Fourth Diesel fragrance for men and fifth overall reviewed here, with Diesel Only The Brave perfume they decided to go less cold and citrusy than in Fuel For Life, and take the sweet road instead. The opening is indeed quite fresh, with orange and mandarin but the fragrance soon becomes sweet, although in a non-powdery way, also adding clean florals. It goes on blending in green and aromatic notes, and amber as well, but they are all sort [...] Read more »
(I never paraphrased myself so far, so I think it was about time) That’s a fair question, given that the ad campaign for this brand new Diesel parfum is all based on seduction. The opening has liquorice, which soon mixes with jasmine. The two produce a peculiar smell, which is warm, aromatic, and slightly animalic. To me this particular rather than sexy, interesting rather than feminine. Or, still feminine if you prefer, but not in the classic [...] Read more »
Here is a citrusier version of the original Fuel For Life Homme, part of the Denim collection launched for summer 2011. The opening is – like the original – with cold anise and citrus, then the additional soft floral notes of lavender make this Denim perfume clean and delicate and pretty much unisex for a good while. At least until the woods kick in, and they will be warmish and slightly sweet until the end. Floral – [...] Read more »
I gave this perfume not one, not two, but three chances, but I’m afraid I have to say I didn’t like it. It’s not too bad at start, it even showed a trace of the anise of Fuel For Life for Men. When the heart notes kick in, jasmine wears light jumper of sweet notes. But then it’s a pity how Fuel For Life Diesel evolves: there is supposed to be blackcurrant mixed with the floral notes, and it’s [...] Read more »
“Use with caution” says the bottle, I would say use it freely. Gotta love the opening of this Diesel for men, more than fresh, actually quite cold in the nose, with an interesting combination of grapefruit + anise, the latter being a bit shy and coming out after a couple of minutes. In the middle phase the chilled note disappears and there is a beginning of a sweet fruity tone with lavender. However, anise is still there, marking this [...] Read more »