Touch for Men

When I posted my first review on this site — Burberry for Men — I was positively beside myself with praise for it, yet I offhandedly noted that it might not even be my favourite men’s release from Burberry. How could that be the case? Burberry Touch for Men right here. It does so many things right in a refined, well balanced, unique package. It’s listed as a violet dominant fragrance, and that’s not entirely inaccurate; you’re going to get that soapy, powdery thing right off the bat. To my nose, though, it isn’t the predominant DNA of the fragrance; that would unmistakably be the white pepper that lies in the heart of it. Granted, my collection is probably of a modest size compared to some of this site’s more veteran contributors, but to my nose, it’s actually somewhat esoteric. Astringent isn’t the right word for it, but it’s close; it tickles the nose in the same way that ground peppercorns do. It’s evocative of brushed nickel minimalism, sharp angles, and a white tee shirt so well tailored it nearly elevates beyond casual wear. It’s a fragrance for those weirdos among us that have a strong sense of nostalgia for the scent of pencil shavings. The white pepper and omnipresent ozonic notes make for a fragrance that is unmistakably spicy, but not with any of the braggadocio of peppery icons like Sauvage or the numerous Spicebombs of the world. Esoteric, yes, but by no means pretentious or hard to appreciate; by my own anecdotal experience, this is one of the most frequent compliment magnets on my shelf, if you can believe it. Like a lot of Burberry’s masculine releases, it performs admirably without drowning a room. I always say that I prefer fragrances that are discovered, not announced, and this one feels like it’s in the Goldilocks zone in that regard. It has enough staying power to survive an eight hour work day and is both accessible and restrained enough to excel in that environment. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention how this might accidentally be one of the greatest sleeper androgynous releases ever. It’s strange in this regard, too. I’ve shared sprays of this among close friends, and when you smell this on a woman, you’d almost never guess it’s actually a men’s fragrance. On the other hand, when you smell it on a man, it does all of the work you’d want a men’s fragrance to do. I’m sure there are intellectual, sociological reasons for this that people much smarter than I can figure out. 😅 All in all, a super intriguing spring/summer daytime pick; a refreshing, interesting take on fresh scents for those looking to branch out and away from the ubiquity of prototypical citrus-y blue aquatics; a different option to fulfil a largely similar role. It wouldn’t be my first reach off the shelf for colder weather, but I’ve done it before on lazy reach days and it makes a shocking amount of sense in that environment too. An all time classic in my opinion, and it’s practically ubiquitous at this point, which means you can get comically large quantities of this for basically no money whatsoever. 10/10 for me. Cannot in strong enough terms recommend this one.

I have always been intrigued by a gorgeous fragrance's enchantment - a scent that characterizes a moment and narrates a story about the individual who wears it. I’m thrilled to present my review of Touch For Men, a timeless fragrance from Burberry that I have come to appreciate over the last few weeks. TOP NOTES Touch opens up clean and fresh and gives a 90s vibe. Close to barber powder after you have a nice shave or a haircut; as soon as you spray the first spray, you’ll know what I’m talking about. A somewhat cold and metallic scent provided by a big burst of violet leaf and a touch of citrus reminded me of one of those long discontinued Dsquared fragrances with a bottle decorated with a wooden texture. HEART NOTES As the fragrance settles on the skin, a certain spiciness starts to break through the hefty dose of powderiness present in the top notes. Since this is an affordable fragrance, and the materials inside aren’t of the highest quality, saying that this comes from white pepper or nutmeg would be a stretch, but the overall feeling is spicy. BASE NOTES The drydown is the best part of this composition for me and a star of the show. Along with the residues of violet from the top and spicy kick from the middle notes, we are introduced to gentle musk and tonka bean. I’m not surprised that so many people love this scent and have worn it as their signature fragrance for over two decades. OVERALL Touch remains a timeless and versatile fragrance that perfectly encapsulates understated elegance. I still cannot believe that it took me so long to check it out, which confirms that just because something is affordable doesn’t necessarily mean it is not worth sampling. Read the full review at scentgrail (.) com

