Burdèl Tiziana Terenzi 2020

I want to address the headline right away as a preface. The word Burdel unfortunately means brothel in Polish. Although the perfume has an accent on the E, I still find the name poorly chosen and it surely has led to some strange looks from certain people.

Burdèl was a blind buy for me, as there are simply no decants of Burdèl available in the Souk, and it is truly difficult to find a decant or sample of Burdèl otherwise. The packaging is, as is typical for the Anniversary Collection, very lavishly designed; whether that is necessary, I doubt, especially since the lettering on my packaging was already peeling off a bit. These huge packages lead to a completely different problem for me. I’m slowly running out of space for all these large Tiziana Terenzi packages.

But I’ve bored you long enough, and it’s finally time to talk about the scent. Burdèl is truly exceptional. Everyone knows the usual bergamot or citrus top notes, which we have all probably smelled countless times. Burdèl combines the bergamot note with a hefty dose of spices. I particularly like the Syrian cumin combined with cardamom. The top note is absolutely unique and perfectly combines freshness with spices. As it develops, the spices increasingly take the lead. However, after about 1 hour, a gentle oud note also comes into play, which brings a bit of sweetness through amber and vanilla. This combination makes Burdèl suitable for people who do not like oud. I cannot really recognize the notes of the heart; Burdèl rather makes a leap from the top note to the base note.

The performance is really very good; I could still perceive Burdèl even after over 14 hours, and the sillage remains detectable at arm's length for 7-8 hours.

For me, Burdèl is definitely wearable even in higher temperatures, making it perfect for all seasons and never annoying, except perhaps at temperatures above 25 degrees.