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Fahrenheit 32.. I just can't stand it.

post #1 of 42
11/10/12 at 1:04pm
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I am a huge Fahrenheit fan, it's probably my favorite designer fragrance ever, or in my top 3. I really need to get my hands on Absolute, as it sounds so appealing to me.

But 32.. what the hell. Ok, now.. I will start by saying this.. I have been testing this fragrance on and off for almost a year. I went through a 3 ml decant (reluctantly) -- and to refresh my mind, I picked up a sample of it at Sephora the other day. It's just so.. EWWWWWWWWWW. I mean .. wtf.. seriously. It's got this plasticy minty smelling vetiver some sort of mossy note, and vanilla. On the one side of things, it's metallic, cooling, and medicinal. On the other side.. it smells like old vetiver, rubber gloves, and cheap vanilla. It's a cheap version of Hermes Vanille Galante, which I don't care for either.

Well, I had to vent on this one.. I honestly think it's the worst Dior release ever. But I will give them props on the bottle design matching the smell. With its snowy looking bottle, it goes well with it being a "cool" scent. Ya don't find this too often.

Anybody else dislike this fragrance?
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post #2 of 42
11/10/12 at 1:22pm
Sorry you have had an unpleasant experience with this one. I actually like all the Fahrenheit flankers including the above mentioned.
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post #3 of 42
11/10/12 at 1:25pm
I like them all too, 32 is a 3-4 star for me, but the original is the single greatest frag of all time!!!
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post #4 of 42
11/10/12 at 1:33pm
I, also, never cared for 32. It does not sit well with me. I adore all the other flankers including the original. Fahrenheit is an absolute must in my collection.
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post #5 of 42
11/10/12 at 2:03pm
Yeah 32 is cheap, cloying, and synthetic.

Absolute, if anything, is even worse to my nose. That combination of cumin and violet leaf is vile.

Aqua Fahrenheit is not to my taste, as I don't like calone.

Curious to try Fahrenheit Summer.
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post #6 of 42
11/10/12 at 2:32pm
I don't like it either. It makes me sick
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post #7 of 42
11/10/12 at 2:35pm
Fahrenheit original is in my top-3 favourite list, but I can`t stand 32! Fahrenheit Aqua on the other hand, is a very good flanker.
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post #8 of 42
11/10/12 at 2:36pm
Yeah, I hate it too. And I've tried a bunch of times to like it, because I think the bottle is so cool and I think the idea is a good one (a cool vanilla mint fahrenheit), but the execution stinks.

I have a little decant of it that I'll throw on every now and then, and then I'm reminded of why I never wear it.
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post #9 of 42
11/10/12 at 2:41pm
32 is ultra feminine and extremely cloying. Can't stand it.
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post #10 of 42
11/10/12 at 2:43pm
My husband loves it..I will have to re-sniff it to see if I like it. Generally, I much prefer vanilla for me and not for him. It's a cool, vanilla hence the name F. 32.
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post #11 of 42
11/10/12 at 2:45pm
Ruined by terrible quality ingredients, Its not something I find pleasent at all.
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post #12 of 42
11/10/12 at 3:01pm
Add me to the list of those who have tried to like this one but ultimately failed.

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Originally Posted by Buysblind View Post

I think the idea is a good one (a cool vanilla mint fahrenheit)

Me too! EXACTLY.

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Originally Posted by Buysblind View Post

I have a little decant of it that I'll throw on every now and then, and then I'm reminded of why I never wear it.

Me too... exactly.
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post #13 of 42
11/10/12 at 3:18pm
I quite like it - but then I think Fahrenheit Absolute is the best of the entire Fahrenheit line, so maybe I've just got shocking taste
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post #14 of 42
11/10/12 at 3:25pm
Fahrenheit 32 is amazing bud! Obviously not as great as the original but still pretty epic. Not sure why you're so against it, maybe you nose was having a bad day. This is not an "EEEEEEEEEEEEEUW" fragrance, if you want eeeeeuw go try A*Men
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post #15 of 42
11/10/12 at 3:38pm
Works intermittently for me. Now and then it's a nice experience. Other times I've scrubbed within 30 min of application. A spray sample has been in my travel bag for a year or so, and it's not bad when you want something bland and inoffensive for business. Just one small spray and you're good. 32 gets annoying quickly when overapplied. Never more than three sprays, IMO.
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post #16 of 42
11/10/12 at 3:46pm
You would think it would smell like a orange cream pop but for some reason iam guessin the vetiver gives a sweet fecal smell to my nose.
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post #17 of 42
11/10/12 at 4:15pm
I do like it the contrast of vanilla against vetiver is amazing and original
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post #18 of 42
11/10/12 at 9:08pm
Wow this isn't one i thought would be disliked so much. I really enjoy it myself. It is easy to overspray this one till you figure out what a silage monster it is.
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post #19 of 42
11/10/12 at 10:32pm
I agree. 32 is boring, cloying, and cheap-made IMO.
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post #20 of 42
11/10/12 at 10:38pm
When I first got 32 I really loved it and wore it for about 2 weeks straight. Now its just OK. Absolute is also nice but its not something I personally would wear
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post #21 of 42
11/10/12 at 11:17pm
I just purchased this yesterday after wearing a sample, I enjoy this fragrance. It has more notes in it than the note pyramid suggests. I get honeysuckle, neroli and coconut.

