Weekend for Women

I first discovered this fragrance while in school back in the early 2000's from a friend. It was a beautiful floral fragrance that you could smell on yourself throughout the day. I don't know how to describe it but it was like fresh green sparkling iris but also nectarine/peach with a very inoffensive musky background. Back then, it garnered lots of compliments and left a nice light fragrance trail that not only others could smell but myself as well which is what I really like in a perfume. I couldn't wait to get my own bottle by saving up and when I did, I felt just as special as the first time I borrowed a few sprays from my friend. I loved wearing it and kept wearing it until other sparkling fragrances had captured my attention that contain notes I love such as lotus, magnolia, peony, green notes, or aquatic types captured my attention that I started to save for such as Curious by Britney Spears. I bought this in the recent past hoping for that same beautiful smell and somehow giving in to my fantasy that it would be the same as it was before only to have my hopes dashed. I should have known by seeing the color of the perfume because like J'adore going from a gold colored liquid to almost water colored this has as well. It is nothing like it used to be, and I can see how others don't like it now because I don't either but I promise it used to be full of beautiful notes with lasting power and gave all those little wisps of the fragrance as the day went by when you wore it. It would be a dream come true to have my favorites be as they were before. I am not a fragrance expert, just a lover of beautiful smells that turn my head and wear them for me so I want to smell them more than 30 minutes. I am coming to accept that those fragrances are gone forever and all we have now are shadows of what they used to be for various reasons. I am starting to lose hope in fragrances being anything like they were before unless they are powerhouses and beast mode perfumes that are just not my thing. The "deepest" or "spiciest" perfume I liked was Portrait of a Lady so not that deep for most people and even it is a shadow of what it used to be and was released recently and not decades ago. I have experimented with some Arabic perfumes due to lasting power but they are just not the same as the beloved ones from my past. I guess it just something that will be no matter how much customers complain because I know that they wouldn't "fix" something that isn't broke for the worst. Whether it is due to profit greed or regulations, I guess they are gone forever and all we have left are the memories. I can't recommend buying the new reformulated version of this perfume. I am hoping someone can recommend one that is very similar to this but lasts.

Look here, you - "Burberry Weekend" is delightful. I procrastinated buying this...because...honestly...I loathe those new bottles. There. I said it. The new bottles suck. They lack imagination, and I may just have judged this perfume by that particularly uninspiring cover. Thankfully, I found an old perfume bottle and eyed it for months. Eventually, I clawed this to me. Hear this, hear this! I wore this to work today and got *major* compliments. I'm talking, "Walk over here, so I can smell you more!" and "Oh wow, that's beautiful". Yes, my colleagues are both demanding and sweet. This is wonderful. Straight-up floral. In fact, WILDLY floral. And I'm not even remotely mad at it. I was expecting juicier nectarine, but I think it just supports the sweetness of the florals. It's also Very Strong: 2-3 sprays will do you, but who really practices restraint in this day and age? Certainly not me. I spray what I want in volumes I want. Sillage is *enchanting* - I LOVE smelling this on myself and it actually is a perfume you continue to smell on yourself for ages. Longevity is about 4 hours on skin; an eternity on unwashed clothes. This is such a romantic scent to me. I put it in the same sort of category of 'pretty, romantic, spring floral' as I do with "Olene" and "Peony & Blush Suede". If those kinds of scents are your jam - spread this condiment on your olfactory toast. Some people might find it smells a bit dated. I think strong, heady florals like hyacinth and rose hip lean that way, but it's all in the composition, people! I honestly think any age could wear this. A little girl would delight in how pretty and adult she smells. This makes me think of a *nice* teenager. A young adult who is full of sunshine and rainbows wears this, and a geriatric will undoubtably rock it whilst wearing this. A cool, fresh, sweet, pretty, romantic, wildly feminine juggernaut of a scent. I'm falling more in love. Repurchase-worthy! *** Kitty rating: 8.5/10.

