Touch

I have an extensive collection that began during the pandemic lockdown. Out of boredom, I would scroll through reviews and the Mercari website looking for new fragrances. I came across Burberry Touch at a very good price, and after looking at notes thought it would be something I’d like. Receiving it, I wasn’t very interested. Too woody, too masculine leaning in my opinion. It sat there for 2 1/2 years untouched. I generally am inclined to sweet, gourmands type scents, and this is not that. A little outdoorsy, a little “uptight.” Too fresh maybe. But lately my scent preferences have been changing and I’ve become a little bored with my usual profile. I decided to finally give this a full wear test. In the beginning, I perceived this to be a tad sharp. As I said, a bit masculine. As it dries down, it becomes powdery, still woody, but a softness emerges. This is in no way a sweet fruity fragrance. The fruits here are more sharp, but still pleasing. The cedar is there, but it is not overwhelming. No pencil shaving wodiness for me. Crisp, but inviting. Soft, but clean. I do enjoy this fragrance and am glad I did not declutter it. Burberry is a house I struggle with a bit, but am beginning to appreciate. Their fragrances are not going to be a juvenile candy cloud. They are classy, even if worn casually. Happy to have this and will continue to enjoy.

I absolutely love Burberry Touch and I enjoy all of my Burberry fragrances! They are classic. Touch is one of my all time favorites! All weather, most occasion fragrance for me. I usually don't reach for it if I have a more formal event but then that's a rare occasion for me. I always get positive comments when I wear it! To my nose it's unique, tart, somewhat fruity and spicy with the pepper yet cozy and warm with the almond and tonka being slightly sweet and prominent at the dry down. Beautiful! I want to add that if you buy Burberry fragrances my experience has been that the bottles made in France are of better quality than the ones made in Germany. I don't know if they reformulated or changed up the notes but they are not the same. My current bottles of Weekend for women, London for women and Burberry Touch for men are made in Germany and to my nose are not exactly the same as the ones that I had before made in France. Their performance on my skin is weak. Yet I have a bottle of Burberry Brit Rhythm (LOVE!) made in France that has excellent performance. Simply my personal observations here. Thankfully I bought a couple of Touch for women backups made in France so I can enjoy it for quite some time!

Opens with a peppery burst of red-pepper, fruits & rose oil, that deepens into a fruity-floral heart that leans to white-floral, resting on a floral support base of cedar & oakmoss. The overall effect in the first stages here is a green floral, with some spiciness and some sweetness. As it dries down, the pepperiness fades a little, while the woods & dustiness of oakmoss is more evident, followed by the vanillic sweetening of almond-tonka bringing near-cherry tones that enhances the red-berry aspect. Alongside there's a faint vintage vibe where some will catch reminders of lightly spicy '90s scents like Allure Chanel, Truth Calvin Klein or Intuition Estée Lauder (although this isn't a dupe of anything).

I bought a vintage bottle of this fragrance and wow, this is strong! The initial spray is almost like a cross between the soft sweet red pepper you get in a can of sweetcorn and a properly hot red chilli, sliced and smelt freshly cut. It's slightly sweet, but hot too. There's something bitter and green, maybe the oakmoss but here it's not soapy, just dry. There's then indistinct woodiness and florals for me. I would not have pinned the woods on cedar. The florals are watery and a light, there's also some powdery fruitiness but in my vintage fragrance it's indistinct, it could be peach. As it dries, the pepper calms down massively and it gets softer and more gently woody and lightly floral.

smells like walking with a beautiful femme in a botanical garden on a spring morning. very pretty scent and my femme gf funnily enough likes it a lot <3 it smells very consistent all the way through and i don't get much complexity, considering how many different notes are in this fragrance. it's very clean, green, and fresh, but i could see getting tired of it somewhat quickly because it's quite one-note. i mostly get a lot of citrus and generally floral/green notes. overall it is a very pretty and inoffensive scent that i would definitely wear in spring. i could also see getting away with it in winter, though, it reminds me a bit of a winter fairy almost.