Description
After the men’s fragrance My Land from 2012, the house of Trussardi presents My Name as its female partner. Both fragrances are inspired by Italian lifestyle, and especially by the city of Milan. My Name comes out in September 2013. The targeted group is women between 25 and 45.
It is a fresh, floral and delicate scent with a strong impact. It opens with white violet and heliotrope. The heart notes include lilac and musk, followed by the base of vanilla and dry amber.
Architect Antonio Citterio designed the perfume bottle. Gaia Trussardi, creative director of the brand and fourth generation of the family which founded this house, appears as the advertising face. Video is directed by Gabriele Salvatores.
The fragrance is available as 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
The nose behind this fragrance is Aurelien Guichard.
dvl76 – :
Blind buying can be exciting and rewarding. Trussardi My Name is another Fragrantica-driven blind buy that was successful and I am so glad I found it. I love soft, powdery scents and this one fits the bill. I use it by itself or sometime I spray it on top of scents I want to soften. I love it and this will be a staple in my collection from now on.
бетман3 – :
I work as a dental assistant and currently I am looking for a soft comforting scent that would be also pleasant for the patients should they catch a whiff of me. I wanted something clean, creamy and calming. This one ticks all the boxes and truly is very pretty but somehow in my mind this is a scent for a very mature woman. I’ll keep searching.
olesya.1980 – :
It is a warm though sharp sweetness of honey and something woody. It is sophisticated, indeed, and I can’t compare it to any other fragrance. For some reason it gives me this idea of ‘dark’ or deep fragrance, probably due to no lightness or freshness in it.
pqk665bedyWelty – :
It was a present, and at first I didn’t like it, full of regret that I opened the packaging. This first impression was strangely wrong and followed by a strong addiction to this fragrance: I am usually a fan of cloyingly sweet ‘cotton candy’ perfumes but if I want to make a more ‘serious’ impression I wear this scent. It is quite sweet but in a powdery soft way. The elements are well-balanced: you can’t say whether it’s floral, or vanilla at first – it’s kind of all mixed nicely and creates an orchestra of its own.
My husband likes it as well, although he can be really really capricious about fragrances. I’ve read one review here somewhere saying that it smells like a very expensive hand cream – Agreed! For me it’s the smell of my mom when she gave me a kiss goodnight all my childhood – which is magical.
WHITE321 – :
I was surprised to see that I forgot to write a review for My Name.I bought it more than three years ago when I was newly intrested in perfumes and I loved it back then.I even thought that it can be my signature but my husband wasn’t fond of it(he liked it but didn’t love it) so I decided to try other perfumes and this was the beginning of my perfume addiction
Now that I tried it after a long separation,I can see that I still love it.lilac and heliotrope are the most dominant notes on me and they’re fresh,softly powdered and lovely here.there’s also this marshmallowy vanilla which makes My Name delicious,not that it’s a gourmand or overly sweet,it’s just a delicious floral scent.
when I first spray it I feel as if I’m smelling rain-washed purple petals of flowers while there’s a hint of sweet powdery scent coming from somewhere preventing it from turning to a cold or melancholic purple floral.after a while it smells like face powder and marshmallows on me.dry down is creamy and slightly musky and smells like a heavenly smelling body lotion.It smells great in each stage and I love it all through it’s life
Trussardi My Name is truely lovely.it’s super feminine,innocent and romantic yet classy and sophisticated.it’s clean and comforting the same time.it’s also inoffensive,easy to wear year round(I prefer it the most in spring) and in various situations.it’s a modern scent but I can see something classical feminine in it too
I prefer it to Love by Chloe and IMHO it has nothing to do with Lacoste Pour femme.if you love Bvlgari Omnia Amethyst or Issey Miyake Pleats Please edp(the purple bottle) there’s a big chance for you to like My Name too
However I have some other great lilac-heliotrope perfumes nowadays( such as Amouage Lilac Love),there will be always a place for Trussardi My Name in my collection.there’s about 30mils or less left in it’s bottle and after going through it,I may consider repurchasing(something I rarely do)
Longevity is moderate on my skin,4-5 hours.it stays close to skin but I won’t call it a weak or faint perfume as I can catch lovely whiffs of it during all these hours
By the way I like it’s bottle too
P.S: today my husband commented on it: you smell pretty and angelic!
