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Dior Fahrenheit without the Honeysuckle

post #1 of 26
10/28/11 at 5:09pm
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Hey there. I was pretty intrigued by the petroleum and violet leaf notes in Dior Fahrenheit but I found the honeysuckle / floral accord too sweet for my taste. Can you recommend something similar but less sweet/floral? No birch tar/leather please. Thanks!
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post #2 of 26
10/28/11 at 5:53pm
Pure Men Silver has the "Fahrenheit" vibe, but not very much comes close IMO.
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post #3 of 26
10/28/11 at 6:20pm
If the petroleum accord is what you're looking for, ya may wanna try Nicole Miller for men. It combines the petroleum note, along with leather, and a great apple note. It's nothing like Fahrenheit, but it does have that dirty "car oil" smell. None of the honeysuckle.

But to be honest, nothing is really in the same league as Fahrenheit.
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post #4 of 26
10/28/11 at 6:58pm
Olympios by Missoni , is Fahreinheits twin brother , & it doesnt have a honeysuckle note .
Worth a try .
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post #5 of 26
10/28/11 at 10:20pm
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Pure Men Silver has the "Fahrenheit" vibe, but not very much comes close IMO.

Hm my research into Pure Men Silver turned up nothing, who makes it?
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post #6 of 26
10/28/11 at 10:22pm
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Originally Posted by The_Cologneist View Post

If the petroleum accord is what you're looking for, ya may wanna try Nicole Miller for men. It combines the petroleum note, along with leather, and a great apple note. It's nothing like Fahrenheit, but it does have that dirty "car oil" smell. None of the honeysuckle

As I mentioned, I don't like leather. Synthetic fruit notes are among my least favorite as well. It's the combination of intense green and petroleum that intrigues me about Fahrenheit.
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post #7 of 26
10/28/11 at 11:07pm
Monkeybars!!! The honeysuckle is what moves Fahrenheit from a good scent to a great scent!
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post #8 of 26
10/28/11 at 11:36pm
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Monkeybars!!! The honeysuckle is what moves Fahrenheit from a good scent to a great scent!

Hehe. There are some beautifully fragrant honeysuckle bushes in my neighborhood and I must say, that is definitely not real honeysuckle absolute in Fahrenheit. Even if it did smell natural on me, it's a rather feminine accord to my nose.

Or maybe it's hawthorn. Either way it don't work for me...
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post #9 of 26
10/30/11 at 12:22am
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Originally Posted by MonkeyBars View Post

Hehe. There are some beautifully fragrant honeysuckle bushes in my neighborhood and I must say, that is definitely not real honeysuckle absolute in Fahrenheit. Even if it did smell natural on me, it's a rather feminine accord to my nose.

Or maybe it's hawthorn. Either way it don't work for me...

To each their own. That is the reason you started this thread!

I have a honeysuckle bush outside my kitchen and when its blooming, the sweet gorgeousness is very heady in the evenings. I find the honeysuckle in Fahrenheit a pretty accurate rendition of this. I tend to be extremely sensitive and nauseated by cheap synthetics, but I must say I dont get that vibe from fahrenheit.
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post #10 of 26
11/29/11 at 6:00pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitrios View Post

Olympios by Missoni , is Fahreinheits twin brother , & it doesnt have a honeysuckle note .
Worth a try .

Thanks Dimitrios. Can anyone comment on whether Olympios has a strong leather component? I can't stand birch tar.
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post #11 of 26
11/29/11 at 6:12pm
It's a simple, no brainer. This:

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post #12 of 26
11/29/11 at 6:30pm
I find Paul Smith London very similar to Fahrenheit. I prefer the dry down better of London as well
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post #13 of 26
11/29/11 at 11:02pm
MonkeyBars .... No leather note .
I found the following ....

Olympios by designer Missoni was launched in 1994.

Top notes >> Grapefruit - Bergamot - Melon
Middle notes >> Narcisse - Muguet - Violet
Base notes >> Blue Freesia - Peony - Tuscan Iris.
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post #14 of 26
11/29/11 at 11:52pm
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Originally Posted by The Bark View Post

It's a simple, no brainer. This:


Interesting reports on that ... sounds like people are missing the loud petroleum a little, and incense doesn't always agree with me. Perhaps this will be a bit similar to Bond's Harrod Swarovski, otoh. Looking into it
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post #15 of 26
11/29/11 at 11:53pm
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Originally Posted by Dimitrios View Post

Olympios by designer Missoni was launched in 1994.

Top notes >> Grapefruit - Bergamot - Melon
Middle notes >> Narcisse - Muguet - Violet
Base notes >> Blue Freesia - Peony - Tuscan Iris.

