Mr. Burberry Eau de Parfum Burberry cologne – a fragrance for men 2017

Mr. Burberry Men EDP opens with a low projection of spicy and woody accords. The cardamon and tarragon are the most noticeable opening spices, both create a green herb, anise-like accord, the tarragon is more prominent with its anisic touch; the mint is a brief tone, it comes up just for a moment and then it dissipates; the grapefruit is also very soft and it is almost unnoticeable. The opening is all about the spices and everything else is far behind. As the fragrance commences to dry-down, the woody, benzoin, and nutmeg accords join the blend, once again their projection is very low, the combination of woody accords and benzoin creates a soft resinous touch that adds depth to the fragrance. The lavender is a faint distant floral note. The patchouli and vetiver add a soft green touch; the cinnamon joins the cardamon and tarragon enhancing the spicy accords. The most noticeable changes from the opening to the dry-down are the dissipation of the mint, and grapefruit notes, and the development of the very soft green and vetiver accords. The spices come up at the opening and continue into the dry-down. Once Mr. Burberry Men EDP has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a very low projection, spicy (mostly tarragon), and resinous woody fragrance. The fragrance feels classy, earthy, faint, formal, light, masculine, mature, modern, nocturnal, resinous, inexpensive, warm, weak, woody, and pleasant.

BATCH REVIEWED: 2020.
WOW RATING: 4/10. The spicy accords are fantastic; the fragrance’s potency is very poor.
DISLIKE RATING: 1/10. The fragrance is spicy; some people could find the spices unpleasant.
UNIQUENESS: 3/10. Spicy fragrances are very common.
MASS APPEAL: 4/10. A basic spicy fragrance with low mass-appeal.
PROJECTION: 1/10. Low, about 1 foot around the wearer.
SILLAGE: 1/10. Low, almost none.
APPLICATION: 6 or more atomizations to compensate for poor performance.
LONGEVITY: 3/10. About 3 hours with less than 1 hour of low projection.
SEASONS: Fall and winter, or colder nights.
OCCASIONS: Formal and casual. This is an office-friendly fragrance.
VERSATILITY: 4/10. Limited to the colder months and, casual or formal wear.
GENDER: Masculine. The spicy and wood tones lean it to the masculine side.
AGES: 30 and above.
RECOMMENDATION: Mr. Burberry EDP is a great scent, but its performance is below EDT, very disappointing. Not recommended.
SIMILAR: These are examples of similar fragrances. Bvlgari Man (no the Black version) EDT includes softwood and fruity notes; Cuba Gold Men EDT is an affordable woody, floral and spicy fragrance; Guerlain L’Homme Ideal EDP By Guerlain includes softwoods, almond, and other notes; Hugo Boss – Boss The Scent Absolute EDP features woody, ginger, and rum notes; Terre D’hermes EDT Spray, is orange and grapefruit based but it contains soft/sweet wood tones as well; Prada Luna Rossa Black Men EDP is a mostly peppery and woody fragrance; Tom Ford Oud Wood is a very pleasant, soft woody fragrance, however, very pricy; Acqua di Parma Men Colonia Quercia is a great woody, and spicy fragrance; Pasha de Cartier Edition Noire is an elegant and versatile, slightly sweet, ambery, aquatic, and woody fragrance; Mr. Burberry EDP is a spicy and woody fragrance, pleasant but very weak.
SUMMARY: A very low projection, spicy (mostly tarragon), and resinous woody fragrance. The fragrance feels classy, earthy, faint, formal, light, masculine, mature, modern, nocturnal, resinous, inexpensive, warm, weak, woody, and pleasant.