I think after all he’s growing to love it too
یه عطر بسیار دوست داشتنی که با توجه ب قیمتش ارزش خریدبالایی داره
موقع اسپری کردن،حس میکنم دارم گلبرگ بارون خورده ی گلهای بنفش رو بو میکنم.رایحه گلها طبیعی و ملایم و زیباست.در ادامه ترکیبی از رایحه پودرصورت(پنکک) و مارشمالو حس میکنم.بدون اینکه زیادی شیرین یا خوراکی طور باشه یجور خوشمزگی پودری داره.تو درای داون هم یه رایحه لطیف و کرمی شبیه یه لوسیون بدن خیلی خوشبو داره
تروساردی مای نیم سرشار از زنانگی و ظرافته و درکنار خانومانه بودن،معصومیت دلنشینی داره.درعین تمیزی،آرامش بخش و راحته و عملا تمام طول سال و تو موقعیت های مختلف قابل استفاده ست
اگه دوستدار روایح پودری و عطرهایی مثل بولگاری آمیتیس،،ایسی میاکه پلیتز پلیز بنفش و کلویی لاو هستین حتما امتحانش کنید
موندگاری متوسطی داره و هرچند پخش بوش به نحویه که تو فضای شخصی اطراف تون حس میشه،بنظرم عطر ضعیفی نیست چون فقط با دو پاف میتونم رایحه زیباش رو تا چند ساعت حس کنم
B13VIRUS – :
Love love love! Purple flowers heaven. So clean but warm and comforting. The lilac note is marvellous. At the moment, i prefer this to Love Chloé (another beloved purple flowers scent) as My Name is less “cold”. Unfortunately, longevity is poor (unlike Love Chloé) and it makes me so sad.
4etverg – :
I got two words for you:
Brigitte Bardot.
sanekk – :
Absolutely beautiful. Fresh, creamy, lilac powdery scent. This is a soft scent, I wish it was stronger so I could smell it all around me. Very feminine and romantic. Well worth the purchase. A definite 10/10.
nik12345 – :
A few days ago, I’ve started a topic in the forums called ‘The Scent of Innocence’. Here a quote about the kind of person I’ve described there:
‘What would be a scent for someone innocent, perhaps still quite naive? A person who absolutely does not exude sex in that same femme fatale fashion [as a seductive, coquette woman] , but is somehow still very desirable to men? The kind of person who does not even know how attractive they are to others and what kinds of thoughts and desires they evoke in men, probably quite oblivious to the interest of others, they couldn’t imagine being seen that way. Alluring but in a very cute and pure manner.
Personally I’m thinking perhaps something soft and creamy, or perhaps lightly floral and fresh without being powdery or stuffy. Definitely no ‘dark’ notes, nothing like you would find in a seductive coquette’s scents. I’m thinking of the colour white, softness, nothing overly sweet or girly but with a distinct sense of purity and naivete, not quite aware of the dark and evil sides of the world. Yet something that people want, the kind of person a man would want for himself and which would inevitably trigger a man’s need to protect.’
Trussardi My Name was suggested multiple times and yes, this is it. This is The Scent of Innocence.
It opens very floral but quickly dries down to the oft described soft, creamy scent that is its beauty. From that point onward it stays relatively linear, only becoming somewhat softer in terms of sillage. I wouldn’t even describe this as a floral scent. The flowers are there, yes, but it’s extremely well blended so to my nose all the florals do, is keep this from being too cloying and heavy. The vanilla is there as well but really only makes this more creamy, I can’t detect it as a very strong vanilla as is the case in the base of Guerlain’s L’Instant, which shares a similar vibe.
But My Name is softer, less loud and opulent and its vanilla is much more balanced. It’s a skin scent in the ‘your skin but better’ way. In the base I think I can detect something similar to the very slight citrus accord that is present in L’Instant’s base as well, which doesn’t really smell like citrus but works to keep it fresh and prevent the creaminess from becoming suffocating. There’s also an ever so slight “sour” note present, but not in a truly sour way, more the kind of sour-ish background note that is also present on human skin which only adds to its YSBB vibe. I can see that it’s also described as sweet in some reviews but I don’t find this sweet per se. It’s definitely not dry, it’s creamy but I cannot see any kind of sugary, girly or fruity sweetness here. It’s just soft.
