Which “My Burberry” girl are you? This month sees two versions of a fragrance inspired by a walk through a London garden after a rainfall. And while you might think the new eau de toilette version of the grand floral scent is just a lighter version of the original, you’d be mistaken. The new edt version is a fresher, nuanced interpretation of the original with some interesting new notes.
Both My Burberry fragrances are the brainchild of Christopher Bailey and master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. “Here is what is important to know: today’s eau de toilette fragrances are not lighter than eau de parfums. They are the same strength. An eau de toilette will give you a slightly different character and personality but the same impact,” says Kurkdjian. “I like to describe the new eau de toilettes this way: In music you keep the melody of a song, but you can have different orchestrations. That’s what we did with the new My Burberry eau de toilette. Instead of a cello playing, you have a violin. I wanted this version to be vibrant, playful and crisp.”
Master Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian
Last year’s My Burberry Eau de parfum was Bailey’s vision of a London garden after a rainfall.
It’s best described as a contemporary British grand floral scent. “You have an urban garden in London, so I wanted something contemporary. I wanted to have a lush wetness to the scent so I chose roses and freesia as the main flowers of the scent – they are little bit spicy and bright,” says Francis. He says the geranium leaves give an herbal, almost minty vibrancy to the eau de parfum.
My Burberry Eau de Parfum notes:
Top: bergamot and sweet pea
Heart: geranium leaves, golden quince, freesia, rain-tipped Damask & Centifolia rose
Base: patchouli
My Burberry Eau de Parfum
What few people understand is that the art of perfumery is grounded in strict science. Perfumers have to find the ideal balance of ingredients and carefully figure out the proper ratios and proportions. Some scents that smell delicious in a lab don’t always work when produced in massive quantities. There is a lot of chemistry to it.
“It isn’t easy replacing a note in a fragrance. A scent formula is built like a pyramid and when you remove one ingredient, you have to carefully replace it or it can crumble.”
For My Burberry EDT, he kept the rose heart which is the core personality of the scent but replaced the spiky character of geranium with peony. The bergamot in the eau de parfum is replaced with lemon tree flower, which is the same family as bergamot. It’s a little less tart and more elegant. And the moss note in the original makes way for some light cedarwood. The overall mood of this version is vibrant and playful.
“When creating a signature scent for a luxury fashion house, there is one key rule: The strength has to be strong enough to be recognized when a woman walks by on the street. It has to have a long trail so people notice it. That is what women look for.”
My Burberry Eau de Toilette notes:
Top: sweet pea and lemon tree flower
Heart: freesia, rose, peach blossom and peony
Base: Damask rose, light cedarwood and musk
Congrats to Julie-Lynne McCann from Canada. We drew her name from all those who commented below to receive both fragrances.
My Burberry is available at thebay.com and Hudson’s Bay stores across the country.
970 Comments
Peggy Flegka
October 9, 2015 at 12:40 pm@peggyflegka Both!!!
Mary Songer
October 9, 2015 at 12:30 pmNormally I go for the deeper, spicier scents but I’m really intrigued by the description of the eau de toilette. The combination of all those floral notes with the light cedarwood and musk sounds delightful.
Mary Songer
October 9, 2015 at 12:31 pm@LabRat517
ALices
October 9, 2015 at 12:05 pmI am going for the eau de parfum
Sandra Siddall
October 9, 2015 at 11:55 amI prefer the brighter, uplifting eau de toilette ^_^ @MissLazymoo
kim houghton
October 9, 2015 at 11:02 amgrand floral eau de parfum
kim houghton
October 9, 2015 at 11:03 am@mrsthelens
Carol Nine
October 9, 2015 at 10:09 amI prefer the original gran floral eau de parfum.
Carolyn Corrin
October 9, 2015 at 9:59 amI like the freesia and Centifolia rose. @victreebel21
Kim Lowry
October 9, 2015 at 9:32 amI prefer the lighter tone of the eau de toilette
Allyson Bossie
October 9, 2015 at 9:25 amI like the Eu De Toilette version best @AllysonBBossie
Susan Hunt
October 9, 2015 at 9:03 amgrand floral eau de parfum
Kathryn Casbolt
October 9, 2015 at 8:57 amI prefer the lighter notes of the eau de toilette
Kathryn Casbolt
October 9, 2015 at 8:58 am@kathrynann1
maram saleh
October 9, 2015 at 7:16 amI think I prefer grand flora eau de toilette
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DebP
October 9, 2015 at 7:13 amI have come to appreciate the lighter scents more, so I would go for the Eau de Toilette.
Caroline S
October 9, 2015 at 6:57 amI like to keep my scent light, so I think I’d prefer the EDT.
nicola weeks
October 9, 2015 at 6:15 amI think I’d prefer the original grand floral eau de parfum 🙂 x @NicoWeeks on Twitter
Linz W
October 9, 2015 at 4:47 amI like the freesia & rain-tipped Damask.
Sarah Burnside
October 9, 2015 at 4:20 amI love the rain tipped damask
Kirsty Sparks
October 9, 2015 at 3:42 amAwesome Prize 🙂
mrs sharron page
October 9, 2015 at 2:40 amI prefer the eau De toilette
Martina Alban
October 9, 2015 at 1:26 amI prefer the eau de toilette
pam Hutchinson kelly
October 8, 2015 at 11:23 pmI would love to try any of them
George Stamelos
October 8, 2015 at 9:07 pm@GeorgeSt1971 The original grand floral is so classsic!
Lyndsey Beckford
October 8, 2015 at 7:42 pmI prefer the eau de toilette
StewieG
October 8, 2015 at 6:06 pmI prefer the eau de toilette
Carolyn Corrin
October 8, 2015 at 5:01 pmI like the freesia & rain-tipped Damask. @victreebel21