Fahrenheit (Eau de Toilette) by Dior

Fahrenheit 1988 Eau de Toilette

Souhsza
12/18/2019 - 02:20 AM
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10Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage 5Bottle

!All clear! for the pee corner at the gas station in midsummer

I was happy that my son was able to choose from the scent samples he smelled at home after a few trial runs, one that represents him well: Fahrenheit. I wanted to give him his first real eau de toilette for Christmas. So, a big deal!

Yesterday, after riding, I had a spritz applied to my wrist at the perfumery while picking him up. What a shock! The current reformulation smells to me like this:

15 construction workers are supposed to tear up the road at the gas station at a traffic junction in July. The boss has had a falling out with the portable toilet company. The workers have to make do. They find a corner next to the gas station.

Today they are paving. It’s 40 degrees. Someone has spilled gasoline at the gas station. I have to go to the pee corner, which has been set up for three weeks now and is being frequented eagerly. And it is exactly there that I perceive the smell that the reformulated Fahrenheit triggers on my skin: urine, tar, gasoline, exhaust fumes, and all of it intensified threefold in the heat, but clearly dominated by the smell of urine.

To be honest, I have to say that the horse manure smell still lingers a bit in my leather jacket after riding. That, along with Fahrenheit, has created this explosive mixture.

Interesting how readily Fahrenheit is willing to mutate into something third with just a little push, like here with the horse stable smell.

I tested the current Fahrenheit again the other day without the horse jacket and can give the all clear.

My son will smell just as he wishes, and I wish him much success with the ladies.

The 10 can stay.
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12 Comments
SamsamaranSamsamaran 6 years ago
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I wish your son a lot of fun and success with Fahrenheit. It's not a panty dropper (that term is just ridiculous). Fahrenheit is a bold statement. And that will be rewarded eventually. :)
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KatharinaGKatharinaG 6 years ago
Young man has good taste, and for the author, I hope she doesn't have to share the bath with him :)
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VofflineVoffline 6 years ago
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What? Your son doesn’t want a scent from Jeremy Fragrance?! :D Joking aside - I also tried "Fahrenheit" back in the day because it was supposed to be so good... all I smelled was gasoline and felt like I was in a workshop. I just can’t understand the scent or the hype around it.
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MajorTomMajorTom 6 years ago
One of my first fragrances from the late 80s/early 90s, and yes, it’s polarizing. That’s exactly why I find it much more interesting than any mainstream scent you can smell on every corner. Your son has taste, and it’s known to be quite individual. So, just stay relaxed about it ;-)
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RobinM10RobinM10 6 years ago
The classic description of a 10.0 fragrance. Hats off.
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Fresh21Fresh21 6 years ago
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I don't really like the scent either, but I didn't smell urine in it... I also don't get the contradiction between your description and your rating of 10.0.
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Sascha84Sascha84 6 years ago
Fahrenheit is definitely not to everyone's taste. But I think it's really unfair to put it down like that. Fahrenheit is, for example, my absolute number 1 and has been for years. So why give it a 10? I find things like tobacco or Irish Moss to be an absolute disaster. But they still sell, otherwise they wouldn't have been around for so long.
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SamsamaranSamsamaran 6 years ago
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And you give that a 10.0? I'm curious what it takes to get a 7.0 :)

In my opinion, Fahrenheit's petroleum note is quite a challenge for a young wearer. There are definitely lighter EDTs to start with.
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PollitaPollita 6 years ago
I've always found Fahrenheit terrible, even the vintage version. Not as extreme as you describe, but I think it's the nastiest scent I've ever smelled. Sorry to the fans!
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EstefaniaEstefania 6 years ago
I only know the vintage version, and it's irresistible on the right man. As for very young guys, I have no idea.
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Hasiputz80Hasiputz80 6 years ago
With your son, it will probably smell different; otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen it...
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Rookie82Rookie82 6 years ago
Reads like a pure 10... ;-)
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