the drydown in Infiniment Chopard, too, IMO. Infiniment is the most beautiful of these tree, but it´s also the most expensive. V is a reasonable prised beautiful every-day-fragans. I love it!

This is a nice warm scent for everyday wear. It smells well enough to get noticed in a good way and it's not offensive to anyone. It starts off as a light citrus and dries to a long-lasting, pleasant woody scent. I'd have to agree, if you like Hugo Deep Red, this one should be up your alley, it's just not as heady. (V for day, Deep Red for night) I love the shape of the bottle and it's reasonably priced, so I'd definitely recommend.