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Appreciation Thread : Fuel For Life (for Men) by Diesel (plus youtube review)

post #1 of 38
8/31/09 at 2:07pm
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Hey guys let me know what you think of this fragrance, and of course please comment, rate or subscribe to my youtube channel .

Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVedovH1IHM
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post #2 of 38
8/31/09 at 2:36pm
This is coming from someone who wears regularly stuff like Aramis, etc...

I feel no need to bash this stuff and I like it. It is NOT earthshattering for me but a fun scent and I don't say that disparagingly.

Does it open with Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum? For me, yes, and when I commented on this to the SA, she seemed to take offense. No need to take offense. Should the bottle contain Knize Ten mixed with Yatagan? It doesn't. The drydown is sweet with traditional lavander lightness around the edges...its this that establishes the connection with the synthetic thing in Cool Water which folks either make a big deal about or not...
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post #3 of 38
8/31/09 at 2:50pm
Not necessarily my favorite scent in my wardrobe, but one I wear regularly because of all the compliments I get (mostly from girls my age). I will keep wearing Fuel for Life until I cannot find a bottle anymore.

As for the review, I cant watch it on my work computer, but I am sure its good as usual.
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post #4 of 38
8/31/09 at 6:43pm
This is one of just a very few I have had a bad enough experience to return a day later. At least with the others it was because of horrible longevity. In this case it was because of a headache inducing, nauseatingly sweet smell. What smelled so good on paper was horrible on me. All day I was afraid of what people were thinking when they came near me and smelled this. Of course, longevity was great since I hated the scent.

If you are in your 20s and are into the club scene, you might like it. When I was that age I thought CK One was the be-all-end-all and sprayed it with abandon (much to the annoyance of friends). FFL reminds me of CK One in that respect, although CK One is still better.
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post #5 of 38
8/31/09 at 6:51pm
With the packaging and name, I was really expecting something bold, maybe something green with a kick in it, but nope, it's a sweet, fruity scent, that for me is kinda boring. it's not bad, just not something for me, I think it's definitely for the younger crowd, around 15-20 I'd say. bottle is cool though, I wouldn't mind having that in display.
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post #6 of 38
8/31/09 at 6:57pm
wow, i never knew it was pronounced as "fohjara" I always thought it was fwagra, oh wait, I was thinking of foie gras, lol....

also, I would have never thought that those two perfumers are behind FFL, it's like they've aged reversely with somethign that smells so youthful.
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post #7 of 38
8/31/09 at 7:59pm
I Really Like this Scent!!!!! Has Great Lasting Power......doesn't smell like all of the other designer scents.....A Great Smelling Scent that Really Lasts.....very good bang for the buck.
Gary
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post #8 of 38
8/31/09 at 8:12pm
I love it!!!!
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post #9 of 38
8/31/09 at 8:18pm
Great review!

Not a fan of Fuel for Life though.. a bit too sweet.. BUT the worst part of it is the Anise note. I just can't like Anise.
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post #10 of 38
8/31/09 at 9:07pm
Watched your youtube review. You are so passionate about scent and enthusiastic also. Enjoyed the review very much, keep it up.
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post #11 of 38
8/31/09 at 9:20pm
Thank you L'Homme ! Nice review.
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post #12 of 38
8/31/09 at 10:40pm
I wore this for a week straight on my Fiji holiday & loved every minute of it. It does remind me a bit of juicy fruit bubble gum, but I found in the heat & after a few hours it completely evolves.
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post #13 of 38
8/31/09 at 11:26pm
I just think FFL is too floral/abrasive, it seems like a scent that just splashes on, doesn't have much vitality or sensuousness to it. LHomme what are your thoughts on Body Kouros
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post #14 of 38
9/1/09 at 8:34am
It's not bad, rather fruity sweet. Reminds me of CK One though I can't stand CK One. I think it is a youthful scent & rather feminine; gals can carry off this scent much better than a 30-something yr old guys. MHO of course.
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post #15 of 38
9/1/09 at 9:30am
I've been influenced by the haters of this frag and never actually tested it before. I'm going to test this soon. I like CK One so if the similarities are true i think i night actually like this one.
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post #16 of 38
9/1/09 at 9:55am
I can't stand the sweet anise opening in it. The only reason I didn't scrub it was just to see how it'd evolve. Still didn't like it at all. A friend of mine liked it though (and he usually prefers lighter scents). To each his own.
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post #17 of 38
9/1/09 at 1:03pm
i love it and get many compliments on it, too many haters in here
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post #18 of 38
9/1/09 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by JoNnY 4 View Post

I've been influenced by the haters of this frag and never actually tested it before. I'm going to test this soon. I like CK One so if the similarities are true i think i night actually like this one.

