Burberry for Women is a warm, fruity, woody Eau de Parfum that captures a very different side of 1990s fragrance than the clean aquatics and sheer florals that defined much of the decade. Released in 1995 and created by perfumer Michel Almairac, it opens with a generous blend of peach, apricot, pear, black currant, and green apple before settling into jasmine, creamy sandalwood, moss, vanilla, cedar, and musk.
What makes Burberry for Women especially appealing is the way the fragrance changes on skin. The opening is unmistakably fruity, but it never remains a simple fruit perfume. Sandalwood and jasmine quickly add polish, while moss gives the composition a slightly earthy structure. As the fragrance dries down, vanilla, cedar, and musk create a soft, warm finish that feels comfortable rather than overly sweet.
The result is feminine, inviting, polished, and easy to wear. It can work at the office, during lunch, on a fall afternoon, at dinner, or as an everyday signature perfume. Nearly three decades after its release, Burberry for Women remains one of the brand's most approachable classics.
What Does Burberry for Women Smell Like?
Burberry for Women smells fruity, warm, creamy, woody, softly floral, musky, and lightly sweet.
The opening is the most immediately recognizable part of the fragrance.
Peach provides a ripe, velvety sweetness.
Apricot adds another layer of soft stone fruit.
Pear contributes juicy freshness.
Black currant introduces a slightly tart berry quality.
Green apple adds crispness and keeps the opening from becoming too syrupy.
As the initial fruitiness settles, the fragrance becomes smoother and more sophisticated.
Jasmine provides floral femininity without dominating the composition. Sandalwood adds a creamy, almost silky woody quality. Moss brings a subtle green and earthy element that gives the fragrance more structure.
The dry down is softer and warmer.
Vanilla adds sweetness and comfort.
Cedar creates a drier woody contrast.
Musk gives the fragrance a clean, intimate finish.
The overall progression can be described as ripe peach, pear, and apricot moving into creamy floral woods, then finishing with soft vanilla, cedar, and musk.
What Are the Top, Heart, and Base Notes in Burberry for Women?
Release Year: 1995
Top Notes: Peach, Apricot, Pear, Black Currant, Green Apple
Heart Notes: Sandalwood, Jasmine, Moss
Base Notes: Vanilla, Cedar, Musk
This note structure explains why Burberry for Women feels richer than a conventional fruity floral.
The fruit makes the first impression.
Jasmine introduces a soft floral character.
Sandalwood creates creaminess.
Moss adds an earthy green contrast.
Vanilla and musk provide warmth.
Cedar prevents the dry down from becoming excessively sweet.
Burberry's current description focuses particularly on black currant and green apple in the opening, followed by cedarwood, jasmine, moss, sandalwood, musk, and vanilla. The broader historical note pyramid also includes the peach, apricot, and pear that are central to the fragrance's recognizable fruity character.
Is Burberry for Women for Men, Women, or Unisex?
Burberry for Women was created and marketed as a women's fragrance.
Its peach, apricot, pear, black currant, jasmine, vanilla, and musk give it a traditionally feminine character.
However, the sandalwood, cedar, moss, and relatively restrained sweetness give the fragrance more woody structure than many fruit-forward perfumes.
Anyone who enjoys warm fruity and woody fragrances can wear it, but Burberry officially positions this Eau de Parfum for women.
How Long Does Burberry for Women Last?
Burberry for Women typically provides approximately 5 to 7 hours of noticeable wear for many people, with some wearers experiencing longer performance.
Longevity can vary depending on:
- Skin chemistry
- Skin hydration
- Temperature
- Number of sprays
- Application location
- Whether the fragrance is applied to skin or clothing
- Production period
The peach, apricot, pear, black currant, and apple are most prominent during the opening.
As the fragrance develops, sandalwood, cedar, vanilla, and musk tend to remain longer and create a warm scent closer to the skin.
Because Burberry for Women has been available since 1995, older and newer bottles may also perform somewhat differently.
It is best viewed as a moderate-performing Eau de Parfum rather than an aggressive all-day powerhouse.
How Strong Is the Projection of Burberry for Women?
Burberry for Women generally has moderate projection, becoming softer as it dries down.
During the opening, the peach, apricot, pear, black currant, and green apple create the strongest scent presence.
The fragrance remains noticeable during the sandalwood and jasmine heart but gradually becomes more intimate once vanilla, cedar, and musk dominate.
A practical projection profile would be:
Opening: Moderate
Heart: Moderate
Dry Down: Soft to Moderate
This controlled projection is one of the reasons Burberry for Women works particularly well as an everyday fragrance.
It can be smelled by people close to you without usually filling an entire room.
What Fragrance Family Is Burberry for Women?
Burberry for Women belongs primarily to the Floral Fruity fragrance family.
