Burberry’s Goddess indulges us the scent of cherries, sweet and juicy in her opening. The bright tang of citrus pricks the sweetness, then introduces us to the spicy warmth of lemony ginger and herbaceous lavender. Vanilla, which brought us the cherry opening, now imparts its boozy, bitter almond and rich, deep woody notes as well. At this point on the paper, ginger loses its spicy edge and takes on a more succulent crystal ginger-like texture. It gives the scent a fresher and lighter tone than on my skin. Goddess completes the ginger and lavender-infused vanilla with a touch of cocoa, then leaves us to soak in the luxurious and cozy fragrance for a few moments. It lightens to a gourmand vanilla with whispers of lavender and fresh ginger before she retreats.
Perhaps it isn’t so, but I feel there is an increasing trend in using the lavender-vanilla combination in the last five years. Burberry’s Goddess presents its variation, a vanilla perfume ornamented with lavender and ginger; for me, the cocoa is less distinct but helps to set the luxurious tone of the drydown. To me, lavender is a difficult note to balance or match in fragrances, oftentimes the combination with other notes makes it pungent, grating and / or very rough. Goddess has just the right amount against the vanilla, or maybe it is because the vanilla takes away some of the roughness. However, I remain neutral about the scent as a whole.
Amandine Clerc-Marie is the perfumer behind Goddess, the first refillable fragrance from Burberry. Find out more on the Burberry website or on Fragrantica.
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