Trussardi Action Donna

There seems to have been a brief resurgence of the green floral after a long stretch of opulent, heavily layered chypres and ambers. This go-around, between around 1989-1991, is a bit sweeter, a bit more succulent, with the usage of helional and cyclamen aldehyde rendering a more watercolor effect to ease the whetted blade of galbanum and hyacinth. Trussardi Action Donna, has a surprising complexity that belies its rather graceless bottle. It has the distinction of featuring a prominent note of mignonette, Reseda odorata, a flower native to the Mediterranean Basin that smells like sweet violets and spicy watercress, with fruity overtones and a certain green juiciness. I find it to be the centerpiece of Action, accented with a macédoine of flowers, all chiming in at varying levels, but never drowning out the mignonette. A melon sensation soon spills over it and the motley mellows out to an earthy hum. Green fiends do take note.

One of the best perfumes I ever had, showered with it throughout the 90s. This perfume was so unusual, so different than the rest, it was such a powerful statement. I found the same kind of character later in Robert Piguet "Bandit", I'm obviously not talking about the composition, but about the smashing effect it had. Definitely not for everyone, made you stand out in the crowd instantly. It lasted for ages, no one does anything like this anymore. I'd absolutely love to put my hands on a bottle of it again.

I also like this one so much. But I could only find it as shower gel. Still it was a highlight in my day. Later I never found it for a normal price, only overpriced. I think it ́s one of his best ones.

WAUW what a review!!!! Yes you are right! Before discovering my signature I used to have this bottle as my avatar!!! I miss it sometimes! Love you Sherapop!

A treasure, but not for a beginner, highly complex and heavy. But I have loved it for decades.