Its broader scent profile can be described as:
Fruity: Peach, apricot, pear, black currant, green apple
Floral: Jasmine
Woody: Sandalwood, cedar
Green and Earthy: Moss
Sweet: Vanilla
Musky: Musk
The fragrance begins distinctly fruity but becomes progressively creamier, woodier, and warmer as it develops.
That transition is important.
Someone smelling Burberry for Women immediately after spraying may perceive a fruity perfume.
Someone smelling it several hours later may experience a warm vanilla, sandalwood, cedar, and musk fragrance with fruit lingering underneath.
What Seasons Is Burberry for Women Best For?
Burberry for Women is particularly well suited to fall, spring, and winter.
Fall
Fall may be its strongest season.
Peach, apricot, sandalwood, moss, vanilla, cedar, and musk create a cozy warmth that works beautifully as temperatures begin to cool.
Spring
Spring brings more attention to the pear, black currant, green apple, peach, and jasmine.
The fragrance has enough brightness to feel appropriate without becoming too light.
Winter
Vanilla, sandalwood, cedar, musk, and ripe fruit give Burberry for Women enough warmth for winter, particularly indoors or during the daytime.
Summer
It can still work during summer, but lighter application is preferable in very hot or humid weather.
The peach, apricot, vanilla, and sandalwood may feel richer as temperatures rise.
Best overall seasons: Fall and spring, followed closely by winter.
Is Burberry for Women Better for Daytime or Nighttime?
Burberry for Women works well from daytime into early evening.
It is particularly strong as an everyday daytime perfume because it feels polished without being formal.
During the day, it works well for:
- Work
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Shopping
- Travel
- Meetings
- Fall afternoons
- Spring outings
- Everyday errands
The vanilla, sandalwood, cedar, and musk also give it enough warmth for:
- Casual dinners
- Date nights
- Family gatherings
- Relaxed evenings
- Social events
It is not an intensely dark or dramatic nighttime perfume.
Its strength is versatility.
What Occasions Should Burberry for Women Be Worn For?
Burberry for Women works particularly well for:
- Office wear
- Everyday wear
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Lunch dates
- Coffee dates
- Casual dinners
- Romantic dinners
- Shopping
- Travel
- Professional environments
- Family gatherings
- Fall events
- Spring occasions
- Relaxed social events
- Everyday signature fragrance wear
It is one of those perfumes that rarely feels dramatically overdressed or underdressed.
The fruit keeps it approachable.
The jasmine and woods provide polish.
The vanilla and musk make it comfortable.
That makes Burberry for Women especially useful for someone who prefers owning fragrances they can actually wear frequently.
What Age Range Is Burberry for Women Best Suited For?
Burberry for Women can comfortably work across a wide adult age range.
Women in their twenties may enjoy its peach, pear, black currant, green apple, and vanilla.
Women in their thirties and forties may appreciate the balance between fruit, woods, jasmine, and warmth.
Women in their fifties and beyond may enjoy its polished character and connection to classic 1990s designer perfumery.
Rather than assigning Burberry for Women a strict age category, it is better described as timeless and approachable.
Someone who enjoys warm fruity fragrances can wear it regardless of age.
The fragrance may feel particularly appealing to anyone who wants fruit without the candy-like sweetness found in many newer perfumes.
Is Burberry for Women Office Appropriate?
Yes. Burberry for Women is very office appropriate.
Its fruit-forward opening feels pleasant and approachable, while jasmine, sandalwood, cedar, moss, and musk give it enough structure for professional environments.
It also becomes softer as it dries down, making it easier to wear around coworkers than fragrances with extremely strong projection.
For most workplaces:
2 to 3 sprays is a good starting point.
For a larger office or more open environment, 3 to 4 sprays may work.
For close conference rooms or fragrance-sensitive environments, 1 to 2 sprays is safer.
Is it good for dates? Yes. Burberry for Women is particularly good for lunch dates, coffee dates, casual dinners, fall outings, and relaxed romantic evenings. Peach and pear provide an inviting fruitiness, sandalwood adds creaminess, jasmine contributes femininity, and vanilla with musk creates a soft, intimate dry down.
Is it a safe blind buy? Relatively safe for someone who already enjoys peach, apricot, pear, vanilla, sandalwood, and warm fruity-floral perfumes. Someone who strongly dislikes peach, powdery warmth, creamy woods, or classic 1990s fragrance styles may want to sample it first.
What Fragrances Smell Similar to Burberry for Women?
There is no exact duplicate of Burberry for Women, but these three fragrances from the South Beach Perfumes catalog explore related parts of its fruity, floral, woody, and warm personality.
Burberry Touch for Women
Burberry Touch for Women is one of the strongest alternatives for someone who enjoys Burberry for Women's combination of fruit, flowers, woods, vanilla, and mossy depth.
Touch includes black currant and cranberry alongside floral notes, cedarwood, oakmoss, vanilla, green almond, and tonka bean.
