Joop! Thrill Man

I know what the genious who created this perfume was thinking. He was trying to make a playful, flirtatious, fruity type of cologne with a sensual drydown (which is in the same vein as Black XS, One million and Azzaro Twin). And he succeeded! I like all these others but Joop thrill achieves what they can not. Smelling natural. Daring and relaxed, seductive and romantic at the sametime. Addictive. Sillage: 8/10 Longevity: 7/10 Scent: 10/10 One of the best creations of the last few years.

If there wasn't Shiseido's "Zen for Men", this would have ranked first in my list of favourite new male scents of 2009. Still, it's the surprise of the year, very distinctive, very warm, and in contrast to some comments below I don't regard it as too feminine. Suits me very fine. ****

A sweet, sexy and balanced mix of vanilla and flowery goodness with some woodness to bring some masculinity into it, but in my humble opinion this is very much unisex. I swear the scent reminds me of strawberries. Party stuff. Inexpensive. I do dig it.

Very sweet,vanilla & woody.Very uplifting in its effect.

Joop! men's frags remind me of the Rush Hour movie franchise. Loads of cheesy, stupid releases based on one joke ('I don't know what you be talkin' bout!'). I couldn't fault Almairac's original Joop! Homme simply because it was so audacious and different. It really blew me away in terms of its creativity and eccentric image, right down to the pink juice and exclamation mark on the word Joop! The thing had personality. Now imagine if Rush Hour 23 came out, and it actually turned out to be pretty good. Well, that's what happened with Thrill Man. This is a nice little winter warmer and especially for those romantic interludes. You will be lucky to catch the top notes unless you spray onto fabric. These are a lightly spiced fresh apple, bergamot and lavender. I really get the 'frozen' aspect of the lavender. On skin it dives almost immediately to the heart and basenotes. Here, a warm vanilla is the big player, but appearing every now and then is the ghost of the original Joop! Homme which is what I really like about it. I think there is an unlisted violet note in there chasing around after the vanilla and sandalwood. If you find Joop! Homme too weird, try this one. It is different enough to be noticed, but without being offensive. Just seems done to perfection, and very, very sexy up close!