The Beat

Burberry · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2008

≈ $62 · 75ml · approx. retail

The women's fragrance in Burberry's 2008 'The Beat' music-themed pair, a floral woody musk built on pink pepper and cardamom over a tea-iris heart.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerDaily

Perfumer

Dominique Ropion

French · 73 in collection

Acclaimed IFF perfumer known for technically masterful, opulent scents.

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Olivier Polge

French · 41 in collection

In-house perfumer for Chanel since 2015, succeeding his father Jacques Polge. Oversees new creations and modern flankers of the house's classics.

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Beatrice Piquet

French · 9 in collection

Beatrice Piquet (1963-2010) was a French senior perfumer at IFF, where she rose from laboratory assistant at age 17 to a respected nose alongside mentors such as Max Gavarry and Alain Astori. She was known for elegant, modern compositions across designer and fine fragrance before her early death.

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