Weekend was a blind buy in a number of bottles I recently purchased and it has quickly become a new favorite (possibly signature?) fragrance. I never preferred the flagship fragrance (I think it was the peach - like syrup in my airways, I hate it in candles too) but don't judge a bottle by the company it keeps, right? I was not disappointed! It smells like a wet meadow you decide to take a shortcut through to get home after filling your basket with fresh fruit and flowers from the market on Saturday morning. There was a steady, soaking drizzle earlier, and although more rain is threatening, there's a window of gentle sunshine just now. I smell unripe nectarine, pond water, a breeze through the rain, flowers, sweet herbs, wet tree bark, and the light scent of "me" wafting off my damp dress and hair. Weekend hangs out close to my skin, pulsing at a soft and steady pace up to my nose for most of the day, on the condition that I'm freshly showered and my body oiled up before I spritz it on (otherwise it tends to wither away within a couple of hours). Today I put it on at 6am and it's still pedaling along merrily at 3pm. I'll still smell it on my shirt when I change into my bedclothes this evening. So IMHO, Weekend is just simply lovely - clean, refreshing, polite, good-humored, and easy to get along with. To me it has become a favorite aunt, a sweet friend, a secret spot in the forest where I love to play. All this to say that I will likely revisit it over and over again and never tire of it.

My review is based on the old formula ( I think they reformulated in 2022? with a new bottle ). So I'm talking about the round flatter bottle, with the slightly yellow juice; the old formula. I can't believe they have reformulated this scent. This fragrance was absolute perfection and I am hunting down the last "vintage" bottled I can find. This is a classic Burberry fragrance, it really embodies the Weekend and spare time. The old formula is strong, lingers all day, awesome projection. Bit sharp at first spray but that sharpness fades down to the background and all you're left with is amazing fresh, on the top of your game kind of scent. Perfect for private and work. Inoffensive, but yet special and noticed. Elegant and a bit posh even. It's strong, but not D&G vintage red cap pour Femme strong, it's the level just below that in terms of strength. But it will last all day long. Burberry Weekend vintage smells like someone with money and someone who knows her value. It also smells like a high end professional and like someone who goes to the races and high tea in the weekends but not stuffy: modern and a young and feisty spirit. Can be worn by all ages though, it has a timeless elegance to it. I haven't smelled the new version. but I read that it has gone weak toilet spray so I won't even try the new one. I'm sad to lose yet again one of my fave fragrances. Will there be any real perfume left in 5 years from now?

The description of Weekend being a "relaxing country style" scent is, at least in my opinion, spot on. Weekend smells like a warm, sunny morning walk through a wild flower meadow in which all the flowers and grass are still covered in the morning dew and are drying in the sun. It smells very familiar to me, I cant quite place where I've smelt it before, but to me it smells how that one favourite female relative smells, shes clean, kind, caring and warm, its quite comforting and calm smelling. I always get compliments whenever I wear it, but not in the sense that I get asked what perfume it is, no, I get told my person smells good, Weekend becomes essentially a "my skin but better" scent on me, its an easy to wear scent and never feels out of place in a formal setting either, it feels very "British". I get a lot of the nectarine and powder from the iris and the hyacinth, the base is grounded nicely with cedar and musk, on my skin, Weekend doesn't develop much, its linear but its also not boring either, but, I will say I do not like the newer bottles that Burberry have put this wonderful juice into :( Longevity is great, it lasts for days on clothes and for a full 24hrs on my skin, silage is strong but not obnoxiously so and also doesn't give me any headaches or sinus pain, I would repurchase this once my dome shaped bottle runs out, this is such a pleasing, all round wonderful scent!

I picked this up many years ago at a TJ Maxx or Marshalls as a blind buy, not knowing what to expect. The bottle I have is the 1.0 oz pictured, and I haven’t smelled the newest formulation currently on the market. Although it is so different from most of my other perfumes, I absolutely love it. One spray is enough—too much and I can see this getting nauseating. On me, this smells mostly of fuzzy peaches and osmanthus, with some soft powdery iris/violet, greenness from hyacinth, and a touch of sandalwood. The impression it leaves is soft and relaxed, and I’m instantly transported to the English countryside to enjoy a quiet weekend. As a huge fan of peach and osmanthus, it’s no surprise that I love this scent so much. When I want to lean into the fruity notes, I layer this with an osmanthus soliflore. When I want to play up the green, herbal quality, I might layer it with Miss Dior Originale to give it a chypre quality. Either way, this scent is well blended and plays well worth others. I am such a big fan of this scent that I want to pick up another bottle of the same formulation. Unfortunately I haven’t tried the current one and am a little nervous it won’t be as good. Sometimes I just look forward to being able to spritz on this scent to properly start my weekend at home relaxation!

