Burberry Her Intense

This is way better than the OG Her, London Dream and the Blossom. Her is more fresh with the strawberry, more youthful than this, but I need something more syrupy, deeper and decadent. To my nose this escapes the Cloud/In the Stars/ Baccarat Rouge vibe in the opening. Yes it has that DNA, but I detect it later. Its very potent also, even after a shower I can smell it, but thats when I smell more of the Baccarat Rouge side of it. This is alot like a tanning oil scent, very beachy and deep. In my opinion its opening is very reminiscent of The One by D&G due to their balsamic, syrupy and deep sweet character. It is lighter than The One tho (which is heavier and with the vetiver it smells kinda like a greek church to me). Not dupes, just same genre. Her Intense smells like there are more notes than the ones listed on here, and as if theres mandarin orange here just like there is in Burberry Her, and in The One which also contains jasmine, and the ambery balsamic base is kinda similar to the benzoin here. After 1 hr on my skin its projection is fresher like Her and BR 540, but when I smell up close I still detect the beautiful resin sweet benzoin. Its opening is expensive, balsamic, syrupy and with intense red fruits, I absolutely love it, wish this was the essence of the entire perfume. Its benzoin (my fav base note) adds an oriental decadent touch to it in the opening and for the first one hour which I wish lasted longer. Her is already better than Cloud imo, more dimensional, more feminine, and its opening brings me images of a retro outdoor setting by the pool and tanning beds, so Her Intense amplifies this feeling and the ladies sunbathing wear big white elegant hats, gold earrings and their skin is shiny and tan like this bottle's colors. If I'm gonna have something like Baccarat Rouge 540 it better be this one! I have a tiny bottle of Cloud that I never wear anymore, and I own In the Stars which comes off more herbal with the borage so I like In the Stars more than Cloud. I wore Her Intense today in 93 degree weather while doing heavy yard work and it still smelled amazing. It actually made me buy the whole The One line (EDP, EDT and L'eau) cuz I realize how much I like intense sweet balsamic scents.

Some fragrances don't just sit on your skin, they seize your soul and refuse to let go. ‘Her Intense’ is one of those rare ones that gripped me from the very first spray and hasn't loosened its hold. I truly am the queen of the Burberry ‘Her Intense.’ If I could smell like one perfume always, this would undoubtedly be it. Since discontinuation I’ve hoarded nearly every reasonably priced one thats popped up on reselling platforms. I no joke have about 50 bottles being perfectly preserved in my fragrance fridge. My advice is do not buy the two piece box examples (unless its a 1.6oz) with the rectangular sticker on bottom of bottle, those are counterfeit. There are dozens of them hitting mercari for cheap and unfortunately selling daily. My equation I use to determine and rationalize value is about $35 per fl oz, my sweet spot is securing 3.3oz bottles for under ~$100. If you’ve ever seen one listed and missed out on it, just know I’m sitting on it like a brooding hen. The last week of 2024 Burberry released the ‘Eau De Parfum Intense’ flanker, and I thought my prayers were going to finally be answered. Instead, I was met with a soapy lactonic Strawberry not at all resembling my beloved Cherry forward ‘Intense.’ I wore ‘Eau De Parfum Intense’ several times throughout 2025 trying to justify my purchase and convince myself I like it, but it’s one of my least favorite ‘Her’ offerings. It really should have had its own name sake that didn’t relate it to this masterpiece. The new ‘Her Parfum’ has been a godsend as Its quite similar, though not 1:1 the same. Theres fresh creamy accents that brighten up the composition, and so thats what sets them apart the most. All of these repetitive dupes/impressions that hit the market and yet no one has properly tried their hand at this mouth numbing Cherry Berry Lollipop DNA. The closest I’ve gotten is Risala Elite’s ‘Cotton Bliss,’ but shes just a Cherry Cotton Candy take on Burberry ‘Her.’ EZE’s ‘Lit’ would also be an honorable mention. My nose has touched hundreds of fragrances, but this has effortlessly remained in my top 3 throughout the years. I refuse to be without this perfume and Im glad I wont have to for a very long time. 🥰

