Fuel For Life Femme

Very impressed with this gem.Generally I'm not a fan of citrus fragrances due to A) their performance and B) Thier lack of the oriental which is kinda what I gravitate towards. However the lemon/mandarin at the top of this fragrance is married with an effervescence that makes it fizz and pop.Once paired with the patchouli, this fizzing citrus gains a more earthy quality,stopping it from being a fresh fruity fragrance and adding a depth that helps to not only excentuate the tang from the citrus fruits but journeys you into the fruits core and it's organic beginnings. Personally I detect no floral element but do notice a very soft musk.Instead of helping to establish and round off the base of the fragrance I feel the musk sorrounds those notes from the beginning and softens their zing whilst still allowing enough facets of the lemon/mandarin to shine through and not be weighed down by the earthy patchouli. I see many comments say that the longevity and sillage are bountiful.My own experience has been much more up and down.Some days I hardly notice it after an hour and some days (like the day I went to the hairdresser's) I suffocate myself and anyone close to me. Maybe it's my skin or maybe it's the weather but I can't give a clear opinion on its performance. Overall the fragrance is fantastic, a real find for patchouli lovers that have become tired of the endless use of patchouli as a base 'filler' note and long for a fragrance that uses patchouli in a new and exciting way.

Mamacita caliente in a bottle!! ('hot little mama" in spanish) Fuel For Life is quite strong. I think a perfume collector must have a few strong perfumes in his or her collection as I learned is important for certain situations. I used Fuel For Life on an international flight that spanned 3 continents. The whole time I did not have access to a shower!!! At the end of it all was surprised ....Fuel did not ditch me half way through my trip!!! I still smelled good when I arrived at my destination. I was shocked by its longevity and how it bloomed into something beautiful when given time to work with my chemistry (like arin.widhiasi). Fuel for life is a unique patchouli based perfume and is worth a try. My Skin Type: Oily / Youthful Longevity: 12 hrs + Projection: 4 feet + Office Safe: No too strong Potency: HEAVY (1 or 2 sprays is enough) Timing: anytime of the year / evenings Packaging: 9/10; unique with the fishnet wrapped around the bottle Cost: about $90 USD for 100ml / 3.38oz at Duty Free Stores Disclaimer: my experience may be different from your experience based on my skin type, the season, and my personal tastes

Diesel smells divine on my skin and I never cease to be noticed for it. The element which others have described as "synthetic" is one that I would compare more to a mineral like gold or garnet. As if it were an olfactory representation of beautiful things that ordinarily have no pre-existing scent. Expecting perfumes to smell always like flowers and foods and combinations of them is going to limit your artistic fragrance palette desperately. I don't know if anyone else has detected it, but smelling the lid of the bottle presents me with delicate top notes of liquorice. I applaud Diesels designers for the unique creation they have in Fuel For Life and percieve the wearer of the fragrance to be sophisticated and classy but with a spontaneous fun streak. You have to be a little crazy to make this work for you. I'm seeing images of beautifully chic office girls stealing road signs in their stilettos to decorate their apartment. Fuel For Life sits between the boundaries of professionalism and rebelious, robust fun. Hope there are others out there who agree with me. It's my favourite.

I believe this fragrance suits me the best. I really love trying new perfumes so I've tried them a lot last years but I think after 5 years I am just going back to this strong powerful scent. If you are a WOMAN, more classy than posh but in the same time intrigued by some real MAN stuff and you don't mind strong perfume I believe this is a fragrance for you. With this perfume I have linked a picture of a woman with hair from the 50's, wearing fishnet stockings, a little black dress, red nails and lipstick, lots of pearls and in one hand a smokey whiskey and in the other hand a revolver..strong, powerful, elegant but dangerous not afraid to get smudged :)) And to the notes.. I agree that you can smell something like real fuel in it :) but I always liked the smell of my fathers garage..and after a while I can smell something sexy probably the patchouli and..I don't know why but I smell blackcurrants in it :) sweet spicy juicy blackcurrants

For years this was my signature, and honestly, it’s still shockingly good. Picture tangerine, jasmine and a whiff of star anise, all lacquered with resins that lean half-balsamic, half-incense. A generous dose of patchouli grounds it: earthy yet crisp, clean rather than grubby. Every so often, out of nowhere, even a juicy pineapple note pops up. It lasts forever, smells addictive, and yet somehow vanished from perfume history. Of course, this fuel isn’t perfect... that crown belongs to the sacred, bohemian Timbuktu. But it’s definitely a guilty pleasure, and a mystery why it never built a larger cult.