***Review for the formula in the newer, more slender bottle *** First off, people saying they can’t smell the new formulation because it’s weak... you may have sniffed so much perfume that you have damaged nasal cells? This version is a Bomb. In a great way...;) I love the fruity flowery fresh thing Weekend for Her has going on. I started with a sample of this long ago and it shocked my nostrils right away. I thought it was too strong. But I kept going back for more as my comfort fragrance! I couldn’t get over it. Note:this is a mood/season fragrance for me! Not a signature because I don’t feel this mood very often! But when I’m needing it, it is so happy and fresh. But very flower-full!! Combined with the assertive nectarine which adds a full, fleshy, sweetness. Sometimes it makes me think of melon, sometimes it feels very floral, but I am a big fan and I like its bold character. Almost a grassy meadow quality that makes me breathe a little deeper. Excellent longevity and I don’t go nose blind to it so I can enjoy it all day. In the winter I crave this the most because it reminds me of spring. This could really challenge anyone who can’t handle florals like hyacinth... maybe don’t blind buy?

this is so delightful. the reviews forced my hand, and i also blind bought an 'older' bottle, just in case. This is fresh, sweet but clean, just a few years too mature for me, but not garishly so. This reminds me of my childhood visits to my Aunt Sharon and her farm in rural Pennsylvania. The farm itself was surrounded by lush, dewy green fields, with woods and a reservoir just a short walk away. While one part of her farm was horses, cows goats, etc... she also had a vegetable garden and fruit trees. Apple trees, cherry trees, blueberries, black raspberries, wild flowers, daisies etc... All that fresh country air combined with my actual Aunt Sharon; a really fun and warm lady. Always had a guest bedroom ready, always had a pitcher of wooly mint iced tea in the fridge. The bathroom had blossom-scented soaps that contribute to this nostalgia. My aunt's guest bedroom also had a vanity filled with her makeup, including powdery scented lipsticks and pressed powder foundations. She was a farm lady, but she never smelled like one. She always smelled like a cool mom and a warm hug on a fresh spring day. That's what this perfume is like.

This is one of my favorite winter perfumes for January and February. There was a time when I had to grow into the scent because it was too much for me. Too much of everything - floral, sweet. But then came the turning point :-) The scent is too heavy for me in the spring and summer months. I enjoy it even more in the freezing cold. I call perfumes "frozen flowers" and that is just beautiful. I smell freshly cut grass in it. I can not help but think of that juiciness as the first thing that comes to mind. The longevity of the scent is really excellent. It is true that I was already over-saturated with it last winter, so I only used half of the bottle, but at least I have some stock for next winter. I am a little sad that the design has changed, the new bottle is minimalist, but too ordinary. The original, flat one was unconventional and simply beautiful in its otherness. I also appreciate the low price. I pay a lot of attention to perfumes and scents in my environment :-) and this is a perfume I have never smelled on anyone.

I am kinda loving this, it smells purple to me. The iris smells like my Granny’s irises that grow in my yard, they smell like powdery grapes. I smell the peach blossom, it sneaks in & out giving some warmth The opening is a kicked up sweet citrus, that sage takes it to a different place. The fragrance is doing a dance, the notes keep rotating to the top spinning around one another. This is making me smile. It does that until the deep dry down, which smells like shampoo. I like that, so. It projects moderately off skin a couple hours, clothing about 6. It filled my room & lingered a couple hours, but it didn’t trail through the house as I worked. I really do think this is good for a night out. Its name fits, especially the way those notes dance around, interesting. I have reviewed all my Burberry. This would tie with London behind Her, next Touch, ending with BWoman(only bc of performance, love the scent hard). Will definitely continue to explore the house. 10/10

Weekend First off, wow! If you enjoy lightly spiced florals then absolutely wear this. Notes on the bottle are listed as TOP: tangerine, sap greenness, reseda greenness HEART: blue hyacinth, wild rose, orris, nectarine BASE: cedarwood, sandalwood, musk. It's bursting at the seams with a gorgeous bouquet of florals that will envelop you in its lightly spiced and lush self. And not overwhelming either. It's similar to Eternity Moment--which smells like lightly spiced soap to me--though much smoother and more well-composed. Bravo, Burberry! The plump little curved bottle also looks great sitting on my stand. Go for the 3.3 oz. size because you will absolutely want to wear it, maybe even douse yourself in it.

