Reviews of FCUK Him (2003)
by French Connection

I don't know what it is exactly, but shortly after putting this on there is this burnt smell, I can not describe it, but it is ghastly and not interesting at all. In fact, this fragrance makes my stomach turn almost all the way through. I can not give this a bigger thumbs down. Hideous.

On first spray it smells like a slab of just unwrapped baseball card pink bubble gum with that light dusting of that white powder..

Not much of a middle note noted. More of the same. Not unpleasant but notable it isn't.

Drydowns to a generic sweet intensity that holds close to the skin. All in all a fragrance that seems more feminine in nature when compared to other masculine marketed fragrances.

Besides being uninspiring or generic as other reviewers had said, I found this scent to be actually abhorrent. I purchased this (as it was so cheap) along with the Boots released FCUK EDTs, in search of one fragrance they'd marketed under the FCUK brand in a very old deodorant I'd received as a gift.

Upon application it wasn't impressive, so I had the initial disappointment and not finding my desired scent and also the regret at the waste of money. I did my best to remain optimistic, however after a short dry down, I was left with this horrible metallic smell wafting from my wrists. Perhaps it was my particular skin chemistry but I had to wash this repulsive fragrance from my wrists immediately. Such a synthetic chemically/metallic smell it was headache inspiring.

You get what you pay for. You can grab a huge "bottle" of this for dirt cheap on the net. But you get a nasty plastic thing filed with watered down nail-polish remover. Maybe I had a dodgy bottle.

This one is minty and fresh, not a bad scent at all; although a bit feminine.
It seems that the somewhat unfortunate choice of name have placed it an undeserved position of not being taken seriously, although it seems to be clear that the amount of money spent on the quality of ingredients or the bottle itself is nothing to write home about.
Some days, I just want to wear something simple and unpretentious. For these days, French Connection UK Him is quite OK. It's quite cheap too. But I have many that are much better, so the best I can give it is a neutral thumb.

Huh, this smells like soap bubbles. More specifically,blowing bubbles in those little plastic bottles with the wand you blow bubbles with. Hints of fruits and citrus, a painfully dull scent.

Ok ok
well well
this is what it is
well worth 20$ I would say
A freind of mine wears it sometimes. When I first smelled it on him, I asked him what soap did he use («strangly» reminds me of a soap i used to wash myself with) he then told me it fas FCUK...
I've been trying a lot of things lately. Good, great, twisted, artistic masterpieces, etc.. but I think that i'm in love with the cheap smell indeed of FCUK him's sparkling clean fresh soapy detergent fabric softner smell.
Yes the juice is extremly weak
Yes it is generic... fresh n clean, nothing new
but it just seem to work all pretty well
if you love this stuff, you will have to reapply very often
Meanwhile, it last for a good 5 hours if you use a liberal amount on the inside of your shirt
enjoy

....or not

FCUK,15min scent.very weak.ciao!

I think people may be giving this fragrace a bit of a slaughtering for no real reason. Sure the lavender mentioned is no where to be found but in essence this is a perfectly acceptable fragrace for every day providing it is topped up around lunch time. My only complaint would be the diffusion mechanism rather than atomising th fragrance it is squirted directly meaning you have to move the bottle whilst depressing the button if you are to get avoid liquid marks.

The name is the only thing that makes even a bit memorable. FCUK is another generic, mediocre, synthetic, gone-in-a-minute, mass-market fragrance. Granted, it’s better than some of its ilk, but it is, nevertheless, uninspired and copycat. Hemp, CO2, and ebony – cutting edge? No, not when they are used without creativity: they are more marketing ploys than actually notes, and they don’t save the fragrance from being just another failing idea from a “me, too” marketing department. If Equus hadn’t beaten me to it, I would have given a two-word review: “FCUK SCUKS."

This smells like bubble gum, and not in a good way. It's also extremely weak. Stay away.

It was very trendy briely. I paid $88.00 for a 100ml when it came out, then 2 yrs later, it was 19.99 in a pharmacy...but it smells like a detergent, or ladies Secret deodorant

I happen to love it -- very crisp, very "metallic." Don't understand all the derision. Found a bottle at Filene's in Chicago and fell in love -- now I wear it all the time.

This was the first fragrance that I invested in after joining Basenotes, and after having experienced 100s of new fragrances since then, I wanted to come back and re-evaluate FCUK HIM.

Compared to offerings like Curve, the various Cool Water variations, etc., this one holds fairly well. The opening notes offer a slightly herbal and fresh quality, with very little if any lavendar. They disappear fast; its a no brainer that FCUK contains no essential oils. However the middle notes are the strongest part of this fragrance: a nice mix of tea leaves, herbs and peppercorns which creates a minty-herbal accord which is kind of unique. The longevity is below average and the bottle design looks like a ANIGAV.

Overall, FCUK him gets derided for its name, but its not a bad fragrance. Its not terribly original and wont make you part from your Carons or Serge Lutens, but as a casual scent for daily use, it might suffice.

I like the name, but I tried the fragrance and in my opinion it SCUKs

I cannot get excited about either the name or the fragrance. It's a trendy synthetic for the youngens and as always with these, it does not live up to the prepostorous claims of the scent pyramid. I truly adore lavender, but there is no measurable quantity of quality lavender oil in this perfume. It's more of the cheap laundry softener type. Perhaps this is something like an aqua-ozonified update of Caron pour un homme, whose simple but ingenious lavender-vanilla dualism I find far more compelling, however. The bottle design looks great, but the perfume does tend to leak. All sleek surface, but somewhat shoddy on closer inspection: very contemporary, indeed. I'll quit here before this turns into a reactionary "everything used to be better" rant.

As sensual as this fragrance is, I wonder if the designer intended the name to sound like something else in particular because of the spelling. A sensually powering spicy scent that's still a mystery to many women out there and it won't break your bank. Only thing I don't like is that when I'm done spraying, the sprayer tends to leak down the bottle whenever I use it. Need to design it better, I guess. Overall, it's an awesome clean/refreshing scent.

Not bad at all! Has a fresh, sharp lavender quality that really sticks out. The accompanying deodorant is decent to wear even by itself. Powdery and even watery in nature. I haven't received any comments on this one yet, but I still wear it on occasion.

Dont pay attention to those other negative comments . If you only have 4 or 5 bottles ,no this may not be the one for you , but for the connesuirs out there who are tired of everything starting to smell the same, this one's a winner.

fcuk= French Connection United Kingdom. I think the play on the ancronym is more lame than offensive.
Regardless, didnt like this one at all... smells like a burnt down pizza shop.

I really don't understand the negative comments on this one. If you don't pay attention to the name( relax! french connection is just a clothing wear name!).The fragrance is a very relaxing
fresh and woody fragrance.