Rome has always had two faces — the face it shows in daylight, when the ancient stones and the Baroque fountains and the perfectly worn cobblestones catch the sun and the city is simply, undeniably beautiful; and the face it shows after dark, when the neon signs and the aperitivo crowd and the specific quality of Italian after-hours energy transform the same streets into something simultaneously more intense, more alive, and more specifically and most memorably itself. Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Extradose is a fragrance specifically designed for the second version of the city — for Rome after dark, for the evening energy of a city that has been alive for two and a half thousand years and has no intention whatsoever of going to bed. The Born in Roma franchise has, since its launch, been built on the specific creative tension that makes the Valentino house's masculine work most interesting: the contrast between the classical elegance of Valentino's most historical Italian luxury aesthetic and the contemporary street energy of a Rome that is alive and modern and not remotely interested in being simply a museum of its own history. The Extradose takes that tension and amplifies it — bolder opening, darker heart, deeper base — while maintaining the composition's most fundamental character of clean, modern, and specifically Italian masculine sophistication. It is built on bergamot and aromatic spices at the opening, lavandin and sage at the heart, and vetiver, guaiac wood, amberwood, and vanilla at the base — an aromatic woody amber masculine of genuine depth and genuine modern Italian luxury confidence that wears exactly as the name promises: as a full dose of the Born in Roma attitude, delivered without apology.

The opening of Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Extradose is a two-element accord of genuine crisp freshness and genuine immediately confident masculine energy. Bergamot leads with its characteristic cool, slightly aromatic, and elegantly complex citrus quality — the most refined and most immediately distinguished of all citrus opening ingredients, adding a quality of luminous, polished freshness that immediately signals the composition's ambitions of clean, contemporary, and thoroughly Italian masculine luxury. In the opening of Extradose, the bergamot provides the most immediately clean and most specifically distinguished quality of the first impression — cool, fresh, and possessed of a quality of refined citrus brightness that is entirely consistent with the Born in Roma franchise's defining aesthetic of classical Italian elegance expressed with contemporary masculine confidence. Aromatic spices accompany the bergamot with a quality of warm, bold, and immediately invigorating masculine energy — a combination of aromatic, slightly herbal, and warmly spiced complexity that gives the opening its most specifically confident and most directly night-ready character. Not the dark, heavy spices of oriental masculine compositions but something cleaner, more immediately aromatic, and more specifically associated with the quality of bold, fresh, and thoroughly contemporary masculine confidence. Together, bergamot and aromatic spices create an opening that is simultaneously crisp and immediately substantial — the quality of a man who is both elegantly dressed and absolutely certain of himself, which is precisely the quality of the Born in Roma Extradose man that the composition was designed to embody.

The heart of Born in Roma Extradose is the composition's most genuinely interesting and most specifically original phase — the warmly herbal combination of lavandin and sage that gives the fragrance its most immediately distinctive and most deeply Mediterranean aromatic character. Lavandin — the hybrid of true lavender and spike lavender, with a character simultaneously more intensely aromatic and slightly more camphoraceous than standard lavender — provides the heart's most immediately beautiful and most specifically robust aromatic quality. In fine masculine composition, lavandin has a quality of warm, slightly intense, and immediately assertive aromatic character that is simultaneously related to lavender's familiar beauty and distinctly more substantial, more boldly present, and more specifically appropriate to a fragrance with Extradose ambitions. The choice of lavandin rather than standard lavender reflects the composition's most fundamental creative intention: more, bolder, deeper — but never losing the quality of clean masculine elegance that defines the Born in Roma franchise at its best. Sage accompanies the lavandin with its warm, slightly earthy, and distinctively herbal character — a note of considerable immediately distinctive quality and considerable specifically Mediterranean associations, its slightly medicinal, gently resinous, and warmly complex herbal character giving the heart its most specifically interesting and most immediately compelling dimension. Sage in fine masculine aromatic composition evokes the specific landscape of the Italian countryside and the Roman hills — warm, dry, and fragrant with the specific quality of aromatic herbs in the sun-warmed afternoon air — giving Extradose its most specifically place-connected and most immediately evocative aromatic character. Together, lavandin and sage create a heart of genuine aromatic warmth, genuine Mediterranean character, and genuine compositional originality — the combination that most directly and most specifically earns the Born in Roma name and the Roman after-dark concept the Extradose inhabits.

