Joop! · 1989

Homme

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Toilette

Bergamot over cinnamon, orange blossom and jasmine, sinking into sandalwood, patchouli, tobacco, honey and amber.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Homme’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, cinnamon, orange blossom, jasmine, sandalwood, vetiver drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Homme, top notes: Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Homme, heart: Cinnamon, Orange blossom, Jasmine

Dry-downwhat stays

Homme, dry-down: Sandalwood, Vetiver, Patchouli, Amber, Tobacco, Musk, Honey, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender2 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder

7 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell7

AlcoholWaterPEG-40 hydrogenated castor oilCi 17200Fd&c blue no. 1Bisabolol, not in Ingredients yetBenzophenone-2, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Lyric WomanAmouage · shares bergamot, cinnamon, jasmine, sandalwood and 3 more$395 for 100 ml
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, sandalwood and 3 more$115 for 75 ml · about twice Homme’s about $93
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, sandalwood and 3 more$109 for 100 ml

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.