Reviews of Fahrenheit (1988)
by Christian Dior

I remember being turned off by FAHRENHEIT the first time I tried it in 1988. Maybe it just wasn't what I expected any fragrance to smell of. I mean who would've thought a combination of flowers, woods and other natural plant extracts could produce a scent so reminiscent of synthetic leather, melting plastic and burning tyres? But a recent reacquaintance with Fahrenheit revealed the extent to which my tastes could have degenerated or, as I prefer to believe, my horizons have expanded over the last 20 years. I can now appreciate this modern and rather radical take on men's fragrance, much like how punk rock shook the music establishment years ago I guess. But as a child of the 80s, its sillage is nowhere near that of its 'powerhouse' peers from the likes of Calvin Klein or YSL. Still, among proponents of popular woodsy floral fragrances, Fahrenheit must have stood out like a rock star then. To some extent it still does, even today.

I've received the most scathing of remarks wearing this, one of which was that it smelled of "Industrial tyre". This however still remains one of my favorites from Christian Dior. A very full-bodied mossy green scent that has great longevity and projection. A classic in my standards.

Cant see where people get the burning tyres from because this is ok as long as you dont wear too much! Very Original fragrance!

It is really strange.. but i think this has to do with perfume houses substituting original ingredients with cheaper alternatives. I have one vintage fahrenheit (bought in 1988), and it smells really good... very unique "tea" scent. i recalled it won some awards back then and very deservingly. I also have another version, fahrenheit fresh bought in europe back in 2004. not as in-your-face but nonetheless still a very pleasant scent (especially the base notes). But i just came back from a shopping trip, where i sprayed some fahrenheit on my hands at a dept store. Almost wanted to throw up because of the very nausea-provoking "oily leather" odour. something is VERY wrong with the new formulations... pls bring back the original formula.. CD. my rating is for the old version.

This was the last fragrance I purchased (in 1988) before I stopped wearing cologne for the next 20 years (I recently became interested again in Dec. 2008 when I was searching for a perfume for my wife). An instant olfactory recognition. It seems like yesterday when I was wearing this (along with Kouros, Tuscany and the first Armani). It still has a fine clean but deep scent. As other reviewers have commented, Fahrenheit is like the two sides of a coin, bright and dark, fresh and sultry, cold and warm. Also, my wife loves it.

Ahhh, Fahrenheit! Famous and infamous. That strange motor oil overlay to the topnotes? Intriguing! Citrus and motor oil: who would have thought that citrus and motor oil would work? The top notes are almost surreal. In fact, the first time I smelled it, years ago, I though it was completely synthetic. Little did I know then that the next decade would bring scores and scores of REAL synthetic fragrances. Comparatively, smelling Fahrenheit now, I find it so natural—so real, motor oil and all. I think the violet leaves are the key to this fragrance—they form that potent note that is carried all the way through to the end. They unify and center the fragrance—pull all the edgy notes together into a coherent whole. (The violet leaf, unfortunately, is what keeps me from buying and wearing the fragrance anymore – just don’t like violet leaf.) The base is excellent: It is subtle and sensual with musk, leather and a minimum of sweetness from amber and tonka. Fahrenheit is a excellent fragrance. Its unusual motor oil accords project beautifully and have incredible staying power. Like Kouros and Polo and Azzaro, Fahrenheit has managed to stay on the best selling lists for two decades. I can understand why. (Edit of 08 April 2006 review.)

a throwback and at times i reconize it on others.i dont know why but i think it very slightly similar to dzing but just way stronger.pungent. and the last time i smelled it on someone was in the summertime so yes it was very loud.what was he thinkin?

Doesn't smell like the rest.
I like to wear it to school/work/bed anything. I feel it gets better and better after it's been applied, the heaviness wears of, but the core stays and changes to someting a little more subdued
I wore this to school today, got a comment by a girl "I can definately smell you!"

Lasts for a good 8 to 10 hours, but I can still smell it if I sniff on my wrist after about 12 hours.

