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The Beat Burberry 2008 Eau de Parfum

7.0 / 10 205 Ratings

A perfume by Burberry for women, released in 2008. The scent is floral-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Powdery

Sweet

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pink pepper

Mandarin orange

Bergamot

Cardamom

Heart Notes

Ceylon tea Iris

Iris

Bellflower

Base Notes

Cedarwood

White musk Vetiver

Vetiver

Perfumers

Dominique Ropion, Olivier Polge, Béatrice Piquet

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Ratings

Scent

7.0205 Ratings

Longevity

7.0149 Ratings

Sillage

6.0122 Ratings

Bottle

7.0143 Ratings

Value for money

8.035 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 10/21/2024.

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Reviews

28 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/06/2013

JSpines
177 Reviews

JSpines

Helpful Review 6

The Beat

I like this fragrance very much. I thought this might end up being boring and generic. It was such a pleasant surprise. A perfect daytime scent. This perfume is guaranteed not to offend anyone around you. It's light, soft and fresh. The notes are blended together nicely. On my skin it's citrusy, woody, green and aromatic. Not being a musk lover, I'm relieved that I don't get much of that on my skin. The only downfall is that the scent doesn't last long at all. It disappears before the end of the day, unlike many of my other fragrances that seem to last and last. I found my bottle on clearance for a good price and I don't regret my purchase as this perfume is not as easy to find as it once was. This fragrance also has a unisex vibe going on, making it suitable not only for women, but for men as well. I'll be reaching for this a lot during the summer months. A well rounded scent that I'm happy to have in my collection.

01/26/2013

3Scent 2.5Longevity 5Sillage

FloraMilena
47 Reviews

FloraMilena

Helpful Review 5

GLORIFIED ACRIDITY

THE BEAT by Burberry

Dry, spicy, white musky, lightly-earthy, lightly-citric, black tea of low sweetness. Opens with a blast of very dry bergamot, cardamom, and heavy handed dose of biting pink pepper. I get very little sweet mandarin from this one on my skin. Develops further with a rush of unsweetened black tea infused with a hint of earthy iris. Everything is engulfed by a flourish of grainy-lightweight vetiver, white musk, and a sharply lingering cedar finish.

I wouldn’t call it fresh so much as simply dry, bitter, and devoid of any vegetal sweetness throughout development.

I find it prickly and abrasive, attempting to wave the flag of elegance due to the absence of sweetness, and failing rather obviously due to a consistent rasping crudity of grainy bitterness, and an overly dry, harshly-abrasive lack of smoothness that is unrelieved throughout any stage of development.

All in all, it’s rather like a mixture of insect repellent and furniture polish on my skin.

07/10/2013

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Nicky
31 Reviews

Nicky

Helpful Review 3

Subtle and fresh

The aroma of tea in perfumes is not a favorite of mine, at least not if it changes over time and becomes almost tobacco-like. In The Beat it is so soft and modest, so it's really great. The more I smell this perfume the more I like it. Once it has settled down on the skin it is like a beautiful bouquet of flowers that one cannot stop smelling.
I think that this is a perfect fragrance to use at work or if you are visiting someone who is not so fond of perfume scents. Very nice, very subtle and fresh and just a tiny bit powdery.

01/29/2012

5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Sherapop
1240 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 3

Impossible to Hate--or to Love

I love Dominique Ropion, but I tend to find his group collaborations less compelling than his solo work, much of which is masterful. Same for Béatrice Piquet, may she rest in peace. I definitely do not want to suggest that in Burberry THE BEAT there were too many cooks in the kitchen—this is certainly not an unwearable mess! But I do think that this composition falls squarely into a currently crowded category of the grand olfactory map. Among other close neighbors are Calvin Klein BEAUTY and DKNY PURE.

THE BEAT edp is a clean musk composition with some florality and spice (cardamom) but not enough to really mark itself off as very distinct from the many other perfumes with similar compositions (albeit variations in the small details...). Another problem that I have with THE BEAT is my bête noire of dilution. I have used about half my roller ball cylinder (which I however have sprayed on, since I think that I get a better sense of a perfume through that means of application) in only two wearings. I generally dislike roller balls—with their childproof safety features making it impossible to overapply—but in this case all of the effort is for naught. Detach the roller and pour this liquid all over yourself: you will still not be over-perfumed. So, yes, the sillage is low and the longevity poor.

All of that said, I'm sure that THE BEAT would work for those looking for inoffensive clean musk compositions with a slightly oriental quality. Although this fragrance is a tad bit sweet, some guys may like it as well.

01/05/2012

6Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

3

Boozy Burberry

I find it very difficult to find a Burberry fragrance that I don't like. If I had all the money in the world I would buy every single one of their fragrances, male and female.

I was slightly off-put by the top notes which were a little too citrusy for me, yet the drydown caught me off guard and sent me spiralling into a state of love.

The Beat is modern, eccentric and powerful. The scent can be sweet at times, but it never loses its sex appeal or transforms into something sickeningly sugary. I sense a coconut note for some strange reason, which makes me think that this fragrance is the perfect scent for a celebration. Perhaps it is also the bottle which is shaped like a flask that makes me think of a party-like atmosphere.

This scent's only downfall was the lasting power, which shocked me because Burberry fragrances usually last for ages on my skin. The Beat unfortunately didn't last any more than an hour on me.

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