Valentino Vendetta Donna & Uomo (2026): Notes, Perfumers & First Look

Valentino has opened a new fragrance chapter with Vendetta Donna and Vendetta Uomo, a pair of 2026 Eau de Parfums presented as two expressions of the same idea: passion chosen without apology. The name reaches back to Valentino's fragrance history, but these are not faithful recreations of the Vendetta scents released in 1991. The formulas, creative teams and visual language are decisively modern.

Vendetta Donna turns toward narcotic tuberose, red-orange nectar and creamy sandalwood. Vendetta Uomo answers with Peruvian ginger, a cinnamon liquor accord and patchouli. Both arrive in architectural bottles sculpted with an oversized V, but the fragrances themselves take notably different routes toward sensuality.

Valentino Vendetta Donna and Uomo at a glance

A comeback in name, not a remake

Vendetta is not completely new to Valentino. The house used the name for feminine and masculine fragrances in 1991, making the 2026 launch feel like a deliberate retrieval from the archive. Still, anyone hoping for a vintage reconstruction should reset expectations. The new pair uses a different olfactive vocabulary and a contemporary bottle design.

That distinction matters because “revival” can suggest a reformulation of a known perfume. This is better understood as a new collection carrying a historically important Valentino name. The connection is emotional and stylistic rather than formulaic: drama, attraction and a slightly provocative title, translated for the current designer-fragrance market.

Valentino describes the duo as an exploration of modern intimacy and “unstoppable passion.” In practical fragrance terms, that concept becomes a rich white floral for Donna and a warm spiced wood for Uomo.

Vendetta Donna: tuberose in Valentino red

Vendetta Donna is built to make tuberose feel tactile. Rather than surrounding the flower with a long list of supporting notes, Dominique Ropion and Andrew Everett focus the composition on three signature materials: tuberose, red orange nectar and sandalwood.

The red-orange accord supplies a juicy, liqueur-like brightness. It is inspired by Tarocco Rosso, the deeply pigmented Italian blood orange variety. That citrus-fruit effect should keep the opening luminous while providing a natural bridge into the fragrance's richer, sweeter floral center.

Tuberose then provides the body of the perfume: creamy, solar, musky and potentially animalic. Sandalwood from New Caledonia anchors the composition with a milky texture rather than a dry pencil-shaving effect. On paper, the result sounds less like a transparent everyday floral and more like a polished evening scent with enough citrus lift to avoid becoming static.

Vendetta Donna's three signature notes

• Tuberose Osmobloom: a warm, creamy floral material captured from Colombian tuberose.
• Red Orange Nectar Accord: a bright but liqueur-like interpretation of Tarocco Rosso orange.
• Sandalwood: a smooth, enveloping New Caledonian wood forming the lasting base.

A note about the official pyramid: Valentino's US product page labels tuberose as the top note and red orange nectar as the heart, while the Maison Valentino launch page reverses those positions. Both official sources consistently identify the same three materials, so it is more useful to treat them as the fragrance's central structure than to overstate an exact evaporation order.

View Vendetta Donna at Valentino Beauty

Why Tuberose Osmobloom is the important detail

The technical story behind Vendetta Donna is more interesting than a typical three-note marketing pyramid. Valentino says its Tuberose Osmobloom extraction was developed over two years through roughly one hundred trials. The process works without heat or conventional extraction solvents, aiming to preserve more of the living flower's natural profile.

The flowers are hand-harvested at dusk at Finca Mugheeu in Colombia. According to Valentino, 100 grams of the finished extract represents the aroma captured from approximately 6,000 fresh flowers. This does not tell us how much extract appears in a bottle, but it does explain the creative goal: tuberose that feels full, humid and alive rather than a clean abstract sketch of white petals.

That material also gives Vendetta Donna a stronger identity within mainstream designer perfumery. Modern white florals are often polished until their stranger facets disappear. Here, the brand is deliberately promoting tuberose's voluptuous, musky side as the point of the fragrance.

Vendetta Uomo: ginger, cinnamon liquor and patchouli

Vendetta Uomo takes a more direct woody-spicy route. Marie Salamagne starts with sparkling ginger, moves into a cinnamon liquor accord and settles on patchouli amplified by what Valentino calls carnal woods.