Sillage is polite but present enough that people can smell it when close to you or when you pass by. It’s still very soft and probably only gives off a short whiff but in my opinion that only adds to its enchanting quality, giving it that ‘come hither’ aspect that makes people curious and makes them want to bury their nose in it to smell it better. I really don’t think that anyone could truly dislike this.
Longevity is absolutely great, I can still smell it the next day and it works extremely well when you add a few drops of this with your bodylotion. It does survive a shower but only barely. It’s quite potent though so beware of overspraying. Less is decidedly more with this one.
At the moment we’re in the middle of a massive heatwave over here and too much of this can become somewhat suffocating. I imagine this as a year round scent, but not for days that temperatures go above 25°C. This is probably at its very best during the colder months, as it is so cosy. Makes me want to snuggle up with a blanket. This scent feels like a warm yet not too thick jumper made of extremely soft cashmere, no edges or scratchy fabric here. This feels like a hug from heaven.
That’s all from me for now, I might update later if anything new comes to light.
P.S. Don’t get the bodylotion. Smells NOTHING like the perfume.
glamcosmeticc – :
My bf bought this for me today. I am deeply in love with it . IT is very hot today and was in a cloud of “my name “and never got tired of it.So feminine,innocent but a little playful. So soothing.Something a fairy or princess would wear.I was between this one and Cashmere Mist nude by D.K but the moment I sniffed My name i said “ok this is the one”.This imo is in the same category with other favourites of mine such as Chloe,Love Chloe,BLV..
Antolig – :
Stunning, clean, gorgeous calla lily scent. This smells like luxury. Like a top of the line lotion at a fancy spa.. A little musky, a little soapy, but just enough to keep it clean and cosmetic like. Nothing that’s going to make you sneeze or sting your nose here..
It’s as if someone took a bunch of creamy, soft calla lilies and used their extract to create a beautiful, rich, floral lotion. I am in love. And the bottle is beyond cute too, I love the cap so much!
Only downside (on me) is the rather poor longevity.. This is but a whisper on my skin after 2-3 hours, sadly.. However, this is perfect for days spent at home after a shower, when you simply want to add a bit of glamour and freshness to your routine while enjoying a beautiful, soft scent.
Plus, other reviewers seem to get good strength out of it, so maybe it’s just me. I am anosmic to certain musks, so if the late drydown is mostly musk, that would explain why I am not smelling it much anymore after the 2 hour mark.
Such a classy, feminine fragrance. If you haven’t tried this beauty, and you crave perfumes that smell like pure luxury and sophistication, please make it a point to test my name.
Sibirec – :
Lovely powdery soapy clean simple fragrance.
It reminds me of Guerlain Champs Elysees EDP & EDT.
Federal – :
A deeply musky perfume, not unlike Florentina from Sylvaine Delacourte. Powdery and creamy with an exquisite richness that only gets better as time progresses. It can be a bit indolic at times, but that goes away after the first 20 odd minutes.
vorobey06 – :
Wonderful creamy, powdery heliotrope-lilac combination on a light sweet a bit greenish musky base. Very feminine indeed. Fortunately I don‘t notice vanilla at all. It is a fine scent from opening to end, no synthetic notes come through. I get 4-5 hours of noticeable sillage. Lingers as a skin scent and in hair up to 24h!
My first Trussardi, an unexpected beauty!
Thanks to your inspiring reviews!
GenemigmaCO – :
[Contact me for purchase!]
I found this at an airport in London, and returned to smell it at least 10 times before I had to run back and buy it last minute. I personally find the bottle unappealing, but the juice inside is sweet, saturated and powdery, like a pollen-covered flower. Intriguing
I had a period of lilac cravings, and it bothered me that all the lilacs I found were centred around other elements, or were quite weak. This one is a whole other story, very rich and indulgent. I both love it and hate it, and can’t take my nose off my wrist. For some reason I absolutely loathe violets in any perfume, so I keep going back and forth about it, while sniffing my wrist in frustration while waiting for the violets to disappear.
ykw822Unlogrere – :
Lovely, powdery scent which reminds me of Kenzo flower. Unfortunately it has very poor sillage and longevity on my skin.
amasis15 – :
okay, this is a creamy daytime scent, inoffensive and subtle.It actually resembles Kenzo amour with one note that differentiates it from Kenzo -which by the way is a big like for me bordering on love- and that makes it to my nose at least, less likeable.
