Trussardi — Trussardi Uomo Levriero Limited Edition
Essence
This is the 2022 holiday limited edition of Trussardi Uomo, a clean, woody, semi-sweet oriental-fougere by Givaudan perfumer Amelie Jacquin, presented in a collector-oriented black bottle topped with the house’s greyhound (levriero) head cap in recycled zamak. Angelini Beauty positioned the Levriero editions as “the contemporary version of the scent formulas first created in 2011,” themselves inspired by the iconic 1980s Trussardi Uomo. In practice it is a polished, inoffensive, modern masculine - fresh-citrus and aromatic up top, lightly fruity-sweet from mirabelle in the middle, resting on a creamy-woody musk base. Its distinguishing trait within the Trussardi Uomo family is that it is the fruitier, sweeter, more “white-soap-clean” reading of the line.
Scent Profile
The top is a fresh, aromatic-green Italian-elegance accord: Italian lemon and clary sage with cypress, violet leaves and galbanum giving a slightly bitter, leafy, herbal lift. Several wearers find the citrus opening short and not especially distinctive. The heart introduces the differentiating note - mirabelle plum - adding a soft, semi-sweet, slightly lactonic fruitiness alongside nutmeg, geranium and Mahonial (a Givaudan captive lily-of-the-valley/woody-floral material), keeping things smooth and clean rather than spicy. The base is clean musks, amyris, amberwood, guaiac wood and patchouli - a creamy, woody, “generic-clean-wood” drydown that one reviewer associated with lathering up with a bar of white sweet-coconut soap (not literally soapy or coconutty, but zingy-creamy-semi-sweet over wood). Perceptible: lemon-sage freshness, mirabelle sweetness, clean musky woods. Submerged: the guaiac and patchouli stay restrained; this is not a smoky or dirty base. Linearity: fairly linear after the citrus burns off, evolving mainly from fresh to creamy-woody. Signature accord: clean, semi-sweet fruity-woody musk.
Performance
Performance reports are above-average and a relative bright spot. rates its longevity above average; wearers report roughly six to seven hours on skin with moderate projection, and notably strong persistence on clothing - “easily lasts till next day,” “I can still smell it the following day on my shirt.” one reviewer noted it “didn’t perform that well out the gate” on first wear but improved after the bottle “matured” over a month, and that two sprays could come across harsh, recommending building up. Compared to the regular Uomo EDP and the 2011 EDT, this LE is described as “more long lasting, more rounded and smoother.” Application strategy: moderate dosing (the wearers suggests ~2 - 4 sprays); it can read harsh if over-applied, and it leans office-safe and inoffensive at sensible doses.
Wearing Context
A versatile, all-occasion fragrance skewing fresh, so it works spring and milder weather as well as cooler days, and several reviewers explicitly call it a “perfect office scent” precisely because it is clean and completely inoffensive. The light sweetness and creamy woods make it daytime-friendly and casual-to-smart-casual; it isn’t a loud evening seducer. Social-perception skew is contested: brand framing and some users call it “mature/old-school,” while others insist it reads modern and clean - the consensus middle is “safe, classy, unobjectionable, professional.” Not ideal for hot gym/athletic wear per one user; better as everyday or workwear.
Comparisons & DNA
The core comparisons are in-house. Versus Trussardi Uomo (2011 EDT): the LE is “the exact smell just a lot stronger,” but rounder and smoother. Versus the regular Trussardi Uomo Eau de Parfum (2019, gold cap, by Aurelien Guichard): wearers testimony is precise - the gold-cap EDP is closer to the 2011 EDT and more leather/moss-driven, while this black-cap Levriero LE is “fruitier/sweeter, probably due to the mirabelle.” Some fans actually prefer the discontinued gold-cap version, finding the LE’s mirabelle/Mahonial sweetness makes it “less masculine.” Outside the house, one reviewer likened it to Ferragamo by Salvatore Ferragamo (but less woody, more musky in the drydown). The 2019 EDP’s base also famously uses Akigalawood; this LE swaps toward amberwood/amyris/guaiac, which is part of why it reads cleaner and sweeter rather than mossy-leathery.
Reception
Reception is mildly positive but unenthusiastic - aggregate for the Uomo Levriero Collection Limited Edition (2022) sits at exactly qualitatively from, family classified floral-fresh with above-average longevity. Praise: high-quality feel, smooth and rounded, strong longevity (especially on fabric), versatile and office-safe, and a genuinely attractive heavy bottle with a “fire” metal greyhound cap. Criticism: it “lacks character,” is “safe/inoffensive” to a fault, “plain, boring, generic,” and the mirabelle/Mahonial sweetness divides opinion (some find it spoils the masculinity). A recurring lament from fans of vintage Trussardi Uomo is the IFRA-era softening - “how the mighty have fallen” - though that critique is aimed at the lineage broadly. Polarization axes: sweetness/maturity perception and “interesting vs. boring.” Blind-buy verdict: low-risk if you want a clean, well-performing, inoffensive woody-fresh masculine and like the collectible bottle; skip it if you want character, projection-monster sillage, or the leather/moss profile of the gold-cap EDP.
Versions & Reformulation
This title is one node in a layered family rather than a reformulated single scent. The lineage: Trussardi Uomo (1983) → relaunch Trussardi Uomo (2011 EDT) inspired by the 1980s original → Trussardi Uomo Eau de Parfum (2019, “Levriero Collection,” gold cap, Aurelien Guichard) → this Trussardi Uomo Levriero Limited Edition (2022, black cap, Amelie Jacquin, holiday limited edition), described by the brand as a contemporary reinterpretation of the 2011 formula. It is a limited edition and now discontinued. Note: somecatalogs/database entries muddle the 2019 and 2022 releases and even list mixed perfumer credits (Jacquin and Guichard); the 2022 LE’s master perfumer is confirmed by Angelini Beauty’s own launch text (via ) as “MASTER PERFUMER: Amelie Jacquin (Givaudan),” with the olfactive family given as “Fougere-fruity-woody.”
Acquisition Notes
As a discontinued limited edition it lives on the discount and grey market, where it is inexpensive for the presentation - wearers and marketplace pricing has run from roughly €53 up to about $80 for the 100 ml EDP. The standard format is 100 ml; testers circulate. The packaging is a matte black crocodile-embossed box with the black glass flacon and recycled-zamak greyhound cap. Counterfeiting is not a prominent concern at this price/volume, but because it is discontinued and bottle-driven, buyers should confirm they’re getting the black-cap 2022 LE rather than the gold-cap 2019 EDP, since the two smell meaningfully different (sweeter/fruitier vs. leathery/mossy). Decants are less common than for mainstream Trussardi releases.
Notable Facts & Lore
- The Levriero (Italian greyhound) is Trussardi’s house emblem, here rendered as the sculptural bottle cap and the collection’s namesake.
- Jacquin spoke directly about the men’s fragrance at launch: “Working on the notes of Trussardi Uomo Levriero Collection was like being overwhelmed by the joyful intensity of a sensuous man who turns everything he touches into gold…
- All the selected ingredients emphasize his dazzling smile, exceptional charisma, and incomparable elegance.“ Angelini Beauty also stressed a sustainability angle - perfumes “blended using natural ingredients derived from non-toxic renewable resources,” with renewable or recycled bottle and packaging materials.
- No celebrity campaign, viral moment or controversy is documented; the collectible bottle and the heritage-reinterpretation story are the main hooks.