09/25/2012

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Coutureguru
Very helpful Review
8
Volatile Energy
Every time I wear Fahrenheit (which is only about 3 times a year) I think "why do you wear this one so infrequently?". It's fabulous, gives me a boost of energy and makes me feel like a guy ... a gay one, but a guy nonetheless :).
This fragrance brings back memories of Fashion College in 1989. I fell in love with two fragrances that year ... this one and Lauder for Men. The reason was that my mentor and teacher wore them ... and when I say WORE them I sincerely mean it! These were the days of your sillage arriving ten minutes before you did, and fragrance was worn as a status symbol. I was a starving student in those days :) and couldn't afford to wear Fahrenheit myself, but I would hurry to catch my teacher in the elevator and bask in the waves coming off him! I bought my own bottle some years later ... and somehow infected all of the menfolk in my family with it :) ... It's remains my father's 'go to' evening frag and my brother and brother-in-law still each get a bottle for Christmas.
Despite the long list of notes, Fahrenheit plays it really cool and invigorating on my skin. The citruses up top burst like opening pods of cotton for the longest time, remarkably carrying their freshness all the way through to deep dry down. It is, however, the Cedar here which is my best friend ... and undoubtedly sparked my interest in this note. I love a good Cedar ... I'm always on the lookout for them. I don't get much in the way of florals except for a faint sweetness ... while the Patchouli in the base finally takes over but is smoothed beautifully by the Amber and Tonka.
I've read some wildly varying reviews on this one ... reminding some of everything from gasoline to greasy car workshops :). Fahrenheit displays none of these antics on me ... It's always reminded me of snappily dressed gay men from a time when we recognized each other by our smell!
This fragrance brings back memories of Fashion College in 1989. I fell in love with two fragrances that year ... this one and Lauder for Men. The reason was that my mentor and teacher wore them ... and when I say WORE them I sincerely mean it! These were the days of your sillage arriving ten minutes before you did, and fragrance was worn as a status symbol. I was a starving student in those days :) and couldn't afford to wear Fahrenheit myself, but I would hurry to catch my teacher in the elevator and bask in the waves coming off him! I bought my own bottle some years later ... and somehow infected all of the menfolk in my family with it :) ... It's remains my father's 'go to' evening frag and my brother and brother-in-law still each get a bottle for Christmas.
Despite the long list of notes, Fahrenheit plays it really cool and invigorating on my skin. The citruses up top burst like opening pods of cotton for the longest time, remarkably carrying their freshness all the way through to deep dry down. It is, however, the Cedar here which is my best friend ... and undoubtedly sparked my interest in this note. I love a good Cedar ... I'm always on the lookout for them. I don't get much in the way of florals except for a faint sweetness ... while the Patchouli in the base finally takes over but is smoothed beautifully by the Amber and Tonka.
I've read some wildly varying reviews on this one ... reminding some of everything from gasoline to greasy car workshops :). Fahrenheit displays none of these antics on me ... It's always reminded me of snappily dressed gay men from a time when we recognized each other by our smell!