Both perfumes combine fruit with floral and woody elements rather than remaining purely sweet.
The difference: Burberry Touch is brighter, more berry-driven, greener, and slightly more floral. Burberry for Women is peachier, creamier, smoother, and warmer.
Choose Touch if you want more berries and greenery.
Choose Burberry for Women if you want peach, apricot, sandalwood, and soft vanilla warmth.
Burberry Weekend for Women
Burberry Weekend offers another fruity-floral interpretation of classic Burberry femininity.
Weekend combines citrus and green notes with nectarine, peach blossom, wild rose, blue hyacinth, iris, cyclamen, violet root, cedarwood, sandalwood, and musk.
Both fragrances contain fruit, florals, sandalwood, cedar, and musk.
The difference: Weekend feels brighter, greener, fresher, more floral, and more relaxed.
Burberry for Women feels warmer, creamier, fruitier, and more vanilla-driven.
Choose Weekend for spring, summer, daytime activities, and a breezier fragrance style.
Choose Burberry for Women for fall, cooler weather, warmth, and a more comforting fruity-woody profile.
Burberry Brit Eau de Toilette
Burberry Brit moves the warm Burberry fragrance style toward sweeter gourmand territory.
Brit combines pear, lime, and almond with candied almond, sugar, white peony, vanilla, tonka bean, amber, and mahogany.
Both fragrances feature pear, vanilla, warm woods, sweetness, and a feminine designer-fragrance character.
The difference: Burberry Brit is sweeter, nuttier, more gourmand, and more dessert-like.
Burberry for Women is fruitier, woodier, less sugary, and more centered around peach, apricot, sandalwood, moss, and musk.
Choose Brit if you prefer almond, vanilla, sugar, and gourmand warmth.
Choose Burberry for Women if you prefer ripe fruit and creamy woods without excessive sweetness.
What Is the Difference Between Available Concentrations?
Burberry for Women is primarily associated with the Eau de Parfum concentration.
Burberry for Women Eau de Parfum
The Eau de Parfum provides the full fragrance profile:
Peach, apricot, pear, black currant, and green apple in the opening.
Sandalwood, jasmine, and moss in the heart.
Vanilla, cedar, and musk in the base.
The Eau de Parfum concentration gives the fragrance enough depth to support the ripe fruit, creamy sandalwood, vanilla, woods, and musk while still remaining practical for daytime wear.
Different bottle sizes do not represent different concentrations.
A 1 oz Eau de Parfum and a 1.6 oz Eau de Parfum contain different quantities of the same concentration.
Burberry currently markets Burberry for Women as an Eau de Parfum.
Packaging and bottle appearance may vary depending on production period, market, or bottle size.
Learn more about fragrance concentrations
Is Burberry for Women Discontinued?
No. Burberry for Women is not discontinued.
As of August 2026, Burberry continues to sell Burberry for Women Eau de Parfum through its official U.S. website.
This is important because older Burberry fragrances are sometimes mistakenly assumed to be discontinued simply because they were launched decades ago or because packaging has changed.
Burberry for Women was introduced in 1995, but it remains part of the Burberry fragrance assortment.
Bottle design, packaging, size availability, and manufacturing details may vary depending on production period and retailer.
When Was Burberry for Women Released?
Burberry for Women was released in 1995.
Its release came during an important period in women's fragrance.
The 1990s produced everything from minimalist clean fragrances to aquatic perfumes, bold florals, and increasingly popular fruity compositions.
Burberry for Women took the fruity direction but gave it more depth.
Peach, apricot, pear, black currant, and apple make the fragrance immediately approachable.
Sandalwood, jasmine, moss, cedar, vanilla, and musk prevent the composition from feeling like a simple fruit perfume.
That structure helped give Burberry for Women a recognizable identity that remains wearable decades later.
Who Created Burberry for Women?
Burberry for Women was created by perfumer Michel Almairac, with Créations Aromatiques also associated with the composition.
The structure demonstrates how a relatively straightforward note pyramid can create noticeable development on skin.
The fragrance begins with:
Peach + Apricot + Pear + Black Currant + Green Apple
Then moves into:
Sandalwood + Jasmine + Moss
Before finishing with:
Vanilla + Cedar + Musk
The fruit attracts attention immediately.
Jasmine provides floral refinement.
Sandalwood creates creaminess.
Moss gives the composition texture.
Vanilla and musk soften the dry down.
Cedar keeps the sweetness controlled.
How Many Sprays of Burberry for Women Should Be Used?
For most situations, 3 to 5 sprays is a practical starting point.
