Weekend for Men

1998 CITRUS & Near-Mint Scent with Oakmoss, Sandalwood & Musk by Michel Almairac. In the first couple of minutes before the spray dries, I can feel the mandarin with ivy swelling through. Once the spray dries and the sillage starts to open up, I get a collage of citruses with aromatic, green & ozonic tones swelling through from ivy & oakmoss. The effect here in the opening is citrus & nearly-mint, and is reminiscent of another scent likely by Michel Almairac, Roma Laura Biagiotti, but diverges as it's drying down. As it transitions to the heart a gorgeous sandalwood also emerges as support for the citrus, followed by musky amber-honey as it's drying down. The longer it dries down, the muskier it gets, and closer to scents like CK One Calvin Klein & Chrome Azzaro. Contrast to CK One Calvin Klein: These are different, but there are similarities with lemon, bergamot, mandarin, pineapple, green notes, oakmoss, sandalwood, musk & amber. The openings are quite different, but into the dry down, these two become more and more similar, Both have a light average performance for spring-summer wear. Overall: citrus & near-mint scent that becomes a musk scent in the late drydown. average performance for a light summer wearing experience. This would also be great for layering on top of deeper scent in fall & winter. Enjoy!

After reading several reviews of this frag i had to go and look for my bottle which i had not seen for some time. My wife just loves to tidy stuff away in the most perculiar places lol, finally found it. Good job she is on holiday in philippines seeing family as i have some tidying up to do after my search. I had forgotten just how good and unique this stuff is, for me this is all about the Ivy mixing with the citrus. with ivy out front and centre, i find it quite linear and thats good because i do like linear fragrances. its has very good performance and this is my 2nd bottle having had the original for a xmas present back in 97, didnt make the same mistake as i did with Yardly original which was my signature scent before it and did not get a backup bottle then only to find yardley had gone bust and not a drop i could find:( so weekend became my signature scent. iv just ordered a 3rd bottle just to make sure of having it around.. good warm weather frags are hard to come by and i do find the modern summer frags loaw there smell quickly for what they cost. So if you are looking for something that has good performance for the spring summer and autumn you could do a lot worse. and lets face it is good value at aroung the £20 pound mark for 100ml, dont buy if you like sweet frags as this definately not sweet.

I'm one of those that like Weekend, in spite of its weakness. And because of this weakness/lightness, I'm really shocked that so many people could find it so terrible, as opposed to just generic. It's like a subtle but expensive lemon soap, very natural-smelling, that leaves a light green skin musk afterwards, with a drop of honey. It's really calming to use like an Eau de Cologne on the hottest days, and I think it would be very hard to overspray this stuff. I'd place it in the same family as the ever popular Live Jazz (i.e. unsweet citrus with herbs and greenery for the base) but it's less heavy on the herbs. Thus, Weekend might be good if you can't take the cilantro in Live Jazz. Or you might even think of it as a lemon counterpart to Eau d'Orange Verte. I've been on a recent body wash kick, and Weekend's is very refreshing...it "translated" better into the body wash than many of the others that I bought. Overall, Weekend has an old-fashioned EdC-like feel to me, but not the odd and archaic sense that some of the really old EdCs (Caswell-Massey #6) give me. It's among the more "english gentlemanly" of its type among the recent ones, but still feels contemporary.

This is my all time favorite scent. Make a list and it is a number 1. Here's why. I personally buy perfume based on my feelings, not on the scent or how they perform. When i was young, like very very young, my friend's sister used this one. Yes, the for men version. She is very pretty but her style is free-spirited and fearless/carefree personality. I adored her so much and this Burberry weekend and Tommy girl are always on her vanity. I saw her spraying one or two before she's going out. She is always smelling so good. And this is the first scent that made me into the world of fragrance. Every time I wear this, it's always bring back to my childhood. A good memory. A loving past. How many weekend bottle i used? 7 and I still have two 100ml as a backup. I love Citrusy fragrance so this is the number one, all the time. I don't care about whether the weather is hot or cold. But however, I might have 20 bottles to wear based on the occasions, but if it is weekend, this is one, there is no other.

