This week’s sample thunk is My Burberry, created by Francis Kurkdjian. It is a pretty, fruity floral scent, very suitable for spring and summer. It doesn’t wow me, but it doesn’t offend either. I should confess that fruity florals just aren’t my thing — not surprising, since I am well out of the age range that fragrance companies are trying to attract with such scents. Here are some of the perfumer’s thoughts on this one: he wanted to evoke “the feeling of the light of London: clouds, wetness, rain, flowers.” The main floral notes are roses and freesia, “which is a little bit spicy and adds brightness. Then geranium leaves, which give an herbal, almost minty, vibrancy to the perfume. Then from the back note, there are patchouli leaves and quince—a fruit that is between a pear and an apple. Very British. It is not fruity, fruity. It is fruity floral. Then on top you have linen and bergamot.”
My Burberry is nice, but I have more interesting fragrances to wear. It would probably make a nice gift for a young woman who likes the trim image of a modern Burberry trench coat and its youthful classic style. I won’t be needing a full bottle for myself, though. Thunk!
Featured image from http://www.us.burberry.com
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does not sound as if i would need to sample this…. thanks for the review
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I’m working my way through some older samples I got at Sephora when I first started really exploring fragrance. This one is very much for Sephora’s target audience, not me. But I could see my daughters liking it a lot.
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Ha! I could see my daughter’s liking it as well…. Although they do also have fairly sophisticated tastes for their age……very early exposure to niche.
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Daughters…..I don’t know why spellcheck keeps changing my words.
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Never too early to start!
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No thunks for me this week….. pretty much been living in my new tester bottle of NOA that I got for twenty dollars….. it’s perfect for work.
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I’ve never tried this perfume.
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My skin chemistry just does not get along with My Burberry or its flankers. It smells sweaty on me, very body odor-esque. I find it funny since it’s meant to be a “nice” scent.
I thunked a 100 ml Ahava body oil this week! But no perfumes.
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I don’t get on with most Burberry scents. One of the few I’ve ever scrubbed off was Burberry Brit Sheer. I think the yuzu top note was the issue.
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