Uomo Trussardi 2011

A nice clean masculine scent that opens with a nice bergamont, fern, coriander & nutmeg accented by neroli, some orange blossom and subtle floral & green notes. It has an a little bit of that 80's fougere backbone. There is a fresh long lasting floral quality that comes from some clary sage, lavender and a bit of basil & rose to compliment the nice leather note. It's spice, smooth leather and citrus notes make it feel very clean. If you really like elegant Italian styled fougeres - clean citrus, lightly spicey/peppery, floral and leathery style scents - then this one is worth trying. This is currently my go to cool weather work fragrance although I enjoy wearing for a night out on the town as well - a classy fragrance for Spring and Fall. Sillage on me is a foot or two for a few hours then it softens and stays close for a few hours more. As a skin scent - very good longevity - I still smell the soft leather/aqua and sage dry-down when I come home from work. Wonderful fragrance that is very contemporary but adds a respectful very soft leathery nod to traditionally fresh green fougeres. The notes blend so nicely. It is very noticeable yet incredibly subtle at the same time. A truly enjoyable long lasting fragrance. EDIT : 12-03-2017 : This fragrance has become my go-to work scent. It is incredible comfortable in cool weather months. Very natural and non-cloying. I am picking up on a very clean and soft aqua note in the drydown that really freshens the fragrance. It is the same very clean, natural aqua note fro Molinard Homme III. Very fresh. I always enjoyed this fragrance but I am really becoming a big fan of this one as I wear it more often. Great, classy, fresh, Italian style masculine fragrance!

This fragrance has a note of those fantastic Italian lemons... With a breeze of violet and geranium, galbanum and nutmeg. This blend is sitting on a wonderful base of oak moss, patchouli and a soft and velvety leather... Pure bottled elegance. Here we have a fresh, creamy, seductive and manly fragrance. Well... Maybe It's not for “kids”, and almost mandatory to wear it well-dressed (It's perfect with a suit). Very long lasting for a fresh fragrance, specially on clothes (I can smell it days later) and approved for all seasons. So grandpas, stop longing for the past and enjoy modernity; This is a classy and contemporary scent that you can wear perfectly in a lounge club on a summer night, and not just in a bingo hall of a nursing home. ... And kids: Buy a good suit, fix that hair and start to wake up; it's time to park the skateboard and play with the most precious ladies... Or don't you want to? Well, with these last two sentences, I think it's clear what is the mood for this fragrance. ... Enjoy it. :)

This is a quite superb spicy, woody, fresh, soapy scent very much in the Chanel Platinum Egoiste vein but this is even more refined than Egoiste. It takes all the harshness out of Egoiste and brings a touch of sweetness to the mix with the Amalfi Lemon lingering for the duration. The opening does have that slight petroleum note that you find in Fahrenheit which lasts for maybe 15 minutes and with the added leather you could be forgiven for thinking this is going to go quite dark but the drydown really is superb here as it evolves into that slightly sweeter, smoother, soothing Platinum Egoiste. This is quite strong stuff and I would probably only wear it in cooler weather - you get strong projection for a good couple of hours and it lasts a good 6 hours on my skin, which again is better than Egoiste for me. Easily a 9/10 for me and this will be my go to cold weather scent in the coming months. Picked a 100ml bottle up for £20 in the BF sale which is quite unbelievable.

I haven't smelled the original 1983 fragrance by the same name, but I'm glad I sampled this one day just by chance, having never heard of the Trussardi brand or their perfumes. That was 10 years ago, and to date, this 2011 Uomo remains my favourite scent. I read all the listed notes and I detect none of them individually - I don't get anything citrusy, nothing floral, nothing green or mossy and definitely no leather; now I don't know what galbanum, geranium and clary sage smell like individually, but the scent doesn't smell floral to my nose, just some divine powdery note I can't put a finger on. If I could image what heaven smells like, this is it. Thank you Monsieur Aurelien Guichard, this is a masterpiece. I can't get hold of the EDP of this unfortunately, I wish the projection and longevity were stronger/longer.

Trussardi Uomo is an aromatic woody fragrance that flirts with the fougere family. It opens with citrus and a floral aromatic base of geranium and violet, which is slightly darkened with a note of leather and nutmeg. I find similarities with Platinum Egoiste and Legend by Montblanc, but it has its own personality, while Legend is more fruity and Platinum is more herbal and metallic, Uomo is more spicy and a little dark. For me Uomo is the fragrance of a gentleman who still opens the car door for a lady, who dresses well and has good manners. I was never able to taste the original version (1983), but this is a decent fragrance that I like. Can be used in any season of the year.