Le Bain Joop! 1988 Eau de Parfum

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Ranked 54 in Women's Perfume

7.6 / 10 1062 Ratings

A popular perfume by Joop! for women, released in 1988. The scent is sweet-oriental. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Oriental

Powdery

Gourmand

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Aldehydes

Orange blossom

Bergamot

Lemon

Heart Notes

Jasmine

Sandalwood Cedar

Cedar

Lily of the valley Rose

Rose

Base Notes

Vanilla

Tonka bean Amber

Amber

Musk

Patchouli

Perfumer

Symrise

Ratings

Scent

7.61062 Ratings

Longevity

8.0882 Ratings

Sillage

7.6827 Ratings

Bottle

6.0852 Ratings

Value for money

9.0403 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 03/27/2025.

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Reviews

33 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/29/2017

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 6.5
Scent

MadameVizard
13 Reviews

MadameVizard

Very helpful Review 8

Not Le Bain...but La Pâtisserie...

In previous reviews, other people stated that this perfume smelled like vanilla and bitter almond... and that is true. I can not notice the aldehydes, the flowers...only a very strong, ambery scent with hints of tonka, patchouli and precious wood. This perfume can not deny its belonging to the 80's. It is strong, bold, confident and unashamed. Like a sister of fragances like Jean-Paul Gaultier Classique (minus the spices), Estée Lauder's Beautiful and YSL Yvresse.

The name is misleading and not wisely chosen. This should have been called La Pâtisserie instead of Le Bain. That does not smell like a bath, or an expensive spa. This smells like some sort of expensive dessert, but miles ahead of modern gourmand fragances. No candyfloss, no praliné. The sweetness of Le Bain is dense, adult and even boozy, like some sort of pancakes flambed with Cointreau. Only for uninhibited lovers of oriental fragances.

I think this is a perfume better for winter time and nights out.

04/25/2012

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Dolby
68 Reviews

Dolby

Helpful Review 5

Le Bain d'Amandes Invisibles

I am starting to wonder if the pyramid of notes released by some perfume houses is not a figment of their fertile imagination, and completely unrelated to what’s in the bottle.
“What’s in the bottle” is of course a figure of speech, because we already know that apart from very high-end concoctions, notes are all but an interpretation of the molecules used in the formula.

Still.

Could it be a clever little masquerade using the power of suggestion?

A means of driving our imagination wild with a mouth-watering recipe that appears to be rich and complex, when in fact, it hides a pretty basic and simple mix?
I guess we’ll never know.

To me, Le Bain smells of bitter almonds and vanilla … and that’s pretty much it.
Lucky thing that I love bitter almonds and vanilla then, hey?

Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lovely fragrance to chill out in, and it does smell yummy.
It’s also pretty linear, and holds well.
Should have been called Vanilla-Almond.

Still, the question remains: where is that damn almond note

01/05/2012

7.5
Longevity 3
Scent

Nicky
31 Reviews

Nicky

Very helpful Review 1

Nice, but...

Today I sold my bottle on Ebay, but it wasn´t easy, though it´s discontinued. Someone mentioned the word sauna and that´s a very good description. The fragrance brings a sense of steam and wood. Unfortunately I didn´t know which occasions I could use it so therefore I decided that it had to go. It will certainly become someone's favorite perfume. Why keep it forgotten on a shelf?
I like Joop le Bain but I love Joop Femme.
Update: Oh, it seems I may not have correct info. It is still in production? I have read that it´s discontinued.

12/10/2020

JSpines
171 Reviews

JSpines

5

Joop Le Bain

This is really lovely and honestly, I can't imagine someone not liking it. It's soft and gentle and literally hugs you with it's comforting essence. Blended to perfection, I can smell a slightly sweet, slightly spicy, slightly powdery concoction but nothing in here is "too much." It's tame and well behaved and is content with being simple and beautiful.

What I get from this is a smooth vanilla with a touch of woodiness, a touch of patchouli and a touch of warm amber. The citrus only exists in the beginning and I feel as though it helps to keep the overall effect of the fragrance fresh and bright. I can't detect the orange blossom, jasmine or Lily-of-the-Valley at all and that's fine with me!

I knew that this fragrance had favourable reviews and I can see why. Mass appealing due to it's inoffensive nature, making it a bonafide crowd-pleaser.

It's near impossible to over-spray this one. My skin holds fragrance very well and even I did 5 sprays, which I would never do with any other fragrance for fear of choking myself out or others around me.

I love this scent. Such a bargain too. Very moderately priced. One of the best blind-buys I've ever made! A true gem!

07/01/2021

8
Pricing 6
Bottle 7
Sillage 10
Longevity 1.5
Scent

K3lli3
1 Review

K3lli3

5

What a pitty!

After reading tons of reviews of this cute eau de parfum, I ordered it. Today I had received it, so I decided to test this perfume. When I sprayed it on my skin, a very strong medicinal scent came upon me. At that moment I kind of started panicking, but I decided to give it a chance to really 'sink' into my skin. After 10 minutes I smelled it again, and boy oh boy. I really just don't like it, it smells kinda cheap, medicinal and it's really sharp (strong). It gives me headaches. But I must give this perfume credit for its longevity, it really does last a long time on my skin. Really sad that I don't like it because I'm usually very fond of Vanilla and woody scents. But this really ain't it!
Guess I'll stick to my lovely and mild Cerruti 1881.

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