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Primo
Maple syrup at the top of a men's fragrance is a bold way to open, and Trussardi Primo Eau de Parfum does exactly that: a 2024 composition by Violaine Collas built on dark sweetness and dry spice.
The syrup is handled as burnt sugar rather than as breakfast, with a faint smokiness to it, and grapefruit is set against it immediately, bitter and pithy, which is the only thing keeping the first minutes from being too much. That contrast is the signature of the whole scent. The heart is where it gets its edge. Pimento is the allspice note, hot and faintly clove like, bourbon geranium brings a crisp green sharpness with a slightly minty bite, and tonka bean supplies a dry grassy sweetness, something like hay in late summer, that ties the spice back to the syrup above. It is a genuinely unusual middle for a designer men's release.
Then it dries out. Sandalwood is smooth and dry, patchouli brings damp earth and bitterness, and cedarwood adds a splintered sharpness, so the last hours are considerably more restrained than the opening. Eight materials, strongly contrasted, and the arc from sweet to dry is the reason to wear it for a full day before deciding. In eau de parfum form it has serious staying power, projecting for the first hour or two and then holding close to the skin into the evening. Two sprays is enough and three will be noticed. It belongs to autumn and winter, works best at night, and suits a man who wants something sweet with a bitter frame around it.
Trussardi began in Bergamo in 1911 as an artisanal leather glove workshop and became an international fashion company under Nicola Trussardi. Its scents are made by Angelini Beauty under licence.
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