Trussardi Skin Trussardi for women

Thank you Rosepowdery for your review! I had Trussardi Skin when I was only 17 and it was such a hit, I kept getting lots of compliments and the actual perfume inspired me to do a lot and be brave (exams, boyfriends, etc)!
After about 10 years I kept looking to buy it, but of course, it was impossible. It is such a shame that they discontinued it!
After reading your review I have decided to give it a chance and for the price of £12.90 go ahead and order it online!
And oh my! It smells almost exactly like Skin, just not that strong and long-lasting, but anyway for this price I won't complain!

I waited for the substitution for my most beloved Trussardi Skin for long years. In 2016 I was given Balenciaga Paris l ´essence. It was very similar but a little bit musculine for me. I loved it anyway. Unfortunatelly Paris l ´essence was discontinued as well.
Two years ago I had Masaki Matsushima Bois d ´Hinoki which was again very similar and a little but musculine. I cannot find it anywhere too. A few days ago I was shopping online. I came across Yardley April Violets. As usual, I went to Fragrantica page to find out what perfume is the most similar to Yardley April Violets by others. Balenciaga l ´essence was on the first place. I really wanted to give it a try and I bought Yardley April Violets for 12.90 € 125 ml. I did not expect much because of the price. And here I am. Smitten by beautiful, divine and the most similar scent to Trussardi Skin. Not musculine at all. I can ´t describe how happy I am. When I smell only the bottle, it is the same perfume to me. On me it smells so close. I feel like I returned in time.The only difference is that Trussardi Skin was more citrusy, April Violets is more violety. I am going to buy some more bottles because I think it will be discontinued as well. I do not know why violet leaf perfumes are not very popular.

I thought about this perfume for years and years, it was my mom's favorite. At first, it seemed like a crazy idea to buy a bottle of it when now they cost like 200 USD on eBay... but I ended up buying one for my mom and one for myself after a ton of pondering. Zero regrets! The fragrance is just as good as I remembered it from childhood, and my mom is over the moon! It really is the definition of 'skin', so elegant, feminine, timeless, and classy. I'll use it sparingly and cherish it for a long, long time.

Please bring it back!!!! Adore adore adore

Please Trussardi, bring it back!
I’m on my last few millilitres of this liquid gold and spring is almost here…
Edit: I went to the store and tried Nerolia vetiver by Guerlain (as someone in reviews suggested it was a dupe) and unfortunately to me it doesn’t smell like Skin at all.

I had this one back in the days. Liked it but never finished the bottle (don't know where it went). But recently ran into somewhat of a "dupe": Nerolia Vetiver by Guerlain. Not identical but definitely the same vibe. If you miss Skin, give Nerolia a try!

If anyone is selling a bottle please pm me..

Bring the magic back…

20 years later and I still miss it :(

This smells like spring wind, when it blows through the forest, where sun heats up the pine needles - and you have spring time flows in your veins - Take a deep breath, inhale the beatifull smell
I have wanted this many, many years, and few moths ago, I get lucky, and had this one - Its beaty and it become your second skin, - If you want to ad something, to make this valuable fragrance last longer, you can put a littlebit La Martinas adios pampamia, it also has pepper and other similarity with Skin ( Ive tryed Eau de Cartier, but its too "cold juice", not like LM ap:a)
There is so many disconued perfumes, like Leonards Balache, and other, which are so unique <3

Is it just me or so many gorgeous unique fragrances are discontinued? Is it IRFA regulations that make this scent too difficult to make? Are there certain necessary ingredients that are too expensive or rare?

I loved this scent. A fragrance friend went wild for this. I found a bottle inexpensive and took the blind buy plunge. It was stunningly delicate yet lasting. Floral, light green, soft fruit, a touch of wood, and such a wearable musk! It lasted about 6 hours on me. I finished my bottle a few years ago and wished I had the money to buy at least one more but the price was more than $150, out of my range. Oh well, at least I had it for a while.

I just can't stand that something so great is discontinued. I'm sure these perfume houses know this, and what a black market it's caused. Wouldn't they rather have the money? I've lost four scents to discontinuation since mid 2020. I still try out new fragrances as I always have, before and after so they aren't losing any revenue.

Anyway, if you can sample this, go for it!