Must try, the next time you go to a perfume store!

No matter what we think of it today, this was a major hit in the 80s and early 90s and remains one of the best selling male fragrances of all time. Don't get me wrong - I would never wear it these days unless I only spray a tiny whiff because it is considered a bit overbearing in today's world, but I sure do remember how much I loved this cologne growing up. It is quite rough and somber, lacking almost completely in softness and smoothness - no vanilla here, no tobacco, no fresia.. nothing cozy. Nevertheless, there has been nothing like it. It truly stands alone as a classic.

Ah yes, Fahrenheit. Bless my mother who gave me this when I was 19. Loved it, a real man fragrance I thought at the time, and it indeed marked a point of no return for me: after that no more Mickey Mouse scents. I have a problem writing something clear-cut from memory, I remember Fahrenheit being spicy and complex, I associate it with autumn. For the longest time I wandered around with the idea of getting another bottle in a sort of don’t-fix-what-isn’t-broken idea but always got derailed. Now its moment for me has passed, it’s too popular, I’m moving in another direction and not unimportant my wife hates Fahrenheit.

Wake up on a windy Saturday morning and go mow the lawn. When done, take a good whiff of the lawnmower, the freshly cut grass and the half empty gas tank. Fahrenheit!

This is one of the few which I came across late and at a stage where it has been changed considerably as the experts tell me. I would still give it five stars for longevity, sillage and being rather unique. However it is one of those perfumes that needs the right environment and mood. Wearing it outdoors is fun, but after two days with Fahrenheit I will go back to spraying something less demanding for quite a while. It shares that fate with the more formal Grey Flannel. All aspects considered: three stars or four.

Very popular in my country so that every body know it and weard it someday ..... i find it very good smelling scent but i wont wear it as it became "Old Fashion"!

I was in Dillard’s the other day and thought I’d try a spritz of Fahrenheit; I haven’t smelled it on me in years. You have to hand it to Dior – it seems utterly indifferent to trends, sets its own course, and more often than not produces a wildly popular, and often controversial, creation. And claps for this great house for being a rampart against the relentless androgynizaton of male colognes.

Yes… I do get the notorious petrol/motor oil note in Fahrenheit, but soon after drydown begins, it gives way to a deep, heady moss. I know Fahrenheit is not a summer scent, but it evokes for me summer memories… the mossy docks at the lake, outboard motors, woods, some faint flowers, a campfire at night. All this while staying, like Dune, somehow unheavy. Even some fans consider it intolerable in hot weather, though… it doubles-down on summer and smoke rather than counterpoint it with citrus and chilly water. But for an intimation of summer in late spring, for a cool summer night, for fall’s leafy embers and a backward glance before the cold comes, for a midwinter flashback, Fahrenheit has the magic.

Where's the beef? I tried this today intrigued by all the reviews here and wanting something edgey and in your face. I could barely smell it. I also had a sniff of Fahrenheit 32 in the store and thought it too weak, now I think it had more punch than Fahrenheit. Eventually, here is what emerged for me: Take one sweaty (not stale) man dressed in biker leathers. Walk him through a garage with engine oil on the floor, then take him into a field and roll him in sweet hay (what you do after this is not for me to say!!) I did not get gasoline here at all, rather a deep earthy crude oil smell that I liked. I don't know if I need a full bottle of this but maybe a decant for days I feel naughty. Final drydown a bit bland sort of generic musk, but not bad. Hope they keep making it and that there are always men who can relate to it. . . .

I admit when I first smelled this cologne years ago I hated it. You have to let this one dry a few minutes before you smell it. It does open on a gasoline note. This time I tried many different ones and carried the spray cards with me to smell them after they had dried down. This one dries down so good. The opening note of the gas like smell was gone. I instantly bought this one, very unique and definining. Very nice masculine scent. My partner loves it.

Remember parma violet sweets ?? Then this is your chance to smell EXACTLY like them !!
Even so, its very good stuff, makes you feel happy !!