This perfume reminds me of my twenties when it was gifted to me at work. It was a mix of excitement and hesitation. I loved the bottle - yellow with white ornaments. The scent I would describe as nauseating and sweetly pleasant. Very strange mix. Years later I sought out this perfume again. I wanted something rich, heady, sweet, sticky. I remember being complimented on it a lot. In my life I had many perfumes but compliments I received only on Eden by Cacharel, Weekend for Women by Burberry and 540 BR. All three are VERY different but loud and all three I strongly disliked at some point. Overall, Weekend for Women is very strong and impressive scent with sickly notes

I purchased this fragrance after listening to a review that suggested its happy qualities 'sunshine in a bottle'. When described like this how could I not buy it? I agree that this is a happy sunny fragrance, reminiscent of the smell of fresh laundry hanging out in the midday sun. Flowers bask in the sun's warm rays. A nectarine tree is present and gives off its warm fruity aromas. Burberry Weekend has moderate projection on me and lasts well. If I spray it on myself at bedtime I can still smell the fragrance next morning. I use 4-6 sprays. This would be a beautiful fragrance for a spring or summer picnic. Edit - this is a gorgeous scent - I'm buying another bottle.

I agree, this smells very outdated. I only bought it for relinquishing some unobtainable, some vivid and barely-there memories. I was six years old, about to go on stage for a spelling bee contest I won, bitterness swallowed my small body as I'm certain I could've gotten a shinier prize. The frown turned into a affectionate smile towards my mother who was wearing this fragrance. We're not rich and I have always thought only well-off people wears this fragrance and my mother smelled like a million bucks with this on. I've forgotten the foreign feeling that was drowning me, I've never felt more warmed and at ease when my mom walked with me on stage.

Weekend for Women by Burberry holds a special place in my collection. It’s not something I wear all the time, but when the temperature is just right, it becomes absolutely magical. The floral notes bloom beautifully, wrapping me in a soft, comforting warmth that feels like a gentle hug. There’s a calm, effortless elegance in this scent — casual but refined. It’s especially lovely in mild to slightly cool weather, when the florals really come alive and seem to radiate warmth from within. It may not be my all-year signature, but when I wear it at the right moment, it reminds me why I love it so much.

You are spending a late spring weekend in an English country manor and decide to take an early morning stroll in the beautifully manicured garden. The flowers are covered in morning dew and the smell of wet soil mixes with their beautiful scent. The sun has just risen and the golden light of dawn gives the place a dream like quality. You hear some rustling behind the hedge and know that some nocturnal animal is watching you. You wrap your pashmina shawl tight around you, take one last deep breath of the fragrant morning air and hurry back to your room.

Never have I ever... Smelled such a lovely rose hip scent. My elderly colleague wears this daily and it’s so god on her Flowery and very fresh...comforting like a really expensive and rich handlotion. This review is the smal chubby bottle. Office safe. Not sexy or seductive. Just really a pleasant scent in every way. Will for sure be a big time sprin/summer favorite for me. Reminds me a lot of forever and ever by Dior Longevity is very god and silage fills a room but not in an intrusive way. How can I have missed this for so long... love love love

I first smelled this years ago and it's weird cos I immediately thought of my mum and picked her up a bottle as a birthday gift. She was delighted upon spraying it around her. Whilst I wouldn't call this scent "complex" or "challenging", it is pure happiness. It's like the bubbles in champagne, it's like that stream of sunshine that comes through the window at a particular time everyday. It's sparkly, fresh and so alive whilst being very wearable. It reminds me so much of my mum's personality and I'm so glad I added it to her perfume collection.

the scent: this is my most repeated purchases among all the perfumes i own. its citrusy, refreshing and bright scent suitable to causal daytime use and most important this scent reminds me of holiday and weekends! exactly the same as its been named "weekend". the bottle: ever since their reformulation and change in packaging, i stop buying it. i prefer to the older version of short frosted glass with thick heavy cap. the current design looks uninteresting and its easily been mistaken as weekend for men.

The present-day version of Burberry Weekend for Women smells nothing like the 1990s original. It's not terrible, it's just... different. The scent has been stripped of all the facets that once made it so memorable, and we're now left with its bare skeleton. The house of Burberry should have simply discontinued Weekend and launched the new juice under a new moniker (here are some ideas for the new name: Oversimplified; Lazy; Chill; No Brainer; Easy Come Easy Go; Nothing Much; etc.)