No no no, I don't think he meant that this frag has many similarities to CK one scentwise, but it has similarities as being the "go to" frag for clubbing of the 90's.
and yes,ck One was my go to scent in highschool, I wish I had a go-to scent in college, those were my scent blackout years. just recently got back to the scent addiction .
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post #19 of 38
9/2/09 at 9:53pm
Great review mark. I think i love this one since you said it's sweet. Am still waiting for my body kouros though... Would you say their simillar?
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post #20 of 38
9/28/09 at 5:27pm
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wow, i never knew it was pronounced as "fohjara" I always thought it was fwagra, oh wait, I was thinking of foie gras, lol....

I think robes08/l'homme youtube reviews are wonderful and I hate to be a pedant but a lot of his pronunciation of French words and names is incorrect.

Fougère should be pronounced foo-z(g)heir.

Saint Laurent in YSL should be prounced Sohn (n is nasilised) Loh-rhon.
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post #21 of 38
9/28/09 at 5:34pm
The correct pronunciations can be heard here:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...ug%C3%A8re.ogg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW05ojMac1Y
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post #22 of 38
9/28/09 at 9:04pm
It has the new raspberry/dry woods molecule that is subtle but lasts a long time. This is a very good frag. Lacoste's Elegance is more subtle and has more notes, so sample both and decide which one is best for you (unless you want to own as many bottles as I do LOL).
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post #23 of 38
9/29/09 at 4:06am
It's so unfortunate that this scent has been ruined for me by the amount of clubbers that used to bathe in the stuff. Otherwise I may have been able to enjoy it a lot more...
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post #24 of 38
9/29/09 at 5:25am
I like the scent, however in my experience this one has major longevity-issues..
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post #25 of 38
9/29/09 at 6:16am
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Originally Posted by étincelle View Post

I think robes08/l'homme youtube reviews are wonderful and I hate to be a pedant but a lot of his pronunciation of French words and names is incorrect.

Fougère should be pronounced foo-z(g)heir.

Saint Laurent in YSL should be prounced Sohn (n is nasilised) Loh-rhon.

Je suis francais , j'ai aller a l'ecole francaise , je pense c'est toi qui ne connait rien. Je connais comment prononcer Fougere et Saint Laurent. Ces pas des mots qui son dure a prononcer.
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post #26 of 38
9/29/09 at 2:38pm
I like this scent I have the body wash which is good also
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post #27 of 38
9/29/09 at 3:00pm
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I can't stand the sweet anise opening in it. The only reason I didn't scrub it was just to see how it'd evolve. Still didn't like it at all. A friend of mine liked it though (and he usually prefers lighter scents). To each his own.

Same experience with my wife who likes light scents...she liked this stuff.
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post #28 of 38
9/29/09 at 3:55pm
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Originally Posted by L"homme View Post

Je suis francais , j'ai aller a l'ecole francaise , je pense c'est toi qui ne connait rien. Je connais comment prononcer Fougere et Saint Laurent. Ces pas des mots qui son dure a prononcer.

Did you mean:
Je suis français, je suis allé Ã* lÂécole française, je pense que cÂest toi qui ne sait rien. Je sais prononcer fougère et Saint Laurent. Ce ne sont pas des mots qui sont difficile Ã* prononcer.
?

