JOOP! Homme Absolute

Joop! · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2019

≈ $48 · 75ml · approx. retail

A more refined, minimal Homme flanker pairing black pepper with an unusually masculine use of ylang-ylang, resting on incense, tonka bean and vetiver.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Antoine Maisondieu

French · 51 in collection

Antoine Maisondieu is a Grasse-born senior perfumer at Givaudan who trained at the company's in-house school after a law degree, and comes from a family steeped in perfumery. He is known for translating bright Mediterranean and natural materials into commercially successful designer scents.

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