Valentino Beauty's Born in Roma Rendez-Vous Ruby is a duo of a strawberry-vanilla Donna Eau de Parfum and a raspberry-cream Uomo Eau de Toilette. The limited-edition fruity gourmand flankers launch in the Sephora app in the US on 15 October 2026, and prices haven't been announced. In the UK, The Perfume Shop lists them as two separate products, sold separately, not as a boxed set, and currently as a UK exclusive.
Update (30 September 2026): The Donna Rendez-Vous Ruby EDP (50ml and 100ml) and Uomo Rendez-Vous Ruby EDT (100ml) now have product pages at The Perfume Shop, which lists them as a UK exclusive.
Quick Facts
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Brand | Valentino Beauty |
| Collection | Born in Roma Rendez-Vous Ruby |
| Release date | 15 October 2026 (Sephora app, US); 16 October 2026 (Sephora stores and other platforms, US) |
| Price | Not yet announced |
| Availability | Sephora (US); The Perfume Shop exclusive (UK) |
| Sold as | Two separate products (The Perfume Shop) |
| Contents & sizes | Donna EDP 50ml, 100ml; Uomo EDT 100ml (UK) |
| Fragrance family | Donna: Floral-Ambery Fruity Gourmand; Uomo: Woody Fruity Gourmand |
| Notes | Donna: strawberry, jasmine, vanilla; Uomo: raspberry, lavender, milk cream |
| Gift with purchase | Rendez-Vous Ruby mirror with 100ml+ bottles, The Perfume Shop, while stocks last |
Release Date
Born in Roma Rendez-Vous Ruby launches in the US in the Sephora app on 15 October 2026. It follows in Sephora stores and on other platforms on 16 October 2026. In the UK, The Perfume Shop has listed both scents since 30 September 2026, and a UK on-sale date has not yet been announced. It is a limited edition and joins the autumn 2026 launches in our BeautyTalkClub fragrance releases.
Price
- US: Not yet announced
- UK: Not yet announced
Valentino Beauty hadn't announced pricing at the time of writing. Confirmed prices should appear on the retailer pages at launch.
Donna Rendez-Vous Ruby Eau de Parfum
Fragrance Notes
The women's Eau de Parfum is a Floral-Ambery Fruity Gourmand. It is built on a strawberry accord, a jasmine sambac absolute heart and a Madagascar bourbon vanilla infusion. The retailer listings give these notes:
- Top: strawberry
- Heart: jasmine bouquet
- Base: skin-like vanilla
What Does Donna Rendez-Vous Ruby Smell Like?
Going by the listed notes, it opens on strawberry, moves to a jasmine heart and settles on vanilla, which the listing describes as "skin-like". It is a fruitier flanker of the original Born in Roma Donna and keeps a floral heart.
Uomo Rendez-Vous Ruby Eau de Toilette
Fragrance Notes
The men's Eau de Toilette is a Woody Fruity Gourmand. It pairs a raspberry accord with an aromatic lavender heart and a base of milk cream and warm woods. The retailer listings give these notes:
- Top: raspberry
- Heart: lavender
- Base: milk cream, warm woods
Fragrantica's listing also names bergamot, a gourmand accord, sage and amber. Valentino Beauty hasn't confirmed these notes.
What Does Uomo Rendez-Vous Ruby Smell Like?
Going by the listed notes, it opens on raspberry, moves to an aromatic lavender heart and dries down to milk cream and warm woods.
Where to Buy
- US: Sephora, in the app from 15 October 2026 and in stores from 16 October 2026 (price not yet announced)
- UK: The Perfume Shop (Donna EDP) and The Perfume Shop (Uomo EDT), currently listed as a UK exclusive. Any 100ml or larger bottle comes with a complimentary Rendez-Vous Ruby mirror while stocks last.
- Europe: Not yet confirmed
- Other markets: Not yet confirmed
What Makes the Born in Roma Rendez-Vous Ruby Different?
- The edition centres on berry notes: strawberry and vanilla for Donna, and raspberry, lavender and milk cream for Uomo.
- Both scents come in the Born in Roma studded bottles, here in ruby red.
- In the US, the launch starts in the Sephora app one day before Sephora stores. In the UK, The Perfume Shop lists it as an exclusive with a mirror gift on 100ml or larger bottles.
Bottle and Packaging
Both fragrances come in the Born in Roma line's signature studded bottles, coloured ruby red for this edition. Fragrantica describes the Uomo bottle as a red collector's edition of Valentino's Rockstud design.
How It Compares with Previous Releases
Rendez-Vous Ruby is the latest limited-edition flanker of the Born in Roma Donna and Uomo pillars. It follows earlier colour-themed editions such as Coral Fantasy, Yellow Dream, Green Stravaganza, Purple Melancholia and Ivory. Born in Roma was also part of the Valentino Coral Fantasy Collection, which presented the fragrance in Coral Fantasy packaging. The earlier Valentino Donna Born in Roma Green Stravaganza also paired jasmine with vanilla, but opened on Lapsang Souchong tea instead of fruit. The Valentino Born In Roma The Gold Donna is another Donna flanker, built on mandarin, gardenia and coconut.
Sources
- The Perfume Shop: Donna Rendez-Vous Ruby EDP
- The Perfume Shop: Uomo Rendez-Vous Ruby EDT
- Sephora US launch dates
- Fragrantica listing for Born in Roma Rendez-Vous Ruby (Uomo notes)