I couldn’t tell which note makes its conctortion a bit weird and unstable in my opinion, since I have never smelled it before either in perfume or in nature. I could tell it is a flower which has a bit of ‘greenness’ in it.Comparing the notes of these too, I decided it must be the lilac which sadly seems to be the main note in this one and makes me think that if it the analogy of that note was less than it is, it would make it a much better perfume.
As it is though, this perfume is a ‘like’ bordering on a somewhat ‘dislike’ because of that.
Zekh – :
In my eyes it resembles the scent of old books like no other perfume (at least from what I know). Wonderful.
martapux – :
Lovely! I couldn’t resist a blind buy because so many reviewers describe it as a clean, soft, creamy, luxurious, dreamy scent – and I am so happy to find that it is all that and more.
My Name is a beautiful mix of light purple flowers lying on a bed of soft vanilla. It’s both powdery and creamy, and slightly sweet. The musk in this is light and airy. The whole feel is clean, fresh, and cozy. It’s beautifully blended – a lovely and comfortable everyday scent that, thankfully, never turns gourmand on me. Sillage is moderate, then eventually turns into a delightful and still noticeable skin-scent that lasts 10+ hours. A very successful blind buy!
genkalim – :
I love a powdery floral and this one more than satisfies. Gorgeous violet over a creamy sweet layer of vanilla with a sexy touch of musk. This is a clean, feminine beauty, great for everyday wear.
Good projection and lasts about 4-5 hours on me. It satisfies my love of vanilla based scents, and my love of powdered violets. I can also sense lilac which rounds out the floral, and a bit of amber appears in the drydown.
Not a “fussy” floral – it’s very youthful with the vanilla and amber holding it all together. Very beautifully blended and balanced – it’s a winner for me.
art30-37 – :
Femininity in a bottle. That creamy lilac…Heaven! Elegant, delicate, romantic. The drydown is so comforting and enjoyable. Gorgeous spring scent. Makes a woman bloom. Truly beautiful.
Really different from all the common scents we encounter these days at every corner.
I think every woman should have this in her wardrobe.
Very good longevity and sillage.
uma51751 – :
Lovely classy comfort scent. I agree with the reviewer below that I does remind of D&G Sicily and then it doesn’t… It has a similar creamy and comforting feel, but My Name is much more sweet and heavy, where Sicily imo has more dept and little more sparkle to balance the creaminess. Nevertheless, I really like this perfume. It is quite strong and better not oversprayed, but 2 sprays bring it out best on my skin. It reminds me also of a more luxurious version of the Palmolive Almond Milk showergel: so comforting and soft and clean, instant feelgood juice!
Life_is_fine – :
Sadly, I don’t smell much – just a very soft (i.e.,skin scent at best), sugar-like scent. I had greater expectations based on all the wonderful reviews, but perhaps the bottle I purchased had sat for a while… That said, it was a blind buy, because I liked Parlet-moi d’ Amour, and a very reasonable one for the price. The bottle is pretty too. Overall happy I bought it, but will not use.
ReahOnene – :
On me, it is a clean and creamy powder, with a distinctive arum lily smell. Not really sweet, but elegant and mature.
I think for some people, it may be a little too sterile, but i like it.
павло – :
I almost bought it. Mainly because it smells like a “real” perfume, which is a rare thing these days. It really smells very posh, as another reviewer has already stated. I sprayed it on a paper strip and tucked it into my pocket, and I was instantly surrounded by a scent cloud of this classy, powdery perfume. I was really fascinated by it. But the more I smelled it, the more I felt uncertain about it. “Is it really for me? Maybe it’s too powdery and intrusive”. At the end of the day, I realized that it’s probably one of those beautiful perfumes that you like to smell on others but not exactly feel comfortable wearing it yourself. And it felt familiar. It reminded me a lot of Flower by Kenzo. The projection and longevity are very good. One spray on a paper strip overpowered Chanel Chance I was wearing that day. I wouldn’t call it clean and safe. It’s powdery, posh and in your face, but in the best possible way.
boiblefoevorn – :
I like it. A fairly simple and safe perfume. It smells nice, clean, without complicated combinations. Good for any age.
aleksei435 – :
So many reviews say this smells like baby powder. Same here. It’s a very subtle, non-offensive baby powder scent. Nice and calming but I don’t want to smell like a freshly bathed newborn. There is nothing sexy or wild or unique going on here and I like loud and offensive perfumes. I gifted it to my 8 year old.