I love this one. Found a small bottle at Marshall's for 25 bucks. Liked it so much I ordered a bigger bottle. Burberry Weekend will never be the darling of the critics, but for what it is, it's a rather pleasant surprise. Yes it's light and citrusy. Yes it's a department store fragrance. But, it is most certainly not an aquatic clone. It's far better than D&G's Light Blue and Light Blue Living Stromboli. And it's far better than much of the Gatorade garbage masquerading as sport flankers. I like this more than any of the other Burberry offerings, which to me are so ordinary and lacking in imagination that they surely must have been designed by a committee of mail room clerks. Update 2015 Two years later and this little gem brings me no end of joy. On my third bottle. It's so incredibly cheery that it never fails to lift my mood. It's sophisticated in a very gentle way. It's bright, sunny, and friendly. I just love this endlessly charming, endearing little treasure.

This citrusy fragrance is kind of harsh and instantly recalled for me the type of cologne that I have found and used in aircraft toilets, though I need to spend more time with it to work out if I like it. UPDATE: I'm using this regularly now, and the stand out ingredients are the lemon, ivy, and sandalwood. It has an excellent atomiser which is just as well as I found that I have to spray quite heavily to get any longevity over 2 hours. All in all, I identify this as an above average (due to its uniqueness) daytime warm weather easy wearing fragrance, although I suspect it could work well in cold weather too, that's unfortunately thwarted by mediocre performance. Nonetheless, it gets my fairly strong recommendation. BTW, there's a Johnson & Johnson Cologne for babies with a yellow label that smells very similar to this :)

The first time I tried it, it was summer, and I loved it right after one puff. You could really smell the bright citrus, but it's not linear or cheap, rather clean. It smells really vintage, and then you get some of the green, like the ivy and the oakmoss. I find it to be a mix of spice and citrus (although it doesn't mention any spice-related notes). Someone said it smells vintage, and I couldn't agree more. It feels clean and relaxed: like playing golf on the weekend, having a hearty brunch, and then chilling by the beach all day. HOWEVER, THE LONGEVITY IS CRAPPY. Like it projects an hour at max with a moderate sillage and then turns into a skin scent that lasts another 3-4 hours. But, if you're okay with re-spraying, you would love this perfume if you like clean, crisp citrusry scents with a hint of spice and green.

I purchased Burberry weekend near October end 2023. It was a blind buy. I was looking for some good citrus fresh fragrance and the store keeper suggested me this one. Launched in year 1990, this perfume has survived decades and still managing good sales. The main reason is the configuration of the scent. The notes in this perfume beautifully transition from citrus green to warm sweet woody accord, just exactly how a perfume should be designed. Beginning with citrus staying with florals for a while before drying down to mossy sandalwood. This ticks all boxes. Unlike modern day perfumery which is lot complicated and experimental this perfume keeps it simple and straight. It keeps the wearer fresh n fragrant for good 5-6 hours. *BURBERRY WEEKEND* PS: The new bottle is slick and black metal cap looks elegant.

Weekend is so uplifting and sunny. I just love it! The combo of citrus and green ivy notes is wonderful as a summer cologne. When it gets over 105 degrees here this is one of the few fragrances I can tolerate because of the refreshing notes. Unisex for sure- great wake up in the morning, rejuvenating fragrance. Or great for freshening up in hot weather. Smells botanical like lime or lemon verbena, and a bit grassy too, like fresh cut grass. Longevity ok, sillage very close after an hour. One of the best fresh, green citrus unencumbered by too many other notes. Lovely! Ps. Amazing for layering. Brightens or greens up any fragrance that needs a lift or is lovely paired with a fruity body butter. Another member mentioned this as a way to femme it up a bit and it really is a great complement.

Burberry Weekend For Men EDT 100ml provides one of my favourite perfume "moments'. It hits the nose with a power punch of olfactory heaven but then almost instantly disappears in a puff of disappointment. I paid $40 Australian at Chemist Warehouse. Considering it has practically zero staying power, I think that $10 would suffice. John Varvatos Artisan Pure has a lot in common with this perfume, but with much greater sillage and longevity. So, although Burberry Weekend For Men EDT is a love for me, it is only a 2/10 love. Edit. 5 months later, and this has matured considerably. Sillage is actually noticeable now, and longevity is measurable in hours rather than minutes. I shall buy another bottle even though the price is now $60 Australian. Happily it is now a 7/10 love for me.

