My Name
Seven materials, all of them soft, and no attempt at a surprise anywhere: Trussardi My Name Eau de Parfum is a powdery floral composed by Aurélien Guichard in 2013 and it is one of the quieter things on any designer shelf.
Violet and heliotrope open it and immediately set the register. The violet is cool and sugared, the kind of smell associated with a parma violet sweet, while heliotrope is pure powder, soft and faintly sweet like talc. Together they are nostalgic rather than modern, and a wearer who dislikes powder in fragrance will know within thirty seconds. There is no point pretending otherwise and the house has not tried to.
The middle keeps the same mood but adds air. Lilac brings a cool, slightly green floral note, lily adds a cleaner white flower lift, and musk sits among them smoothing the whole thing into skin. It is a heart built for blending rather than contrast, so nothing steps forward. For a certain kind of wearer that is the entire appeal.
Amber and vanilla finish it, the amber lending a warm resinous hum and the vanilla a soft sweetness, and between them they make the last hours comfortable and close. It is a short composition and behaves like one, holding a single powdery shape instead of developing in stages. At eau de parfum strength that shape lasts a long time without ever being loud, which is the best thing about it: it stays near the skin for most of a day and leaves a soft trace on a scarf. It suits cold weather, daytime, quiet occasions and anyone who finds modern fruity scents tiring.
The house is Italian, dates from 1911 and still trades under the family name, with gloves and leather as its starting point. Its perfumes are made under licence rather than in house.
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