Hero
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Hero by Burberry is a clean, woody scent built almost entirely around cedar. Bergamot opens it bright and citrusy, moving quickly into juniper and black pepper for a spiced, slightly green heart. The base is three different cedars layered together, dry and warm rather than sharp, and it is really where this scent lives. Launched in 2021, it is men who tend to pick it, wanting a straightforward, confident woody scent without much sweetness. Voters wear it across fall and spring, by day, and it is an easy fit for a day at work. Wearers mostly vote its longevity moderate, with the sillage vote landing in the same place, so it stays fairly close. A 10ml decant is enough to wear it through a few working weeks before you decide on the full bottle.
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The community verdict
On autumn days, Hero pairs bright bergamot and pepper with juniper and cedar that stays present. Most find its wear and projection moderate, making its woody, fresh-spicy character easy to take to the office. Spring works too, though those after something challenging may find it rather straightforward.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Black Pepper
- Juniper
- Basewhat lingers
- Atlas Cedar
- Himalayan Cedar
- Virginian Cedar
- Brand
- Burberry
- Scent profile
- For men
- Launched
- 2021
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Burberry Hero, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Juniper and cracked pepper over cedar logs in cool morning air.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Black Pepper
- Juniper
Dry-down2 h – 3–6 h
- Atlas Cedar
- Himalayan Cedar
- Virginian Cedar
- Lasts
- 3–6 h
- Moderate
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity1,198 votes
Most voted: 74%Moderate
13%Long lasting
Sillage1,339 votes
Most voted: 64%Moderate
26%Intimate
Season1,198 votes
Most voted: 42%Autumn
35%Spring
Time of day1,198 votes
Most voted: 55%Daytime
30%Office
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Longevity1,198 votes
- Very weak3%41 votes
- Weak7%83 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)74%881 votes
- Long lasting13%157 votes
- Eternal3%36 votes
Sillage1,339 votes
- Intimate26%352 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)64%857 votes
- Strong8%112 votes
- Enormous1%18 votes
Season1,198 votes
- Spring35%419 votes
- Summer8%96 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)42%503 votes
- Winter15%180 votes
Time of day1,198 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)55%659 votes
- Office30%359 votes
- Evening10%120 votes
- Night out5%60 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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The house
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Burberry is the British house Thomas Burberry started in 1856, the outerwear maker that invented gabardine in 1879 and turned to perfume in 1981. The scents here lean fruity and sweet, with blackberry, strawberry and peach over vanilla, musk and soft woods. Burberry Her is the place to begin: bright berries settling onto a warm, woody base. Goddess wraps lavender in vanilla, fresh and warm at once. For a lighter take, My Burberry pairs florals with citrus. Hero is the pick for men, woody and aromatic with a fresh spice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Burberry Hero smell like?
Burberry Hero opens with Bergamot. The heart brings Black Pepper and Juniper. It dries down to Atlas Cedar, Himalayan Cedar and Virginian Cedar.
Is Burberry Hero long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (74% of votes), and 16% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (64% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Burberry Hero good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for spring and autumn; summer takes only 8% of season votes.
Is Burberry Hero good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 15% of season votes go to winter.
Is Burberry Hero for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 85% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 15% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Burberry Hero to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 30% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Burberry Hero?
Hero is made by Burberry. It was launched in 2021.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Burberry Hero?
A 10ml decant of Burberry Hero holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Burberry perfumes can I try?
Besides Burberry Hero, 10ML has Burberry Her, Goddess and Burberry Women from Burberry, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Burberry Hero decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Burberry Hero decant is filled by hand from an original Burberry bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.