I just came on here today to sing the praises of this fragrance from a female perspective in the summer. When my husband wears this in the summer I get whiffs of the most amazing breezy, grassy scent. It smells like sunshine and greenery. So lovely and really matches his “days off” personality. Makes me go aaaahhhh....has a joyful vibe. I love to spray it on myself sometimes when I want an unsweetened citrus. I think of it for summer but he tends to like fresh lighter scents year round. It never turns harsh and nose stinging like some citrus scents can. I’ve decided this is in my top 5 favorite men’s cologne scents.

I can't rate this highly enough. I've been buying this since around 2003. I know it gets a bad rap online, but I find it to be one of the best fresh Spring/Summer fragrances you can buy! If you get out of the shower and apply this, you'll feel and smell fresh and clean for the rest of the day. It performs fantastic as well. Today for example I applied this around 6.30am.. I received 2 comments at work praising it. It's now 8.42pm and it's still projecting!! I've got 3 fresh genre Creed fragrances in my collection, and they don't come close to Burberry Weekend on many levels.. and this cost £15 for 100ml! Perfect!!!!

This is such a happy citrus. Very refreshing and unisex, not “cologney.” Smells shockingly similar to my Mrs. Meyers Clean Day lemon verbena hand lotion. Botanical and green. After the first hour, that green note creeps in and I’m smelling like I rubbed an actual broken off part of a lemon verbena plant on my wrist. Grassy and warm with the oak moss and honey to weigh it down. Both my husband and I use this. It’s inoffensive at work. Would anyone even think you were wearing cologne/perfume? Doubt it. They might think you used lemon verbena hand lotion!

Honey'd Pineapple Lemon Candy. (2008 Bottle) Starts off very refreshing and bright with the citruses with some "oily/thick" honey texture. This overall creates what I perceive as "pineapple". Scent is pretty linear once the very volatile citrusy molecule goes away pretty quickly. Safe blind buy, which sometimes translates to "boring and uninspiring", but also "relaxing and pleasant". Cheap pick-up; decent performance. Garnered numerous compliments which I rarely get.

I really love this. All I can ever find near me w/o risking online sales has been over the years just i 30mls...this has involved me buying 3! Someday, now that I do see it floating 'round at Winners in larger sizes...but you know? I don't think I've ever got a compliment. At the call center I worked at years ago, the guy's couldn't get into it. Said it smelled like a woman. This didn't stop me. And...maybe, it sorta does smell like it could be unisex...

I know it's for men(I'm not), I like this very much. I love this citrus and woody scent. They're really good on my skin. Although my friend said that It smells like a handsome "guy" when I was wearing it. well I took that words as a compliment haha. I think it's good for women too. So try it! If you like citrus and woody scent. It may be too sweet for men at first. But when it's mixed on your skin, it turns into really good smells.

On my skin this smells exactly like suntan lotion. Take Bath And Body Works's Poolside/Sun Tan candle and make it into a fragrance and this would be it. I'm so glad that I found this. I love this smell. It reminds me of the summer and swimming in a pool with lots of chlorine in hot weather. I will update on longevity and projection. So far though this is more of a comfort scent than something I'd wear to get someone's attention.

The other day I layered this with Police Wings and the results were amazing ! I brought Police Wings because it was cheap and I always have a bottle of Burberry Weekend as it was my first ever fragrance. It was a beautiful combination, I have always liked layering scents as they become more personal, and this combination was really earthy and green smelt a bit like freshly cut grass with a bit of spice ! lovely ! :-)

Es un exquisito perfume,tónioo, fresco, ideal para el verano.Siempre tengo un frasco para cuando empiezan los días cálidos en mi país y amo ponermelo en todo el cuerpo. Sus notas frutas y de miel y ámbar le dan un toque sensual irresistible para quienes me preguntan que perfume llevo. Altamente recomendable. En piel dura aproximadamente 4 hs en mi caso, por eso lo reaplico para mantener la magia!