I'm sorry, l"homme, but I have to side with étincelle here. I am a french teacher. If you are french, then you speak and write in a dialect with which I am totally unfamiliar. I would have ignored that observation if you hadn't attacked étincelle with the words "je pense c'est toi qui ne connait rien" (which is very bad french, by the way)

Keep up the great work with the reviews, though!
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post #29 of 38
9/29/09 at 5:42pm
This was my next purchase a few purchases ago. When I first very strongly considered it, it was going head to head with Burberrys (classic) for men, and this was after starting out comparing maybe 10 different fragrances. I was in the Macy's for close to two hours. I was VERRRY close to getting this. I thought they were both really nice on my skin. I asked two ladies, and they were both pretty much torn. My father preferred the Diesel, but the Burberry just barely had the edge to me.

After buying the Burberry, I later considered getting the Diesel as well. Thing is-after trying it on my skin for a few hours one day, I got kinda tired of it. I thought it was a bit too sweet and cloying. Maybe the next time I make it out to Macy's and try it on my skin, I'll feel differently. Some fragrances you have to try several time. Hell-I was unimpressed with GPH2 the first time I tried it, but it's now my favorite fragrance. Can't wait to re-examine it...

What do you think about Burberrys for men?
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post #30 of 38
9/29/09 at 6:10pm
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Originally Posted by Trufflehunter View Post

Did you mean:
Je suis français, je suis allé Ã* lÂécole française, je pense que cÂest toi qui ne sait rien. Je sais prononcer fougère et Saint Laurent. Ce ne sont pas des mots qui sont difficile Ã* prononcer.
?

I'm sorry, l"homme, but I have to side with étincelle here. I am a french teacher. If you are french, then you speak and write in a dialect with which I am totally unfamiliar. I would have ignored that observation if you hadn't attacked étincelle with the words "je pense c'est toi qui ne connait rien" (which is very bad french, by the way)

Keep up the great work with the reviews, though!

I don't have a french keyboard, that isn't fair to hit me with all the accents. My first language is french( french canadian). Perhaps you have learned french (france) might be a little different but my french (quebecois) it's not terrible. I don't like being attacked like this, because my french isn't wrong, I said Saint Laurent and Fougere correctly and that is totally false to say I said them wrong.
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post #31 of 38
9/29/09 at 7:44pm
Damn, I was hoping not post in one of the Appreciation Threads, but I need to now :

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Originally Posted by étincelle View Post

I think robes08/l'homme youtube reviews are wonderful and I hate to be a pedant but a lot of his pronunciation of French words and names is incorrect.

Fougère should be pronounced foo-z(g)heir.

Saint Laurent in YSL should be prounced Sohn (n is nasilised) Loh-rhon.

I think you should take into consideration that there is more than one french. I am assuming that because L'homme is Canadian, that he is more versed in Quebecquis french. Some of the prononciation is different.

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Originally Posted by L"homme View Post

Je suis francais , j'ai aller a l'ecole francaise , je pense c'est toi qui ne connait rien. Je connais comment prononcer Fougere et Saint Laurent. Ces pas des mots qui son dure a prononcer.

Exactly. If you were taught french a certain way in growing up ( in school), that is the french you ( he) will know.

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Originally Posted by Trufflehunter View Post

Did you mean:
Je suis français, je suis allé Ã* l’école française, je pense que c’est toi qui ne sait rien. Je sais prononcer fougère et Saint Laurent. Ce ne sont pas des mots qui sont difficile Ã* prononcer.
?

I'm sorry, l"homme, but I have to side with étincelle here. I am a french teacher. If you are french, then you speak and write in a dialect with which I am totally unfamiliar. I would have ignored that observation if you hadn't attacked étincelle with the words "je pense c'est toi qui ne connait rien" (which is very bad french, by the way)

Keep up the great work with the reviews, though!

Yes, Trufflehunter. You are unfamiliar with L'homme's french. Its different, but still correct. I hear this debate go on and on at my University between international students all the time.

If you are a french teacher, shouldn't you know about Quebec's french being slightly different ??

