2 clones found

01Maison AlhambraMia Dolcezza

Mia Dolcezza

by Maison Alhambra

● Top pickHigh match

~$13–23

02Al AbsarHiyam

Hiyam

by Al Absar

High match

~$25

Valentino Donna Born In Roma Intense (2023) is the darker, gourmand-leaning flanker of the women's Donna line: a glossy blackcurrant/bergamot opening over a jasmine-tuberose floral heart that melts into a molten, creamy bourbon-vanilla base with benzoin, cashmeran and guaiac wood — noticeably sweeter and more vanilla-forward than the fruity-floral base Donna. Because this is a fairly recent, distinct flanker, dedicated clone consensus is still emerging and lives mostly on Fragrantica reviews, YouTube and TikTok rather than years-deep Reddit threads, so treat this as moderate-confidence. Two Middle-Eastern-house dupes come up repeatedly and specifically for the Intense (not the base, the Uomo/men's, or Coral Fantasy): Maison Alhambra's Mia Dolcezza — the most-cited, described as a near 1:1 that some place between the Intense and the Extradose, praised as an exceptional-for-the-price creamy-sweet match — and Al Absar's Hiyam, whose note pyramid mirrors the Intense almost exactly and which reviewers call an 'uncanny', slightly lighter twin with weaker longevity. Watch out for mislabeled picks: Armaf's Art Du Parfum Abstracto is widely tagged a 'Born in Roma Intense' dupe but is actually the men's Uomo Intense (cardamom/lavender/coffee/vetiver), and most Lattafa 'Born in Roma' options (Yara Moi, etc.) target the fruitier base Donna, so they are excluded here.