Very citrusy! I get the citrus notes and the Ivy the most. It's slightly sweet too. This has a unique 90's vibe to it. This is another citrus lovers dream right here. I also get maybe a slight powdery smell and a little woods. It isn't like other fragrances I've smelled. This is worth having if you're on the fence. This could also be unisex. Very nice in my opinion! I give this a 91/100.

This fragrance is pretty cheap at Burlington. Like 34.99 to 39.99. I wasn't impressed at first, but this lasts very long on my fiance. I would say it smells even better after he's worked all day in the shop and comes home. It's like citrusy and freshly cut lawn. It can smell really fresh on some people, but if you don't like a citrus or green scent it's not for you.

Amazingly bright and fresh smell. Truely perfect for weekend morning brunch or just getting a coffee in the spring or summer. At first it seems week, but with two sprits, its perfect. It smells clean and crisp with a very subtle tone of musk, slightly fruity and slightly woodsy. Good if you want something refreshing but prefer muskier colognes. Highly recommend.

Really a staple of my collection. Mainly worn by myself to Church, or gatherings of importance. The smell is a more darker/bitter citrus, but I really love it for its' unique, and sophisticated vibe. Longevity: about 3-4 hours on my skin Sillage: moderate scent: 9/10 for me. I really love this. I do however wish it were more versatile and lighter perhaps.

I love it. It gets some rather negative reviews, but I think it's lovely. The first minute or so is a bit rough and smells of kitchen cleaner, but it almost immediately settles into a lovely raw green, fresh, lemon fragrance. Great for summer, it's a very lighthearted scent. Lemon leaves. That's what I get. This smells just like my lemon trees.

It's really nice fragrance, I like the new design of the bottles much more then the old ones. Overall this fragrance very strongly reminds me Burberry Touch for women plus more citrus notes, more woods and less flower notes. I think that cassia and ivy notes are very similar in both. Great quality cheapie !

Why the hate? I've had a few bottles of Weekend through the years. It's one of the freshest, most citrusy and bright fragrances I've ever owned. Rests nicely on a pleasant sandalwood. The soapy drydown is gorgeous. It's the optimism of the late 1990s bottled and works great in the spring and summer.

Let me make it easier for my Indian brothers and sisters .. the experience of this is quite similar to entering a temple decorated with lot of fresh Marigold flowers .. you get that fresh floral Green scent.. with a undertone of some citrusy incense burnt few minutes back !! Hope I am relatable 😄

Scent: 8/10 Price: 8/10 Projection: 5/10 Versatility: 7/10 Compliments: 8/10 Buy/Try/Pass? Try Rating (0-10): 8 Note: Summer day fragrance! Just an acute blast of citrus, but a good one. It's a shame only lasts a couple of hours. If you want a natural citrus, go for Dior Homme Sport, not this one

This is what my dad used to wear by the time he passed away. I will buy myself a bottle on eBay or something because his was nearly empty by the time I rescued it from his belongings. So for once I don’t really care about the ingredients or longevity or anything - it just smells like my dad ♥️

@Sigi78,i totally agree i think its a very crisp and happy scent.ALways found it refreshing and clean,especially like the green notes and honey after that huge punch of citrus. Obviously not a date or intimate scent but for hot summer days or a pick me up scent it's ideal.

This fragrance opens with a classic lemony vibe and then soon turns into a smell of green soap bar. I would compare this one with Mugler Cologne which smells modern and brighter while Weekend is a little darker and somewhat classic. I prefer this one over Mugler Cologne.

lovely fresh fruity notes here but on me doesn't last very long unless i put on double my normal amount but ideal for spritzing after a shower. strength in the same realm as most Calvin Klein but that has it uses if you like the top notes you can keep reapplying all day

Has a vintage citrus not modern (you expect that since it was created 24 years ago). Its very nice for a sunny day, def not office material. The drydown is herbaceous and musky. Lasts awhile, its def different than alot of the citrus scents of now. I like it very much.

