Burberry Brit Red

Omg. I just received this and I feel like saying 'where have you been all my life?!' This is really really surprisingly beautiful and sexy and well well exceeded my expectations. First of all it should have its own name (not a flanker), it doesn't smell like Brit original or sheer, it is very different. It is breathtakingly beautiful. It is sweet and while normally I would think ok well another sweet perfume that smells like fantasy / pink sugar... it doesn't just smell like another vanilla. That being said if you like those two fragrances you will probably love this, it is in and of itself a very unique fragrance. I think it is the rhubarb that is having this effect. I normally am not a ginger fan overall but this is a case of ginger done well. I can't really make it out on its own it just blends beautifully in. I can't praise this perfume enough and I don't know why it wasn't released as its own fragrance (not a flanker) and also why it was released in such a limited fashion that I never saw it here. I also don't know why the company would not market this completely differently because I really beleive it would have been a big success. It is so yummy. I need to get back up bottles. I am wearing it now and being sniffed by people around me, so I would say it is a crowd pleaser. So in summary Brit Red a really delicious beautiful rubharb vanilla fragrance that deserves to have its own identity and I will be sad when I run out because although I have just received this I think it's going to become an instant favourite.

Brit Red is the only autumnal, spicy rhubarb perfume I ever got my nose on, and I tried lots of rhubarbs. For that uniqueness alone it should be brought back. But it's also a lovely scent in its own right. At first it's fresh and clean with the characteristic tartness of rhubarb and a very nostalgic and pleasant musky note. I can't really explain it, but it smells very early 2000s to me. Maybe that's why it was discontinued? The ginger makes it even more lively and fizzy than rhubarb usually is. Then there is the base, which consists mainly of warm, sweet vanilla and a gingerbread accord. To me this smells more like gingerbread spices than the whole baked good, so it's not that gourmand. A dash of rose rounds it out further. Far in the drydown, the rhubarb is gone and the scent becomes more vanillic and musky on my skin. This is spicy, but not dry or heavy. It's perfect for mild to cold days. I don't know why this was a Burberry Brit flanker. I guess the light creaminess of the vanilla is kind of similar in both, but if I tested this blindly, I would have never thought of Brit. I can't think of anything in the market that smells just like Brit Red. Everything I tried from the suggestions in the "reminds me of" list is not even close to my nose. With the trend towards rhubarb notes in the last years, I hope someone will put a new version of a warm, spiced rhubarb fragrance on the market.

From vegetable rhubarb to rhubarb cake ;) but really it isn't that simple, it's a great rich and layered oriental! I've been refreshing the fragrance today and I'm surprised it smells even better than I remembered it. Tastes change :)I've always liked Red but nowadays I like it very much. Who wants a spice in a fragrance, has it here - a nice ginger. I'm into spices so I'm glad I've rediscovered it in here. The fragrance starts in a strong hit of rhubarb and vanilla, it's the time when rhubarb is the most prominent - then the fragrance is something like a spicy rhubarb cake but not truly edible (that's nice!). What comes afterwards is a great oriental spicy RED scent and I haven't found many orientals in red. I don't detect much of patchouli, benzoin and rose - actually "rose doesn't exist" and that's good. Sillage is good. Lasting power too. Brit Red is great for cold days, day and night. Actually it's one and only Burberry fragrance I truly like! Brit Red doesn't build a story in my mind like some fragrances do - but it is an interesting view of an oriental scent really, a twisted one - still very good.

I recieved Burberry Brit Red as a Christmas gift from my brother. I have not tried or had any Burberry perfumes before, so I was curious to try it out. First of all I will describe the bottle. The bottle is really nice, if you live in the UK you may know that Burberry is associated with the word "Chav" the original burberry pattern on the other perfumes isn't to my taste at all. This bottle for Brit Red, is a red chequered Burberry pattern and looks great amongst my perfume collection. When I I sprayed it first I got a strong smell of Rhubarb. Like rhubarb and custard lovely and sweet. Strong but not overbearingly strong. This is what I like about the perfume you don't have to wait for the dry down to enjoy the smell. A few hours in, I could still smell the sweetness and the rhubarb, then a lovely vanilla smell began to creep in. The vanilla and the rhubarb mixed together in the perfume may sound like a sweet clash, but it goes together really well. A good six hours after I could still smell this perfume on my skin, this time I could just smell the vanilla. A really nice everyday perfume, I love this!

What do you get when you mix in Vanilla with Rhubarb?, A sinfully Decadent Dessert Called Burberry Brit Red Brit Red a Spicier Cousin to the more dry Nuttish Citroen of Burberry Brit. It starts of a bit Zesty with Mandarin Orange and Green Jasmine For the top Layer, Red Rubarb comes steeping Through Giving Brit Red Distinction from it's White Counterpart It's Juicy accord which gives it Delectable Character, As Brit Red dries we get a Blast of Vanilla Like it's White Version It's Cloyish in this One They added Gingerbread which Adds a bit of Warmth and Zing. I Totally Agree with the reviews that it Evokes Christmas it Really Does, Burberry Brit Red Evokes in me an Image of of White Vanilla cream Wrapped with Deep Red Rhubarb Sauce swirling Around with Sprinkles of Cinnamon and Chai in a Bowl before being baked in the Oven, Or Sitting in front of a fire Place sipping on your Tea with Bright Ornate Christmas Lights Glowing with Calm Ambience Brit Red is not your run of Mill Gourmand it has a special Quality that is hard to Find in Gourmands.