Dior launched Fahrenheit 32 in 2007 under the artistic direction of Hedi Slimane: a fresh oriental composed by Louise Turner with François Demachy, which keeps nothing of the 1988 original but the shape of the bottle. Orange blossom, vetiver and vanilla are brightened with aldehydes and a solar note, in a bottle turned frosted white.
Elena Vosnaki of Perfume Shrine found it very pleasant in 2007 but too feminine to pass as a classic masculine; Kevin of Now Smell This saw it as a confused, unfinished fragrance that left him lukewarm.
Olfastory’s review
Perfume Shrine, a synthetic orange blossom
On May 16, 2007, Elena Vosnaki noted that it has almost nothing of the original and celebrates synthetic orange blossom, already explored by Fleur du Mâle. Its freshness works like a cooling mist, and its milky opalescence reminds her of Pure Poison.
She preferred Fleur du Mâle, which captivated her more. Fahrenheit 32 remains very pleasant and lingers nicely on the blotter, but it cannot pass as a classic masculine: too feminine, it will suit adventurous men or their partners.
Now Smell This, a confused fragrance
On June 8, 2007, Kevin found the opening fresh but a little artificial. The orange blossom struggles to exist against a bland vetiver and a sweet vanilla, and the transition between the fresh and the oriental seems bumpy to him.
He found it confused and unfinished, made of accords that never meld, neither feminine nor really masculine in the traditional sense. On him, the fragrance stays close to the body and fades within ninety minutes; he neither loves nor hates it.