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A city this famous usually gets a heavier fragrance treatment, and Burberry chose warmth and florals instead of fog and rain. Honeysuckle, tangerine and rose open London Perfume sweet and immediately floral, brighter than the city's reputation might suggest. Jasmine, tiare flower, peony and clementine build the core, a dense white-floral bouquet with fruit running underneath it. Musk, sandalwood and patchouli settle into a warm, woody base. This London Eau de Parfum is classed as an Eau de Parfum floral, it suits evening wear and cooler months especially well, dense enough to hold up against a coat. The tiare flower nestled in that white-floral core is a Tahitian gardenia relative rarely seen in mainstream European perfumery, giving the heart a slightly creamy, tropical warmth that keeps the honeysuckle-tangerine opening from feeling disconnected from the deeper, mossier base beneath it. There's a deliberate mismatch between the name and the mood: rather than damp and grey, this reads as one of Burberry's warmest, most romantic releases, arguably the brand's most underrated women's fragrance, comparatively easy to find at a discount relative to the house's better-known signature scents too, making it a worthwhile discovery for a curious first-time Burberry wearer.