# Burberry — Hero Eau de Parfum

> Hero EDP is the warm, resinous Hero: a 2022 cedar fragrance that uses pine, incense and benzoin to turn the original EDT's bright woods into a cold-weather scent.

## Essence
Hero EDP is the warm, resinous Hero: a 2022 cedar fragrance that uses pine, incense and benzoin to turn the original EDT's bright woods into a cold-weather scent.

## Scent Profile
The opening combines pine and olibanum with an unexpectedly sweet resinous effect. It can read as balsamic rather than literally coniferous.

Benzoin brings vanilla-caramel warmth, and incense adds a smoky thread. Cedar remains the base theme, though this is a sweeter, softer and more ambered cedar than the EDT.

## Performance
Hero EDP is notably durable for the house. It projects clearly in its first hours, then settles closer while remaining detectable for a long wear. Conditions and bottle generation can affect the result.

## Wearing Context
Use it in fall and winter, especially for evenings, dates and cozy settings. It can work at the office with restrained spraying, but heat can make the benzoin sweetness heavy.

## Comparisons & DNA
Hero EDT is the crucial comparison: it is fresh, citrusy and daytime-ready, whereas this EDP is sweet, smoky and resinous. It also shares a broad sweet-spicy woody lane with Ultra Male, Wanted by Night and Herod, though its cedar and incense keep the profile more restrained.

## Reception
This is a divided release. Supporters like its cozy cedar, incense and unexpectedly strong longevity. Others find the sweet woody-amber construction too familiar. The contrast between capable performance and polarizing genre styling defines its reception.

## Versions & Reformulation
Hero EDP arrived in 2022 after the 2021 EDT. Later Parfum and Parfum Intense entries are distinct compositions rather than simple strength changes. Older non-refillable and newer refillable bottles are sometimes reported to differ in performance, without an official reformulation announcement.

## Acquisition Notes
It is widely distributed in the Hero range. Sample first if sweet resinous woods are difficult in warm weather, or if a bright cedar scent is the goal; the EDT is the better fit for that role.

## Notable Facts & Lore
- Aurelien Guichard composed both the EDT and EDP.
- This is widely treated as Hero's cold-weather concentration.
- Cedar, incense and benzoin define its contrast with the EDT.