Burberry Touch for Women is the brand's quietest fragrance, and that restraint is the reason to choose it.

Most fragrances are designed to project - to be noticed from a distance. Touch is built the other way. Peony forms a soft, slightly powdery floral centre, vanilla adds warmth without sweetness, and cedar and musk form a base that holds the whole composition close to the skin.

The result is a fragrance noticed at conversational distance rather than across a room. That suits offices, small spaces, and anyone who has been told a previous fragrance was too much - a more common experience than the category acknowledges.

At Eau de Parfum concentration it lasts well despite the low projection; longevity and projection are different properties and this has the first without the second.

Apply to pulse points and do not over-spray to compensate for the softness - the character is the point, and three sprays will not turn it into something loud.