Burberry Her

So I originally wrote a review for this perfume in 2022. Back then, I received a sample from Sephora, and did not like it at all. I could not understand the hype and felt like it smelt like medicine. I remember after applying it, I rinsed it off within a few minutes bc it felt too overwhelming. I am very much a vanilla girly, and I tend to gravitate towards musky and vanilla gourmands. This is not a perfume I would have chosen for myself in all honesty. I received this perfume as a gift from a family member this year, and I decided to give it another try. This perfume has honestly grown on me so much, and is now one of my favourites! I realized that the dry down of this perfume is absolutely stunning, and the musky and slight woody notes that I typically love come out after maybe 30 minutes of wear and combine with the fruity notes beautifully. I am really glad I gave it another chance! I don't mind the opening, but I LOVE how this perfume smells after 30 mins and onwards. First of all, it is such a happy scent. I'm not sure if it's cause I associate it with positive memories, but this perfume makes me so incredibly happy. It is such an uplifting scent! I tend to reserve this perfume for happy and big events, I've worn it to grad, weddings, parties, birthdays etc, because I feel like it matches the mood. Sometimes when I'm feeling down, I will spray this because it literally makes me happy. Again, I'm not sure if it's cause of positive associations, but I do believe the scent is just a genuinely cheerful and fun one. However, it could also work well for an everyday scent! Second, it is STRONG. I literally sprayed it once on a hot and humid summer day in the early morning, was active all day, and by 8 pm, someone who was standing near me could smell it and said they liked my perfume. I was shocked! For me, one to two sprays is enough! This scent is a noticeable one. Third, it works well for any season! I love it as a summer scent, I got this perfume in the summer and I associate it with summer, but I almost like it more in the winter? That being said, it works well for any time of the year in my opinion! Something about this perfume in the winter is so cozy and pretty. I'm not the best at describing scents, but this perfume reminds me of a sparkly drink or fruity mocktail, or candy in the best way possible. A lot of people seem to prefer elixir but I like this one way more personally!!!! I understand this perfume is really popular, but it doesn't really bother me! It's so girly, feminine and versatile enough to wear casually, but also elegant enough that you can wear it to a sophisticated event in my opinion. I've seen people on Tiktok wear this as their wedding scent and I can honestly see that because again, it's just such a happy and memorable scent! I don't get tired of smelling this one! I don't think it's a safe blind buy, but it is a good gift idea in my opinion because a lot of people seem to love it. Highly recommend this one!

When I first dove back into fragrance, I knew nothing about much of anything. My friend knowing I was looking for what I actually like, gave me a lil sample bottle of this. I loved it. Then began a dupe hunt. I got Rave Now & Glossy, both are great, but not the og dna that I craved. Fast forward a year into this rabbit hole & Momma got her a full bottle for Momma’s day. Let me say, upon my first sprays, I almost cried, & kept my mouth shut. It smelled fine, only weak, with very lil staying power. All I could do was use the M E philosophy of perfume, put Her in timeout. Guess what, same philosophy works on designers too. She lives in the cold, dark closet improves each wear. Now, silage is beyond moderate, but not a beast. She just leaves a fresh, fruity, woody lil trail for hours. The fruit combo in Her is divine. The fruits withstand to blend to perfection with the woody base. Yes the dry down smells like a less ambery BR540. They most definitely come from that same suburb nose. I wear when I go out for any occasion. I wore layered over S+F Love Potion on our travel day of vacation. It lasted all damn day, 8+. She was also 1 of 3 that took the travel with me. It is never cloying, doesn’t irritate my sensitive man. He can’t smell anything, but things will irritate him & he gets choked. So very relieved the priciest fragrance he has bought me not only performs its weight, but is tolerable for him. I can’t wait until he can smell again, we will have fun testing all my favs to find his favorite. I had considered this as my signature, but a recent new buy has slapped me & said I been here the whole time, why you just now getting around to me. Her will still be reached for more frequently, because I love her. I crave Her when I am in a bad mood, to uplift. She makes me feel pretty, fresh, and happy. Her is a forever frag, she will remain in my possession. I love Her😍 1000/10

There is something about this perfume's scent profile that is basic yet powerful. When I smell it, I think of a high-maintenance woman—an effortless knockout, a total "it girl." It’s definitely giving Maine character energy. Whoever wears it gives off the vibe of being effortlessly cool. It doesn’t try to be likable or motherly; it tries to be expensive and polished. This clinical, high-maintenance profile often triggers the association with a woman who prioritizes her own status and appearance over being approachable. When people describe this as “stuck up” in a positive way, they are usually responding to the lack of “coziness” or warmth. Most fragrances are marketed toward the idea of “allure,” which usually implies being soft, inviting, or maternal. Burberry Her flips that on its head. It signals that the wearer is the priority, not the environment or the people in it. It’s an assertion of value that is disconnected from how useful or pleasant the wearer is to others. In a world where women are constantly pressured to be caregivers, nurturers, or perpetually accommodating, choosing a scent that broadcasts “high-maintenance” and “unapproachable” is a way of reclaiming autonomy. It’s a refusal to perform the role of the soft, domestic anchor. It says, “I am the ornament, not the worker.”

If you're a big gourmand person who's on the hunt for a really sweet, fruity, almost candy-ish scent that is also wearable in the summer or in super strong heat, this is the one. I'd heard a bunch of things about this perfume but sincerely doubted it could actually be as sweet as people were telling me, seeing as the fragrance community tends to consider perfumes like Black Opium gourmands and I don't even find BO sweet at all. That being said, Burberry Her is actually sweet. The strawberry note is the most prominent for me. On my skin, I can feel it for over 8 hours and on clothes for 12 that I've tested so far, so I really don't get why people think it has bad longevity. It's also a bit powdery (in a soft way) and very musky on dry-down without losing the strawberry note. It might also be the most expensive impulse purchase of a fragrance I've ever done. I tried it out and ordered the full 100ml the same day hours later. This is honestly the sweetest, most elegant and compliment-getting fragrance for people who adore edible perfumes in extremely hot weather. It can be worn out in peak summer without being nauseating. It is, to some extent, a grown-up pink sugar and a more dainty version of Yum Boujee Marshmallow. For me, it's going to become a go-to daytime scent for spring and summer.

People just love to hate on new, sweet frags, don't they? I saw this in store and sprayed a bit on a paper tester. Top notes were very berry, sweet, and borderline juvenile. So, I put the tester in my coat pocket and forgot about it. Days later, I kept smelling something utterly divine. That smell was coming from the tester in my coat pocket! Inhaling the card deeply, I made my way back to the store and sprayed it on my wrist. After letting it sit for the day, I was completely hooked, and returned yet again to purchase a bottle. That dry down - ohhhh, that glorious dry down. So smooth, sweet yet elegant, coupled with glorious juicy berries makes this scent utterly feminine, breezy and effervescent. Burberry Her is also incredibly long lasting. That paper tester in my coat pocket is still sailing strong after over a week of being sprayed. On my skin, it projects beautifully for several hours, and remains a skin scent for a true 24 hours. On my first day out and about with Her on, I was complimented by a girl behind me in line, who commented that I smell wonderful, and what was it that I was wearing? Please ignore the hate on this. If you're curious about Her, I urge you to go out and try it for yourself. Let it mingle and marry with your skin, and give it a chance to shine. Lovely.