If you ask me this is a fruitier version of Dior Hypnotic Poison EDT! At first spray it smells like some sort of fruity cocktail or a mixer; I can't really put my finger on what it is but it smells like an alcoholic drink (that probably has contreau in it, for some weird reason). There's a lot of boozy red berries and, it takes a while but, cherry takes center stage. Once it completely dries down there's an almost plastic quality to it - it reminds me of the playdoh note in HP EDT but it's not quite the same. Some people say it's that of a plastic doll and I guess that's not totally wrong. It's also as powdery, warm and cozy as HP EDT. It kind of makes me think of christmas evening after one has left church. Like there's still myrrh or some incense on your clothes and after you get inside from the cold, make a fire and sit down with a fruity alcoholic drink. The benzoin gives it this incense base, that turns sirupy together with the berries and gives a smoky feel. Boozy sirupy, still after a few hours on the skin. I like this fragrance; I think it's much more complex than the notes would suggest and it has some sort of mysterious aura to it while also being approachable. When I first sprayed it it was a bit too harsh; too loud and boozy for me. In the drydown it is much more elegant and sophisticated, but, for me, way too powdery (same with HP EDT) and too heavy on the cherry. But, while I overall like it, it also gets reeeeaaally timid after only a few hours, at least on my skin. It doesn't project at all and is much more of a skin scent - which surprised me after it started out so loud. I just thought I'd like it way more than I do now after wearing it for half a day. It's a nice scent overall and there's definitely occasions where I'd still wear it, but personally I won't buy a bottle. This is definitely not a safe blind buy (yes it's discontinued now but it's still available in many stores!) except if you know and like Dior's Hypnotic Poison EDT but want something less vanilla and more fruity.

Blind bought this when I heard it's getting discontinued. I sampled and liked the OG Burberry Her, but not enough to buy a full bottle. It felt too youthful and girly. There's too much of a strawberry shampoo vibe going on. I bought this in hopes that it's a warmer, deeper, more mature version of Her. I'd say it definitely is. But, all the criticisms in the reviews below also apply. It certainly has a strong berry cough syrup scent in the opening. I understand the Redbull comparisons too. That does fade away after awhile, and becomes something more powdery. Not "baby's diaper" powdery as one reviewer stated, but definitely powdery. The OG Her does not smell powdery to me. The smell of berries is still prominent in the midnotes of Her Intense, just more "berries and cream" and less cough syrup at this stage. I'm not sure yet if I'm pleased with this as a blind buy, but I'm going to give it a chance. Waiting to see how I feel about the drydown, which was my favorite part of the OG Her. I sprayed this a few hours ago and the fragrance is still in the middle stage (berries and cream and powder). This smells nothing like Cloud or BR540 to my nose. This one does remind me a bit of D&G The Only One. Not that they smell entirely similar, but that they both have a very thick, syrupy-sweet opening and a powdery undercurrent in the midnotes. Update: I do like the drydown. I get little whiffs of that BR540-ness in the air, like I do with the drydown of the OG Her. However, you have to wait a long time to get there. Like 6 hours. So, if you can stand smelling like a jagerbomb for the better part of your day in order to get to the delicious base, this perfume is for you!

The first time I tested this perfume I thought it smelled warm and sweet but strong, over powering even, it stuck in my nose and smelled like medicine. I threw the test strip in my purse and thought that was that, until I opened my purse throughout the day, and the next day, and the next day. My entire purse, my wallet, mask all smelled like this perfume but the scent cooled down and smelled less like medicine and just like cherry, strawberry, vanilla with a hint of floral. I caved went back to the store on day three and bought it. I highly recommend testing this in the store before buying, the red fruits will either be too much for you and remind you of medicine or you'll love it. It does smell different to me dried down, it holds on to skin and clothes, not something that stays in my face but if i put my sweater to my nose I remember it's there. I saw another comment about it being addicting like it kept calling I felt the same way. I will say I understand the comparisons to cloud but this is more mature and solid with dark red fruits, where as cloud smells fluffy like whip cream and juvenile (not in a bad way I have both and love them). The bottle is simple, it also has a lengthy spray if you push the nozzle all the way down. Have you used those new Flairosol style spray bottles? Yeah just like that.