BraiRus – :
I blind bought it in winter and almost regretted my decision, but summer came and I gave it another try, and I loooove it now! It’s soo good, it’s sweet and happy fragrance, it’s uplifting and energising. It lasts for more than 10 hours on my skin. Very comforting scent, my new favourite.
bxj723Negeltzex – :
This was a blind buy based on these reviews as this is not available in the country I live.
It reminds me basically of three scents: In the first hour of Charme from La Perla, the similarity is almost 90%. I used to wear and love Charme ten years ago. Men loved it. So when I tried My Name on, I liked it immediately.
After a while it starts resembling Lacoste Pour Femme, just sweeter and cremier. The dry down at the end of the day is like Nivea Soft Creme in the white tube, nice, cosy and feminine.
I don’t feel this as powdery but rather creamy and quite sweet, not in a gourmand but in a flowery way, which I guess is the heliotropin, so if you are used to dry, aromatic fragrances you may perceive this as overly sweet.
I like to wear it in the cold and mild weather and this is certainly something I would love to smell on people around me because it is objectively a very very beautiful scent, extremely feminine, delicate, and comforting, and suitable to women of all ages.
It is long-lasting but has moderate sillage, so you won’t bother anyone if you overspray it. On me two sprays are enough and I may need to refresh it after 6 hours. If you don’t smell it, it means that your nose got used to it — or to something similar — and can’t perceive it anymore.
blewgenij – :
This perfume is perfection.
I have a boyfriend who seems to ignore my fragrances, sometimes if I ask him, he says his opinion, but never from his own initiative. But this perfume was the stone breaker. I went to him and he immediately told me I smell gorgeous.
I also have a father who loves those strong, heavy and sweet perfumes, every other than that is just OK. But this perfume amazed him and he was also one who told me it is perfect.
So, to sum up, this fragrance is the most complimented, or you could say the most not hated perfume of all times. I absolutely love it, it is floral, powdery but the silage I get, is enormous.
I am head over heels with this perfume! 🙂
Meidj569InsuffBooni – :
My man doesn’t react to perfumes. Whatever I put on my wrist and under his nose he’ll say “Eh, subtle”. To whatever with strong vanilla he’ll say “Oh, nice”.
And then there was Trussardi My Name. I’d expected his “subtle” comment.
And he was: “Woooow! A…a.. an old turntable!…antique…velvet drapes…oh..oh…tapestries on the wall!” 😀
LIMP BIZKIT – :
I can’t break down the individual notes, all I can tell you is that when I have this on, I am immediately transported to my aunt’s apartment in Piazza Bologna, in Rome. This makes no sense chronologically because she passed away in the late ’80’s long before this was launched. Although she dabbled with different fragrances, I seem to remember that she wore (almost exclusively) Arpege. I can only imagine that the various fragrances and cosmetics she wore collectively smelled like this fragrance, as it’s floral, soft, with some violets. Or, Trussardi is such a genius, he’s managed to capture the feeling of an Italian inner city apartment, complete with the sun dappled balcony above the bustle of the pedestrian traffic below.
This lasts more than 10 hours on my skin. Needless to say, I like it because it brings back nostalgic memories, and if you like a pretty floral with vanilla and light violets, then you may like this one too.
PS I know aesthetically the bottle may not be everyone’s idea of good design, so keep it in your underwear drawer where it will last longer, and lightly permeate the contents!
timoha71 – :
Pretty good perfume, longevity – about 8 hours. It has a subtle scent based on lilac, a bit of musk, and the vanilla is practically unnoticed. Pleasant, soapy, non-fussy. For me it is too polite. With this category of scent I prefer Love Chloe, its are more refined, also a little soapy-powders, irish.
Arayk – :
Very soft, serene and beautiful lilac and powder. Very powdery but also airy and somewhat fresh-juicy-floral.
I don’t really know how to explain, but while I have smelled several powdery scents, this is the first one I can call fresh and juicy. It’s lovely.
It smells like some cream I wore at the each when I was little, and it smells like one beautician office I have been. It’s very powdery and relaxing. Wears close to skin, however.
