London for Men

Epic Journey Into the Bottled Yonder, 228 ------------------------------------------------------- Purchased May 2025 This week I noticed this has the same dry down, the far - hours later - dry down, as Bogart Pour Homme. There's many down thumbs to this above and that's simply wrong. The truth shall come into the light, as they say. FatLipWill below on 09/19/2023 said so, which confirms my finding that Burberry stole the BPH dry down not to mention this came two years after BPH. Deal with it. Have to say "yours truly loves BPH more than this one", it's more brash and manly but aren't all scents situational? Having said I love both, London can barely be oversprayed for me. It's maximum three sprays per location otherwise there's a cloying that lingers quite a while and I cannot stand cloying in anything. Freshies are the worst at this. See, for ME the entire scent has to be genius, from the top to the bottom and everybody nowadays focusses on the top and moves on. You guys are being fooled into the best tops with castrated bottoms. I've tested all your trendy and favourite stuff and it's become simply pedestrian. Do read on. The more I write my reviews, the more a certain inevitable truth regarding this entire industry and community reveals itself to me - and always by happen stance. It's the strangest thing, and to be Frank (where has he gone??) my reviews suffer for it. They've become ramblings innay. This wasn't going to be a full fledged review, but since I cannot get more out of Burberry London, since it's so basic, the review has written itself. It's a very nice and warm, wholesome scent. But as you probably have read, it's not what I'm particularly after. In fact I don't know what I'm after in scents. I'm constantly exploring, I'm looking for something and I don't know what it is. Though I long to seek something deep and rich like the old days. But I don't want a long lingering dry down of oakmoss that easily cloys like the old days. I sense my tastes changing. OK let's not be hard on ourselves, just the wallet ((WILL YOU PULL OUT THAT BLOODY VIOLIN) calm down John Cleese, you've never said that though a viola would suffice). They've destroyed all our old favourites to function/perform like anything new. Reformulations are done for a reason, they're not just to cut costs but to obviously keep up with the changing landscape of this unbelievably expensive enthusiast's hobby. They make them more user friendly and welcoming to the latest generation whose balls will never descend, whose chest hair will never see the light of day. The people who do not understand that society used to be amazing, brilliant and polite - much like Burberry. Now it's if you're rich you must be an arsehole and let it be known you're rich, ergo an arsehole. Seriously could use a violin now. But mates, I wish somebody had informed I needed this years ago - 8 or 9 years ago in particular. A man simply does not brag about Burberry London, though it's another tool in his shed. You must own it and if you don't know why you're missing something from your set of tools, it's the Burb. Ramble on. 8/10 P.S.: My bottle is the clear glass with the chromed cap, juice functioning as it should. I do not suffer performance issues as many say but I do believe it could be better for the money I paid for it. Shortly after, the same chain of chemists dropped the price by $30 only to recently raise the price back to what I paid for it... I've since destroyed my violin, how about a harp? Batch: 4291 from 17th October, 2024.

So I did get the full bottle this is the update... I wore it from Christmas up until spring and I literally use the whole bottle I got a small I think 1.7 I was not able to find a vintage bottle SO.. in regards to those who say it was butchered or it’s so different or it doesn’t last or project?? I 100% DISAGREE!!!? you know could’ve been stronger yes but I have to say I bought a lot of Arabic blind buys that suck balls and their performance is abysmal or I bought Kayali all of em abysmal performance wise! THIS WAS NOT BAD AT ALL!!? so I am the original must be amazing but I was quite happy with my purchase I found that the stores were kind of overpriced for the new reform bottle so I went on Macquarie and got one pre-loved for like 25 bucks I am happy best perfume purchase of 2025!!! that saying a lot!! I’m still crying over alien infusion being discontinued for Christ sake! You know this is Christmas it’s a manly Englishman who shot down a Christmas tree for me and he’s putting an apple smoking a pipe and I’m making something with spices in the air oh God yes ha orgasmic if you’re a spice lover!! Wow...I’m so happy I finally tried this!! I got a travel size first and this will definitely be a FB! It’s perfectly unisex first of all, maybe leaning slightly masculine? But I’m in LOVE! It’s been a while since I’ve fallen in love! I’ve tried niche, designer Arabic for something new since my previous loves ( Dior poison, alien fusion and Paradox, ebony wood original, Bianca latte) are the tops in my favs list. I love spice!!!! And THIS? is amazing! It’s so well blended I can’t really smell tobacco or leather? I just sit there smelling Christmas and I’m ok with that! I don’t mind if I smell like a house during Christmas, I even love the touch of pine or fir that I’m getting ahhh I wish I currently had a man I would definitely share this!! A warm spicy sexy cozy scent for a super good price! I hope they don’t stop making this! The performance was not that bad as a lot of men said it worked very well on my skin!! I even sprayed it on before I would go for my nightly walk and the cold air it just smells so good!! Now?? If only I could get my hands on Burberry Brit Red!?? Life would be complete...