It's a cool, smooth, year round fragrance.
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post #22 of 42
11/11/12 at 1:18am
Not a fan. I've tried it a few times to give it a fair shake but all I got from it were extremely dull & blah moments. I suppose I could have looked at it more kindly if it was an Ed Hardy or something but Dior? With a Fahrenheit tag? It needs to be a whole lot better than that.
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post #23 of 42
11/11/12 at 9:01am
Enjoy it quite a bit.
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post #24 of 42
11/11/12 at 9:04am
I personally like it. Very good vanilla scent to my nose.
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post #25 of 42
11/11/12 at 9:12am
Used to wear it all the time, and burned through a big bottle of it in a year or so. I bought a new bottle of it, and now I very rarely wear it, and I find it difficult to pick it over my other frags, because whatever appeal it had when I first got is gone.
I don't know if it was reformulated or my taste changed, but I never reach for it anymore.
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post #26 of 42
11/11/12 at 11:43am
I own and like it actually. It is true that, if over-sprayed, its vanilla may come of as a bit synthetic, harsh and stuffy to my nose, but I applied "lighter on the trigger", it can become a smooth, translucent, comforting casual scent, especially during warmer weather.
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post #27 of 42
11/11/12 at 12:54pm
I dislike it along with the aqua flanker.
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post #28 of 42
11/11/12 at 2:09pm
Really dislike this one and does not deserve the Fahrenheit nor the Dior tag.
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post #29 of 42
11/11/12 at 4:31pm
I like it. Cool mint and vanilla make it a nice wear in the summer time. There isn't much from dior that I don't like, but I think this one will def be discontinued.
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post #30 of 42
11/11/12 at 4:55pm
Hmmmm interesting I am starting to develop a bit of a sneeze from this one. It's something in it that sort of tingles my nose. Wore it from a sample all day Fri enjoyed (though when I first sprayed it I sneezed a few times) it purchased a bottle yesterday, put on some more of the sample today and it has my nose tingling.

I hadn't opened the box yet so I will wear the sample tomorrow again to see what happens.
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post #31 of 42
11/11/12 at 5:03pm
Don't like it, smells soapy or something to me.
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post #32 of 42
11/11/12 at 5:44pm
I got it in a blind swap and hated it.
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post #33 of 42
11/11/12 at 6:39pm
I think it's alright, nothing amazing but not bad either, I really have to be in the mood to wear it. No point in getting a full bottle because of that, maybe a 1.7 oz one day down the road.
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post #34 of 42
11/13/12 at 2:45am
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Originally Posted by The_Cologneist View Post

... EWWWWWWWWWW. I mean .. wtf.. seriously...

My thoughts exactly with this one. Everytime I look in the back corner of my collection I see that bottle that I paid full price for and had a friend bring it to me from Europe I cringe with disgust. I too love the Dior house, but this one, dear god no.
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post #35 of 42
11/13/12 at 5:55am
It starts out boring then gets really boring.
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post #36 of 42
11/13/12 at 7:47am
I gave it only one chance, for about 5 minutes. Never more a second.
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post #37 of 42
11/17/12 at 12:08am
i liked it,. i remember how much i loved in past, but not my stuff right now, but Aqua F, oohh i totally love it until death!
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post #38 of 42
11/17/12 at 3:05am
I tried a sample a few times and thought it was ok. I am not going to purchase a bottle, but did not find it offensive.
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post #39 of 42
11/17/12 at 8:20am
Not fond of it either. Mint and cheap vanilla. It's an odd scent.
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post #40 of 42
11/17/12 at 6:00pm
I took my son to Sephora to get him to try regular Fahrenheit, but he didn't like it, he liked the 32. Phooey. It's just too sharp and calone-ish to me, like Irish Spring bodywash, it hurts the nose.
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post #41 of 42
11/17/12 at 7:12pm
This stuff smells good, nothing like Fahrenheit, but good
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post #42 of 42
11/23/12 at 6:50pm
I got some samples of fahrenheit 32 frpm a department store a couple of weeks ago. one afternoon after work i sprayed some on just for the sake of it and it literally made me feel ill. i couldnt wait to wash the stuff off. apart from that its too feminine for me
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