Her Perfume

Whose signature is Her Perfume meant to be? Burberry leaves the question open, which is part of the appeal. Blackcurrant, a jasmine accord, white woods, musk and dry amber crowd the top of this Her Eau de Parfum in an unusually complex opening for what looks, from the bottle, like a simple fruity floral. Violet and jasmine keep the center comparatively quiet before musk, vanilla, cashmeran, woody notes, amber, oakmoss and patchouli build a dense, layered close. The gap between that busy top and the grounded finish gives Her Perfume more depth than most fragrances shelved next to it in the fruity floral aisle. Dry amber appearing at both the opening and again near the close is an unusual structural echo, tying the whole composition together in a way that keeps the fruit-forward start from feeling disconnected from the mossier finish hours later. It leans evening more than office, best on a woman who wants complexity revealed slowly rather than announced all at once in the first ten minutes. The berry-shaped bottle cap is a playful visual nod to that blackcurrant opening, a small design detail that rewards a closer look.