I own a sample. Lasts 3, maybe 4 hours. It’s quite good while it lasts.
ladyann_1407 – :
I love this. Definitely has the luxurious powdery vanilla-lilac cream feel. So feminine, warm and comforting without being sickly sweet. Its so gorgeous, being petal soft but not in a baby powderish way at all.
hrul – :
1 creamy 2 lilac for sure 3 powdery 4 musky. Definitely nice in cool/warm weather. I wear it to work, it easy on the nose yet smells interesting not the usual fresh floral coworkers opt out for. It is definitely ME
saydushka – :
you smell earth, water, rain, dust and freshness,
you feel you are new, or to be more accurate, renewed.
although it is light, it is bright! a very paradoxal combination
very appropriate for spring & can go perfectly with summer time.
definitely day not night, especially winter nights.
lms151Negeltzex – :
My name is “Le Talc en Poudre Ultime Eau de Parfum, pour Bébé”.
Very innocent and long lasting. Awesome stuff!
Kalgan1984 – :
My name is soft baby-powdery, lotion-like and has dashes of dove bar soap as well. Feels moist on the skin; excuse me if I can’t explain well what I sense, imagine the opposite of a dry perfume. Smells just lovely. If you like a soft purple floral do try it.
Doesn’t last long on my skin, three hours tops is what I got. Plus I would like a more intense smelling juice. It’s soft, but way thin and weak. A no from me
vla366Diobtetty – :
Ooh.Oh, my God, this smells like real baby lotion!
It’s not bad, is it?And 30 ml of the bottle is really cute.
My name is a feast of purple flowers.
dsn515JeomiWogkig – :
I don’t smell any powder in this. It’s pure lotion scent. I love the smell of lotions, but somehow I can’t stand the smell of this.
Sprinter – :
What I love about this site and my blind purchases that are based on reviews here? They expose me to frags that would otherwise not even come up on my radar. And lately I just have luck with my blind purchases. So I ordered My Name, and boy am I glad I did. This is way better than I anticipated based on the notes listed here and the reviews. It is sweet indeed, but in a very light way, yet not the fleeting kind of tenderness. This could become my new casual day time fragrance. It will not bump my favorite day time beauty Jil Sander Sun off as my signature fragrance, but it is more wearable day in day out than Sun, which for me is more a leisure time scent. My Name is not too intense for a day at the office, but still it has a happy leisure time vibe to it. Most of the frags I use for work are more on the nice but boring side (like L’air du Temps), as I want to be safe and not being offensive. This fits so much better to me and my personality. I love it, and even though I consider Jil Sander Sun as my signature fragrance, I am sure I am going to wear My Name a lot more than my all time beauty this summer, because there are more opportunities for it. And yes, it does smell a bit of a nice hand lotion. It is truly lovely.
Amelia_fromAD – :
I have no idea why i didn’t review this one til now. This is epic in my opinion! It’s not super popular, you’ll hardly ever hear someone mention this and i honestly don’t know why. It’s such an elegant, vintage, romantic,floral, powdery scent (but not like dry baby powder, but more like a powdery, luxurious hand cream kind of way, if that makes sense). If you want something that makes you feel like a proper lady, i suggest you try it☺. And unlike many other fragranticians here, i adore the bottle, i find it depicts the perfume perfectly.
P.S. I don’t know if any of you are familiar with the woman in my profile picture, but I feel this is something she would like and wear. A perfume for a classic, vintage fashion loving natural beauty, who’s not even aware of how beautiful she is.
gvw561speagoessenda – :
my name is a soft sweet delicate romantic floral bouquet.it is clean and powdery with violets and musk undertones.
it arrived in the mail today and i wore it to work and i agree with other reviewer, the key word here is subtle, so subtle that i forgot i had it on and i like to test the longevity of a newbie. no wafts, no nose to skin smell. completely disappeared even from my clothing. i like to be able to smell my perfume.
oh well, it’s not really me anyway. it would suit a nice, sweet and pure country gal. it has an certain innocence about it.
there’s nothing bad about it, in fact i like it but theres no point if i cant smell it.
ennio8888 – :
Say what you will about the tacky little bottle LOL, BUT, My Name is a classic example of why you never judge a BOOK by it’s Cover!
OMGoodness this fragrance aaahh-mmm-aazzing!
I have been searching for a Lilac, Violet fragrance that would satisfy my need for that ohhh sooo soft, bright and perfect scent of real Lilacs and this is the one!