The base of Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Extradose is deep, sophisticated, and genuinely warm — a four-note foundation of vetiver, guaiac wood, amberwood, and vanilla that gives the composition its most lasting, its most richly complex, and its most specifically Italian luxury masculine dry-down character. Vetiver leads the base with its distinctively dry, slightly smoky, and warmly earthy quality — a root material of considerable classical distinction in fine masculine fragrance, its combination of dry earthiness and quietly sophisticated aromatic complexity giving the base its most immediately grounding and most specifically masculine dimension. Vetiver grounds the warmer, sweeter elements of the base in something more organically complex and more immediately authentic — the quality of genuine earthiness that distinguishes a sophisticated masculine dry-down from a simply warm one. Guaiac wood accompanies the vetiver with a clean, slightly smoky, and specifically beautiful woody quality of considerable distinct character — a natural resinous wood with a character that is simultaneously more interesting and more immediately distinctive than generic cedar, its slightly balsamic, gently smoky, and specifically warm woody nature giving the base its most genuinely distinguished and most immediately compelling woody dimension. Amberwood provides a warm, slightly sweet, and specifically amber-inflected woody quality — the modern amber-wood material that gives contemporary masculine fragrance its most specifically appealing quality of warm, clean, slightly sweet woody amber depth that is simultaneously immediately beautiful and entirely appropriate to a fragrance of this character and this ambition. Vanilla completes the base with its familiar warm, creamy sweetness — providing the dry-down with its most broadly appealing and most consistently lovely quality of warm, slightly rich masculine depth that gives the overall base its most widely appealing and most enduringly beautiful character. Together, vetiver, guaiac wood, amberwood, and vanilla create a base of extraordinary warmth, genuine earthy distinction, and genuine lasting masculine sophistication.

Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Extradose belongs to the Aromatic Woody Amber fragrance family — and it represents that family with the specific quality of bold, clean, and specifically Italian masculine luxury confidence that the Born in Roma franchise has always embodied at its most completely realized and its most specifically appealing. The bergamot-and-aromatic-spices opening gives it its most immediately crisp and most confidently masculine first impression; the lavandin-and-sage heart gives it its most genuinely interesting and its most specifically Mediterranean aromatic character; and the vetiver-guaiac-amberwood-vanilla base gives it the warm, deep, and genuinely sophisticated dry-down that makes every wearing as consistently satisfying and as genuinely Italian in its specific quality of polished masculine confidence as the Roman evening that inspired it.

Fall and winter bring out the vetiver-guaiac-amberwood base at its fullest and most deeply satisfying warmth. Evening occasions are the primary domain: date nights, parties, concerts, rooftop gatherings, and any moment that calls for a masculine fragrance of genuine boldness and genuine Italian luxury presence. Apply two to four sprays to moisturized pulse points — neck, chest, and wrists — for optimal projection and longevity; an additional spray is recommended for colder weather or bigger occasions. Every bottle at GuiltyFragrance.com is 100% authentic, brand-new, and sealed in original Valentino manufacturer packaging — sourced from authorized distributors, never a tester or imitation — and backed by our free US shipping and 30-day return policy.

Fragrance Family

Aromatic, Woody, Amber — Bold Aromatic Woody Amber

Scent Notes

Why Choose Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Extradose

• 100% authentic Valentino fragrance — brand-new, factory-sealed in original Born in Roma Extradose packaging, sourced from authorized distributors, never a tester or imitation.
• Lavandin rather than standard lavender — the most immediately significant creative distinction between the Extradose and most comparable aromatic woody masculine fragrances. Lavandin's more robustly aromatic, more intensely camphoraceous, and more specifically assertive herbal character gives the heart a quality of warm, bold, and specifically Mediterranean aromatic complexity that standard lavender cannot provide — the most directly responsible ingredient for the Extradose's quality of genuine aromatic depth.
• Sage alongside lavandin in the heart — the combination that gives Extradose its most immediately distinctive and most specifically Italian aromatic character. Sage's warm, slightly earthy, and warmly complex Mediterranean herbal quality grounds the lavandin's aromatic freshness in something more specifically earthy and more specifically place-connected — the combination that most directly and most specifically evokes the warm, dry, aromatic landscape of the Roman hills.
• Vetiver and guaiac wood in the base — two of the most naturally tenacious and most genuinely sophisticated earthy-woody base materials in fine masculine fragrance, providing the Extradose base with an anchoring quality of genuine earthy distinction and genuine lasting masculine depth. Their combination gives the dry-down of Extradose its most immediately distinguishing and most enduringly satisfying quality.
• The Born in Roma DNA for the moments that demand more — not a flanker that compromises the franchise's most fundamental qualities for the sake of being different, but a genuine amplification of everything that makes the Born in Roma masculine compelling: bolder, deeper, and more specifically night-ready, while remaining clean, modern, and thoroughly Italian in its specific quality of masculine luxury confidence.
• Specifically calibrated for evening and night-ready occasions — date nights, parties, concerts, rooftop gatherings, and any moment where a regular aromatic woody masculine feels like it's not quite enough. The Extradose is specifically designed for these moments and specifically calibrated to perform at them with complete confidence and complete masculine authority.
• Free US shipping and 30-day hassle-free returns on every order at GuiltyFragrance.com.

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