Funny story. This was my ultimate favourite perfume. Signature even. Since 2019, I've been learning to become a perfumer. Learning raw materials, aroma chemicals, naturals et al. Some molecules are harder to smell on their own, you can smell what they are doing in a blend, but sometimes never on their own. Sanjinol, is a molecule from sandalwood. And I could not smell it on its own, I mean at all! No matter the dilution I made it. I knew what it was doing in the mix of other things which was creating a sandalwood accord. Anyway, last year I got COVID, and lost my sense of taste and smell, for a couple of days. Once my sense of smell came back. BAM!! Sanjinol was so strong I could smell it a mile away. I hated it. It smelled aweful, like sweaty, stinky feet, or wood soaked in body odor. Now to my point. I bought a 100ml of touch I found at a perfume store here in Toronto, that sells old stock and discounted, discontinued perfume. I was so excited to wear it, since it had been a year or so that I had any. And what happened? All I could smell was the sanjinol. Not the soft, crisp, spicy aromatic beauty I remembered. I was like this has to be a dupe, or it's gone bad! Anyway I've come to appreciate sanjinol as material, and realize the value of it in perfume. And tho I can still smell it (quite strongly) in Touch. I still love this perfume very much.

One of the most complimented in my collection. So many compliments! Here's a few I got from the fairer sex: "you smell so good" "you always smell so clean and put-together" "you smell like an old bloke. wait no don't get offended I mean it as a compliment. you smell like an old bloke in a good way. what do i mean by that? oh shit yeah. yeah I mean you smell like good but you smell like an old man but like a good one. yeah." As you can see from my track-record, this fragrance is very popular with the ladies. Very professional smelling. Very clean. Good lasting power, nice scent bubble. It frustrates me when people want a fragrance that will knock everyone in the room out. Look into my eyes — you do not want massive projection. You want a soft-medium projection but for people to actually like it. You want that so badly. You want people to think you smell good in an understated way instead of being that pillock who revs his engine at night-time in a cul-de-sac till people are red-eyed. Ok you can look away now. The main notes I get are violet leaf, a big amount of pepper, drying down to some tonka and clean musk. If you want to be a man-who-smells-like-good-but-who-smells-like-an-old-man-but-like-a-good-one like myself, dear reader, look no further than this fragrance.

Ahhh. I'm surprised that I've never reviewed this fragrance. This is one of my all time top 5 scents since I started wearing designer EDTs twenty years ago in my teens. Probably due to it's affordability. This, CH 212 and Boss in Motion were my main rotation for going to teenage discos and chasing italian girls around. It's a very mild refreshing scent. For me it's reminiscent of fresh laundry, warm weather. It's fresh in a non citrus kind of way. I think Ozonic used to be listed as a note or accord and that makes a lot more sense to me than some of the current notes. I get zero vetiver, pepper, orange. Maybe Tonka bean but tbh I've no idea what that smells like on it's own. Nobody's going to swoon and want your babies first time they meet you if they smell Burberry touch on you, but it's a pleasant every day kind of scent making it a very accessible signature. Maybe it's my skin chemistry but this lasts days on my clothes and projects / produces a scent trail all day for me. I want something with a bit more punch for my true sig scent. But this is my every day splash for when I've no meetings or special events.

I’m no expert, and I’m sure there are loads of similar fragrances out there, but this smells incredible for the money. It’s my daily office fragrance. Firstly, I like the laundry type scent because it doesn’t smell too intrusive, or ‘try hard’ in fact, it doesn’t smell like an aftershave. It’s a clean, comforting, quality, well groomed ‘presence’ rather than something I’ve sprayed on me to smell a certain way. Because it’s very complex. mainstream and well balanced (no one note shouts above another) I feel confident in it being inoffensive or polarising. I defy you to dislike this scent! Smell it, then disregard the fact it’s a cologne and imagine it as an aura. It’s funny because I look quite intimidating (apparently) and when people notice this, they almost do a double take. It amuses me to see their look of confused curiosity! Looks like a bouncer yet smells like a baby! I carry a decant bullet for each of my cheapies so don’t cry about longevity with cheapies! Do what I do and work around it.

