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Fierce Cologne - American Icon 🇺🇸 (by LordDrakkar)

Fierce Abercrombie & Fitch 2002 Cologne

Ranked 244 in Men's Perfume

7.6 / 10 969 Ratings

A popular perfume by Abercrombie & Fitch for men, released in 2002. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Synthetic

Woody

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Fir resin

Cardamom

Orange

Petitgrain

Heart Notes

Lily of the valley

Rosemary

Rose

Jasmine

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Brazilian rosewood Musk

Musk

Vetiver

Perfumers

Christophe Laudamiel, Bruno Jovanovic, Carlos Benaïm

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Ratings

Scent

7.6969 Ratings

Longevity

7.0806 Ratings

Sillage

7.0777 Ratings

Bottle

5.3819 Ratings

Value for money

6.6449 Ratings

Submitted by Andi136 · last update on 03/04/2026.

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Reviews

78 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/26/2025

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Smirky
555 Reviews

Smirky

Helpful Review 7

Easy grab, versatile fragrance but you can do better

Fierce is a versatile fragrance that can be used any season of the year, day or night and for most occasions. It doesn't make a statement - just sort of blends in and smells pleasant. Easy grab for most guys. Starts out fresh and dries down to a fresh woody accord and also synthetic. Very similar to two I already own: Legend EdP and Skulls & Roses for Men.

Being a cologne, the performance is on the weaker side. My recommendation would be to go for Legend EdP which is stronger and longer lasting or Skulls & Roses which has slightly better performance and a much more entertaining bottle, all for a lower price.

08/23/2024

7.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Ceesie
144 Reviews

Ceesie

Helpful Review 6

Come on Barbie let’s go party

I don’t know why but smelling this perfume puts me in a time capsule and instantly brings me back to the 00’s. The plastic fantastic years.

It was a time I didn’t care for fragrances at all but still it has this nostalgic vibe. Probably every kid in my class wore this and I picked it up unconsciously? Who knows. Now I’m in my forties and wearing this makes me feel a bit awkward, it’s probably still best suited to younger guys. But I don’t mind getting in that time capsule every now and then.

11/17/2018

8.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Elysium
917 Reviews

Elysium

Helpful Review 4

Don't confuse Crimes with Scents

Who could have prognosticated a clothing company associated with insipid, narcissistic teens would have produced one of the best adult male perfumes ever. Probably the most recognizable scent of all time and I kind of hate it for that because it smells so freaking good. A cologne that every popular teenager has or did have, and linked to many terrible crimes on the campus of many colleges. But that does not matter. Ok, I am 54 years old, and I know that A&F rotates towards a younger demographic. But this fragrance is fantastic. Fierce was a blind buy based on reviews, and I visited many sites and forums before buying it, too many, I would say. Since I have another A&F cologne, South California, or SoCal to be precise, which I adore, I ultimately bought it.

I didn't expect Fierce to be wrong, nor did I suppose to love it. Yes, it met my expectations, but I like it better than I thought I would.
To my surprise, the first time I smelt it, I felt dark woody feeling, somehow I was not thrilled with the purchase. Fierce is citrus aromatic, fougère, woody, spicy, and resinous. Its opening is a competent citrus accord with a bit of warming spice, the cardamom I reckon, and a generous dose of resinous fir balsam. The overture has a citrusy mossy aspect that remains throughout the fragrance life. However, you don't indeed detect any overcast citrus as say the scent of an orange or a lemon. It's not sugary nor tart by any means but instead bares those tendencies of citrus without actually smelling as though. It's hard to explain.

Then after a while, I started to feel the sweet notes, the jasmine, lily of the valley, and the incredible rose. It was not such a bad smell.
Its textured floral central level is masculine enough, and the touch of aromatic and green rosemary adds considerably to the depth of the fragrance by cooling the warm florals.

I enjoy the base and make special note of the rosewood and oakmoss. Oh man, it's a pleasure to find those two modernly unpopular notes used so well in this kind of fragrance. The light musk and hint of vetiver remain under the dominant and oppressive woody notes along with the not tart and unsweetened citrus moss. It's quite beautiful and by far the most woody fragrance I've ever smelled and also the sharpest wood fragrance I've ever sniffed.

Day after day, I started to fall in love with this fragrance, I was sniffing the bottle every 15 minutes 20 times a day maybe more. I become addicted to sniffing. But then the feeling started to decrease. I still when I wear this I feel it every way I go 7 hours minimum with few sprays only. But the first days will stay with me forever; one sniffing from the bottle was enough to feel the smell 3-4 hours all way out, like a considerable emotion. I have several niche fragrances, but I keep coming back to Fierce.

That said, the scent is woody aromatic for cold romantic autumn and spring nights. Sillage is excellent, and longevity is outstanding. I can breathe this on my dresses the next day.

Anyone from a youth to an adult up to the age of 50 can pull this off, even though I don't think anyone over 25 would try this out, and it's a darn shame! Maybe the fact that all the teens are wearing this does not understand the concept of over-applying cologne that has ruined this scent for you. A timeless cologne doesn't have an age group on it; any man can wear this fragrance at any age. Spray it on your hand, walk around, and see what you might think of it then. You might be surprised! Overall rating from me, buy it, you won't be disappointed. Fierce has set a new standard of excellence in the world of fragrance that few colognes can match.

-Elysium

Updated on 03/11/2020

02/13/2025

8Scent

celeblas
119 Reviews

celeblas

Helpful Review 2

Modern Classic

The co-designer of this fragrance says the notes for the composition should be more like: ocean breeze (pino acetaldehyde), clary sage, cucumber, lemon, Lavender, (lavandin grosso, a hybrid between Lavandula angustifolia and Lavandula latifolia), moss, tonka, sandalwood (molecular sandalwood), white musk, Cashmeran.

"Wanting to give it a bit more complexity, Laudamiel added pino acetaldehyde — fresh, like an ocean breeze — as the finishing touch that brought Fierce to market. That final note rests on top of clary sage, cucumber, a touch of lemon, lavandin grosso, moss, tonka, molecular sandalwood, white musk and Cashmeran in the finished formula."

Source: "The Untold Story of Fierce, the ‘White Hot’ Fragrance That Defined Y2K" By Sable Yong, published online April 19, 2022

07/05/2025

8Scent 3Longevity 8Sillage

Averycj
50 Reviews

Averycj

2

Addictive Lemon

Fierce is a bright, fresh, lemony scent balanced out by a subtle woody undertone. It’s clean, non-intrusive, and extremely wearable. It's lemon done right without smelling like household cleaner or synthetic toilet spray.

The more I explore fragrances, the more I find myself enjoying these cheapie options over some designer, niche, or indie scents. And it makes sense. They’re designed to be inoffensive and universally appealing. Fierce is no exception.

It projects like a beast out of the gate. Unfortunately, the EDC concentration means longevity is where it completely fails. After about an hour, it noticeably begins to fade, which is a shame given how good it smells upfront. If this were re-released as a parfum, it’d be an easy buy in my book.

It’s still one of the most balanced citrus scents I’ve come across: not sharp, not sour, not overpowering. Just fresh, crisp, and approachable.

A good scent for the price. But its lackluster performance makes it hard to justify owning unless you plan to reapply every single hour.

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