Joop! Berlin Joop! for women

I miss this fragrance...

Berlin Joop is a fragrance of many flowers, it contains a large amount of flowers so that in some ways reminds me of Paco Rabanne Calandre, Berlin, however, seems less complex while maintaining something of a vintage.
I call it a perfume more suited to women than to girls, but this potion is able to bring back the carefree years, the fragrance is fresh and relaxed and not at all boring where the flowers (and they are really good)
blend with sweet notes in the finish, leaving a trail dust and gently spiced.
I did a little experiment: over a card I paid for electro emanator
a drop from a mignon on one side of Berlin
and on the other side a drop of essence of sandalwood and the results were surprising: Berlin makes friends with everyone ...
but really with all.

I LOVED this fragrance back then! I was teaching dance and one of my students used this as a signature ... actually quite reminiscent of RL Safari which was also a biggie of the time but not close in class to Berlin. Brings back very fond memories of a lovely woman who helped me out a lot in my Tumultous Twenties!! I remember buying a bottle of this for under $30 in LA's garment district ... the prices on Ebay are now just astounding!!!

A light perfume for to be Joop! I'm surprised because the setting is not very strong and it hasn´t a common base to other scents of the brand.
It is a little dry, slightly sweet and floral with something soapy. A good perfume but nothing more.
The sellers asking an unfair price for it, pierce it worth a lot less!

I cannot resist comparing this discontinued gem to Champs-Elysees, both in composition and in the mood they create - the happy carefree feel. Certainly there are differences: Berlin is powderier, fruitier, and not as sparkling BUT the Champs-Elysees has that melon note, which on some days comes out rotten on me, and Berlin doesn't have that (phew!). Berlin feels like the only slightly more mature and not as giggly older sister of Champs-Elysees - but certainly not old enough to be born in the '80s, imo. There's nothing '80s-attention-dominating or aldehydic about it, on me at least, which is what I think of when I think of that perfume era.

I would rather wear Berlin on any day when I feel like wearing Champs-Elysees to avoid the potential melon disaster. Alas, Berlin has become really hard for me to track down in a reasonable price:size ratio... I guess I'll just have to keep gambling with the Guerlain.

This is Berlin for me, even more Potsdam (where Wolfgang Joop has a lovely villa overlooking a lake).

You might think "Prussian" means harsh and tough but there is a whole Prussian tradition that meanders between French Rocoo, Arcadia and Romantic ideals. The Berlin of Queen Louise. In my head, I associate this perfume with my personal discovery of Berlin in the 90s, when I took the time to dive into this city's history.

The perfume is light and elegant, not too sweet, and it lasts. Yes, it's a typical 80s and 90s scent, fruity-floral, but it has lots of character. Its base note is for me the most charming part of this perfume. It felt like a part of me.

I'll have to check what's up with my old bottle - and maybe buy a new one. Especially before I go to Berlin next month!

One of the few Joop! fragrances that is not my style. The other one is Roccoco. All the others are GORGEOUS!!!
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Oh I used to love this so much! I was so young, I remember nearly every new perfume on the market was a revelation for me and I had to have it! We adored Joop fashion (which we could never afford to buy). This is sweet and illuminating. It's like a sunrise at the beach without the sea.

I wore this to death when I lived in Germany! The wall fell down and hope was in the air. That hopeful feeling is the memory that I'll always link to this fruity-floral and somewhat warm fragrance. I have tried getting another bottle to no avail. Memories.

I love this fragrance. It is a beautifully crafted fruity floral, in the 80s style, with no artificial and sickly sweet fruit or gourmand notes. It reminds me of other complex and exotic floral scents such as Eau de Gucci by Gucci and Noa Noa by Otto Kern.It has wonderful longevity and a harmonic composition, that is, all the notes work together well. The fruit notes are balanced by the green ones, leaving one with the impression of a tropical forest. Superb!