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Fahrenheit Dissertation
Fahrenheit has changed a good amount over the years. Early formulas feature extremely natural smelling, rough, violet leaves over OG russian, smoke - based leather, with undertones of spices like nutmeg, carnation, woods and such. Still, i take the risk of saying, it's much more juvenile and easier to wear than stuff from back in the day like, for example, Jacques Bogart Furyo, Lapidus Pour Homme and Hermes Bel Ami.
On the other side, current formulas feature much more protagonism on the spices and carnation, the leather has become much more refined, and the violet doesn't feel as natural, as if replaced with synthetic molecules, as, they indeed are.
While the OG smelled like burnt rubber, gasoline, an accident in a gas station about to explode if someone lit up a cigarette or stuff, the current smells something to the extent of a carnation growing in the garden beside a mechanic's shop. Old but refined leather, the smell of automotive oil above everything, slight gasoline.
My bottom line on this is: Yes, who couldn't change after 30 years? But anyway, the current formula is a great banger if you look for a balls out, straight out, classic and rugged leather scent, with slight, very slight sweet, floral and spice tones, to not say current leathers are soaked in vanilla, cinnamon and whipped cream. I would actually prefer Fahrenheit to Gucci Guilty Absolute, not because i dislike the other, but rather because i see it as a relatively proper replacement and Fahrenheit is much easier to obtain than GGA, yet easier to like and wear while mantaining the rough aura. I frankly would also prefer it a thousand times above any Tom Ford style leather, since those smell like new leather shoes with three cans of grease and paraffin above them, not much of my liking. Yet, i have to say, i prefer other, even more refined leather scents. Polo green in current formula is something more of my liking, same for Givenchy Gentleman from 2017, CH Men Privé, Hermes Bel Ami, the long gone Salvador For Him from the 90's and so on, which have refined, aromatic, suede - forward, saffron and violet - heavy leathers. (With the exception of Polo)
Blessings.
On the other side, current formulas feature much more protagonism on the spices and carnation, the leather has become much more refined, and the violet doesn't feel as natural, as if replaced with synthetic molecules, as, they indeed are.
While the OG smelled like burnt rubber, gasoline, an accident in a gas station about to explode if someone lit up a cigarette or stuff, the current smells something to the extent of a carnation growing in the garden beside a mechanic's shop. Old but refined leather, the smell of automotive oil above everything, slight gasoline.
My bottom line on this is: Yes, who couldn't change after 30 years? But anyway, the current formula is a great banger if you look for a balls out, straight out, classic and rugged leather scent, with slight, very slight sweet, floral and spice tones, to not say current leathers are soaked in vanilla, cinnamon and whipped cream. I would actually prefer Fahrenheit to Gucci Guilty Absolute, not because i dislike the other, but rather because i see it as a relatively proper replacement and Fahrenheit is much easier to obtain than GGA, yet easier to like and wear while mantaining the rough aura. I frankly would also prefer it a thousand times above any Tom Ford style leather, since those smell like new leather shoes with three cans of grease and paraffin above them, not much of my liking. Yet, i have to say, i prefer other, even more refined leather scents. Polo green in current formula is something more of my liking, same for Givenchy Gentleman from 2017, CH Men Privé, Hermes Bel Ami, the long gone Salvador For Him from the 90's and so on, which have refined, aromatic, suede - forward, saffron and violet - heavy leathers. (With the exception of Polo)
Blessings.
JavSantana
