Burberry
Eau de Parfum · Men's · 2022
Big creamy cedar bomb, masculine and crowd-friendly
woody · fresh spicy · aromatic · amber · warm spicy · resinous
Top (first impression): Bergamot · Black Pepper
Heart (the character): Cedar · Juniper
Base (the dry-down): Cedar · Olibanum · Tonka Bean · Vanilla
Season: fall, winter, spring · Occasion: everyday, office, date night, night out
Longevity: long (8-10h) · Sillage: strong
Burberry Hero launched in 2021 as a fresh masculine pillar fronted by actor Adam Driver, with the original Eau de Toilette composed around a triad of cedar woods to create a modern woody-aromatic signature. Perfumer Aurélien Guichard built the line on bergamot and black pepper over a creamy, resinous cedar core. This Eau de Parfum followed in 2022 as the richer concentration, deepening the incense and adding tonka-vanilla warmth for cooler-weather performance and stronger sillage. The campaign imagery of a man and a galloping horse became one of the more recognizable fragrance ad visuals of the early 2020s. Hero quickly established itself as one of Burberry's strongest contemporary masculine sellers.
A loud, woody-aromatic cedar showcase built around three cedar varieties, smoothed with incense and a touch of vanilla-tonka warmth. The EDP is the heavier, more potent version of the line, leaning warm-spicy and projecting confidently.
Nose: Aurélien Guichard
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