Burberry
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The blackberry and strawberry burst with jammy richness, almost confiture-like rather than bright, immediately softened by a creamy sweetness that suggests vanilla lurking in the wings. Within minutes, the initial berry pop begins collapsing into itself, revealing the fragrance's true gourmand intentions.
A gentle jasmine materialises, ghostly and understated, threading through thickening amber and vanilla notes that warm considerably against skin. The creamy accord deepens here; the fragrance becomes almost powdery-soft, a skin scent that seems to melt into warmth rather than project outward.
Sandalwood, amber, and vanilla coalesce into a powdery, intimate base that trades projection for enveloping comfort—though reports suggest this phase arrives quickly and dissipates equally fast, the longevity proving its most significant weakness.
Her Elixir de Parfum arrives as a contradiction wrapped in velvet—a fragrance that announces itself through bright, jammy berries yet refuses the sharp bite you'd expect from such fruit-forward opening. Jérôme Di Marino has crafted something unexpectedly creamy here: the strawberry and blackberry don't sing as crisp top notes but rather dissolve almost immediately into a plush, almost buttery sweetness that feels closer to compote than fresh fruit. This is fruit that's been stewed, sugared, made civilised.
The jasmine emerges not as the typical heady florality but as something muted, almost whispered beneath the gathering gourmand base. It's a floral note that knows its place, content to soften the edges between the fruit and what's coming—a layering of amber, vanilla, and sandalwood that promises genuine depth. There's something decidedly creamy in the construction; the sandalwood doesn't offer its usual woody dryness but instead contributes a soft, talc-like smoothness that reinforces the fragrance's primary character: dessert without artifice.
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