Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit 1988 Eau de Toilette

Fahrenheit (Eau de Toilette) by Dior
Bottle Design Marie-Christine de Sayn-Wittgenstein
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Ranked 44 in Men's Perfume
7.9 / 10 2537 Ratings
A popular perfume by Dior for men, released in 1988. The scent is leathery-spicy. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Leathery
Spicy
Woody
Floral
Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
CedarCedar ChamomileChamomile LavenderLavender Mandarin orangeMandarin orange BergamotBergamot HawthornHawthorn LemonLemon MaceMace
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Violet leafViolet leaf CedarCedar NutmegNutmeg SandalwoodSandalwood CarnationCarnation HoneysuckleHoneysuckle JasmineJasmine Lily of the valleyLily of the valley
Base Notes Base Notes
LeatherLeather MuskMusk PatchouliPatchouli VetiverVetiver AmberAmber Tonka beanTonka bean

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7.92537 Ratings
Longevity
8.02124 Ratings
Sillage
7.82098 Ratings
Bottle
7.82118 Ratings
Value for money
7.41150 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 02/11/2025.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "Fahrenheit" collection.

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Coutureguru

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Coutureguru
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!
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17N01

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17N01
Very helpful Review 8  
CLASSIC
Fahrenheit edt is a classic perfume that was released in 1988. For me it is one of the most masculine scents I can imagine. Every time I wear it I get nostalgic and think about my youth growing up in the 80's and 90's.
The mix of notes does bring a gasoline vibe. Violet leaf, leather lavender and citrus. Just a great scent you either love or hate. For me it is pure love. Especially the older bottles. Go get a bottle from before 2002 if possible. They really don't make them like that anymore.
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jtd

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jtd
jtd
Very helpful Review 7  
Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit hit in 1988 and was an instantaneous commercial success. It was a bold scent, innovative in concept and execution and was immediately recognizable as something new. It might have been developed using the framework of the fougère, but unlike the other massive launch of the year, Cool Water, it bore little resemblance to the genre. Fahrenheit’s infamous gasoline note gave it an edginess that separated it from other masculine fragrances. 1988 was effectively pre-niche and unorthodox perfumes were rare. Dior bet that there was an unmet demand for a fragrance that didn’t play by the ‘normal’ rules of scent. The combination of gasoline and dehydrated sweetness gave Fahrenheit a deliberately synthetic appearance and distanced it from the fougères and woody chypres that were still the norm for masculine fragrances. The olfactory image of gasoline is convincing. The dryness of woods and the coolness of the violet leaf suggest volatility, like drops of gasoline evaporating from your skin.

To Dior’s credit, they didn’t simply take a traditional perfume and dress it out with ‘avant-garde’ images and a trendy ad campaign. They created a straight-up oddball that didn’t fit easily into existing categories. What’s interesting, though, is that while Fahrenheit was groundbreaking, it wasn’t without precedent. Dior seem to have learned from a few great masculine fragrances of the prior dozen years. The pressurized hiss of violet leaf is a nod to Grey Flannel and the aggressively dry woods are reminiscent of Antaeus. The last piece in the puzzle comes from perfumer Jean-louis Sieuzac himself. Two years before he co-authored Fahrenheit for Dior, Sieuzac composed Hermès Bel Ami, a sumptuous leather chypre with a noticeable whiff of gasoline. He isolated the gasoline note and amplified it to form the basis of Fahrenheit.

Fahrenheit juggled offbeat style and mainstream PR and production streams with remarkable success. Take a look at a network sit-com or an action movie from 1988. Or a fashion magazine. Listen to some 1988 pop music. Most of it doesn’t hold up very well. (see above.) Fahrenheit on the other hand might come off as era-specific, but not dated. It has survived reformulation, the vagaries of trend and an increasingly competitive market yet remains distinctive.
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Drseid

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Drseid
Drseid
Very helpful Review 5  
Nothing Else Quite Like It...
Count me in the love camp for vintage Fahrenheit. I do get the violet driven gasoline note mentioned by others, but to me that is just fine, as I like that smell. I also get leather and woody cedar. The bottom line is this scent is a classic and entirely unique. Somewhat difficult to wear publicly, but highly enjoyable and noteworthy for it's distinctiveness and innovation. 4 to 4.5 stars out of 5.
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Wilfredo

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Wilfredo
Wilfredo
Helpful Review 8  
FAHRENHEIT - SMELL OF GASOLINE!!
A classic. Masculine confidence in a bottle. How your dad smelled in the 80s.

I think every guy owes it to himself to try Fahrenheit on for size - see how it works for you. It can definitely be the 'alpha Wall Street / Corporate bro who time traveled from 1989' vibe if you want it to be. A date or office staple for the mature man.

But it can also be 'young, sleeveless t-shirt, cutoff shorts, tan, speeding in a '87 Camaro in the July heat to 7-Eleven to pick up a slushee, sitting next to a pretty girl who smells like vanilla and coconut and laughs every time you gas it at a yellow light'. Basically, a sexy, young Boomhauer from 'King of the Hill' (with or without the heavy accent, your choice).

It's what I'd assume going to Reno with your best buds in that city's 80s heyday would smell like. It's rowdy and boisterous and sexy. It's classy, masculine but ALSO a bit campy and playful. It's the best attributes of testosterone, bottled. It takes confidence to wear, but can also inspire confidence in the man who wears it. It's for a man who hates (or wants to take a break from) modern men's fragrances.

Guys, go for it. See where it takes you. I can't imagine a well-rounded fragrance collection that doesn't include this absolute mad lad of a scent.

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HubertGHubertG 5 years ago
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Top 10 lifetime fragrances, classic but different, masterpiece from Dior.
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LaurentiuLaurentiu 3 years ago
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A fresh cut cucumber, spiced and a nice, bold, rough base of leather with a gas vibe. More leather and vetiver in the dry-down. Lovely!
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Nqobie0303Nqobie0303 2 years ago
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This would be one of the most prestigious odors in our lifetimes if respect and honor were demonstrated by perfume.
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BS96BS96 2 years ago
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One of the most addictive smells ever created. Very gentlemen-ish, very classy, very 80’s yet very modern. A masterpiece of a fragrance.
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Topfpflanze3Topfpflanze3 3 years ago
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The stories are right, it smells like an old-timer at the gas station... and I really love it for that. What an unique creation
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TruckladyTrucklady 6 years ago
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I am amazed Jordan Peterson does not mention this to his fans. Solves any masculinity crisis.
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 4 years ago
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The scent from my teenage years is characterized by a powerful opening with a petrol vibe. In the drydown, a slightly smoked earthy leather.
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DemeteraDemetera 4 years ago
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Feels old, but well aged, not outdated at all. Smells like leathery-earthy-smoky-gasoline 100% love or hate type, but there is lot to love.
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ChicoRoch1ChicoRoch1 3 years ago
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Start your engines!!!
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CaspikaarCaspikaar 4 years ago
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The name says it all.
You could experience this scent in two extremes/perspectives; Extremely cool or super hot. A unique sophisticated gem
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