Weekend for Women (1997)
by Burberry

I have had this fragrance for years and I still love it. It continues to mature right along with me. I was still a teenager when I bought this fragrance and looking back it definitely overpowered by youth, but now older and wiser, it is such a beautiful wrapping of delicate femininity. I absolutely adore this fragrance.

31st January, 2012.

If there ever came a time when the world was about to end and I had to save at least one perfume, this would be my choice. It is such a strange yet lovable scent, which reminds me somewhat of a field of wildflowers.

I imagine that the perfect way to wear this fragrance is being dressed in a pretty, white summer dress, lying on the grass next to the one you love and watching the clouds drift by. It has such an uncanny ability to bring joy to your day.

The combination of peach, reseda, sage and violets gives this fragrance a sweetly bitter yet honey-like scent. What is so intriguing and fascinating to me when I wear this scent, is the drydown. I'll be walking down the street and wondering what smells so sexy, and then I realise that it's actually me. Words can not describe how warm and enriching this fragrance can be.

I would never have believed that a person like myself, with such a picky personality would ever find her signature scent. Well, I guess I proved myself wrong. I'll be wearing this perfume for many years to come.

26th April, 2011.

I don't understand how anyone would want to wear this perfume, to me it smells like manure...

15th October, 2009.

By far my favorite perfume from burberry. Absolutely love the fresh yet fruity smell of it. Great day scent or even for night. This is one of those perfumes that I just want to smell all day long.

11th October, 2009.

A wonderfully sweet floral gem from Burberry. I have always enjoyed the carefree quality of this scent, it is a scent you can just put on and enjoy. To look a the notes for this scent one would think, "oh, another fruity floral.", but it is so not even close to one. It opens with a fresh note that is fruit-like, something akin to what one experiences with "real" fruit. It is not the typical "fruity" syrupy gooey opening that most have; one which you know will grow sweeter and more intense by the time a floral note comes along to try and save the day. Not Weekend, this fruity fresh opening is given a little soul, i believe from the sap, which keeps it grounded and far from confectionery. When the floral notes come out, they are there to enhance what you have already experienced, not to change it, nor to save you from a diabetic seizure. The florals are full bodied, yet soft and comforting, not trying to take center stage, but putting a fresh glow on the whole thing. The joy of the florals is that they stay with you for the duration, yes they soften and change personality, to make way for the basenotes, but they keep the whole composition from becoming weighed down. Now as for the basenotes listed; cedar wood, sandalwood and musk, they do not try to push everything else off the stage, as these notes are sometimes prone to do, they mostly just add a wonderful depth to the fragrance and work in unison with the softened floral notes to gently glide you into the drydown.
Truly a wonderful creation, from a fashion house whose other scents have left me quite cold. A huge thumbs up and recommendation for others.

26th August, 2009.

That peachy tranquil perfume reminds me of my best friend! I like it very much on her, but this type of fragrance is not for me.

15th December, 2008.