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Friday, 18 October 2013

VENDETTA pour Homme (Valentino, 1991)

Posted on October 18, 2013 by niten


Raiders of the Lost Scent


Year: 1991
Top:  Verbena, Neroli, Lavender, Bergamot, Basil, Coriander, Aldehydes
Middle: Clove, Geranium, Jasmin, Cedar, Vetiver, Cinnamon, Bay-Rum
Base: Patchouli, Oakmoss, Musk, Labdanum, Musk, Amber, TonkaBean, Benzoin
Parfumeur: Edouard Flèchier
Longevity: about 5-6 hours
Sillage:: high. 
Rating: 8.5/10

Famous stylist and designer Valentino is known  in perfumery, according to some, as "the one who missed the boat ". Terms may be too drastic to indicate a Maison which, while other scents hit the market repeatedly, remained motionless and almost detached from the games.
What is more unusual, is the fact that Valentino was a precursor : his first fragrance "Valentino pour femme ", was a masterpiece for both critics and public, and reached the shelves in 1977-78 , years before the Italian Wave of the Eighties exploded in all its roar . And yet, "Valentino", as a perfumer house, stopped there. Not long rode the wave of success anymore, not taking advantage in the Eighties as it could, and throughout the decade remained inactive, except for the " relaunch " of " Valentino pour femme " in the mid-80s, in a more intense formulation, typical of the powerhouse Era .
Then, in 1991, the two "Vendetta" ( in italian: "Revenge!" ), for men and women, arrived in the shelves.. Revenge: "Nomen Omen".
Revenge for having lost so many years inactively, maybe.

" Vendetta pour Homme " by Valentino , created by Eduard Flechier , was a fougère-type perfume (now discontinued ) which is difficult to talk about, since every critic, expert or enthusiast has said and written "everything, and its opposite". Someone described it as a very strong leathery scent, another said that it is the refined version of Halston Z -14, someone else spoke about geranium, shadows of jasmine, benzoin, bay-rum (an aromatic myrtaceous tree, almost unknown in Europe), cinnamon and more and more....
Overall, this is anyway a very refined masculine scent, complex, high-classed, and well worth a look.
"Vendatta pour homme" , never had a great success and disappeared soon overwhelmed by a wave of new perfumes, and obscured by a bigger fame and fortune of its female equivalent .
It's a shame, it would have deserved more.
Rating: 8.5/10

Valentino è noto nell'ambiente della profumeria, secondo alcuni, per essere stato quello che "ha perso il treno". Termine forse troppo drastico per indicare una Maison la quale, mentre gli altri sfornavano profumi a ripetizione, rimase immobile e quasi avulsa dai giochi. Cosa tanto più insolita quanto più Valentino è stato un precursore: il suo primo profumo, infatti, "Valentino pour femme", fu un capolavoro di critica e pubblico, e raggiunse gli scaffali addirittura nel 1977-78, anni prima che l'Italian Wave esplodesse in tutto il suo fragore. E tuttavia, Valentino, come casa di profumi, si fermò lì. Non cavalcò l'onda lunga del successo, non approfittò degli anni  Ottanta come avrebbe potuto, e per tutto il decennio rimase inattivo, se si eccettua il "relaunch" di "Valentino pour femme" a metà degli Anni '80, in una formulazione più intensa, tipica dei powerhouse dell'epoca. 
Poi nel 1991, arrivarono contemporaneamente i due "Vendetta", per uomo e donna.

"Vendetta pour Homme", di Valentino, creato dal naso Eduard Flèchier, è stato un profumo (oggi discontinuato) di tipo fougère, del quale è difficile parlare, dal momento che ogni critico, esperto, o appassionato ha detto e scritto tutto, e il contrario di tutto. Chi ha detto che è un cuoiato molto forte, chi ha detto che si tratta della versione raffinata di Halston Z-14, chi ha parlato di geranio, di ombre di gelsomino, di benzoino, di Bay-Rum (una pianta mirtacea molto aromatica), di cannella e di quant'altro. L'effetto complessivo che se ne ottiene è comunque quello di un profumo maschile assai raffinato e meritevole di una occhiata. "Vendatta pour homme", non ebbe mai un gran successo, sparì ben presto dalla circolazione, sommerso da una ondata di profumi successivi e dalla fama del suo equivalente femminile. Non ha mai avuto nemmeno una vasta circolazione, ed è un peccato, perchè non demeritava.


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