L'Uomo Trussardi Trussardi 1995 Eau de Toilette

This would be the fragrant equivalent to a bitter aperitif: accessible to European, particularly Mediterranean sensibilities, but potentially confusing and hard to warm up to for American tastes. Thankfully for me, I love a good Negroni now and then with extra Campari, can appreciate tannins in wine and green tea, not to mention the flavors of watercress and bitter melon.

So, needless to say, the very dry bitter tobacco leaf and sharp green tomato leaf are really a pleasure to my nose. Actually, they are breathtakingly beautiful and very natural smelling.

It starts with these two immediately greeting you along with tangerine and herbs, acrid and very true to life. In time, it simmers down to the more aromatic and sweeter qualities of all the corresponding notes, as the more round notes of geranium and rose unravel into the scene. This is where I really become enamored. There somehow is this sensation of wet stones, and an almost metallic effect, which others have mentioned in almost a disparaging manner, but which I on the contrary find very appealing. It really smells intriguing, which cannot be said for most fragrances, if we choose not to use intrigue as hyperbole. Wow. Several inches from the skin is more tobacco, tomato leaf, and rose, and closer in with the nose and it is really coldly alluring...

The dry down is yet another turn in development, as L'Uomo evolves into a rather sweet, balsamic, vanillic base. It's worth noting that it seems that many fragrances with prominent green notes often resolve into a sweeter fond with green whispers (see my review for Joop! What About Adam). Here, it is particularly appeal to smell the top and mid notes on fabric with the base on the skin. There's some magic that happens.

I'd say try before you buy, but A) I blind bought this, so I am a bit of hypocrite and B) It's discontinued, so it may be tough to try ahead of time.

All in all, I'm glad I took the risk, because L'Uomo suits me quite nicely.

Excellent fragrance for Men and very likeable. Elegant, Classy and Unique. Amazing scent from the opening to the dry down. This fragrance is fresh spicy woody. The beauty of this perfume is how it develops on your skin, it smells lovely fresh green like a green garden in the spring. It opens up with like fresh sweet citrusy , green notes and tomato leaf in the background then it changes like fresh spicy and dry down is semi sweet amber woody. Too bad this is discontinued ! The bottle looks stunning. It is perfect for the spring, summer and fall. I really enjoy it and I love L'Uomo Trussardi EDT for Men. Highly recommended.
Two Thumbs Up.
Rating : 8.5 / 10

L'Uomo opens very fresh with a wonderful dollop of tomato leaf and a pinch of citrus. A dry tobacco soon joins them. Whether you'll like this fragrance or not depends on your affinity for the tomato leaf note, because it's dominant throughout.

Projection and longevity are great for a freshie. It's versatile, and a dumb reach on hot days, even when it's a scorching 38°C / 100°F in the shade.

Though discontinued years ago, you can still find it reasonably priced. As far as freshies go, this is backup worthy in my opinion.

Masculinity Level: Paul Walker could have rocked this.

The house of Trussardi has already produced some good fragrances that have also been commercially successful. They are certainly part of the mainstream, yet fragrances like Donna White or Trussardi Uomo are not the worst. Overall, the people there know very well what they are doing and what they are bringing to the market.

So it is here as well: a fresh, green scent that, after the top notes fade, references classic woods and also lets a bit of spice shine through. Towards the end, it becomes pleasantly warm, yet it remains distinctly a fresh men’s fragrance. I don’t really smell any florals; I would have to lie if I said otherwise, but the woods are absolutely clear. A mainstream scent, nothing special, but it could definitely find its place in the broad range of mediocrity, even if the longevity tends towards zero.

However, there is something that bothers me quite a bit about L'Uomo Trussardi - and hence the title: a disturbing, medicinal note runs through from the top to the base notes, which bears a strong resemblance to Voltaren pain gel. At first, I thought my sample had gone bad, but another one produced the same result. I was sure when my husband asked, "Does something hurt?" Great, that’s something you love to hear. oO

So who could wear L'Uomo Trussardi? Dr. House? Never. Dr. Brinkmann? More likely. But probably only the mountain doctor. He must have picked that up from the country doctor...