Elegant and deep....Caracter, personality, masculin,mature.....Few words for this classic Farenheit.
Old scool style with great longevity and sillage. Absolutly recommend it. Nothing more to say. A masterpiece!

Smells the same as in the 80s. Goes on sweet with the honeysuckle in the forefront of the charge. Lasts long. Powerful sillage. Never cloying. Garners compliments. Unique smell. I don't associate it with fuel unless I put my nose too close to a sprayed patch of skin. Long in the tooth but not at all dated; nothing 'old man' about it. Excellent bottle and spray mechanism. Have seldom been without a 100ml the past ten years.

It`s no secret or suprise that Fahrenheit has been re-formulated. I have worn both versions, and although they have some differences, they are one and the same scent. It`s like the old one was EDP and the new one is EDT. Hats off to the one behind the modification, it worked out very well indeed.

The old formulation is a bit stronger, more leathery with lots of dirty musk. It`s also smoother, denser comparing to the new one. The famous "petroleum" isn`t any weaker in the new one, to my nose it has remained the same.

That new formulation is much more nuanced with great amount of undertones to it. It is more fresh with very prominent orange / mandarin note at the top which lingers on skin for a long time. Still, very leathery too.
Both formulations are forever lasting.

Fahrenheit, old and new, is a wonderful leathery floral with animalic charachter. Captivating and strikingly unique. One of the best ever made.

Another of my all time favorites. I intend to re-introduce it to my wardrobe. An absolute classic.

In 1985 I earned my first pay check , that very same day I bought a bottle of Fahrenheit. Sublime, exotic, warm, unusual, different, modern etc.
I remember that I wanted to smell all day long and Fahrenheit is up to the task because it last for a very long time. The only problem was that this fragrance is very strong and it can backfire if you over put it on you. I remember people telling me that they knew I was in the elevator or in certain room because my smell was all over the place. I slowly realize that all my clothing, house and car smell like me. You have to hold your horses and take it easy with the dose.

For 20 years I have a love hate relationship with this stuff. When it first was introduced, my male contacts generously wore it. It smelled classy on some, overwhelming on others. I tried it a few times. It reminded me of burnt rubber sometime, others like a warm campfire. Ladies seem to go for it, following me around the mall. Hey, it gets attention!

I finally purchased a bottle in 2006. Somehow, it smelled different. Just as strong, with many of the same offensive notes. Almost bitter. Maybe that is it. Too many notes. It confuses my poor nose. I like the bottle and set it out for freinds to try in the washroom. It is dressy and casual. Brutal and sensual. Harsh and delicate.
Gasoline? Incense, sex...

Fahrenheit is a masterpiece. It begins with a unique benzoin (read burnt rubber) note. As it evolves the green notes come to the fore. I detect sweet woody notes during the dry-down. The longevity is stunning. I would never have guessed that women love this fragrance, yet they do. Apply sparingly during the cooler months; best worn out of the office.
Impressive, a real man's frag!

Yes it's a man's fragrance but I happen to like it on myself. It lasts forever so I have to remind myself to be careful. I dont know if I can smell any of the notes listed, but I like the amber-y scent this leaves on my clothing.

Fahrenheit is tops! I have been using it since 1988 and can't find anything in the market all these years, to replace it. Nowadays men's fragrances tend to be feminine so that you smell like a woman afterwards. Fahreneit smells original, unique, smart, manly, serious, powerful and rich. It tells people you are not a crowd follower. Let the rest of the men smell like girls or gays. This is the ultimate man's fragrance for me.

The most interesting of the Dior mass marketed scents IMO. I love it and hate it at the same time. I MUST be in a very particular mood for this, because that smell of the dirty mechanic can be either very hot, or downright annoying at the same time. I avoid this like the plaque in summer - that's what the summer version was made for anyway!

It's awesome in fall and winter.

VIVA DIOR!

Perusing through seven years of reviews, one can truly appreciate just how love it or hate it Fahrenheit is. I had never given it much thought until my woman mentioned she used to like on someone she knew. At first I didn't care for it - the moss was too prominent at a time I wasn't interested in woodsy scents.