Thanks Dimitrios, but that sounds quite floral, and Melon almost always means Calone, which I can't stand either. Ah well
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post #16 of 26
11/30/11 at 12:39am
People ..
My quick cut & paste earlier just didn't sound complete .
I got the makeup below from scent direct & its got a base ! .
They list it as a Fresh-Chypre

TOP NOTES - Bergamot - Green Note - Lemon - Mace - Violet
MIDDLE NOTES - Jasmin, Lily of the Valley, Orris, Rose
BASE NOTES - Amber, Cedar, Musk, Oakmoss, Sandal, Tonka
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post #17 of 26
11/30/11 at 9:06am
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Thanks Dimitrios. Do you detect any melon in Olympios? What about the jasmine and lily of the valley. Would you say it is as floral-sweet as Fahrenheit, or less/more?
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post #18 of 26
1/14/12 at 1:23pm
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Okay I got a bottle of Olympios and it was kind of in the wrong direction; very similar to Fahrenheit but even a little sweeter and without the nice petroleum accord. Also the drydown had an unpleasant funky sweat vibe that I didn't like. I have a bottle of Zents Ore on the way, will report back...
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post #19 of 26
1/14/12 at 2:21pm
Try Aqua Fahrenheit to see if its what you are looking for. Otherwise, Dunhill Fresh, Paul Smith for Men (the square green bottle stuff), or Kiton Black.
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post #20 of 26
1/14/12 at 3:07pm
Antônio Banderas- Diavolo; Fahrenheit Absolu; Fahrenheit Summer 2006.
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post #21 of 26
1/9/13 at 3:48pm
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Zents Ore turned out to be nice, though it's more floral than Fahrenheit. It features the lovely jasmine sambac - violet leaf accord that I stumbled upon in my own blendings a few years ago, with a light vetiver-iris-musk drydown (much more transparent than Fahrenheit). Unisex imo.

Turns out the issue was the new Fahrenheit just sucks.

I picked up some vintage (late 90s) juice and it's much better. It's even more floral, ironically, but the quality of the ingredients is so much higher. No weird plastic vibe and the ozone top is toned down and more natural. So that satisfies me for the time being.

Now I'd like something in the same vein with no ozone. Still haven't tried PS London, maybe I ought to. The comparisons to the catastrophic Greenergy have me on edge.
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post #22 of 26
1/9/13 at 6:19pm
Today I wore Monsieur Lancetti. This one has a fougere accord, sharp herbs, and the violet leaf thing up front. The violet lasts a long time. This is moderately sweet, though not sweet relative to recent sweet ones. I think tobacco is supposed to be in here but if so it's more of a background hum. Not much in terms of base notes so far, just a lot of the violet with sweetness, along with the herbs/fougere accord taking a back seat but present.
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post #23 of 26
1/9/13 at 6:34pm
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Originally Posted by Riley View Post

I find Paul Smith London very similar to Fahrenheit. I prefer the dry down better of London as well

You sure that's the right scent? Rum/brandy with a slight coconut vibe?
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post #24 of 26
1/9/13 at 9:40pm
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Originally Posted by Bigsly View Post

Today I wore Monsieur Lancetti. This one has a fougere accord, sharp herbs, and the violet leaf thing up front. The violet lasts a long time. This is moderately sweet, though not sweet relative to recent sweet ones. I think tobacco is supposed to be in here but if so it's more of a background hum. Not much in terms of base notes so far, just a lot of the violet with sweetness, along with the herbs/fougere accord taking a back seat but present.

Thanks for the heads up Bigs. You said in your review that it's not sweet though, so I'm a little confused here.
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post #25 of 26
1/10/13 at 2:04am
Diavolo by Antonio Banderas, yes a cheapy. Has a striking resemblance to Fahrenheit. Problem for me is the dry down is dominated by a cheap musk, but the opening is great.. Very much like Fahrenheit.

Lucky #6 is also a good one. Reminds me of Fahrenheit, with an added blueberry note to the top.
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post #26 of 26
1/10/13 at 9:24am
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Thanks for the tips TC. Lucky #6 was awful. "Berry" registers as "disgusting chemical mess" to me. Ever smell a blueberry? They don't smell much like the stuff in perfumes, when they smell at all.

Fahrenheit is one of those real outlier fragrances. There are a number of them out there, but usually they aren't as huge a success as F. When a new outlier becomes successful, it is commonly used as an "island base" from which new variations are created, and the "stylistic map" is filled in. However, with F, it seems that the theme is not as amenable to variations. There are plenty of knockoffs out there, but very few "inspired by"s. Maybe it's one of those formulae like Heinz Ketchup, where any variation from the balance of notes is a worsening.
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