Burberry

Weekend for Women

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 1997

With Weekend for Women, Burberry composes a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on rose, peach and mandarin, reveals iris, cyclamen, hyacinth and nectarine at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood, white musk and cedar.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Rose · Peach · Mandarin

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Iris · Cyclamen · Hyacinth · Nectarine

  3. Base Several hours

    Sandalwood · White musk · Cedar

What its composition says

  • 10 materials declared, against 7.6 on average in the catalogue: the formula is fuller than usual.
  • 4 materials in the heart, against 3 on top and 3 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
  • Nectarine: a niche material, declared by only 5 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.

The success of Weekend for Women by Burberry comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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