You can now count me in with the lovers of this unique one. I suppose you could interpret the middle as 'motor oil', though my nose always interprets it as 'cold, dark, mossy woods'. Like a dark, wet forest at night.

Fahrenheit, along with Polo (green), grab me the most female compliments. It makes you realize that what guys like on guys isn't what girls like on guys.

If you're going to stick with mass-market brands over the more expensive niche fragrances, this is as good as any.
Manages to both smell like a lot of the new mens edts that came out in the 90's but also keep its originality.
Younger women tend to like this.

THE KING !!!

Fahrenheit is (imo) the most distinctive male fragrance. I can't smell a single ingredient (listed above) but i love every stage of Fahrenheit.
You can't describe Fahrenheit, you have to smell it!
People love or hate Fahrenheit, but everybody knows immediately what it is, when they smell it.
When something reached this level it has to be very special!

The remaining question is if you like it and if you're confident enough to wear it (nothing for shy guys).

OH Man.......this thing smells like gasoline.

You would think thats bad, and normally it is, but I keep smelling myself.
Maybe cause I'm a guy and I like the way a garage with automobiles being worked on smells.
But for sure DO NOT spray yourself more than one time and DO NOT leave the house for an hour after you spray yourself.

Some women don't like that smell, oddly enough some do. hmmmmm...?
But play it safe and don't leave the house for an hour so the scent can calm down and dry down.

It's a odd and sophisticated smell. More for the winter I guess.

It's weird, that's pretty much why I have it in my collection.

Gasoline......us guys are weird.

The one that started it all for me. Bought it on an impulse scent unsmelled during a transcontinental flight. I was bored and 14, and never even thought about cologne before. Was it just an excuse to call a China Airlines stewardess? I can't remember, but hormones were involved for sure.

My good luck - it's hard to think of a better example to start a habit. On the technical side it lasts great, dries down nicely over the day, and just one spritz under a shirt is enough to make the point. On the aesthetic side it is a complicated scent, very sophisticated, classy and sexy, mixes well with skin and smells like absolutely nothing else. In fact it's so instantly recognizable I can't wear it anymore. I get compliments with this one, but none will mean as much as the 200-pound cholo gangsta who wanted to me to repeat "Christian Dior." That's a compliment. M. Dior would be proud.

I really like this cologne, amazing. It's definitely not your typical smelling cologne which is what I love about it. I was about to get some Curve but I'm very happy that my Mom coaxed me into getting some Fahrenheit. It's a warm fragrance which describes the bottle, a red/orange bottle.

This is a good fragrance, but you have to be careful not to overspray. once i figured out that it only took 2 sprays max, my environment became a better place:-). This a good everyday scent

now i must admit i am not a fan of masculine scents.. only a few i would wear. & THIS IS 1 OF THEM! after 20 yrs it is still very popular on the market! its a 1 of a kind scent! it lingers & it is only 4 those who can stand the smell of something strong!

I could not see wearing Fahrenheit as my everyday scent. However, in a strange way its an enjoyable change of pace that I can enjoy wearing once in a while. It has a strange calming effect on me.

This product does remind me a bit of petroleum, but its so much more than just that.

this is what sex smells like.

When Fahrenheit hit the market here in Kuwait, people walking in perfume stores would say "Got Fahrenheit?"

Incidentally, a lot women loved wearing it. Ironically, men those days were wearing Poison.

I loved it, but it was too distinctive, too common. I would rather blend it with some other perfume.

For sure, LESS is MORE for this one.

Hmmm so many comments of either love or hate, I am a women and just adore it on myself or my men or any man that wears it!!!, I was traveling when I bought my first bottle and found it went with any country and any season and as it was the only perfume I owned for 18 months I never got sick of it, to me it smells feminine but not girly, I smell fresh flowers at the end of summer not car oil!! I can smell violet in there somewhere, I remember when it came out it was very different for that era of men's fragrance, if I smell it it a room I feel an urge to follow the smell even if the wearer is not Gods gift to women, I would recommend it to a man "looking" for a mate !! and as a women who wears it I aways get a positive comment.

