Society by Burberry
Women 1991
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Description
Society by Burberry is a floral chypre fragrance for women, launched in 1991. Composed by perfumer Jean-Louis Sieuzac, it unfolds a complex olfactory pyramid: the top notes combine osmanthus, neroli, African orange blossom, hyacinth, green notes, and bergamot; the heart reveals gardenia, ylang-ylang, mimosa, orchid, rose, iris, jasmine, and lily of the valley; while the base settles on oakmoss, incense,…
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
480 votes
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Leading answer Love it
160 votes
Season
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124 votes
Time of day
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59 votes
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About Society
Society by Burberry is a floral chypre fragrance for women, launched in 1991. Composed by perfumer Jean-Louis Sieuzac, it unfolds a complex olfactory pyramid: the top notes combine osmanthus, neroli, African orange blossom, hyacinth, green notes, and bergamot; the heart reveals gardenia, ylang-ylang, mimosa, orchid, rose, iris, jasmine, and lily of the valley; while the base settles on oakmoss, incense, vanilla, musk, myrrh, amber, patchouli, and Virginia cedar.
Flowers White flowers Green, herbal and fougère Woods and mosses Spices Resins and balsams Musk, amber and animalic
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Longevity
Leading answer Long-lasting
51 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Strong
64 votes
Character
Leading answer Traditionally feminine
31 votes
Value perception
Leading answer Fair price
25 votes
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Spraying it on my wrist instantly transported me back to the nineties: imagine your partner bringing you a bottle of London oil to bathe in soapy foam. You curl up in the bubbles, the sunset kisses your skin, and you feel that tingling euphoria of seeing him again. You play with your hair, fall asleep dreaming while awake, lost in a night-long reverie of a passionate love story. You feel mysterious, almost forbidden. Opening your eyes in the fitting room, you’re faced with a tight black dress, elegant and sexy, showing just enough skin. You head to the vanity, grab Society, and vaporise it passionately over your warm skin. It blends with your scent and soul, creating a seductive, feminine, and sexy aura. It’s exactly what you need today and what he’ll feel when he’s lost in your arms. I loved Society immediately; it goes beyond sophistication, it’s a golden Burberry, perhaps one of the best ever created: long-lasting and evoking laughter and different ways of living. It’s osmanthus with honey, white flowers, and chypre notes, wrapped in something delicate. If cashmere was in perfumes back then, so is it here. First, a fruity and spicy strawberry hit knocks you out, while the currant and ylang-ylang gain strength. Yes, it’s sensual, loaded with red fruits, and sweetly wrapped in beautiful roses. The osmanthus smells like peach, subtle and comfortable, not dominant but present. This fragrance is at once fruity, floral, sweet, and oriental. Over time, a honeyed sweetness emerges, the cherry on top. It has everything a dream fragrance should. I see it on mature, confident women, with a seductive power that gets them what they want. One of the best from Burberry, a luxury to have tried it.
I believe it has been discontinued; I have a little bit from about twenty years ago and it smells exactly the same. I wouldn’t classify it as floral; rather, the woody notes predominate. The trail and projection are enormous, so I keep it solely as a memento.