One of my all time favorites as well as one of my founding fragrances that opened my eyes to the fragrance world. Powdery and just the right amount floral, this walks the line of feminine but just has enough in it to tip the scale into the masculine side. Pepper notes are very contradictory to the rest of the notes, but strangely, complement the other notes really well and enhances the fragrance as a whole. One of the most intimate scents out there. Very warm and welcoming. I imagine if this scent was personified, it would be someone with a pretty face, hypnotic puppy eyes, and a broody persona which indicates a dark past. Like I said, contradictory. The scent is very inviting but very mysterious at the same time! A very underrated fragrance that deserves more recognition. Would definitely recommend smelling first before buying, but if you're into powdery, pseudo feminine, dark, intimate scents, then go ahead and blind buy this bad boy. This one will always have a special place in my heart. ****

Burberry Touch feels like a second skin that you can put on at any point in your life, regardless of your gender, and it will instantly put a light smile on your face. Although this genre of fragrance may be found everywhere, the extremely fresh, almost clear water-ish violet leaf accord with the slightest spiciness, and an extremely inviting sweet musk at the base, is unique and fantastic. The overall experience is one of ease, comfort, and effortless elegance. It's like Burberry tried so hard to make it seem like it didn't try at all and stumbled upon the perfect, freshly laundered and tailored cozy cashmere sweater accord. Anytime, anywhere, but especially with someone in your close proximity, maybe a special lady, this is a HIT. Longevity is a moderate 6-7 hours at best but don't be scared to overspray for a uplifting scent bubble! This and other cheapies: https://youtu.be/y-nF4kH7g-0

Ive veen collecting fragrances for about a year now and while at a friend's house I picked this up out of his stash and sprayed it in the air and on my hand and I was hooked! Had to have it at this point the fact that this came out when I was in 10th grade is probably why I didn't know it existed lol. But this fragrance is my new go to dumb grab off the shelf. It has that older Unc vibe to it but it still plays well today in my opinion. I ordered a bottle from jomashop and got the 100ml tester for 35. Needless to say but I'm happy with the price point for sure. So far I'm at the 4 hour mark and still getting whafs of the fragrance. So it definitely creates a nice scent bubble. As far as projection I can't tell if it is or isn't. All I can tell you is this is a must add to your collection dont sleep on it. Get it now before the hype rolls back around to it lol.

one of my favorite "male" fragrances as its very soft and doesn't radiate that over dominating "manly male" powerhouse that a lot of colognes tend to have! its soft and powdery like a clean musk, it reminds me of baby powder in a sense with the way its so clean and just an overall nice scent to have! a very inoffensive scent that i think is very suitable for any occasion, but right now it remains as one of my "fancier going out" frags that i reach for as i sadly only have a small bottle-- otherwise i'd reach for it everyday! when you first spray it it definitely creates that "scent cloud" around you however it dissipates rather quickly. the sileage isn't much, but i find the scent clings close to the skin for a long time! i'll often still smell it on myself when i go shower at the end of the day, and it will still be on my clothes when i do laundry!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5) Burberry Touch for Men is pure nostalgia in a bottle for me. I used to rock this back in my high school days, and every time I spray it now, it instantly takes me right back—those memories hit different. The scent is a smooth blend of fresh, slightly ozonic and aquatic vibes mixed with a clean powdery feel. You get that soft musky-woody base with a touch of warm spice and a hint of vanilla that keeps it comforting and easy to wear. It’s fresh, green, and aromatic without ever being too loud or overpowering. What I really love is how it just lingers—not in an aggressive way, but in a clean, “you just smell good” type of way. It’s one of those fragrances you can’t go wrong with, whether it’s daily wear or just something to feel put together. Definitely one of my all-time favorites and a timeless classic in my collection.

White t-shirt, blue jeans, and minimalist white sneaker (no show socks are a must) on a lovely not too hot spring/summer day. This is clean, and you will smell clean. To those who think its old or outdated, you're not matching the scent with the attire, occasion, and vibe, once you do, this is magic. Calming clean white musk with a hint of vetiver and a tiny bit of spice and violet (non-flowery violet). When you take a shower and dry with a crisp clean white towel, then put on fresh out of the laundry clothes, this will carry that feeling for you for the next three-four hours. Don't get me wrong, I love sweet, spicy, and woody fragrances, but I also love subtle clean ones too. This and Prada L'homme have that special effect. If you're a TikTok child get a fresh, warm, bottle of baby formula, this one is not for you lol.