I really, really want this one back. I have been trawling eBay, and $500! Umm, no. I miss it so much. It was my signature fragrance. (Am seriously taking it personally that every one I decide is “mine” gets canned.)

i find it too fruity+floral and quite strange initially.

But after an hour so, it really starts to shine and smells really pleasant.

To me, the smell is just right, not overly done. Im sure it can be office friendly. Can be worn by men too.

i secured a bottle for myself.

How could I fail to test it?
Yes! Skin is really a valid alternative to Light Blue, with which it shares many notes and almost the same vein. It melts very easily on the skin leaving a pleasant feeling, so energizing too. I'm glad I discovered it 'cause it's great on my skin, as soon as lemon fades away and disappears it leans more towards woody than floral notes, it's also longlasting.

Trussardi Skin is an absolutely gorgeous perfume that initially has more of a Floral Woody Musk feeling than Floral Chypre, since the base feels smooth, and modern.The cedar is more pronounced to me than patchouli and moss. The opening has a lemon/apple brightness rather than smelling "fruity". The florals are very very understated, muguet and perhaps the slight warmth of jasmine are pleasant and ladylike. The violet leaves are my favorite part, ever present. There is a lot of similarity to Balenciaga L'Essence. I haven't sampled Trussardi Skin more than twice, but I can say they are family. Skin is definitely woodier and L'Essence is more floral and much dewier, and fuller. Skin is magnetic, and has a warmer feeling than a lot of dry Chypres out there. So elegant, so blended. And this melds with skin in the best way.

Suede + lemon + green apple + cedar pencils.
Unique. Similar to Eau de Cartier. Dry and bitter, very light, not sweet at all.

I wore this today and received an effusive compliment from a grocery store cashier. I really love Trussardi Skin but I don't ever see it being sold in the US. Guess if I want a bottle I should shop around online.

It has similarities to D&G Light Blue in feeling, but it's not the same scent. A very clean, shampoo like floral balanced equally with a musky cedar. The drydown is my favorite part, on my skin it smells like the sexiest thing ever.

I had 4 bottles of this unique, delicate and the most beautiful perfume. It was the perfume of the year (2003) in my country. So when I found out it was discounted I was very surprised and disapointed :( I still have my 4 empty bottles and sometimes I sniff them. Nothing is even similar to this. I tried Dsquared2 and I liked it but it is not similar. And Marc Jacobs Blush? Completely different scents. Trussardi Skin I will always miss you. You were delicate, fresh, divine, sexy and gave me a lot of compliments. What a shame...

I blind tested this sample not knowing what it was and my initial thought was it was a white linen flanker. I got an opening similar to aldehydes I then smelt the apple and some citrus notes. I get a woody base and actually don't mind the cedar as it's well balanced. I don't get much sillage and longevity was just a few hours. All in all very fresh, uplifting green feeling scent. I would be inclined to buy a fb as i think i would use it a lot for off duty wear but seeing as it's discontinued I don't really want the effort of tracking one down and paying big prices!

I bought a sample of this hoping for a soft, subtle scent, and it is definitely not that! I kept trying it, thinking I must be wrong about it based on all the good reviews and the description. unfortunately, I don't get any of the nice notes that others do, and it just does not smell good on me. It starts out with a strong, unpleasant "old" note. Almost musty. I can smell nicer notes underneath, but that harsh note never goes away. I don't seem to be able to wear anything Chypre, and it's so disappointing!

Disappointed about this one. Bought based on reviews. Definitely Skin doesn't like my skin, projection is fair enough. My students said: You smell very strange, Miss. On me it smells like I been sharpening pencils all day. Sold it.

Well,i like it,BUT,in no longer than 10 mins is gone,i can't understand why.My mom has a big bag of perfumes and she takes out only those for the current season.This one wasn't even opened,i did open it today.I puffed it on my wrist and felt incredibly beautiful so my mom gave it to me.Very happily went upstairs to my apartment(Mom lives downstairs from me)and changed.Then i took the wrist to my nose to see the dryout...Surprise!Not even a vague scent,not anything.i thought it was the wrong wrist but no,cause my left wasn't smelling at all also...weird thing!Question for you guys: is there any possibility of this one being ruined?I mean Mom takes very much care of her perfumes,she has around 50 and it never happenned with any of them to get ruined,but who knows?Or it has no longevity at all?I mean let's be serious,not even 10 minutes?

