Monday 26 December 2011

Burberry Brit Red Perfume Review

Burberry is renowned for doing very casual and wearable everyday scents. Nothing fancy about them at all. Most of their perfumes has this classic trademark Burberry plaid design on their packaging that just screams British charm.

Burberry Brit Red came out as a special edition in 2004 in a vibrant red plaid packaging which instantly puts you in the mood for the Holidays and celebration.


BURBERRY: Brit red by burberry is a special edition fragrance with that fun, exciting playful british attitude. The vivacious red bottle is a perfect blend of oriental fruits with sensual florals. The feminine scent possesses a blend of mandarin, red rose, gingerbread, patchouli, jasmine,sandalwood, vanilla beans.


 It is marketed as an oriental floral. Some of the notes include red roses, spices, Jasmine, rhubarb , gingerbread and vanilla. the nose behind this sensual fragrance is Nathalie Gracia-Cetto who also created the famous Burberry Brit.
First of all I must say that Brit Red is not at all similar to the original Brit, but does share it's trait of juicy tart opening which  then settles into a warm vanilla scent. The opening of brit Red is juicy Rhubarb and ginger, which makes it somewhat sharp but by no means unpleasant. The sharp opening settles very quickly and makes way for the warm gingerbread  and cuddly vanilla mixed in with benzoin. I didn't detect any Jasmine or thankfully too strong a patchouli on my skin. Just roses, gingerbread and lots of Rhubarb.The spices reminds one of the spicy scents lingering in the kitchen during Christmas when you bake tons of gingerbread or ginger cookies and throw in a rhubarb pie.

It's a cheerful winter fragrance for anyone who loves spicy Christmas puddings, ginger bread and rhubarb. The addition of roses and sandalwood makes it interesting and not your average foody vanilla scent. It remains linear on my skin after the sharp juicy notes fade and I really enjoy that. The drydown is soft and cuddly with hints of vanilla and sandalwood. The silage is not overpowering and the lasting strength is excellent.

My 3.4FLoz bottle costs about $68 from Fragrance X.com

Perfume Category: Oriental Floral
Top Notes: Jasmine, Mandarin Orange, Rhubarb
Middle Notes: Ginger, Rose, Patchouli 
Base Notes: Benzoin and vanilla
Great for : Day or nights in winters especially around Christmas :)


Images: weheartit and bloggers own

21 comments:

Sara said...

The packaging isn't very attractive but it sure sounds good :) x

R.ChamberofBeauty said...

sound great, very nice post honey!!

Zatheela said...

i like the bottle! its boring but i like the bright color! wana try it :-)

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Pooja G said...

lovely post...i m not a fan of orange and rose but the other notes seems so attractive .. gosh u make me wanna try all these beautiful perfumes that u review :)

Karishma said...

ah... how i wish i could sniff it also through the computer screen!

Anonymous said...

i need to try this perfume, i love burberry perfumes

lovely photos

SAHAR said...

I wish I could have great collection of perfumes like you...
looks grt

Segments of Life said...

I have to smell it, because it sounds tempting, and then put it on my list of perfumes to buy! :D

Rakhshan said...

i like burberry perfumes, my fav is the beat!! the packaging looks nice and colorful, defo a perfume to try! xx

Pandora`s Box said...

@saraH: Yes it's not too floral or foody but a mixture of both.

@Rakhshanda: Thanks hon :)

@Zatz: You are posting after a long time, will definitely stop by.

PoojaG: The rose in it is not prominent at all pooja. I'm sure you will like it.

@Karishma: Haha! Don't I wish!!!

@Cottoncandyink: I hope you like it. Give it a try.

@Sahar Awan:Don't wish that sahar :D or like me you will ALWAYS be broke.

@Segments of life: Do test before you buy,You will like it if you like the scent of rhubarb.

@Rakhshan: The beat really is very nice. Yes the packaging is very festive. Do try it and let me know how you like it.

Areej Usman said...

mmm Looks lovely :)

CREATIVE KHADIJA said...

Wao :) how cool it is..Nice my friend..keep sharing! we will definitely enjoy to see more from you!

Sharon said...

Great review,I need2try this out thanks for sharing x

Abt brushes,I really would recommend Sigma f80 for foundations,its soft,blends powders&liquids well I did a review recently

Btw thanks for stopping by my blog&following I really do appreciate it,am following u back u have a wonderful blog. Looking forward to more posts&wishing u a happy&blessed 2012

Punky Bunny Blog said...

the perfume is intriguing :)i want to smell it hehe

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Anonymous said...

Love your descriptions! This seems like it smells really yummy!!!! :)

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Kassi said...

I've never smelled that Burberry fragrance. You've intrigued me to check it out though!

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Kate said...

love perfume!
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Sarah Hartley said...

Is it weird that I want that perfume because of how awesome the bottle is?? I love your blog (especially your background). I'm a new follower. Stop by my blog some time and say hi!
Sarah
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Su said...

Sounds lovely! I think I have one of the burberry bottles and a couple of samples. They confuse me so much. I couldn't tell you which is which by memory. But I like the one for men which I think is Brit? I surely should smell Brit red. It sounds really good. I love gingerbread :))

Nazia said...

The perfume sounds beautiful on its own but your description makes it sound good enough to eat!

(Although we've all 'accidently' sprayed perfume into our mouths and regretted it instantly!...right? No? Just me then!)

Great review =)

Murray said...

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