Resides in my Top 10. I first wore this when it came out, and whenever I did friends of mine would say I was wearing the celery smelling cologne today. Not sure I ever understood that. Wonderful opening, uttlerly raw and masculine. I just wished it lasted a bit longer. I wonder how I lived without this from about 1994-2000. Will always have a bottle of this at the ready.

I wrote several years ago how much do I hate this fragrance. In these days I must admit that this fragrane is a King which strays miles away from the crowd of fragrances which lack any personality. This is an utterly masculine yet elegant fragrance and not for shy boys. Only one spritz is needed to do the job.

I don't get it.
I don't get kerosene, gasoline or nothing like that, instead I smell a fresh balanced centered perfume on honeysuckle with green warm, crisp and clean notes.
A GREAT CLASSIC.

I have to comment on this...cause folks don't get...18/19 years post launch.
Look, when it came out, this was like out of this world. Nothing smelled like it. Remember, most scents smelled like Polo Green still, and here comes Fahrenheit from waaay left field, sort of like how Grey Flannel by G. Beene did in the mid 70s. Most people including myself are still awed by that initial reaction, and boy do i love this stuff...rich and dark yet delightful.
Bottom line: you can't judge this by today's nose. If you missed the wow back in 88 or later for some, sorry.

Fahrenheit would be the perfect solution to start a roaring fire from a tiny flame!
The gasoline smell is addicting, unique, and grows on you FAST. VERY popular, and still sells!
Women seem to love it too! so...
thumbs up!!!

Very unique & sensual fragrance. I wear it almost everday at work and always get asked by women working at my office abt the beautiful fragrance. It unify perfectly with my skin and produces different interesting notes throughout the day. Great perfume. I would like to know more about the similar kind, but have very minimal knowledge on it.

Classic. Like this fragrance or not, you must respect its undeniable originality. It smells of lighter fluid and motor oil, but the lemon-sweet top notes tone it down enough to enjoy out of the bottle. Women seem to love it, and my wife still says it is her favorite. This is a must own for anyone who considers himself an enthusiast.

I like the top and base notes, but the middle notes are horrible. Does smell like oil dripping from a extremely fast ferrari.

It is a sweeltering afternoon in August. The sun beats down on a pile of creosote-soaked railroad ties piled beside an dirt road. The road, which has recently been coated with old motor oil to keep down the dust, runs through a barren sand pit. A grizzled man in a hard hat and oil-stained coveralls drives by on an old John Deer backhoe while diesel fuel slowly drips from the undercarriage...

This one is hard to review. On the one hand, I love the smell of it. I love the idea of it. And I love how well Dior executed it. It brings back memories of my family's lawn shed. It always smelled of dried grass, dust, and tractor. I actually used to go in there just to revel in the smell. Even before I'd developed this hobby, I swore that I'd like to smell like that shed did.

Well, I've had the opportunity to smell like that shed, and I didn't like it. It just made me uncomfortable, smelling like dust, grass, and tractor. Sure there are some woody floral notes in there, but that isn't what you notice, is it?

So, thumbs up because it is an amazing scent that I admire and love. I just won't be wearing it on a regular basis.

Before I met my girlfriend I was really a straight guy when it came to perfumes. When she first got me to smell Fahrenheit I thought it was terrible, too much of everything. I got to hand it to her, she was right. This is probably the best fragrance in the world. The trouble now is that I can't be satisfied with really great, but unfortunately, "straight" fragrances, say Boss (Gray) or Lalique (Blue). I was drawn completely to the dark side. So, be ware, it's a wonderful slippy road.