SKIN is my second skin: mystical, harmonious and very sophisticated smell-the scent of romance in a truly intriguing troubadour way-the pedestal for beauty and femininity: smooth & sharp, charming & alarming. What a shame that it has recently been discontinued !
To my nose , Dsquared2 "She Wood Velvet Forest Wood” smells pretty similar. If you don't believe me, just try it by yourself! And you will be cherished forever-forget me not!

I wanted to get it for long time, pricey and discontinued. It was discontinued for a reason, light junk, there is nothing going on there.
Gave it away.

hidden treasure

utterly unique !

I got a sample of it many years ago with magazine and it was something more interesting than my usual cheap girlish perfumes and body sprays. There was whole article about composition and what tricks it makes on skin, how it is personalized and everyone with this perfume smells differently. I was curious and tested it in shop, brought paper strip and put it into book i have read that summer. I fell in love. As much as i remember it was awesome warm spicy smell on me, very modern one. Now it lost its charm as usually all old loves do lol :)

Wow what a beauty...
Loved it instantly.violet leaves apple pepper- different but my my
I love this opening !
The heart is more calm and ends with beautiful cedar amber patch and musk
Got all my favorite ingridients in one !
Unbelievable...green fruity woody with a twist !
Easy to fall in love with..
This thing with perfumes , never stop surprising me !
Thanks a bunch for the swap smauricius !!!

I felt SPRING in big letters as soon as I sprayed this for the first time.
It smells green and fresch.
Fruits - mostly apple and some very subtle peachy notes.
Very soon it gets soft and discrete - even with the peppernotes coming out to play more - it still stays very calm and soft.
After drydown it is the woodnotes that dominates in a big way.
It ends with a big pile of pencil shavings that lasts for hours.
Still stays feminine as I see it.
I think this perfume has a very unique composition.

A sensuous combination of warm sunny wood and ozonic freshness with a touch of lemon turns into soft velvet feeling. It is very peaceful and harmonizing, I would even call it a "wise" scent.

p.s. Leevike is right, the idea to discontinue this fragrance is so strange, keeping in mind, it is quite distinctive and very adaptive.

I've recently bought a bottle of this. I should say at first sniff it reminded me of Bottega Venetta. Once it was mine and I could wear it for 10 hours in a row. Firstly, it does not disappear although gets closer and closer to skin (just like its name). Secondly, it plays and changes but always in a pleasant way. Lastly, I found it less serious than Bottega Veneta and more ‘approachable’ if you know what I mean. I guess a man would rather come closer to figure out what smells so divine than shy away from extraordinary pomposity.

Skin is a bit too fresh to name it "skin", you would expect something warmer, more subtle, sensual. Mostly feels bergamot, lemon, some florals...more refreshing to me, but not enough to uplift. Inside was truly unique, Skin is somehow undefined, as if it lacks credibility to be a chypre.
edit/ two weeks later; like it, true is, soon you don't feel it on your skin, but still feels some pleasant scent on your skin. Winter/spring season...have always the same problem with fragrances, just don't catch them.

14. january 2013

I have finally purchased it after a long period of doubt and mostly because the price was extremly low. And i am extremly dissapointed, sadly. I know that in general i don´t like Trussardi fragrances (i haven´t tried their first one, but of all the rest i liked only "Inside"). Just recently i have retried the "Jeans" fragrance, that was in store on a discount price and disliked it and this is the same case. I was suspicious about this scent, but all the praises made me want to try it.
Honestly, i know now, that violet (leafs or petal, whatever) is not my thing in perfume. It just doesn´t work for me. And this scent is mostly about violets. Yes, there is a pepper undertone to those violets, and there are citruses, but still violet is sooooo dominating above all of them. It is not unpleasant, but it is not pleasant either for my nose. let me tell you, that of all notes i only smell violet, pepper, citruses and bergamot. Ok, maybe there is a green apple here, but it must be very delicate or again dominated by violets so much that i hardly smell it. Where is a peach? Rose? Patchouli???!!! Where??!! it´s been sitting on my skin for 5 hrs now and i don´t setect any of those notes. It just gets muskier on the drydown, ok, maybe there IS a rose note in the drydown, but it is soooo weak.
The positive side is that is has a very good sillage and as you see a good lasting power. After 5 hrs it is still going relatively strong. So maybe i have just tried it in the wrong period of the year, since now it is minus 7 celsius and a LOT of snow where i live and i guess it is more a spring-summertime fragrance, at least it might work then for me.
BTW i find it to be similar to Versace´s "Ethereal essence", just more citrusy than Versace. But it instantly reminded me of each other however they are not close copies.

