Project #7: Burberry Goddes EDP

Published on 1 December 2024 at 14:35

I was in a very playful mood when I took these pictures of Burberry Goddess, as you can see from the delicate pastel colors I used in the background, that perfectly match with the beauty of this gold squared bottle.

Once again my approach to the images is super essential and almost minimalistic. The bottle, captured in different angles and nothing else, except a mirror that appears in a couple of shots, to reflect the beauty of this bottle.

Call me boring, call me incapable, but I almost like this essential aesthetic, but I promise that you'll see more elaborate images every now and then.

I have to say that I really love this kind oh shape in the bottles of my perfumes, because I think it's super clean, but at the same time very stylish and refined and also, very photogenic .

I think it's time for you to enjoy these images and I hope you'll fine some decent ones.

About the perfume:

Burberry Goddess is one of the latest fragrances launched by British fashion house Burberry and is described a sophisticated perfume, which intertwines elements of gourmand sweetness with a subtle aromatic twist. Nothing new under the sun, but I hope in the future the press offices will delight us with new adjectives to describe their perfumes.

This eau de parfum explores a rich and multifaceted vanilla note, which is reworked in three distinct layers, or vanilla accords, as you prefer: vanilla infusion, vanilla caviar and vanilla absolute and the final result is a warm and creamy vanilla fantasy, which is complemented by notes of lavender, ginger and a touch of cocoa.

On my skin Goddess quickly develops into a monolithic vanilla scent, with a subtle hint of cocoa, while the aromatic essences of ginger and lavender fade in the first 15 minutes or so and this is quite unfair, because the lavender note gives an almost crisp touch to the whole composition, balancing the sweet creaminess of vanilla, which gets richer and richer as the heart of the fragrance develops.

Goddess transforms in fact in a vanilla bomb, with an almost buttery texture, that instantly reminds me of a luxurious dessert tasted in a super chic Parisian hotel. And this feeling is reinforced in the dry down, which emphasizes the cozy and elegant allure of the perfume, creating a soft and skin hugging finish, thanks to the accord of vanilla absolute and subtle nuances of cocoa and amber.

In my personal experience, I had quite a difficult start with this fragrance, because I wasn’t able to smell and enjoy the lavender note. For me, at least in the first couple of months of testing, Goddess was all about vanilla. Nothing else. A solid vanilla monolith.

Thank God, after a couple if months I was finally able to smell the lavender note, which added a more interesting and crisp vibe to the whole olfactory experience. Unfortunately this note fades quickly on my skin, but it’s really pleasant ’til it lasts.

I have to say that this scent isn't certainly innovative or avant-garde, but overall is really pleasant and well done and sometimes this is enough for me, because some days I just wanna smell good, without thinking too much about the artsy aspect of the perfume, and Goddess smells very nice, especially if you're a vanilla aficionado.