The opening material is an organic ginger sourced from the high-altitude jungles of Peru and extracted using supercritical CO2. Valentino says the process took two years and around one hundred trials to develop, with the goal of capturing both the root's bright zest and its warmer spicy facets.

The cinnamon liquor accord is the key transition. It suggests warmth, sweetness and a boozy effect without turning the fragrance into a literal cocktail. Patchouli then brings weight and a darker woody texture. Compared with Donna's creamy floral abundance, Uomo reads as more linear and familiar: fresh spice over a warm, modern woody base.

Vendetta Uomo's official note structure

• Top: sparkling ginger extract from Peru.
• Heart: cinnamon liquor accord.
• Base: patchouli essence magnified by carnal woods.

View Vendetta Uomo at Valentino Beauty

How Vendetta Donna and Uomo differ

These gender labels describe how Valentino markets the pair, not hard rules for who can wear them. Tuberose lovers of any gender may find Donna more compelling, while anyone drawn to ginger, cinnamon and patchouli may prefer Uomo. The shared bottle and campaign emphasize a couple, but the fragrances do not need to be purchased or worn as a set.

Early reception: one clear favorite

The first detailed reviews suggest a sharper divide than the coordinated launch imagery implies. In the Fragrantica review that prompted this feature, Patric Rhys found Vendetta Donna unusually carnal and textural for a mainstream release, praising the way the tuberose expands on skin. He considered Vendetta Uomo pleasant and wearable but much less original.

That is one critic's assessment rather than a settled community verdict, and skin chemistry can materially change both white florals and modern woody-amber bases. Still, the contrast aligns with the formulas on paper. Donna revolves around a recognizable hero material and an unusual extraction story; Uomo arranges several familiar masculine cues into a polished designer structure.

The practical takeaway is simple: sample Donna on skin, not only on paper. Tuberose's creamy, musky and animalic facets tend to reveal themselves differently with body heat. Uomo should also be worn through the drydown so the balance between cinnamon sweetness, patchouli and the modern woody base can be judged after the bright ginger opening fades.

The bottle and campaign

Vendetta introduces a new architectural bottle shaped around a large graphic V sculpted directly into the glass. The rectangular silhouette is capped with a black pleated top, a small visual reference to the folds and construction of Valentino couture. Donna's liquid is deep Valentino red; Uomo's is a warm cognac amber.

The campaign pairs Dakota Johnson with Vendetta Donna and Alexander Skarsgård with Vendetta Uomo. Valentino frames both around emotional honesty, instinct and connection, positioning the launch as a fragrance duo rather than two unrelated products sharing a name.

The design is cleaner and more restrained than the rockstud-covered Born in Roma bottles. It also makes the liquid color a major part of the presentation. Valentino cautions that Donna's richly pigmented juice may mist light-colored fabric if sprayed too closely, recommending application from roughly 12 inches away.

Sizes, pricing and availability

Both fragrances are available through Valentino Beauty in the United States at the time of writing. Prices above are the brand's listed US prices in early September 2026 and may change. Neither Vendetta Donna nor Vendetta Uomo is currently listed in the Chaos Fragrances catalog, so the purchase buttons in this article point to Valentino's official pages.

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Final verdict: which new Vendetta deserves attention?

Vendetta Donna is the one to smell first. Its small note list hides a substantial material story, and the combination of blood-orange-like nectar, high-impact tuberose and creamy sandalwood gives Valentino a chance to deliver something sensual without relying on the usual vanilla-heavy designer template.

Vendetta Uomo looks easier to wear and easier to understand. Sparkling ginger, cinnamon liquor and patchouli make sense for date nights and cooler weather, even if the structure sounds less surprising. Fans of Valentino's sweeter masculine fragrances may enjoy its warmth, but anyone seeking the originality of the original 2014 Valentino Uomo should approach it as a separate modern composition rather than a replacement.

Together, the fragrances make a visually coherent launch with two very different levels of olfactive risk. Donna pushes the flower forward; Uomo smooths the spice into polished woods. That imbalance may be exactly what makes the new Vendetta duo worth discussing.

Sources

• Valentino Beauty: Discover the Vendetta Collection
• Valentino Beauty: Vendetta Donna Eau de Parfum
• Valentino Beauty: Vendetta Uomo Eau de Parfum
• Maison Valentino: Vendetta Fragrances