Super intense at first spray in the Lilac element which I loved but then Violets and Heliotrope began to pop, like little pings here and there!
Soon I was wearing a full blown symphony of purple perfection!!!
It’s fizzy at first, almost like it was mixed with a tad bit of champagne to tickle your nose and senses.
It is simple but very elegant.
A bit modern, and a tiny bit of old school, as it lays down a blue print for the perfect garden fragrance.
It’s grounded in it’s composition and clearly could be found in any grandmothers backyard garden, as the lilac, heliotrope and violet are about as real as I have ever smelled.
It reeks of simplicity and old wealth.
I think this is the fragrance you might find on the dressing tables of the very wealthy, as an everyday SECRET fragrance staple, the scent that the rest of us yearn for, yet are afraid to ask…”What fragrance are you wearing?”
My Name is brightly crisp and sweet. It’s all purple floral for me, with the Lilac always forefront. It is not sugary sweet on my skin, as the Vanilla did not come in to play. The Musk, Arum Lily and Amber were also not detectable for me.
I love this scent and feel like I found a real treasure in this fragrance! I think it will be best in spring and summer but I will wear it in fall too, just because it is so lovely!
It is a dreary, ugly, rainy and icy day here today…I have it on, and it is singing the promise and renewal of spring! It has lifted my mood and set my sights on spring. When wearing this, I swear spring could be right around the corner. I will not hesitate to use it in winter, as a Blahhhh Buster, on ugly depressing days!
Longevity is better than average and sillage is good.
I think this smells a tad bit like Aerin Lauders, Lilac Path which I really like too. IMHO this one is brighter, more realistic and is a bit more affordable. It definitely last longer on the skin.
If you love the notes of Lilac, Violets and Heliotrope you really need to give Trussardis, My Name a try.
T4P – :
My Name was a blind buy for me, which I NEVER do. But I had been craving for a soft, kinda nostalgic (but not of the literal grandma kind) and “light purple” powdery perfume for a while, to use as a winter daytime fragrance. But nothing came up for a really long time. All that I came up with during my great note-based Fragrantica quest turned out to be either violet overload, sugar overload or what smelled like no powder at all when tried on. The last addition to my list, My Name by Trussardi, seemed just perfect. I remember seeing its bottle in stores a while ago when it first came out, but for some reason I never reached for it (must be the dreaded bottle, which I do not hate at all, but I don’t exactly worship either). Unfortunately, none of the stores where I currently live carry Trussardi, but I stumbled upon a great deal in a trusty online store, so I got bitten by the blind buy bug. After reading A LOT of reviews, I finally took the plunge; thinking it would be tolerable at worst. Well, luckily it proved to be much more. In the first spritz, I fell lowkey in love with it.
My Name is not a linear perfume. It opens with a boost of botanical smells, like a flower-filled spring garden (must be heliothrope and violet), warmed by a slight hint of vanilla. After five or ten minutes; vanilla, soap and a very prominent lilac take over. This stage stays for longest, and it’s what comes to my mind when I think of My Name. In four or five hours, it turns into a very soft vanilla cream wrapped in a blanket of musk, and stays a skin scent like this from there on.
It was a bit less purple than I expected, or the notes make it sound like. When I close my eyes and smell it , what I see is really, really pale lavender specks of watercolour on an creamy ivory base. While it is not loud at all, I find it to be a very original member of both floral and powdery genres. Its powderiness is not an aldehytic one at all, more like natural powdery notes from lilac and violet, and some vanilla powder combined. What is so striking is that there is no astringency to My Name at all, whether it is a fruity/acidic, metallic or spicy one. Its vanilla is soft, feminine, cloudy (but not gourmand). Its flowers are dreamlike and not in-your-face. Its musk is almost vaporized. Well, one thing that stands out is that it has such a strongly soapy and clean quality it veers towards being citric, but never exactly gets there. And that cleanliness gets quite toned down, almost “humanized” by the delicious vanilla and musk notes in it. Perfect balance, I must say. One perfume it kinda reminds me of is J.Lo Glow, in its creamy, soapy floral character; but this is a much grown-up and sophisticated version with less mainstream notes and more rounded edges.
The perfume tends to be quite moderate on both sillage and longevity departments, but goes on and on when sprayed on clothing. It projects much better and brighter that way too, so I happily assigned some trusty scarves to