Joop! Homme Wild, from Joop! was released in 2012. The perfumer behind this creation is Alienor Massenet. It has the top notes of Pink Pepper, middle notes of Rum, and base notes of White Tobacco and Woody Notes.
I first tried this fragrance more than a year ago (on a card mind you) and thought hmmmm...it's not bad. It certainly didn't repel me by any stretch and was not as horrendous as the original Joop Homme. All I can say is... I tried it again giving it a proper wear on my skin and I have to say the initial spray opened with interestingly fruity, boozy and chocolatey top notes. I'm thinking okay...then It starts to get really, really cloying and even more intrusive than Joop Homme which I never thought to be possible. It turns more and more awful every second and so overbearingly fake and synthetic. I've no problem with that in perfumery but not a lot in this fragrance resembles anything you'd find in nature and perhaps it needs that balance? How can something be SO SWEET and SO BITTER at the same time? I have to say that is an achievement of sorts. I hate it though and had to scrub it...problem is typical Joop it's very hardy and withstood a good scrubbing. I think they sacrifice quality for ridiculous longevity and choking projection just to stand out in the marketplace. It doesn't come from careful crafting or luxurious ingredients that's for sure. Who cares about longevity if you smell like this...? I was embarrassed wearing Joop! Homme Wild because I knew it would get me noticed at not necessarily for the right reasons, You gotta be brave to wear this one. Unfair to compare 1 Million to Wild as the Paco Rabanne is marginally better and certainly more wearable.
I first tried this fragrance more than a year ago (on a card mind you) and thought hmmmm...it's not bad. It certainly didn't repel me by any stretch and was not as horrendous as the original Joop Homme. All I can say is... I tried it again giving it a proper wear on my skin and I have to say the initial spray opened with interestingly fruity, boozy and chocolatey top notes. I'm thinking okay...then It starts to get really, really cloying and even more intrusive than Joop Homme which I never thought to be possible. It turns more and more awful every second and so overbearingly fake and synthetic. I've no problem with that in perfumery but not a lot in this fragrance resembles anything you'd find in nature and perhaps it needs that balance? How can something be SO SWEET and SO BITTER at the same time? I have to say that is an achievement of sorts. I hate it though and had to scrub it...problem is typical Joop it's very hardy and withstood a good scrubbing. I think they sacrifice quality for ridiculous longevity and choking projection just to stand out in the marketplace. It doesn't come from careful crafting or luxurious ingredients that's for sure. Who cares about longevity if you smell like this...? I was embarrassed wearing Joop! Homme Wild because I knew it would get me noticed at not necessarily for the right reasons, You gotta be brave to wear this one. Unfair to compare 1 Million to Wild as the Paco Rabanne is marginally better and certainly more wearable.