The Beat EDT

My first impression was that of a very generic green tea and citrus fragrance. But who doesn't need one? I see green tea as the 21st century lavender...a staple,the bottle you reach for when pretty much everything else seems too this or that for the occasion...job interview, meeting with friends, taking the kids to a theme park, a first date why not ? After I have worn this on the few warm spring days we have had so far, I would say that the intensity of the top citrus notes as well as the somewhat harsh grassy ones weaken after about 30 minutes and let the floral and spicy sides of this composition add some warmth and complexity.The fragrance definitely seems more feminine at that stage, even though it remains on the fresh/casual side. It has surprisingly good staying power , about 4-5 hours ; Green, herby scents aren't usually detectable on me after 1-2 hours ! Oh, and I love design of the bottle : modern, classy and fun.I have the 30 ml one, very easy to carry around.

Why was The Beat line ever discontinued? I was given my EDT by a family friend, it was discontinued by the time I started wearing perfumes two years ago so this is the only version I'm familiar with. Just checked the batch code and it's from 2011. The Beat EDT is citrusy with tea and cedar wood. It's not sweet, mainly very fresh and clean making it perfect for summer. This should have been likeable enough to not be discontinued but here we are. Does Burberry have anything this fresh in their current offerings? I feel like they might have killed off a whole women's fragrance category within their brand with this decision. I should mention I love the name of this line. From the modern British rock bands inspiration to my own association of the name with 60s beat groups. Does Burberry ever resurrect past fragrances? They should with this one.

I bought this back in 2009, I remembered it well because it was my very first perfume that I chose myself during my studies in Europe and there it was generally more green tea floral and dried down powdery on me. I loved it right away (my best friend thought it is kinda dizzying...but I chucked that opinion directly to the bin). I went through one bottle then I came across an old one on sale, from 2012. I am already back in my home country where it is always 27-30 degrees C and after 1 spray the pepper notes jumped at me. I was slightly surprised. I had to layer it with something more floral to get it smelling like it used to. I don't know because it is not very fresh or it has been reformulated. I still wear it though, because somehow the spray mechanism is really satisfying.

I love this scent. I've been searching for a fragrance to stay with for a long time and finally I've found it! The Beat EdT is fresh and citrusy but not sharp. It doesn't smell of lemons but rather of... well mandarin oranges perhaps? ;) In the same time as it's really fresh it's also comforting. As if there was vanilla in it but in so small amounts that it doesn't get sweet or heavy at all. The only sad thing is that the scent disappears too soon. To me the EdP is a totally different fragrance. That one's just heavy - I can't stand it. The EdT on the other hand is perfect. So light in every way and just oh-so-wonderfully-smelling!

Perfect work fragrance. It's fresh in a Zen peaceful way, not in a citrusy energizing way. The dry down becomes sweeter and I get really pleasant whiffs of this as the day goes on. Not girly but not masculine at all. I wish I got a bit more cardamom and cedar but this is beautiful, a staple in my collection now. Easy but not blah. Super different compared to the EDP, which is much thicker and much sweeter. I also love that one but not the same vibe at all.

I was at Miniso yesterday, and one of their perfumes really reminded me of The Beat EDT. It's one of their travel sized "tubular" ones with the Jo Malone looking labels. I think it was the one called Palma Lake, the liquid was blue. Really cheap too! Check it out, hopefully it can be a good replacement for the EDT or even the EDP which I've never tried.

What a difference a few months make! I sprayed this in February and it did not work (sharp and a little unpleasant) but I sprayed it last night and it was fresh and divine. My girlfiend who was with me at dinner kept complimenting me saying that whenever I moved the beautiful scent wafted over to her! I adore this in the summer months.

I love love love this, this is my signature scent! I feel really good with it... it's really perfect, so fresh, clean, particular and sophisticated too. I get so many compliments when I wear it. I bought my second bottle <3 In my opinion, I don't like edp version, it's different and too strong.

Airy and fresh, lovely fragrance! There is a feel-good, zen quality in this. I can definitely detect tea, which I love. It's serenity in a bottle, like a yoga session in a spring garden. I love it. It's much better than the edp, which is sweeter. I only wish it would last longer.

