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Valentino Donna Noir Absolu

Concentration not recorded

Leather · Fruity · Alcohol.

4.21 / 5Rating · 481 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originItaly ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Our People - Maison history · Checked 2026-09-21
The official house profile states that Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti founded Maison Valentino in Rome in 1960.

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Year2017
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerSonia Constant

Collection: Valentino Noir Absolu

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Valentino Donna Noir Absolu by Valentino has a listed leather, fruity, alcohol profile, with notes of Pepper, Plum, Liquor, Rose, Leather.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Pepper ↗
02

Heart notes

Plum ↗Liquor ↗Rose ↗
03

Base notes

Leather ↗Sandalwood ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.72 / 5

233 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
10
2
14
3
51
4
114
5
44

Projection

2.72 / 4

352 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
39
2
100
3
133
4
80

Value perception

2.97 / 5

95 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
6
2
12
3
62
4
9
5
6

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

511Own it
209Previously owned
1,015Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
2
2
57
3
18
4
167
5
237

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Santal 33 bottleSantal 33Le LaboValentino Valentino Donna Noir Absolu bottleValentino Donna Noir AbsoluValentino

Both list Leather and Sandalwood. Explore Valentino Donna Noir Absolu’s leather direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Gypsy Water bottleGypsy WaterByredoValentino Valentino Donna Noir Absolu bottleValentino Donna Noir AbsoluValentino

Both list Pepper and Sandalwood. Explore Valentino Donna Noir Absolu’s leather direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Valentino Donna Noir Absolu smell like?

Valentino Donna Noir Absolu by Valentino has a listed leather, fruity, alcohol profile, with notes of Pepper, Plum, Liquor, Rose, Leather.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Sonia Constant.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.72 out of 5, from 233 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Valentino Donna Noir Absolu?

Its listed notes include pepper, plum, liquor, rose, leather, sandalwood. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD

Valentino Donna Noir Absolu

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Valentino Valentino Donna Noir Absolu bottle
Leading accords
leather
fruity
alcohol
woody
fresh spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Pepper · Plum · Liquor · Rose · Leather · Sandalwood

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