I don't mean to pick an argument Trufflehunter, but I just thought that étincelle and you are being a tad harsh on L'homme.
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post #32 of 38
9/30/09 at 12:44am
Mark, I must humbly apologise. I didn't realise you were quebecois. Now it all makes sense. My ears are so tuned to 'standard' french, at first listen I got completely confused by your accent and forgot how very, very different canadian french is. I was watching a canadian movie recently and could barely understand a word without the subtitles!
People need to realise, though, that certain words are pronounced very differently from standard french. 'fougère' is one of them. As is the way canadians pronounce Laurent, where the last syllable rhymes with 'vin' rather than 'vent' as in standard french. That's what caught étincelle and me by surprise!
Again, sorry mate. And keep up the great work. I love your passion.
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post #33 of 38
9/30/09 at 5:45am
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Trufflehunter, Sorry about being rude also. Caught me by surprise that people are saying my french was wrong. I was starting to wonder what language I was taught my whole life. lol
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post #34 of 38
9/30/09 at 11:27am
Ok...can we get back to fragrances here!!! L'homme, do you think you can respond to my post. I'd like to know what your opinion of Burberry for men is.
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post #35 of 38
9/30/09 at 12:47pm
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Originally Posted by Larwiz View Post

Ok...can we get back to fragrances here!!! L'homme, do you think you can respond to my post. I'd like to know what your opinion of Burberry for men is.

sure can my man

Burberry for Men :

More of a winter/Fall fragrance (which the most successful burberry frags are)
Great for the office/school (everyday type of frag)
Long lasting Frag (stayed on my skin 6-8 hrs)
it ends kind of woody, kind of sweet which i really like (musky vanilla ?)
very simple scent but don't get me wrong it's not a cheap smell
versatile (god knows I love frags that are versatile)
I get some jasmine and sandalwood in this one
If your a cedar fan too you'll love it
it's nothing groundbreaking, but hey it's a suitable everyday workhorse

hope that helps
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post #36 of 38
9/30/09 at 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by L"homme View Post

sure can my man

Burberry for Men :

More of a winter/Fall fragrance (which the most successful burberry frags are)
Great for the office/school (everyday type of frag)
Long lasting Frag (stayed on my skin 6-8 hrs)
it ends kind of woody, kind of sweet which i really like (musky vanilla ?)
very simple scent but don't get me wrong it's not a cheap smell
versatile (god knows I love frags that are versatile)
I get some jasmine and sandalwood in this one
If your a cedar fan too you'll love it
it's nothing groundbreaking, but hey it's a suitable everyday workhorse

hope that helps

Completely agree. I love the original Burberry. It was missing from my collection for years, but I recently found a little 30ml bottle ridiculously cheap which gave me the opportunity of re-familiarizing myself with it. Sweet but classy. Very versatile, particularly in the cooler months. Hasn't dated at all imo.
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post #37 of 38
9/30/09 at 5:04pm
Just a thought L'homme why dont you have a review on the names themselves!
maybe do a video on how to pronounce french terms and french houses related to perfumery.
I have a COMPLETELY different pronunciation on YSL and how surprise I am to found out how they were supposed to be pronounced.

I dont care if I pronounce them with quebec-canadian pronounciation. It just makes them more "sophisticated" when you say them properly.
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post #38 of 38
9/30/09 at 6:58pm
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Originally Posted by L"homme View Post

sure can my man

Burberry for Men :

More of a winter/Fall fragrance (which the most successful burberry frags are)
Great for the office/school (everyday type of frag)
Long lasting Frag (stayed on my skin 6-8 hrs)
it ends kind of woody, kind of sweet which i really like (musky vanilla ?)
very simple scent but don't get me wrong it's not a cheap smell
versatile (god knows I love frags that are versatile)
I get some jasmine and sandalwood in this one
If your a cedar fan too you'll love it
it's nothing groundbreaking, but hey it's a suitable everyday workhorse

hope that helps

You think it's a fall/winter fragrance? I kinda disagree. Brit and London, fall definetely. Burberry for men I think can be worn all year round, but I think of it and I think spring. I compare it to Dolce & Gabbana ph, and I believe you thought that could be worn all year round as well. To me they're both citrucy fresh and somewhat formal fragrances. I usually wear the Burberry on bright days, with lighter colors.

btw-The Beat is definetely a spring/summer scent. It's not heavy enough to really be a fall/winter fragrance.
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