Men

Burberry Men opens on mint and thyme, herbal and a little sharp, backed by lavender and bergamot for a classic fougère-style start dating back to the mid-nineties. Cedar, sandalwood, geranium, jasmine and oakmoss carry the heart, green and slightly mossy, while musk, vanilla and amber warm up the base without ever turning sweet. Thyme is unusual for a mainstream men's fragrance of this era, giving the top notes a savory, herb-garden quality most citrus fougères skip entirely.

Stamina is middling, dependable without turning tenacious, and projection is modest, a fresh haze that keeps mostly to the wearer's immediate space. It suits anyone who wants a straightforward, well-mannered aromatic fougère for the office or errands, and it suits most of the year without asking for much thought. Anyone hoping for something more modern or unusual should look elsewhere, but for a classic herbal-woody structure, it holds up well. Skin that runs warm may pull slightly more musk and amber out of the base than skin that runs cool. Cedar and oakmoss settle in once the mint fades, damp like a fistful of crushed thyme after rain that just passed.

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