My wife bought this for me when we were dating. It was one of the first fragrances I owned, and I owe my love of this hobby to Burberry Touch. This is a beautiful, fresh, musky scent. It smells timeless, and both casual and classy. Fitting for any occasion, but definitely at its best during the spring time. Perfect to wear running errands, at the gym, or just relaxing at home. Very office friendly, but longevity isn’t stellar. I get maybe 4-5 hours of good performance. Over the years I’ve gone through several 100ml bottles, and I’ve collected dozens of fragrances, including some more expensive/niche scents. Burberry Touch has been my most complimented fragrance, which is surprising considering its price, but not surprising considering the smell. I’d be ecstatic if there was an EDP released.

This is a wonderful scent. There's something very traditional barbershop about it, but refined to a more modern era. When I first apply it, I get a very soapy fresh floral blast that's so clean it feels almost electric. As it settles down, the violet leaf remains prominent along with the slightly spicy woody notes underneath for warmth. It takes on a more powdery feel with time, always retaining a super clean aroma. This is versatile, but it really projects a dapper sophisticated air that I like best when I'm dressed up a bit. The longevity is very solid with good projection for the first hour or two. It's been around awhile, but Touch hasn't lost any of its charm and it's well worth the modest price for such a likeable scent.

This is a re-review since I tested it on a paper strip at first. The first time I tried this fragrance, I felt like it was a forgetable scent but this time I do not think like that at all. This is a fresh-sweet-ozonic-aromatic fragrance. You can smell all of these things when you focus on them one by one. This is fresh because of the violet note. This is not a fresh fragrance that has ambroxan all over it. The freshness comes from the nature itself. This is sweet because of the cedar and the tonka beans. It is not overbearing whatsoever. A sweetness similar to Hero from Burberry. Ozonic because... I do not know actually Aromatic because... Damn I do not know again. Anyway, this is a banger. Go try it out. 8/10

This fragrance is incredible. I make sure I always have a bottle in my rotation through the year. I feel like it’s pretty underrated in my opinion because I don’t see it get the credit it deserves. Very aromatic and fresh smelling to me. Something I’d put on fresh out of the shower. It’s so easy to wear because it’s mass appealing but not generic to me. The aquatic notes make it great for the warm weather, but also good for cold weather because of that woody vanilla smell once it dries down. Very powdery and I have been told it smells like baby powder haha, but that doesn’t bother me because this is a great unique smelling fragrance that I’ll probably wear for the rest of my life

Burberry Touch is one of the best bang for your buck fragrances. It has a clean, floral, powdery musk smell. At first I thought it was too feminine so I would do a few sprays on my clothes each morning and layer my other colognes on top. But I've grown to love the scent even more and now wear it solo to my job or to my in laws -- anytime I want an inoffensive scent. It's kinda become my signature scent because I always do a few sprays on my clothes in the morning before layering other frags just to have that 'fresh clean laundry' base scent. I just ordered Prada Lhomme so I'm interested to see if I like that one better since they are similar. Burberry Touch gets a 9/10 for me.

Burberry Touch is lovely, it's fresh.airy, hints of wood & spice; with a fresh linen smell, undertones of powder but not too much powder like a lot of men's burberry fragrances tend to do! It's a great fragrance that's unique, it's a fall and spring scent but can work year round. It's price point is amazing & has great projection/longevity for such a light airy fragrance! One of Burberry's best ever, highly recommend! While many Burberry mens fragrances lean older, Touch is definitely the most versatile, because it's youthful & mature at the same time. I've smelled it on 20 year olds and 60 year olds, truly a great scent profile

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. This is 110% my new signature. I blind bought this as I was going through an 80s - early 2000s men's fragrances binge, and I do not regret it. Fantastic especially for the price point. Opening is incredible. Fresh, green and with that incredible powderyness that will last for the rest of the time you are wearing it. If you want to smell the cleanest you've ever smelled, buy this. Only complaints are it doesn't last forever, and projection is alright at best. But for the price point, absolutely worth every cent. [Mental Imagery]: Bubble bath on LSD.

Absolute masterpiece of minimalism. Fantastic fragrance on every level. Inexpensive, good performance, versatile. One of the best projecting (and therefore most complimented) fragrances in my collection. Every time I wear it, it gets noticed. No joke. Not kidding. And I have over 300 fragrances. Burberry Touch just works. I only really wear it in cooler weather. LOVE this fragrance. If you are a fragrance collector, or enthusiast, and you don't have this in your collection, then you are not a fragrance collector. Or enthusiast. This stuff is legendary.