What an amazing fragrance!! Where to even start with this one? I have heard a lot of people saying it smells like Christmas, and I couldn't agree more. To me there are so many notes in this that lead to that kind of feeling, such as the tobbac, the lavender, and the cinnamon. It isn't listed, but I also get a very strong note of some sort of Christmasy tree as well, such as some kind of spiky tree or something, I can't really explain it properly. It smells to me like if you lived in a forest with all the Christmas trees around, without the fire going, but you have the simple lavender, tobbac, and cinnamon notes lingering while the windows are open, and it very lightly snows. If you are a middle-aged to older man who is light and fun while also a little serious, this can absolutely be your signature scent, it would work really well on you. I know of someone who has this as their signature, and I totally understand why. I would say it is fairly versatile; however, I would save it for the cooler seasons, especially those cozy winter months. That note of some sort of Christmas tree to me really adds a kind of toned down, grounding aspect that just makes it such a not watery but light fragrance, in smell and in wearability, that just makes it so nice, light, and airy to wear and smell on yourself, and others. Best Season: Winter, Price: Definitely more than worth it, very decent, Longevity and sillage: Lasts very long on my skin and projects far, and the atomiser is very generous for me, Bottle design: The bottle is quite nice, the signature Burbery tartan is a nice touch, and the cap is very heavy and is different to others, being a square, as well as clicking on smoothy, however the box feels very cheap, Overall: 8.9/10

I cant deny it, i looooove this stuff. Im pretty much a vintage snob, and when people talk about "modernizing" old school fragrances, this is THE apex in my opinion. I dont typically like sweetness, but this is perfectly sweet and it works amazing with the tobacco and cinnamon. This is very masculine, but not macho. Think of literally sitting in front of a fireplace with a girl on a winter night. shes snuggling up against you and youre both falling asleep with a smile on your faces. Thats the exact picture i get from this. There could certainly be a Christmas tree in the corner of the scene as well, and indeed even with all the fancy or rare stuff i own...i still wear London on christmas. So weve all heard the main drawback...performance sucks. Its not a lie, although i get better performance than alot of people are claiming, and thats with the newer formula too. But...for those who are saying "when this came out it was much stronger and long lasting"...you arent imagining things. In fact, even though this came out in 2006, for a couple of years there was REAL oakmoss in this. Not an oakmoss accord or a bunch of synthetic evernyl, but actual oakmoss extract. If you find boxes with evernia prunastri actually listed, then you have a bottle from the first few years and it will perform alot better. Even those arent "beastmode" but it projects better and longer than the new formulas, youll get a day out of it. In conclusion, this is one of my favorite fragrances on earth. Antoine Maisondeau created a masterpiece of modern perfumery in my opinion, and the fact that this is ~$30 is incredible to me.

Someone said this smells like guess seductive noir.... Absolutely NOT! 🙂↔️ I had a chuckle with that one girl!! no this is 100% man during Christmas chopping down the Christmas tree and bringing it home and putting it up while I’m burning a spicy woody candle and he’s smoking a pipe!! roar!! meow🦁 It’s all the smells of Christmas 🎄 hot *to gal below GSN?? Is basically Mon Guerlain but make it cheaper... lavender vanilla.. the lavender in this BL? Is more of a introducing partner brief appearance makes it pop and then the spices take over whereas in guess seductive noir, it’s initially lavender then I believe some Iris or Oris and it gets deeper and more velvety it’s just totally different vibe! I will agree? Both are sexy!! And they would go Great on a date night if the girls wearing that and the dude is wearing BL!? Niiice mix!! oh shoot now I need to layer that!!! 🏃♀️ I have them both and I don’t think I can wait till winter to try that! Ha cool I’m not making fun of the cute girl below who said than she seems very nice! 😊 but I had a little chuckle when she said that I’m like girl no you don’t smell that!? but maybe she does anyway Burberry London is amazing and it’s definitely a manly man a London manly man... scent do I wear it??? OH F YEA!!! I am a sucker for cinnamon and spice and anything nice I wish I had a man to give this too!!! 😢 but men suck and I’m deconstructing and decentralizing men atm 💁♀️ so I’ll wear it instead... ha