Please do not remove this comment, since others might find it useful. Not every review should be positive, so people like me wanted to make a blind buy might find it very informative. Thanks.

I absolutely adore this perfume.It smells fresh, citrusy at first, but drydown is very soft, feminine, dreamy.Very versatile aroma - makes you fall in love with it every time you use...
I think it`s a crime against humanity, that it`s discontinued.Really!!!

I would like to buy the one especially after this remarcable descriptions and comments given above ...

I have already tried it once and now I definitely would love to have a little bottle of the perfume ...

My favourite by Trussardi is " INside Delight " ( a real delight of aroma , believe me :-) ) I suppose , " Skin " is going to be also in the list of my favourites ...

I received a vial from a swap as extra (thanks Dianthus!)- I had it on my wish list for a long time because of great reviews.
To me it's soft and creamy scent, what I like usually, but not this one. On me I smell only lovely, a bit sweet violet leaves and a lot of cedar- that reminds me to much to men's aftershave.
One fragrance more to make me stop buying blind, just on base of reviews.

Ethereal fairytale in every drop of this juice.

Forest meadow after a sunny rain...the raindrops,- like millions of little mirror-, reflect the sun's rays. They are dancing on the tiny wings of the flying fairies..From the distance a girl watching them with wonder, she knows:she musn't break the silence and musn't disturb them in this beautiful dance.. this is a very rare moment.She want to catch every moment of the fairies dance...
In this essence combines the freshness, sensuality, airiness, delicacy and pure joy.:)
As it opens very bright and loud,(freshly bitten apple with zesty bergamott and citruses), it will be tamed into a gentle and quiet floral accord with musk, cedar and violet leaf.This combination evokes the wet earth smell in my mind..Musk and rosewood just make the scent amazingly soft and tender.

True summer fragrance with its subtle, unique aura.Very ethereal,amazing light floral-chypre with dinamism and sensuality.Trussardi Skin is my all time summer fragrance since 2004..:)

So, my curious Friends,if you want to be a part of this miracle-here is my secret:
..on those rainy summer days-, when the sunbeams come out from behind the clouds after the storm,- just put on a few drop from this liquid fairytale, close your eyes and go to your fictional trip to this rainy forest meadow..:)

When I'm wearing this perfume I feel: I'm that girl in the background, who watching those dancing fairies.:)

I miss this fragrance so much, I dream about it! I used to have men and women asking me what I wore. I even had someone ask if I could spray some for him when I was on a plane. (Not a department store, so I declined) wish I could get it again!!!

Absolutely love this one! This is a great scent! It's not overpowering, but it's there. When I wore this, people always asked what I was wearing. So projection is good, even if you think the smell has gone, it's still there. It's really a scent close to the skin... It's citrusy but not in your face... Really a masterpiece!
Perfect for summers! It has a citrusy "skinlike" smell, but better. As if you were laying in the sun in a lemontree orchard on a hot dry summer's day.

Trussardi skin is a fruity green scent on the base of cedar and patchouli; feminine and modern. It smells like your new expensive purchase from some high-fashion boutique. If you like soft cedar scents, you might like Skin as well, but you probably also need to like patchouli and chypre fragrances in order to feel comfortable wearing Skin ;)

The woody notes [Brazilian rosewood, cedar] blend amazingly well with the pink pepper and violet leaves...This concoction is not too sweet or cloying in the least...It is close to the skin, beautiful, and very feminine... I initially bought a small mini of this fragrance, and immediately fell in love with its softness...I really hate to rely on the opinions of others (as I did with all here before I purchased it) but I took a leap and bought it...I've not regretted it...In fact, I bought TWO big bottles online! love, LoVe, LOVE this fragrance!

