Joop! Homme Le Parfum
Joop! (2022)

This is nothing like the OG, but it is nice in it's own right.

Modern sweet and nutty in smell, a bit on the synthetic side, but pleasant wearing with above average longevity.

Decent and good for the price.




Overall 6.9- 10
Performance 7- 10
Silage 6.6- 10

Clean and fresh iris mixed with popular syrupy sweet scents like Stronger with You, Valentino Como Intense and Azzaro Most Wanted lines. However, it’s not as loud as most and can be worn indoors and in close social situations. I find that interesting because, in a sea of smell-alikes, you'd think the one that carries the Joop Homme label would be one of the loudest, but that's not the case. And to be clear, it does have good projection, but it seems smoother or more rounded off than the others. One of the most wearable of these types of woody, nutty, sweet cool weather scents.

Has little or nothing to do with the original Joop! Homme, so don't let that deter you from sniffing if you don't like the original.

Somewhat confusingly named and packaged - strikingly similar to Eau de Parfum launched a year prior. Neither are flankers of the original, polarising Joop! Homme, being classier and infinitely more wearable. I bought both Le Parfum and Eau de Parfum within a few weeks of each other - I adore both and can't decide, if pushed to it, which I prefer. Le Parfum has the "sweetness" Joop! is (in)famous for but those who despise the original pink stuff shouldn't be put off trying this (although I'm sure many will). Vanilla and Iris are unusual notes among my current 60+ bottle collection and Le Parfum has a lushness that will likely make it an ongoing favourite, especially in seasons other than summer (Eau de Parfum has a "nutty" note that is also distinctive and unusual in my personal experience). Both absolute winners, but unlikely to receive the attention or love they deserve, as the Joop! branding is enough on its own to dissuade many from affording them an opportunity to impress.

How do you out-Versace Eros Versace Eros?
I wanted the original but super dense thick and sweet smooth.
Instead, this is fuzzy to my nose and way over the top version of Versace Eros.
I am hoping deep down that my nose simply cannot comprehend all that is present here, but somehow I doubt it.

Right now, It's a no for me.