Joop! Homme

Joop! · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1989

≈ $45 · 125ml · approx. retail

The house's landmark 1989 launch and one of the most divisive masculine fragrances of its era: a sweet, spicy oriental built on cinnamon, heliotrope and honey over a thick vanilla-tonka-sandalwood base. Loved or hated for its loud, unabashedly sweet sillage, it remains Joop!'s signature and best-known scent.

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

Michel Almairac

French · 54 in collection

Born in Grasse in 1953 and trained at Roure Bertrand Dupont, Michel Almairac is a master perfumer long associated with Robertet, credited with shaping the olfactory signature of Chloé. He later co-founded the family house Parle Moi de Parfum with his son Benjamin.

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