This was my fav perfume and unfortunately I can t find It Anymore. It was perfect: fresh and relaxing, I could wear It everytime from morning till Midnight. Versace bright Crystal Is quite similari though.

very fresh, feminine and comfy - perfect for everyday wearing. unfortunatly, somebody liked it more than me(as i guess of somebody stoled it from my bag, hah)

It goes awesome on my skin. I really love notes, especially the base one. smells like a cheerful girl wearing white puffy knee dress

The Beat smells fresh, light and soapy. It is ideal for the workplace but it doesn't last very long

LOVE LOVE LOOOVE this one!!!! Thank you Burberry for the perfect, english stile! :-D

love it.fresh & elegant . English style

My first Burberry perfume. I have wanted to try this brand for so long, being English myself and I know how popular it is worldwide. This is definitely a spring scent, to me, as it is fresh, crisp and clean. However, it is almost like it contains a note I don't like as I get a really sharp scent from it, more suited to a male aftershave - this is quite a masculine smell on first spray and I much prefer the softer more feminine smell that remains after a few minutes. There is an undercurrent of a soapy smell too, which I like in a fragrance. I would wear this during the day and I think this would be a good interview scent, non offensive but something about it says I am in control. I am a big believer in anyone wearing anything male or female and this says that perfectly to me. Just a quick word on the bottle, I hate it. The only part I like is the Burberry print on the glass part. The top of the bottle and the lid are in a cheap plastic and an odd shape and although the perfume inside is more important, I don't like this bottle at all. Looking forward to trying more from Burberry though.

I'm surprised about all those negative or 'meh'-reviews for The Beat EdT as I have to say that for my untrained nose iT is a lovely summer scent. Uplifting, fresh, feminine, rather detectable. Not generic as so many reviews state. Or maybe my admiration is based on the fact that although I've been looking for a fresh fragrance for ever, high and low, have found nothing but disappointment so far, until I sniffed this. The Beat manages to avoid all those rough corners that have put me off so many times before - it's not sharp nor masculine, it's also not soapy nor watery, not easily fleeting nor annoying. It's not "watermelon-y", not "too young", not too sweet, not air freshener or detergent-like, and not stingy. And to me that says (and means) a lot! The Beat manages to be simple, uncomplicated, refreshing and mood lifting, unpretentious scent, easy to wear, easy to like. :)

Strange as it may seem the top notes are similar to Moschino Funny and Incanto Bliss put together at least on my skin. It's fresh, careless and sweet, a totally wearable EDT for the summer. Although not listed, I can detect some pepper in it in the top notes. Unlike other reviewers say, this lasted quite long on my skin, it's just not loud. It comes to the signature Burberry soft vanilla/musk dry-down, just a bit fresher. If you have tried the EDP, you might recognise the mossy note in the drydown, but it's barely there. Certainly it has less character than the EDP (and it differs from it significantly), but it's still lovely.On clothes it leaves a clean laundry impression. Yeah, I already imagine myself wearing this at my favorite beach bar. This is more than perfect for summer and everyday wear.

I think this fragrance was created for early spring and early fall. Many girls tell that it's an everyday scent, but for me it's not. I wear it when I have some special mood. It smells very good in sunny and cloudy weather, but I personally like it in cloudy weather a little bit more. I can wear it with jeans and T-shirt, shirts, leather jackets and big manly watch. At the beginning it smells very fresh and citrusy, I can recognize bergamot and mandarin which are a little bit tart. As the time passed, smell of citruses transformes into smell of tart green tea with lemon. I can also feel powdery smell of iris. And the last one note that I can smell is note of tobacco! I think that probably vetiver smells this way on my skin.

Very fresh, very citrucy and grassy. This smells young, sporty and is highly inoffensive. I can wear it year round, best suits me during the day, when I don't want to smell too specific, just need a blast of freshness and uplifting citruses.I reach for it most often before I go to the gym or run random errands. On me I don't get the Elizabeth Arden-type-of-green-tea note (or else I would have disliked this, as I hate the EA green tea!). Overall a very versatile fragrance, short to medium longevity, for the young at heart (or age:) EDIT: This seems to be getting a lot of compliments lately, both from women and men. Everyone says something along the lines: oh, how lovely and fresh! Ha! This is a keeper for me for sure.