Our take
What does Burberry Body smell like?
Michel Almairac composed Burberry Body in 2011. The idea is clean, soft skin with no showing off. The opening is the most distinctive part. A bitter green absinthe, almost herbal, meets velvety peach and sheer freesia. That contrast does not last. Rose and iris take over and form a powdery, muffled heart. Sandalwood is already there, creamy. The base rests on cashmeran, a woody and musky molecule that smells like warm wool. Vanilla, amber and musk keep it company. It is filed among the floral chypres, but it lacks the mossy bitterness of that family. On skin it stays close and comfortable. It seems less widely stocked now than at launch.
When to wear it
Autumn and winter, at the office or on a date. Two or three sprays on a cashmere sweater, fittingly.
It belongs to the Floral, Chypre family. Burberry Body is one of 25 creations by Burberry in our encyclopedia.
