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My serious fragrance journey started
with Fahrenheit Absolute. I got a sample of this fragrance while purchasing
Christmas presents for my family. I was literary blown away by the completely
unexpected darkness of the composition. It was quite an unusual phenomenon
among designer releases. From that moment I’m under the spell of these magic molecules,
and hungry to learn more and more about them. I was quite sad to hear that Dior
discontinued Fahrenheit Absolute. Somehow, a part of me was lost. The beautifully
composed fragrance that influenced my life the most was apparently not enough commercially
successful.
Master Demachy transformed the original,
aggressive Fahrenheit in a dark, introverted and mellow fragrance. Although
still possesses some characteristic of the original, Absolute is a fragrance on
its own. Electric, but subdued violet flowers are perfectly mashed with dark
undertones. A petrol accord of the original is present in Absolute as well, but
milder and totally incorporated in sheer darkness. Deep in the background, I can
sense hidden violet leaf. Oud is not a
main player in this fragrance, but good supportive note that brings soft
darkness and dirty undertones. Incense is not easily recognizable also. This is
not a Catholic mass incense show. In Fahrenheit Absolute incense just a gives a
touch of sacral atmosphere, juxtaposed to dirty oud and huge Miro resin.
Excellent vanilla absolute is a responsible for sweet nuances of this
fragrance, giving the impression of old books. Like a scene when Sean Connery visits
hidden monastery library in Annaud’s “The Name of the Rose”.
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Fahrenheit Absolute is a scent of duality.
Transcended holy incense somehow becomes passionate and sexy. An unexplained,
but constant transformation of life. Almost a Zoroastrian duality. Sacred versus
profane, good versus evil, cold versus hot, right versus wrong. A lost black
diamond.
Longevity / Projection
Very good (8-10 hours) / Average
Suggested wearing
Autumn and winter / Nighttime
Alternatives
Dior Fahrenheit Le Parfum – Brighter and
boozy version Fahrenheit, but still inferior to Absolute
Dior Fahrenheit – Aggressive manly petrol
YSL M7 – Western take on oud theme
Amouage Jubilation XXV – Arabian take on
dry, incense theme
Pros
Dark, but easy to wear
Unusual in a designer world
Introverted sex appeal
Cons
Unfortunately discontinued
Too timid for some
Not for dark scents haters
Rating
9/10
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