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I just picked up this gem yesterday. I love it and think everyone here should try it!!! I'm picking up tobacco, tea, wood, leather and spices so far. So rich and delightful!
My only fear is that they start carrying this everywhere (like target, wal-mart, meijer, k-mart, etc) and everyone gets it. This is the case for burberry brit if you ask me. Hopefully this is a limited edition or release and doesn't become super-popular.
I highly reccommend checking this one out. It's really great and rich.

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I bought this a few weeks back and had to swap it.. it's a pretty nice, sensual fall weather scent.. unfortunately..no joke.. it lasted no more than 15 minutes on my skin..... And this is after 5-10 sprays... an hour later.. it was undetectible... even with nose directly pressed to my wrist.. the gentleman I swapped it to.. had the same experience and passed the bottle along to the next.. a very well travelled bottle in Canada, I must admit...
I suppose in this day and age... it's not surprising to see that a lot of of the longevity of the recent fragrance releases have been suspect.. but for those who love the scent, I guess it forces one to go through a bottle much quicker..
I was disappointed..I was really looking forward to sporting the New London this fall, but halas.. it wasn't meant to me.
a.

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Just sampled it yesterday. I found the drydown very similar to Vera Wang.......which i guess...is not a bad thing.

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Bought myself a 3.4oz bottle of this fragrance couple weeks ago. I find it very pleasent autumn fragrance (has great booze note), but as ''nearfantastica'' mentioned, it doesn't last too long. I'm spraying it on my shirt along the skin, which helps a bit though.

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I went into Holt Renfrew a week ago to test this fragrance out and after 2, 3 hours on my skin, I knew I had to buy it. It's boozy, spicy, woodiness was just too delicious. Now that you've (perfectfeet) mentioned it, I do detect a soft tea note in the background! I think this fragrance would be perfect for Christmas, but also very, very suitable for autumn, as well.
I guess I'm the lucky one out of this bunch because I don't have a longevity issue with this scent. Sure it's not a long distance runner like, say, Opium EDT (I don't have the EDP ) but it lasts - on me, at least. Goes for a good 5 - 6 hours - which is usually what I prefer because if I apply in the morning, by the evening, I have a choice of either a) applying more to continue wearing it, or b) apply a different fragrance without any clashing.

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You know at first I would have agreed with you in that it faded quickly. I think I might be more accurate to say that it evolves and that spicy tea and tobacco in the beginning evolves into a sweet and woody base that is seeming to last long enough for me to notice. Personally, I don't think I'd want that bright spiciness to last throughout as it would become intolerable...too much of a good thing. I'm sure your nose becomes desensitized to it to some extent as well.
I find myself making some valid excuses in it's defense, but I do reapply often. Maybe though it's because I like the scent so much I can't get enough of it. Those top notes do fade though...that is undeniable.

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I picked up a sample of this last week and I have to agree, its wonderful.
I need to get a bottle very soon!

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I really dig it in a big way.
I think of it as contrapuntal to Burberry Brit. To me, Brit is the quintessential Christmans Morning scent. The excited bergamot is waking up and running downstairs for presents, the cinnamon is all the candy and gingerbread sweets you eat, the somewhat over-sweet tonka at the end is the toothache you have by noon. Brit's great, but a bit juvenile, IMO.
By comparison, Burberry London is Christmas Eve. It has a rich, smokey, "fireplace" feel to it. Its still sweet, but not in an artificial sweetener way, more like homemade pumpkin pie and deep red fruits candied on the stove. Its a restive but heady mix: the taste of a nice cordial with a pipe or cigar by the fireplace after the kids have gone to bed, when its just the adults som kose seg ("cozy-ing themselves"), as they say in norwegian. It comes on a bit strong, but to me the plum dominates the heart notes. Not sure what this reminds me of.... one of the fruit & leathers' date accord I think (maybe Varvatos or DK Fuel). Cranberry maybe? It soon becomes boozy, but not overly so (As I find Michael to be). Maybe like FdA, but in a less herbal way, more leather going on here, and a silky tobacco note.
Burberry London feels very high class, very mature and exclusive. It should have been more expensive than it is, by the smell of it. I think they should have left Burberry Classic as London, and called this new one Burberry Prorsum, but what do I know.
I cannot relate whatsoever to people reporting longevity problems.

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Prefectfeet: In terms of the longevity problems, I was sure to ask a variety of people around me.. and after half an hour.. not one of 4-5 people I asked could detect that I was wearing any fragrance whatsoever..
I admit, my skin for whatever reason <maybe lack of oils> often rejects fragrances.. but this certainly wasn't a case of "numb" nose.. the stuff did "not" last on me..
This isn't to say that others shouldn't sample it, or give it a whirl..I am just relating my experiences regarding the fragrance and must report that unfortunately.. this stuff vanishes on me.
a.

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Very nice scent....Lasting power is good. not something I would use every day but a very nice classy fragrance indeed for that special occassion.
Gary