Brit Rhythm for Him Burberry

Brit Rhythm for Him announces itself with the confidence of someone who's just rolled up their shirtsleeves—there's a deliberate casualness to its construction that belies careful craft. Dominique Ropion has engineered a fragrance that sits in that compelling middle ground between fresh and edgy, where cardamom's peppery bite and juniper's gin-like botanicals establish themselves immediately, before basil adds an almost savoury herbaceous thread. The composition doesn't apologise for its synthetic backbone; rather, it leans into those slightly plastic, almost metallic qualities, which creates an interesting tension with the leather and patchouli that emerge in the heart.

This is a scent for the man who reads the Financial Times on the Tube but wears trainers with his tailored trousers. There's a restlessness to Brit Rhythm—it refuses to sit comfortably in one category. The black leather note brings a whisper of controlled sophistication, whilst the patchouli adds an earthy, slightly animalic undertone that prevents the composition from ever feeling corporate or sterile. Tonka bean and cedarwood in the base want to sweeten things, but styrax and frankincense insist on maintaining a cool, almost austere demeanour.