A most unique and instantly recognizable scent. More gasoline smell even than SMN's Nostalgia, only coupled with a soft floral quality and a woody base rather than Nostalgia's leathery vanilla. For as light as it seems to go on, it has lots of longevity and projection. When I smell this I am reminded of my younger years, cutting grass for money; money that was spent on my car; a car that I bought to get girls (pretty typical here in the USofA). Funny how the smell of gasoline links to sex. Interesting, distinct, quirky, youthful, energetic, and even bizarre, it's hard to believe this was released by a mainstream designer house and continues to be sold in department stores to this day. Hats off to Dior.

the petroleum oil note- that's what i love about it. my husband wears it (it's the 2-nd bottle) and i can't get enough of it

Smells like motor oil. Motor oil from a Ferrari parked on a lush, green lawn, a tan Playboy model sitting on the hood, sippin' on a tequila sunrise.


Hot stuff.

This fragrance is genius. It is the essence of what a real man should smell like - the residues of hard work.

When I took my first sniff of this, I was instantly transported back to the summers of my childhood back in the countryside. Fahrenheit paints a simple and powerful image of grass being cut, complete with the lawnmower gasoline. Oh, how life was simpler then! An excellent example of "nostalgy in a bottle"!

Not one of the fragrances that I would need to "pull off". I wouldn't want to. I wear it when I want to time travel to those happy years back then - or when I simply feel like screaming "summer".

The classic scent that still feels modern!

This is a classy heavy scent and extremely recognizable. Understandably, not every skintype pulls it off well and not everyone will like this original smell but it does give the feeling of masculinity and confidence.

I've had it for many years in my collection and I have gotten very many compliments on this one from girls, and even guys too! And I experience incredible lasting power from this one unlike so many fragrances out there. I think it is perfect for colder evenings and I really recommend people to sample-smell it.

Ahh, this one is superb!
You can feel the fire burning, the smell of petroleom producing the heat and topped with those absolutely unique topnotes! It is intoxicating. This scent doesn't compare to anything I have smelled!
It is however, not something everyone will be able to love. But perhaps you are one them.

It needs to be mentioned, that this smell is very easy to recognize and to remember! In case you know a person wearing Fahrenheit that you actively hate, you'll probably hate Fahrenheit as well.

KiatBkk writes(see below): 'It renders me nostalgia.' - Well, me too. Just takes me back to the time I first smelled it.

A must try if you ask me!

Notes (from the official Dior site):

Top: Hawthorn, Honeysuckle
Middle: Sandalwood
Base: Cedar, Patchouli

Released in 1988, over the years Fahrenheit has crafted a loyal following and made women swoon over its addictive and intriguing aura.

Fahrenheit has three phases - first it smells of fresh cut grass. Shortly thereafter is revealed its defining accord - a strange but very enticing "motor oil" accord. I dont know what exactly causes this - is it the honeysuckle+sandalwood combo? Or is it the result of patchouli combining with sandalwood? Whatever it is, its enough to lube you up with a macho trail and make women follow your every whims and wishes (ok, maybe its not THAT magical). And no, you cant replace your KY-jelly with it, but it complements those coital scenarios very well, thank you very much. Eitherways, this unique motor oil accord stays till the very end, where the patchouli makes its presence known, resulting in an earthy-woody base. Coupled with good longevity and killer sillage, and Fahrenheit is a must have in any collection.

Fahrenheit, as the name suggest, pumps up the heat - its a manly concoction with a woody motor oil accord which elicits many compliments from men and women. Its still the best offering for men from the house of Dior.

It renders me nostalgia. I love this scent but a bit difficult to wear.

I was given a sample of this when I was 15, and this was the start of my love of fragrance. I was visiting Tonga, a small island nation in the South Pacific at the time. Whenever I smell this, it transports me back to warm island nights when life was uncomplicated...Instanly recognisable yet not overdone

Warm and spicy and VERY cozy all around. I find that women and men alike love this one on me, and it has superb lasting power. It has its detractors, true, but it -- understandably -- has far many more devoted fans. I hope they never discontinue this modern classic.

smells great on me (i'm a woman). just love it.

Bit of a novelty scent in some ways with it's incredibly original mix of notes. It had no lasting power on me at all but I still loved it while it lasted.

