Burberry · 2023 · Amandine Clerc-Marie

Goddess

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor womenWearers sayLeans feminine

VersionEau de Parfum

In a few words: vanilla , lavender , soft , easygoing

Aromatic lavender over a deep, layered vanilla built from three different vanillas.

Burberry says

You’ll smell trio of vanillas and lavender.

More from Burberry’s description

It also mentions Vanilla, Vanilla Infusion, Vanilla Caviar and Vanilla Absolute.

The house’s page

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The drawn Goddess bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Goddess’s scent picture, a draft: vanilla, lavender, coumarin (new-mown hay), citral (lemon), geraniol (rose) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Goddess, top notes: Lavender, Citral (lemon)

Heartas it settles

Goddess, heart: Geraniol (rose)

Dry-downwhat stays

Goddess, dry-down: Vanilla, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Wearers say

From 6 Reddit threads · Read what they say

How far it carries

An arm’s length

How long it lasts

6 to 9 hours

When to wear it

All year

Where to wear it

Office, every day

Who it suits

MasculineFeminine

Leans feminine · Any age

Mass appeal

Crowd-pleaser

Compliments

Compliment getter

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins1 powder

11 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell11

AlcoholWaterOctisalate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)A light stabiliserBenzyl benzoateCi 19140Ci 14700Ci 60730Propylene glycol, not in Ingredients yetPentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

Wearing it

Burberry Goddess is a gentle lavender-vanilla scent with moderate projection that lasts throughout the workday. Most blind buyers keep it for daily office wear, though some find the herbal lavender prominent.

How far it carriesArm's length

Perfumers call it sillage.

Wearers find the projection gentle and intimate rather than loud, creating a pleasant personal scent cloud.

“The original Goddess is less rich, I would say, and milder vs the Intense.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2024 · 6 votes
More from wearers · 1 theme, 2 quotes

Some say

Some wearers describe the projection as moderate and discreet rather than beast mode.

“Goddess is one of my scents that lasts really well, even though the projection isnt crazy. My skin eats perfume! Are you sure youre not going nose blind to it?”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab, 2025 · 3 votes

“A few of my coworkers wore it, I actually loved smelling it throughout the day in the office.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 2 votes
How long it lasts6 to 9 hours

Most wearers get a solid workday of longevity on skin, with fabrics retaining the scent for days.

“Crazy because I still smell it STRONGLY the next morning when I go to shower. And lasts on clothes for literally weeks”

Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025 · 3 votes
More from wearers · 2 themes, 4 quotes

Many say

Many wearers report reliable longevity lasting six to eight hours or throughout an entire workday.

“I get 8 hour longevity if I do 1-2 sprays on my chest. It’s perfectly fine for the office.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 2 votes

“I think it’s good for office wear. Three sprays lasts all day on me.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 1 vote

Some say

Some wearers find it seems to disappear quickly, which others attribute to becoming nose blind.

“I suspect you're going nose blind. I can smell Burberry Goddess pretty strongly on me when I'm going to bed after 15+ hours of wear.”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab, 2025 · 5 votes

“I’ve heard complaints that it doesn’t last long, that may be true but honestly doesn’t matter to me because I usually have my little bottle with me”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 3 votes
When and where to wear itDaytime, everyday, and office
All year
Office, every day

The fragrance is widely recommended as an inoffensive, polite daytime perfume ideal for workplace settings and daily errands.

“I think Goddess would be fine for the office, but I would stick to 1-2 sprays.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 6 votes
More from wearers · 1 theme, 2 quotes

Many say

Many wearers find its soft lavender-vanilla blend ideal and safe for office and daytime settings.

“The original would be my daytime or daily wear.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2024 · 6 votes

“I blind bought a bottle. I wear it to bed too, and sometimes to work. It’s a very pretty fragrance.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 4 votes
Who it suitsAgeless and leans feminine
MasculineFeminineLeans feminine · Any age

Marketed to women and worn across all age groups, its aromatic herbal lavender note also appeals to men.

“I’m a dude and it’s my top 3 perfumes ever. Just love it, and still wear it, IDGAF. So yeah, 10/10 for me”

Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025 · 13 votes
More from wearers · 1 theme, 2 quotes

Some say

Some wearers consider it ageless and feminine, though men also wear and enjoy the aromatic lavender notes.

“It smells so sexy masculine to me. I get lime from it not lavender.”

Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025 · 3 votes

“It's simple and well done. It wears fantastically. I think it's a keeper.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 7 votes
Appeal and attractionConsistent crowd-pleasing compliments
Crowd-pleaser
Compliment getter

Wearers frequently receive enthusiastic compliments at work and in public from people drawn to its cozy vanilla aroma.

“I’ve gotten more compliments on it than any other fragrance I have in the 3 months I’ve had it.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 3 votes
More from wearers · 1 theme, 1 quote

Some say

Some wearers describe receiving more unsolicited compliments with Goddess than with any other fragrance in their wardrobe.

“I layer it with Nemat Vanilla Musk as my work fragrance and get lots of compliments. For me it helps pull it more vanilla.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 2 votes
As a blind buyMost blind buyers kept it

The majority of blind purchasers love and keep it, though those disliking herbal lavender or expecting pure vanilla occasionally regret it.

“Gorgeous perfume! 😍 Excellent blind buy IMO 🔥”

Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025 · 12 votes
More from wearers · 2 themes, 4 quotes

Most say

Most blind buyers report being delighted with their purchase and keeping the bottle.

“Love it, to me a pretty safe blind buy”

Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025 · 7 votes

“a sales associate recommended it for something I could wear to the office and I bought it blind. I usually hate vanilla-heavy scents but I LOVE this perfume.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 3 votes

Some say

Some blind buyers regret purchasing it when the sharp lavender or ginger clashes with their expectations of pure gourmand vanilla.

“Burberry Goddess was a blind buy for me (big mistanke, won't do that again) based on being a vanilla lover and so many people loving it”

Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025

“Same. BG was a blind buy for me but at least now I know I can't do lavender !”

Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025 · 3 votes
LayeringLayered with vanilla musk oils

Wearers frequently boost sweetness and depth by layering Goddess with vanilla perfume oils or matching body lotion.

“Layer with the Burberry Goddess Body lotion”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab, 2025 · 3 votes

From 6 Reddit threads.

Wearers say

Smells like it

For less

AnghamLattafa · Many wearers call it a cheaper copy$49.99 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Goddess’s $185

“This is a common complaint with Goddess. Buy Lataffa Angham. It’s a fraction of the price and lasts and projects all day!”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab, 2025 · 9 votes
Silent MelodyOakcha · Many wearers call it a cheaper copy$39.95 for 50 ml · about half of Goddess’s $185

“Oakcha’s dupe Silent Melody is beautiful! It’s very close to Goddess and lasts and projects much better.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2025 · 0 votes

Shoppers call a cheaper stand-in a dupe.

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Goddess Amber Vanilla IntenseBurberry · shares vanilla and lavender$192 for 100 ml · about the same as Goddess’s $185
Goddess IntenseBurberry · shares vanilla and lavender$192 for 100 ml · about the same as Goddess’s $185
Le MaleJean Paul Gaultier · shares vanilla and lavender$132 for 125 ml · about half of Goddess’s $185
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.