I like it So much from opening to Dry down.. Opening to me super citrusy feel like cutting a barbecued Orange!! That's all.. Only if I wishing for a weekend a bit stronger and good longevity for needed to add in it tho.. And then it can get in that class of top 10...

روائح الرجال ما يجب ان تشمه عليك المرأة .. عطر حمضي كلاسيكي نوعاً ما رائحة ليمون و قريب فروت مر و اعشاب رائحة شهية .. العطر رائع عندما يبرد على الجسم بنظري العطر حميمي و يبعث بالنفس الابتهاج .. شخصياً اراه عطر اساسي عند كل رجل .. خصوصا في الصيف

So fresh and delicious scent, This is the 4th time that buy a bottle of this fragrance, I prefer to use it for going out and having fun instead of office or something like that. Sillage and longevity are very good on my skin!

One of my favourites so far, on to my second bottle! Supa green! Opens with tart lemony citrus but still sweet. Makes me feel like I'm a very elegant expensive lemon tree in a Mediterranean pine forest by the sea.

I only love summertime because of Weekend! Don't like any other frag from Burberry, just Weekend. U feel fresh, sweet and clean all day! In my skin longevity is glorious! Loveeeeeee it!

A very strong citrus scent. One could smell the amount of citrus mixed together but the result is a true weekend vide. It reminds me of chill weekend picnic on a cool summer afternoon.

one of the nicest and friendliest colognes.citrus heaven up top with amber and floral sweetness.can be unisex. nice simplistic bottle and affordable.good longevity for a freshie 8/10

This used to be my signature weekend evening scent as a young lad, gave me confidence that I was smelling great throughout the night and it proved very popular with the ladies. 4/5

A classy, hard hitting amber with honey and a citrus top. One of my very favourite Western fragrances. Great for the warmer days if you want to stand out as smelling sweet.

One of the very few Burberrys that gets my approval. Casual and ordinary enough for an ordinary "weekend". Casual, cashmere, beige, Loro Piana, spring, carefree. -AB-

I absolutely love this stuff. I had it 20 years ago and just got it again. It's stronger than I remember too. 9/10. Honestly good performance for a designer.

Very refreshing and happy. The only downside is that it does not last long. I will keep buying this because it cheers me up.

I love Burberry .. Weekend 😍 .. it lasts on my skin for about 9 hours .. always keep a bottle in my collection.

My signature scent when I was I college. Still love it now! Very herbal and grassy!

I love it, but wounder why the 30ml is clear liquid yet the 100ml is light yellow?

Did they change the bottle for this masterpiece?

I originally did not like Burberry Weekend. It's opening was too loud and disorganized with various citrus notes vying for attention, and none of them smelled organic. I've worn it a few times, and have come to appreciate it more once the opening settles. I do not get any melon or pineapple, it's still just various vaguely-citrus soap notes. The post-citrus middle act is a unique green fragrance, mixed with honey, and a very light amber that is not resinous, but airy. I originally thought it was fiddlehead (fern), or perhaps another fern like Boston or Shaggy Shield, but the note breakdown here says ivy. The point: it smells like forest floor undergrowth; not like trees. A sandalwood note appears later in the drydown, but the fern/ivy note keeps center stage. This green note keeps Weekend smelling fresh, and perhaps soapy, but more in a breezy way; not in a barber shop, dense soap style. Performance is mediocre, as with many Burberry products. Weekend is not expensive, so the longevity and sillage are somewhat justified by the low price point. The ivy note is uniquely executed, but the overall offering is a pleasant but middling output. Stacked against other Burberry fragrances, Weekend stands out for its casual yet unique take on a fresh profile. In the broader competitive market, Weekend struggles to make a name for itself. Perhaps if Burberry had gone with a wintergreen or mint opening that was supported by the ivy one, you'd have a nicer first impression. The rambunctious citrus opening pushes Weekend into competition with other fragrances that it really shouldn't bother with. Playing to the strength and aesthetic of the ivy centerpiece with something sharp but green would have kept it more consistent, and perhaps avoid dismissal off the disjointed opening.