I feel that one can only truly judge a cologne by combining one's own opinion with the opinions of others, as I tend to consider the thoughts of those around me who have to bear my scent as equally if not more important than my own opinion.

To say that I've only ever had compliments from the fairer sex when I'm wearing this (and experiences not dissimilar to Tiberius where some ladies just won't leave you alone) would be a massive understatement - it has persistently elicited the most positive reaction out of everything I own (although I have my suspicions that Rive Gauche works a great deal better, but on a more subliminal level). Added to the fact that I also think it's quite nice, then it clearly gets a very pronounced thumbs up!

Less is more... having not too many notes composed for Fahrenheit yet this is always my number one Dior fragrance. Woody + flowery scent. Smells like fresh cut grass to me, though to some it smells like fuel.

The best perfume ever made! I was only 13 when I got it..my very first designer fragrance. My sis told me that it was the ultimate mens perfume..rich, sophisticated and very expensive. I have to admit that it stank on me. It was a man's scent and I was just a boy. Anyway, that first bottle lasted me 2 years. I abandoned the fragrance for about 11 years and just started using it again after hunting for a scent that truly represents me.

It is overpowering at first but settles nicely into a lingering, rich and sweet scent. Once you get it on your clothes it will stay there for a long time.

Like I said, its very overpowering and tends to make many people nauseous when freshly applied. Now that I've grown up it smells different.. better I must say. I get compliments all the time especially from women. They find it "striking", "sophisticated" and "sexy". One galpal said that it just makes her want to follow me everywhere and another just couldn't stop leaning on my shoulder and sniffing me during a movie.

This is definately a classic and a well known fragrance around the world. It has an unmistakable character that is easy to recognize. I will restock up on this one day in the next year or two. It still stands to be unique and not cloned.

A long time favorite of mine and I can completely understand its polorizing effect. This is a "love it or hate it" kind of fragrance with an exteremely distinctive smell. I am reminded of leather and cigars when I wear it, and an iris-type scent really comes through about an hour after I've put it on. On paper not such a appealing combination, to be sure. But I absolutely adore this one.

One of the few fragrances which i don't like subjectively, yet i recognize its value. Even if it's not my style, i can still appreciate its extremely high-end ingredients leading to a compelling, even if a little too
intoxicating woody-balsamic symphony. Pretty good if used by someone else, maybe it isn't suitable for my skin type. A lighter version of it might still be worth a try.
Still, excellent for the fans of typical 80's scents, rather dark, slightly leathery, not a "nice" but definately a sensual, almost provocative experience.
Another quality is that it lasts quite long and pleasantly, it might even linger on one's pillow after a night out wearing this.

I love Fahrenheit. I bought my first bottle like 4 days ago. I am sure I have smelled Fahrenheit before, I just didn't know what it was.
It is one of those love it or hate it colognes. I love it. And I recommend it to people of almost all ages. Once you smell it somewhere, you instantly know what it is.

This smells like leaded gasoline exhaust with a polite floral accompaniment. I absolutely love it. It's an impressive and wonderful fragrance, but thoroughly unconventional. It wears particularly well on my skin. It's a good companion to l'Anarchiste... both remind me of old machinery.

My favorite frag. ever. I just have to have it when i run out of it. I dont care if people think it smells like a gas station. I have had only good comments from it from the "you smell nice" to the "you smell so good i want to sleep with you", it just works with my skin.

For me this is the best Fragrance I have ever used. I get more people telling me how good I smell whenever I wear it then anything else....when its been on for at least the first 1/2 hour or so.......but the first 1/2 hour or so it can be overwelming to people's noses. My sugestion is if you wear this fragrance don't over do it(remember just cause you can't smell it on yourself doesn't mean other people can't smell it on you, your sense of smell gets ust to certain smells and doesn't register them as strong as they really are)and put it on about a 1/2 hour to an hour before you go anywhere. The top notes are overwelming but when this one hits it mid notes and the base notes start coming thru it's a beautiful treat for the nose.

