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    Side by side

    Paris Baroque vs. Valentina Assoluto

    Very similar
    New comparison

    Valentina Assoluto rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Paris Baroque vs. Valentina Assoluto
    Paris BaroqueValentina Assoluto
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20142012
    GenderFemaleFemale
    PerfumerBenoist LapouzaOlivier Cresp
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Paris Baroque

    Fruity
    Powdery
    Rose
    Fresh
    Floral
    Soft Spicy
    Woody
    Tropical

    Valentina Assoluto

    Earthy
    White Floral
    Vanilla
    Woody
    Tuberose
    Patchouli
    Animalic
    Mossy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BlackcurrantLycheePeachRed CurrantFreesia
    BergamotPeachTruffle
    Heart
    HeliotropeJasmineNeroliRose
    TuberoseJasmineVanilla
    Base
    AmberCedarMuskPatchouliVanilla
    OakmossPatchouliCedar

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Paris Baroque vs. Valentina Assoluto
    Paris BaroqueValentina Assoluto
    Score2/54/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    The powdery-floral territory can skew synthetic to some noses. But here's the thing: that soft-focus quality is the whole point. Paris Baroque opts for elegance over volume.Paris Baroque
    This is the Valentina that went somewhere the original was afraid to. The truffle opening is polarizing, earthy, almost savory, nothing like the soft floral the 2011 version promised.Valentina Assoluto