Trussardi Skin is a very clean and sensual scent. It starts very light just like its name. I felt it was really going to be a skin scent but you need to wait for a surprise.

Initially, it's a mix of leafy green notes but after few minutes apple and a little hint of citrus and a little melony notes treat the olfactory senses I also get a little powdery patchouli. Upon dry down it has patchouli and floral notes which smell clean and fresh. It stayed almost 8+ hours on me and it is a skin scent that others will also notice on you, just as my sister noticed when I applied it on me and she instantly said I smelled so good.

I don't like Skin but I appreciate it. It's like a chameleon, one time it smells like a green bubblegum and I love it, another day it smells like a very biting and tiring green and I can't stand it. All in all the fragrance is unique, interesting but I don't feel comfortable wearing it because it's too much of biting green. I feel as if I became a plant...

The bottle is pretty and looks even better in real life than in photos.

All time fave! Devastated that it's so hard to get! Every time I wear it, people stop and ask me what it is! Never cloying, never spiky, just cool, juicy and intimate!

~~~ update ~~~
My 2.5 ounce bottle of Skin just arrived :)
Got it on eBay, sold as a "tester - not for sale", LOL. It comes in a cardboardy box (with all the info still printed on it though) and no cap (I can live without it) but, other than that, it's a VERY reasonably priced, full size, authentic and fully functional bottle of juice.

So happy...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After reading all the positive reviews of Trussardi Skin, I bought two test-size vials. At first, I did not like it at all; it smelled too masculine for me (but I would not mind it on a man). Funny thing though, every time I gave the vial a sniff, with the cap still firmly on, it was like the scent got stuck in my olfactory passage... I could smell it for at least an hour as the scent seemed to somehow embed itself in the inside of my nose.

A couple of days of this vial-sniffing, and I finally gave Skin a go on my wrist... and, boy, am I glad I took a chance with it! It was lovely from the second of application to the moment it waned, and we are taking many hours!

A pleasant surprise, a scent that is compelling and complex, with all the notes very well put together (I honestly cannot even smell them separately) and singing in unison.
I'd say this is a grown-up scent, stunningly beautiful and elegant on a mature woman. No sugary, flowery smell here. I'd venture a guess this fragrance will not appeal to the (much) younger crowd.
It does seem to need a warmer weather to fully develop.

I wore it in a 20+ degree Celsius weather, and it was fantastic - I could not stop smelling it, and it lasted pretty much all day. But, when I wore it in a 15 degree Celsius, I could barely smell it at all, although I kept reapplying... So, whomever mentioned Skin needs hot weather to be fully appreciated, was totally right.

My horoscope says there is a big bottle of this juice in my immediate future :)

This is a typical perfume that I learned to love AFTER parting with it!! I gifted it to a WONDERFUL fragrantican, but now I need to get me some of my own again!! I always thought it was wonderful, but now I know it was actually AMAZING!!

Purchased a big tester bottle on Ebay because the price was reasonable. Never tried, never tested and since purchasing and smelling this is one of the best blind buys I have ever made. Subtle, peppery- flowery sophistication in a bottle. I don't think I have anything like it in my collection and that's good. Unisex? Maybe. After a few minutes of spraying I smell the sweetness emerges (could that be the apple). I never do get to the lemon but the woody, spicy dry down takes no time to show up and then I believe I do get the lemon, just a hint. This chypre really knows how to rock without being overbearing.

English language is not my native language, so I need to find the right word which could exactly describe this perfume:
Quality !
This is my mother’s scent. And it says everything, because she loves and prefers the best quality (clothiers, shoes, cosmetic).
It is sensual, soft and also modern creation. I agree that it is high-quality fragrance. Its not too strong or loud do not have special character, for me its real quality and very elegance.
Lily and rose are not too strong (like usually this duet is strong and the star of the notes) and citrus are not too spicy, it seems that it’s everything in his place.
Also green bottle is very elegant.

p.s: Sometimes then I need moms hug, I go to shop and testing Trusardi Skin…