A wonderful and unique fragrance for Winter. I am not sure why it get's such bad press. I have worn this for several years and all I have gotten is compliments. One of the co-workers that I saw after several years gave me a hug and told me that she remembered my Cologne that she loved so much and why I was not wearing it any more. My taste has changed somewhat but I still like Farenheit. Please try it and let it develop to form your own opinion.

One of the most interesting scents for me. You love it or hate it. It's one of my favourites. It has "additive" properties. It's not easy to define this perfume - is it for casual or everyday wear? Fresh but warm, spicy. For people with strong personality.

It does belong to a simpler and more honest time when perfumers actually tried to think of something new instead of tinkering with the existing winners and churning out 'limited editions', 'light', 'summer' and such like. The year of its release was the year of giants like Eternity and Cool Water. They were bold and trying back then, and thanks to this that era produced unashamed statements, not inoffensive mediocrities. Even those who hate Fahrenheit admit that it is distinct and impossible to confuse with anything. Since then, we had to wait for more a decade to be able to buy gems of a similar weight category - like Gucci Pour Homme.

fahrenheit smells nice had a small bottle,wore it out,havn't bought it again,thought about it like an old love affair,
you had your chance,I'm with spazio now.
R-

Probably the most easily recognized cologne in the world. Only Gaultier's Le Male is as simple to pinpoint. So that says a lot about Fahrenheit's originality. The problem is, at least here in Sweden, that it got heavily associated with young troublemaking hoodrats in the early nineties and it still bears this stigma here. If you look past strange associations and people wearing way too much of it, Fahrenheit really is an amazing fragrance and one of the given modern male classics.

It combines a very masculine mix of leather, petrol and woods with an ambiguos strong honeysuckle note, creating it's distinct trademark sillage. Very corresponding bottle to the scent, looks warm and spicy and as always with Dior, amazing supporting line with soaps, shaving products etc.

At first I tried this on paper, and the fresh green scent was really incredible! I couldnt believe that the sweet smell of warm grass had been so perfectly captured. Though I didnt know it then, what I was really responding to was the honeysuckle. Unfortunately after a day or so, the lingering fragrance on the bottle reeked a sickly sweet smell, which really began to worry me. However, the juice still smelled great on my skin - so no harm no foul. I definitely had some concerns when my boyfriend wanted to try it (figuring it would just make him smell like candy) but it actually work very well on his skin and smells much more masculine than what comes out of the bottle. Really a hit in this house.

Smells heavy at first but than settles down to something fresh, this is different to all other popular scents that smell like each other too sweet or to feminin.

old school, still some very good stuff. paul smith resembles this somewhat, but not as potent , or longlasting.

I like this fragrance very much. It is very distinctive and original. I recommend it to any man.

Can't live with it, cannot live without it. Sometimes I get the spilled petrol effect, other times it is the most amazing and distinctly leathery floral scent I have. Is it in the application? Getting the proper dosage? Whatever - while not at the top of my heap, it is not one I will part with. Too unusual and distinct for everyday but a necessary evil at times. A real sci-fi scent.

When I want to chase the women away I wear this scent. Actually it doesn't give 'ME' the confidence. I mean...I wear some scents as Opium or Paco Rabanne or Realm or Elements and these scents give me power. This scent diffuses me...relaxes me...settles me. What do you think?

Very unique scent. Love the woods in it. Doesn't come across floral to me, just masculine. Quite potent and long lasting. Supported by a nice line of other products. The shower gel is great, and the spray deodorant is the best I've ever used.
The bottle's coloring varies slightly from the base of the cone to the neck. Like a beaker containing heat within. So suited to the name, the packaging is true to the scent.

I remember wearing this scent in the late 80's it was remarkable and still unlike anything else on the men's market. The mix of floral and woods blended just right that not female at all. Now Dior seem to be breathing new life in the scent by relaunching it. I received to beautifully packaged spray sample this past month and WOW I'm in love with this scent again. I may buy this one again, it seems when your away from these thing then smell them again there even better!