Burberrys for Men (1981) by Burberry
Men 1981
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Description
Burberrys for Men (1981) by Burberry is a chypre fragrance for men. Launched in 1981, this olfactive composition unfolds with top notes of mint, absinthe, bergamot, juniper, thyme, and lavender. The heart reveals patchouli, vetiver, carnation, rose, sandalwood, cedar, geranium, marjoram, jasmine, and pepper, while the base notes settle on leather, myrrh, labdanum, oakmoss, musk, and amber.
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
449 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
121 votes
Season
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130 votes
Time of day
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71 votes
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About Burberrys for Men (1981)
Burberrys for Men (1981) by Burberry is a chypre fragrance for men. Launched in 1981, this olfactive composition unfolds with top notes of mint, absinthe, bergamot, juniper, thyme, and lavender. The heart reveals patchouli, vetiver, carnation, rose, sandalwood, cedar, geranium, marjoram, jasmine, and pepper, while the base notes settle on leather, myrrh, labdanum, oakmoss, musk, and amber.
Green, herbal and fougère Flowers Woods and mosses White flowers Spices Musk, amber and animalic Resins and balsams
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Longevity
Leading answer Long-lasting
58 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Strong
67 votes
Character
Leading answer Traditionally masculine
28 votes
Value perception
Leading answer Fair price
24 votes
Have you worn Burberrys for Men (1981)?
Tell us how it opens, how it settles on your skin, how long it lasts and when you wear it.
Fofofumo
I wear it with nostalgia and shed tears at its absence. In my Rome, walking to class in the winter mornings alongside the driver, he and my classmates would look at me with admiration. Some older people said it was too strong for me back then, that I should wait a few years before using it. It was an elegant, highly distinguished, and masculine fragrance that my friends described as ‘protective’.
JavierSantana
A perfume from another era, with different values. Wide-lapel suits, a morning carajillo, shining Bostonian shoes, fashionable moustaches, and cigarettes that still smelled of tobacco, without those grim reminders of death on the packets. This classic captures the essence of the English gentleman of the 70s: as worthy of comment as Aqua Brava was for Spain or Kouros for France. Burberrys is the scent of our English friends. It smells of bar soap, an old radio, and a cigarette in the ashtray. It recalls leather jackets, animal grease, and pure testosterone, without skincare routines, with a freshly shaved and clean beard. Subtle notes of car oil and leather sole are barely perceptible today.
MarcusRS
The expression of the English feeling about masculinity in an era when the suit was the norm. I knew it well in the 80s, I searched for it until I resigned myself to its loss… Burberrys for Men is impossible today, but the cosmos has allowed me to travel to the past and return with this bottle. A spiced, sharp, vibrant leather, slightly sweet like a perpetual flame to honour the soldiers who did not return. A parade of bagpipes, drums, and beats of the first Black Watch. The noise fades away, honouring the fallen and remembering the brave. A work of art that leaves a void, like a comrade in arms who has gone and will not return.