Burberry for Men (1995)
by Burberry

This is one of the more lasting Burberry scents. I find this a more intense version of Weekend for men. The usual light, floral and woody notes don't really surprise me. Doesn't steer away from Burberry's breezy approach; just added longevity.

Ignore the man behind the curtain – the one wearing Cool Water.

Bright, sweet, and pleasantly juicy top notes of mixed fruit and bergamot combine in a beautifully composed opening gesture that persists beyond all reasonable expectations. (Ah, the power of modern synthetics!) Spices and floral notes come very slowly into focus over the first half hour of wear, but these work to season the opening fruity accord, not supplant it. Nutmeg and cinnamon eventually detach themselves from the nebulous spice ensemble, while the floral accord coalesces into a clean, cheerful jasmine.

So far, so good: it seems as if Burberry for Men might evolve into a light, fruity oriental scent. Alas, that’s not what happens. Before the first hour out of the bottle is up the mask drops, a huge lavender note wells up to establish a conventional fougère accord, and Burberry for Men reveals itself as yet another fruity fougère Cool Water clone. Granted it’s richer and less crass in its execution than most, but it’s still profoundly derivative, and adds nothing of interest to the realm of masculine perfumery.

Not satisfied with being merely insipid, Burberry for Men is also loud – very loud. It carries for yards and leaves a great cloud of generic men’s cologne vapor behind it. The drydown, which Burberry recycled for its equally uninspired Brit for Men, consists largely the same chalky, raspy, synthesized woody base that perfumers have dumped by the gallon into nearly every designer masculine since 1990, apparently fearing that without it their products won’t be recognized as scents for men. In sum, Burberry for Men is far from the worst of its prolific ilk, but it still has no valid reason to exist.

Much too synthetic. Regretfully, this is a typical modern fragrance.

I have always liked this one, and it’s probably still my biggest favourite for men from this house, although I have not tried those two older releases (1981 & 1992).

Quite unique fruity woody fragrance with a big amber blast. It’s very sharp and fresh. I’m thinking of some (very) sweet tropical juice poured down on an old wooden table nearby the ocean.
That may not sound too nice, but that’s what I see and I like the damn smell :)

Sweet and aromatic blend with interesting development and nice lasting power.

And as very usual, bottle made by P.Dinand is terrific.

Confusing to me, just don't know how to describe it. Oh, wait I did... confusing. Save your $$.

If you want to smell like a baker then use this fragrance ..... not bad...but not my cup of tea .....