Joop! Homme Ice

I discovered the Original Joop my First year in college. I can remember being in clubs where you would smell a mixture of Joop and Cool water. I have purchased Individual & Dunhill Desire in past years hoping to find something more refined and versatile, but have only sprayed them a few times and now they are just on display like many of my blind buys over the years. Joop Homme Ice is good stuff...Still have some of the original DNA, but this being a "Blue" Iced version, it is a more fresh & refined version which you can wear during the day, and it actually holds up in warmer weather but I only use 1 small spray on the skin, 1 on clothes, and I get a good 6 hours plus and have yet to wear it and not get questions/compliments. Seems to be universally liked, does not have any off putting or polarizing notes, and not to heavy like old school Joop which was like syrup. Been asked if this is Invictus, Wanted, A new Coolwater etc...You can wear this and not fill a room or choke anybody out, but I am light on the trigger on purpose with all my fragrances. Stays as a nice skin scent at night if sprayed before work, so it has some staying power. Best way to describe it in layman terms would be....Joop Aqua. I have tried Wanted before, and I would say this is similar without the spice and less piercing and after settling, starts to become a fresher version of CK One Shock, Not as sweet and to my nose is a higher quality and less synthetic. This is not a beast mode fragrance which I like, although if you go heavy on the trigger, it probably could be, but overall....Solid Fragrance, Joop pulled off something unique imo for a blue fragrance, not what anyone would expect based on all the other blue's and iced scents released in recent times. Not nearly as sweet as original Joop, more versatile, Overall uplifting scent especially if you have memories from the Old school Joop days. I am surprised this has not received more love or attention....I found it at a Rack store for $30 which is a steal compared to others you find in that price range. I find to many fragrances smell similar these days, but Joop Homme is flat out good. If you liked the original back in the day, you will like this. I would also say if you like Azzaro Wanted, The bubble gum vibes of the many Invictus clones, you will like this. Thumbs up for sure. Kind of difficult to describe as it is unique..It is better imo than Montblanc Individuel, Dunhill Desire and more of a modern fresh take.*****

So I went to Dillard's to test 4 new fragrances I've been really interested in, Spicebomb Night vision EDP, Eros EDP, D&G K EDP and 1Million Parfum. Afterwards I went through Burlington and grabbed this as the note breakdown looked enticing. Upon arriving at the house I asked my wife what she thought about each of the samples from Dillard's and then I opened the Joop! H'omme Ice and we both sampled it. I immediately enjoyed it, but she continued smelling it along with one of the other samples I had sprayed for her, then she handed both to me and said, "These two smell identical!" Sure enough they definitely had much more than a passing similarity. What is the other sample? The Victor & Rolf Sipcebomb Nightvision Eau De Parfum!!! Admittedly they differ in the opening upon very close examination, but that goes away very quickly and they both smell identical after having them on for 30 minutes. So I love this stuff. I am still going to get the Nightvision Eau De Parfum, but I'm very happy with this purchase as well. This could be considered a bit more versatile due to the slightly fresher and slightly more brisk opening. What more can you ask for in the $25 price range? Also, projection and longevity are absolutely great!

smells exactly as the name and colour suggests ICE. I don't know about England, but in central and eastern europe there is a blue candy called storck ice, which tastes exactly like this perfume. i'm sure this was the inspiration, most joop perfumes smell like candy. homme - pink candy, go - green, ice - blue, sport - yellow, etc. sweet fresh cool, will be great for summer because they like the heat. they are not as aggressive as the basic version, so you can easily apply them a lot. I recently gave a girlfriend a comparison of armani aqua di gio profondo, valentino born in roma and ice - she chose joop for me. If you smell it close with your nose, you may not judge it well, but it smells good in the air, so keep it and wait until summer They're hard to find, and they're expensive, but I have about 300 perfumes and nothing like them, so for me it's worth having them in the collection even if I only use them from time to time.

The quality on this is really amazing for the price. I can understand the scent itself being a bit polarizing, but I personally LOVE it. It starts fresh and sweet, dominated by the Plum and candy citrus accords with a good dose of cardamom. The citrus fades pretty fast but keeps that deep plummy sweetness through the mid where you begin to pick up on the original Joop DNA, tobacco, tonka, and even though it's not mentioned, I get a hint of that characteristic Joop! cinnamon in the far dry down. I don't think this is necessarily blind buy safe, but this doesn't smell cheap and I get LOTS of compliments when I wear this. If you can get it for less than 50 bucks, I personally think it's still a bargain. It also last 10-12 hours on skin which is also a huge plus. I only paid like 23 USD last year so I've been VERY happy with this addition.

This is a really great fragrance that smells wonderful. The open is amazing and after 20 or so settles down to a very woody aromatic that lasts an age. The longevity is excellent and lasts about 7+hrs. Silage is about average around arms length but you pick up whiffs of from time to time. Joop has put out some very good flankers and each one doesn't smell like the original at all and this is no different. In fact it has much more in common with the likes of Absolute, King Red & Black and Wild etc... than the original which it has to be said is quite unique. However, Ice for me is up there along with the others Joop line that does not disappoint other than Wow which has little if any character at all. Ice is a deserved 8 out of 10 and it's something you can help but appreciate it👌!