Office: 2 to 3 sprays
Everyday wear: 3 to 4 sprays
Spring: 3 to 4 sprays
Summer: 2 to 3 sprays
Fall: 3 to 5 sprays
Winter: 4 to 5 sprays
Date: 3 to 4 sprays
Useful application areas include:
- Sides of the neck
- Upper chest
- Back of the neck
- Wrists
Because fragrance performance varies by skin type, climate, and formulation period, begin moderately.
If the fragrance disappears quickly on your skin, adding another spray later is generally better than heavily overspraying at the beginning.
Is Burberry for Women Authentic?
Yes. Burberry for Women purchased from South Beach Perfumes is backed by our commitment to selling authentic, original brand-name fragrances.
Because Burberry for Women has been sold for decades, customers may encounter variations in bottle design, packaging, labels, manufacturing information, or production batches.
Those differences do not automatically indicate that a fragrance is counterfeit.
Long-running fragrances frequently receive packaging updates and manufacturing changes while remaining authentic products.
Burberry itself notes that bottle design may vary.
Learn more about our product guarantee policy
Who Should Buy Burberry for Women?
Burberry for Women is an excellent choice for someone who enjoys:
- Peach fragrances
- Apricot
- Pear
- Black currant
- Green apple
- Jasmine
- Sandalwood
- Moss
- Vanilla
- Cedar
- Musk
- Fruity floral perfumes
- Woody fruity fragrances
- Warm perfumes
- Classic designer fragrances
- 1990s fragrances
- Office-friendly perfumes
- Fall fragrances
- Everyday signature scents
- Fruit without excessive sugar
- Vanilla without a full gourmand effect
It is particularly compelling for someone who wants a perfume where fruit feels warm rather than tropical.
This is not a bright citrus fruit fragrance.
It is not a candy fragrance.
It is not a dessert fragrance.
Burberry for Women focuses on ripe orchard and stone fruits layered over creamy woods, vanilla, and musk.
That combination gives it a comfortable, polished character.
Who May Not Like Burberry for Women?
Burberry for Women may not be ideal for someone who strongly prefers:
- Aquatic perfumes
- Sharp citrus fragrances
- Extremely fresh perfumes
- Very light skin scents
- Heavy oud
- Dark incense
- Extremely sugary gourmands
- Caramel-heavy fragrances
- Very strong projection
- Ultra-modern minimalist perfumes
Peach is another important consideration.
The peach and apricot accord creates much of Burberry for Women's personality.
If you strongly dislike ripe stone-fruit notes, this may not be the safest fragrance to purchase without smelling first.
Likewise, sandalwood and vanilla create a creamy warmth in the dry down.
Someone who prefers crisp, dry, citrusy perfumes may find Burberry for Women warmer than expected.
Final South Beach Perfumes Expert Review
Burberry for Women is one of those fragrances that demonstrates why fruity does not have to mean youthful, sugary, or simple.
The opening is undeniably generous.
Peach.
Apricot.
Pear.
Black currant.
Green apple.
There is a lot of fruit here.
But the fragrance does something important after that first impression.
It changes.
Sandalwood begins to soften the fruit and create creaminess.
Jasmine adds a polished floral touch.
Moss gives the fragrance an earthy structure.
Then vanilla, cedar, and musk gradually become more noticeable.
That transition is the reason Burberry for Women remains interesting.
It can begin bright and juicy, become creamy through the middle, and finish warm, woody, softly sweet, and musky.
The fragrance also occupies a useful place within the Burberry women's fragrance collection.
Burberry Weekend is brighter, greener, and more casual.
Burberry Touch is more berry-driven and floral.
Burberry Brit moves further toward almond, vanilla, and gourmand sweetness.
Burberry for Women sits comfortably between those styles.
It is fruity without becoming candy-like.
Warm without becoming heavy.
Sweet without becoming a gourmand.
Woody without becoming dry.
Feminine without relying entirely on flowers.
That balance is what makes it such a practical signature fragrance.
It works for an office.
It works for lunch.
It works while traveling.
It works during a cool fall afternoon.
It works for a casual dinner.
It works for a date.
It does not require a special occasion.
From an editorial perspective, Burberry for Women's greatest strength is comfort without anonymity.
There are easier fruity fragrances.
There are sweeter fruity fragrances.
There are more powerful fragrances.
But the peach, apricot, black currant, sandalwood, jasmine, moss, vanilla, cedar, and musk combination gives this perfume its own recognizable personality.
Burberry still markets the fragrance decades after its 1995 release, which gives a new wearer the opportunity to discover a genuine classic without having to search exclusively through discontinued or vintage inventory.
For someone looking for a warm fruity floral with creamy woods, soft vanilla, moderate projection, and excellent everyday versatility, Burberry for Women remains an easy fragrance to recommend.
It may be especially rewarding during fall and spring, but its flexibility allows it to work through much of the year with appropriate application.
If you are deciding which fragrance family, scent profile, and style best fits your personality and lifestyle, explore our Ultimate Guide to Finding Your Signature Scent.
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