Reviews of Fuel For Life pour Homme (2007)
by Diesel

For the first 10-15 minutes, it was a pleasant, interesting take on fougere. Unfortunately, during the drydown a strange, off-putting almond-like element developed--the heliotropin, perhaps?--that was cloyingly sweet, almost nauseating.

this is like a "pop" scent. easily wearable like ADG, but ultimately disappointing. if its like ADG then girls would be drawn to it nonetheless. but i prefer the idea of wearing what i feel smell great on me. same with clothes. cinsumer concept basics. to me thumbs DOWN. with so little expectations, this sill disappoints. May i quote. Its "Bad" for me coz it'll be a waste of my money on something overly priced and mediocrely produced. i love mainstream fresh frags to l80s classi. diesel sitll has a lonng way to go. i bought this purely for the bottle design and my love for their merchandise, jeans etc. other tahn loving all things matched, this offeres more of a room fresherner like my ADG(i do love how my room smells of them) just not good enogh for me scent wise. thumbs down(despite finding it mildly pleasant), coz i iknow i make silly dcisions, this is one of them.

FIRST IMPRESSION WAS "STRANGE", A DIFFERENT SCENT, SOME MINUTES AFTER IT BEGAN TO ATTRACT ME MORE AND MORE, THE DRYDOWN REMEMBERS ME OF MORABITO POUR MONSIEUR , A WONDERFUL FRAGRANCE, Ì'M CONSIDERING TO BUY IT

A fruity fougere this scent is literally mouthwatering. Yes, I get an utter "juicy fruit" effect from this, which lasts and lasts - usually I would hate that, but the citrus-anise-raspberry combination manages to avoid the juvenile stickiness of many similar designer concoctions. The base well done, but not overly exciting, the usual synthetic fare. I would never wear this with a suit or if I was aiming at coming across as "serious", to me it's a leisure fragrance for fun wearing, but I dare say it's a masterpiece in that category.

I've passed by this one several times because of the goofy looking bottle that screams "gimmick to instantly attract teenagers!" I finally decided to give it a test and wouldn't you know....I really like it! It smells sweet and fruity but masculine at the same time. I've been looking for something like this for awhile now, and I think I just found it. I'm picking up a bottle soon.

Highly recommended if you like this type of fragrance! I've tried many "fruity" fragrances and this is the best I've come across so far.

Not bad, but offensively synthetic and a little cheap smelling. It is loud and bold, and sweet. I enjoy sweet scents when they are humorous or simply delicious. This is not like that though. Not for a very sophisticated and suave gentleman, I would like to believe.

It also feels a little college fraternity boy-esque. It just doesn't scream taste or refinement, and it is also not particularly energetic. ('fuel for life'... not so much)

I don't say I hate it, but it is really hard to make this look elegant.

This could be a unisex fragrance.
Very feminine to me.
Could be a good attention getter with the girls.
I won't buy it.
Although my first impression (first 15 minutes), I was convinced I would buy this someday. But no thanks.

Fuel for Life is a sweet, fruity fougere that’s not too far removed from the Green Irish Tweed/Cool Water clan, made distinct by an unusually smooth and creamy texture. (The heliotrope?) Like many of this ilk, it has a chemical overtone, but it’s less distracting here than in some other examples of the breed. Despite its tough guy packaging, Fuel for Life is a very affable fragrance with moderate projection and reasonable lasting power. Its development is more-or-less linear, so if you like it when it goes on, you’ll probably like it three hours later. All told I think Fuel for Life is a versatile, pleasant, if somewhat utilitarian, fragrance. If you like this sort of thing you could do much worse.

I enjoyed the anise greenness at start and the lavender drydown is modest. Not so sure to like it or to be neutral.

This is definitely a scent to wear for the ladies, not your own enjoyment. Girls are in LOVE with the scent. Take these reviews with a grain of salt - by no means does this scent deserve a thumbs down. Why? It's such a neutral of a scent - that I find it hard to believe anyone actually finds it "bad". It just doesn't make much scents(har har har)!

Ordered this online because it sounded really good and I had heard all the great reviews from it. Honestly I dont think its that great. It fine for everyday wear and It smells good but the raspberry or the grapefruit doesnt go well with my skin chemistry so when I wear it it smells like Hawaiian Punch. I would recommend it BUT try it and make sure it smells good on you first.

Most fragrences have gotten me a compliment or two, but this seems to crack 'em outta the park. And you know what, I enjoy the smell myself, so it's a win-win situation, hurray for me. With that out of the way, I would NEVER recommend this as a blind buy. Even though I love it, Fuel for Life smells like fuel for a five year old. We're talking sweet tarts, orange creamsicles, and rasberry sherbert. I don't believe the "note pyramid" for a second, but maybe it's just my skin that absorbs the more mature smells and leaves Willy Wonkas house behind for all to enjoy. Oh well, I love it, so thumbs up.

