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Valentino Valentina Assoluto vs Maison Violet Sketch
Valentina Assoluto is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
TrufflePeachBergamot
Heart
Madagascar VanillaTuberoseItalian Jasmine
Base
PatchouliOakmossCedar
Accords
Earthy
100%
White floral
78%
Woody
69%
Vanilla
68%
Tuberose
62%
Patchouli
60%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Valentina Assoluto by Valentino is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women. Valentina Assoluto was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Olivier Cresp. Top notes are Truffle, Peach and Bergamot; middle notes are Madagascar Vanilla, Tuberose and Italian Jasmine; base notes are Patchouli, Oakmoss and Cedar. Valentino introduces a new fragrance Valentino Assoluto, the first variant on the theme of Valentina perfume from 2011. Valentina Assoluto deviates from the floral character of the original and offers instead an intense, mysterious and deep interpretation of the olfactory chypre character.The composition is credited to perfumer Olivier Cresp who told wwd magazine that the new fragrance is “much more nocturnal, more seductive" than the original. Chypre is the theme chosen for its power and elegance, and the origins of ingredients are sought mainly in Italy. Its top notes include Italian bergamot, Smeggia peach from Sicily and white Alba truffle from Piedmont. The heart exudes intoxicating tuberose flowers along with Mediterranean jasmine and soft vanilla from Madagascar. Its chypre base consists of silky cedar, oak moss and patchouli. The bottle retains the same round shape with a slight design changes such as color of the glass (brown opalescent glass with ambery reflections). The campaign is shot by David Sims, featuring model Freja Beha Erichsen. The fragrance is available as 50 and 80 ml Eau de Parfum.
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Notes
Top
NutmegPink PepperBergamot
Heart
TuberoseRose
Base
PatchouliMadagascar VanillaTonka Bean
Accords
Vanilla
100%
Patchouli
82%
Fresh spicy
72%
Warm spicy
63%
Woody
63%
Sweet
60%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Sketch by Maison Violet is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. Sketch was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Nathalie Lorson. Top notes are Nutmeg, Pink Pepper and Bergamot; middle notes are Tuberose and Rose; base notes are Patchouli, Madagascar Vanilla and Tonka Bean. "The richness of its fragrance is matched only by the elegance of its wake, it is the sketch of a pencil stroke on a gold leaf. Deep, sensual and reassuring, it is the theatre of all possibilities. At the end of the show, it stunnes by its humble fatuity. It is a jewel, a singular adornment. Sketch is a radiant necklace for the soul. Sketch is a mystery. Woody Oriental, it plays with the codes and reinterprets its olfactory family. Its chypre-patchouli blend mixed with its evanescent nutmeg and its capious Tuberose are the definition of modernity and heritage. This already cult antinomy is caressed by the zesty bergamot and spicy pepper. All wrapped up in a musky cocoon. A historically contemporary fragrance. Originally labeled Ambre Royal in 1900, Sketch is an inspiration of the perfume of 1924. Represented mainly in the company of honesty plant, its bottle was also shaped with the characteristics of this lunaria annua." - a note from the brand.
Notes in Common
31% sharedShared (4)
BergamotMadagascar VanillaTuberosePatchouli
Only in Valentina Assoluto
TrufflePeachItalian JasmineOakmossCedar
Only in Sketch
NutmegPink PepperRoseTonka Bean
Rating
4.06vs4.00
Ratings
2,081vs348
Concentration
EDPvs
Launch Year
2012vs2018
Which should I buy?
Valentina Assoluto is the community's favourite of the two.
- Valentina Assoluto is rated higher by the community: 4.06 from 2,081 ratings, against 4.00 from 348.
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for Valentina Assoluto and "long lasting" for Sketch.
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for fall and winter.
Buy Valentina Assoluto if you want the higher-rated option; pick Sketch if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.