This is definitely a summer scent - or made to wear during summer. It needs warmth to develop and turn into this amazing refreshing yet subtle scent. I have to admit that the top notes are challenging for me and almost made me miss this perfume. but luckily I held on until the middle, which is despite the range of flowers not too strong. The base and middle are developing at the same time, and I think the SKINsensation which makes this fragrance like your own, is what really makes this a gem. It just melds with your own scent and makes it just more interesting, but nobody will tell you: your perfume is great, but only you smell good. nothing loud, but never boring!

i think this is an unisex perfume, would love to smell this on a guy..smell fresh and lovable :)
i don't really feel like using a perfume after spraying this, i can't smell anything, unless i smell my wrist in purpose..but my friends say they can smell it..so yes, this perfume like your skin that you doesn't aware off, but people certainly aware of it..

Warm, bright, citrus with spiced pear soon gives way to coriander, then discreet florals. Good longevity and medium sillage. Made with good quality ingredients adhered to a nice and persistent base of pencil shavings. This is the younger sister of escada Country weekend.

Another winner by Trussardi, TRUSSARDI SKIN is a sumptuous, sensuous, sensual and compelling creation which opens as a slightly sweet modern chypre and dries down as a lovely skin scent. Gorgeous from start to finish, this edp has good longevity and medium-low sillage.

I am truly impressed by the unsung beauties produced by the house of TRUSSARDI: JEANS, INSIDE, and now SKIN are all on my wish list! These are very high-quality fragrances--certainly every bit as good as some niche offerings--at bargain basement prices, and it's just fine with me that nearly no one knows, thanks to the inexplicable fact that companies such as Trussardi (Balmain, too) spend so little on marketing their perfume wares.

Trussardi fragrances are well kept secrets for the discerning noses of perfumistas. There's no hype or image to cut through: these compositions speak for themselves. Highly recommended!

NathalieZ, I still think it could be REALLY your thing as a sister to the Bianco!! I do not have it anymore, since somebody else really wanted it, but THANKGOD it can still be bought!!
Love!
Action

Yes, at first it is fruity and with a little shade of rye bread. Then it becomes more rich and interesting. I've bought it without tasting, thinking it must be a leather scent. It isn't but I'm not disappointed "skin" here means the perfume will be your second skin. People make compliments when you wear it ))))
An I think it's a universal scent, but it will be better for spring or autumn.

Nice, fresh and clean. I'd categorize as a citrusy fragrance. Would be great for hot summer days. I also agree with what other members said about the fact that it could be a unisex frag.

This one definately starts out with sharp fresh fruits. I only get a trace of flowers in the middle but the woods come on strong very quickly. Funny thing is I keep getting whiffs of cedar but directly on my skin it is more floral. Good for casual warm weather wear or office maybe. I like it alot.

I like this scent a lot. Very light and lovely and at first it reminded me a lot of "Loving Bouquet" by Escada (One of their summer fragrances), but with quite so many floral notes. As "Loving Bouquet" is a limited edition, I intend to use this one as a substitute, when the other one's used up.

A colleague introduced this to me years ago, I bought it unsniffed, I think it's too unisex and I really not interested in it. I never wear it and I gave it to my mom. I also didn't smell it on her...maybe my mom and I are ladies of floral/floral fruity scents only.

very fresh and clean! :)

i like it for every day :)

Skin is an unusual perfume,not typically femminine,not a romantic one,not the confident estee-kind of chypre,but an incredibly sensual potion on the right woman.Warm skin and a moist climate help it flourish.Unsuitable for dry wintertime(hides all its bodylanguage)and for women with cold hands/low skin temperature.For a clever and eccentric female.Excellent coordination of the notes,no ingredient sticking out,all in constant motion and harmony.Congratulations to the nose.

i had it a few years ago. I think it's more unisex, fresh scent. not very special

I bought it out of curiosity - had never tried it or heard of it before!

That was a BUY #1
Loved it at first sniff

Lasts as long as u can hope for :-)

I find it ageless - both young and feminine, playful and a bit conservative...
Definitely a winner!

I wore this quite a bit. The fist bottle I purchased-I loved the fragrance. It had a beautiful dry down-very warm. The second bottle I purchased about two years later and the only scent I got was hamster cage! I guess I just can't handle that cedar scent anymore:)

At first it smells very fruity, like a Jolly Rancher candy -- berries, watermelon, apples. But the dry down is subtle, clean, modern, and very refreshing. Perfect for summer.