Fuel for Life is a perfect fragrance for everyday...the lasting power is amazing...and you will get a lot of compliments.

Now this is good stuff! While at Macy's last year I asked the clerk to give me something with a sweet scent as I prefer those over those woodsy, tobacco scents. & she bought me Diesel Fuel for Life! Yes it suits a guy in his early 20's or even a teenager.. But who cares? It smells great & the bottle is nice thanx to the pouch that covers up the boring bottle! lol! All this and because it last a nice long length on my skin ill give it 4 out of 5!

Wow...yummy!!! This is the kind of fragrance you love or hate. For me it's a mixture of Dune pour homme by Christian Dior and Very Irressistible Fresh Attitude by Givenchy; or even Montblanc's Individuelle femme, I guess . No doubt raspberry is the unmistakable note; however it's not a fruity fragrance. Sillage and longevity are great. Thumbs up for this ultramodern manly cologne.

Anise is hit or miss with me unfortunately it misses here. I like Lolita Lempicka pour Homme but this... is revolting. Smooths out later but it does not settle very well. Feels like real fuel, like turpentine almost. Different, but not the kind I prefer.

reminds me of a musky male version of Colors de Benetton.

Fuel For Life is a little better than average but I think its a love or hate fragrance no in between, I will give it a thumbs up because the longevity is good and gets me a lot of compliments.

fantastic scent.
fuel for life is perfect, different than anything out there.
it is a bit sweet but i love sweet colognes.
a lovely combination of sweet citrus and fuit with some sweet musk

Very brief top note of citrus gives way to raspberry, which dominates. Lavender fights for it's life to save it, but perhaps sweetens it further thus cheapening it into a noxious fruity candy. The slow to evolve woodsy base is a little too little and a little too late. Perhaps a junior high scent?

i bought this one today, it's very summer, very me.
i like it 5 stars from me

While testing this, I found out that I really do not like anise as a note. This scent smells like a candy store. As a child I loved candy stores, but as an adult I do not want to smell like that. This is cloyingly sweet and lacks development and personality. Longevity is good though, but in this case that was not a good thing for me. Avoid this scent!

I will agree that this one is quite sweet If you're not very into sweet-smelling fragrances, stay away. At times, it reminds me of Fruity Pebbles cereal.

Nevertheless, it still manages to be a masculine scent--just barely. It's very fresh, but unlike any other fresh fragrance I've tried.

It's well on its way to being my signature scent.

I really like this one. Theres a bit of fuityness at the beginning then as it dries down it reminds me of YSL Rive Gauche for men. A nice scent that lasts about 6 hours on my skin but I can smell on my shirt still the next day. Thumbs up, but its getting very heavy TV advertising in the UK though so might become a bit commonplace.

Greg

Tried this in a department store yesterday. Wasn't sure what to think about it at first -- there was a familiarity to it I just couldn't put my finger on. When I got home, my partner asked if I'd spilled gasoline on myself while filling up the car.
Perhaps a good choice for NASCAR fans, but I'll pass...

love at first sniff for me. this baby is actually quite original - anyone who says it smells like "any other fresh scent" is not paying close enough attention. the use of raspberry gives it a fruity touch that is quite unique (in the same way that pear in Dior's "Higher" was quite original), and the anise offers a very different cooling effect to the usual mint that one finds more commonly. the combination is clean, yet rich and quirky.

the light touch with the fruit notes makes this much more subtle than past Diesel male fragrances, which have either been cloyingly sweet (e.g. Green) or over-the-top gourmandy (zero plus, zero plus plus.)

so - i like it. give it a shot if you're willing to judge it on its own merits. if you're going to leap to judgements anyway because it's Diesel and therefore must be only for shallow skinny twenty-somethings, or if you thought that Dior's "higher" was a fresh scent like any other and didn't appreciate the pear - pass this one by.

Garbage. Top notes smell of sour candy, then it gets worse from there. STAY AWAY!

An amorphous mess, sweet, can't distinguish any notes and if you're over 30 don' wear it or you'll smell like a teenager on a first date. Mass market tosh. EVERYTHING and his cousin out there smells like this.

Wow, what a mess! It starts out with a subtle 'fuel' scent, that is just enough for you to think: 'How corny'. Then it slowly dries into a feminine comfort scent (think cereal/soy milk).
Complete dissapointment, don't waste your time.