JOOP! Homme Absolute

I must say that I am mystified by all the comments here saying that Joop Homme Absolute is very short lasting. I've had it on for around 14 and a half hours today, and it's still going strong on me - have very much enjoyed it - though now it smells more like Elizabeth Taylor's Passion for Men, as it's pretty much just the vanilla that is left emanating. But then again, I've complained about barely getting two hours out of Eau Sauvage, where others say they get 24 hours out of it. So this sort of extreme variability of performance on different skin types does happen. The solution - before buying spray some of Absolute on the back of your hand. If It's still there with strength after three hours, you can consider purchasing it. If instead it's totally gone from the back of your hand, this is probably not the scent for you. Regards.

In terms of scent, this is absolutely one of my favourite out there. I have approx 400 bottles in my collection and as a smell, it is bloody gorgeous! Yes, it’s light, quite intimate and smells like an autumn / winter player but, I tried this on a holiday to warmer climes in the far East and it totally worked! The heat amps this up in mega fashion on my skin. So, all I can say is, if you’ve been let down by its performance at all, try it in hotter weather, especially if you do actually enjoy how it smells. I could still whiff this at the going down of the sun! I’m not sure if it was intended to be like this but it works really well in heat. Now I wish they would do an amped up version that worked well in cooler months. Love this stuff!

I went in to buy the pink Joop, I know it has a lot of mixed reviews, but I felt like a bit of a fun scent. I have a fairly large collection, about 40 EDTs, with a variety of scents, mainly stuff from the 90s. I bought Safari the same say I bought this Joop Absolute. I'm happy with the Joop. It is fun and adventurous, it has that sweet oriental scent of the Pink Joop, and then that spicy peppery top note people are talking about. It smells divine. I'm not sure about silage and how long each application lasts, still only applied it twice, but it feels average in that regard. It has all the sweet fun I wanted from the pink stuff, but so much sophistication due to the mature pepper note. Love this and so glad I bought it.

I find it suitable to any occasion, always and in any combination. I feel safe with it. But you got to like incense. It's not a scent that I felt in blind love straight away, it was more like I liked it a lot since first day, then I realised I like it more and always, to the point after 3 months I found out there is nothing better on my shelve. Other fragrances preferences come and go, while this ones' liking stay still and climbed it's way to the top, to be my favourite scent. It has a quite strong sillage to my taste. It's lasting is no more than moderate. I think it's cheap for a value.

Very dark and mysterious, not for everyone, smells like a roughly done or an incomplete niche fragrance. I guess it's a good thing in a way for people like me who like to enjoy notes like incense and black pepper, but don't want it to scream at everyone and rather enjoy it closely and softly. The combination of ylang ylang and incense play really well together, making it an enjoyable and easily wearable dark fragrance. I personally think it smells like something a hero of a horror thriller would wear. Maybe Witcher..