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Nuit d'été 1990 Eau de Toilette

Ranked 444 in Women's Perfume
8.5 / 10 185 Ratings
A popular perfume by Joop! for women, released in 1990. The scent is oriental-sweet. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Oriental
Sweet
Floral
Powdery
Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
FruitsFruits TarragonTarragon BergamotBergamot LemonLemon RosewoodRosewood
Heart Notes Heart Notes
HeliotropeHeliotrope HoneyHoney Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang JasmineJasmine Orris rootOrris root CarnationCarnation Lily of the valleyLily of the valley
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla AmberAmber Tonka beanTonka bean MuskMusk MyrrhMyrrh PatchouliPatchouli VetiverVetiver
Ratings
Scent
8.5185 Ratings
Longevity
8.6144 Ratings
Sillage
8.2132 Ratings
Bottle
6.9143 Ratings
Value for money
7.425 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro · last update on 01/06/2026.
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16 in-depth fragrance descriptions
loewenherz

920 Reviews
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loewenherz
Top Review 22  
Nah Neh Nah
'I got on the phone and called the girls,
said, meet me down at Curly Pearls, for a
Ney, Nah Neh Nah (Ney, Nah Neh Nah)'

1990 - the same year that Joop! released its Nuit d'été - the Belgian band Vaya Con Dios had their first (and biggest) hit with the song 'Nah Neh Nah', which continued to play on the radio well into the 90s - recognizable from the very first chord. In the accompanying music video, lead singer Dani Klein danced towards the camera in a tight variety outfit - stylish girl power and pulsating joy of life long before the Spice Girls and their 'Wannabe' and Carrie Bradshaw in the Magnolia Bakery.

'In my high-heeled shoes and fancy fads
I ran down the stairs, hailed me a cab, going
Ney, Nah Neh Nah (Ney, Nah Neh Nah)'

And like 'Nah Neh Nah', Joop!'s olfactory summer night was one for going out, celebrating, and dancing - sensual, lively, and self-assured. You can still sense the essence of the 80s - the complexity, the richness of its aromas and their exuberant arrangement, its entire oriental opulence - and a soul of honey, vanilla, tonka bean, which adds so much more to the sweetness than current sugary waters do: bitter herbs and spices and heavy resin. And yet, Nuit d'été is not a suffocating, heavy scent.

'When I pushed the door, I saw Eleanor
and Mary-Lou swinging on the floor, going
Ney, Nah Neh Nah (Ney, Nah Neh Nah)'

It was the scent of a new and capricious femininity - Girl's Night Out like in Nah Neh Nah's music video - young and full of life, but not cloyingly sweet or girlish. In all its sweetness and opulence, it is still frivolous and flirtatious - like a wink or a rhythmic hip sway - sexy, perhaps provocative, but never ordinary or cheap. And yet it is probably good that it no longer exists today - because every generation has (and needs) its own Nuit d'été - even if we (or the women of my generation) mourn the loss of our own.

Conclusion, in Dani Klein's unforgettable, powerful voice:
'It was already half past three,
but the night was young and so were we, dancing
Ney, Nah Neh Nah (Ney, Nah Neh Nah)
Oh Lord, did we have a ball,
still singing, walking down that hall, that
Ney, Nah Neh Nah (Ney, Nah Neh Nah)'
Updated on 01/29/2018
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Elisa

26 Reviews
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Elisa
Top Review 17  
I Would Trade a Kingdom for the Relaunch of Nuit d'ete...
How could Joop ever take the fragrance Nuit d'ete off the market? When Nuit d'ete was launched in 1990, I had other favorite scents (including Diva by Ungaro). Back then, I was still loyal to my favorite fragrances, so Nuit d'ete didn't initially fit into my radar. It wasn't until late 1998 that I discovered it on a colleague: Warm, balsamic-sweet, long-lasting, yet not intrusive. I had to have it! When I inquired at the Joop counter in Kaufhof, however, I received the response: 'It's no longer available. It wasn't selling well anymore.' I couldn't believe it. Nuit d'ete was often smelled during that time. It was a well-known and popular fragrance, and according to forum entries, one that many fans today sorely miss. Even if probably not all the ingredients of the original are still available, a reissue of Nuit d'ete would fulfill the wish of many perfume lovers. Hopefully, someone who can influence the Joop licenses reads this and brings a relaunch of the fragrance forward...
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pudelbonzo

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pudelbonzo
Top Review 22  
A Midsummer Night's Dream
After school, my friend and I liked to visit our favorite perfume shop. After endless exhausting discussions about curves, this stay in our fragrance oasis felt like a little vacation.
There, I was drawn to the dark blue violet Nuit d ete bottle. The liquid not only looked seductive, it smelled that way too! Right at the start, bergamot and sandalwood, followed by jasmine and honey. What a dreamily beautiful combination. As a finishing touch, patchouli and tonka bean. I had to have the scent! The friendly shop owner took pity on me and sold me the tester at a friendly price.
That was a chocolate day for me!
I have received more compliments for no other perfume than for this one.
Even reserved personalities commented on my scent.
Even my pragmatic family doctor got excited and raved passionately about the flower fields of Malaysia.
I had to spray the car seats for my friend so he could always drive around with my aura.
I deeply regret that this wonderful mixture has been taken off the market.
I still have a little left in the bottle, which I only look at wistfully, thinking of the beautiful experiences we shared.
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Morpheus1

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Morpheus1
Top Review 23  
Oriental sultry warm summer night captured and embodied in a fragrance
Yes, the essence of this fragrance fully embodies its name "Sommernacht," a sultry warm, oppressive summer night. It is perfectly crafted for that. A great perfumer's art that has rarely been seen in German designer labels and will never be seen again.

It is:
Opulent, heavy, sultry, warm, balsamic, sweet, piercing, spicy, strong, loud, unique.

You spray it and: "Wow, what is this?" A thunderclap to the nose.

Initially striking, with slightly scratchy spicy elements at the start (tarragon and rosewood), transitioning after 1 minute into the already sweet floral heart with honey, it becomes increasingly softer, sweet warm balsamic with a combination of sweet amber, spicy sweet myrrh with vanilla and tonka.

It caresses the wearer in a balsamic warm way, yes, not powdery, it is balsamic due to the myrrh.

Difficult to put into words, you have to experience it.

A unique scent aura that makes me understand why it is so unique and loved.

The typical vintage Joop! Homme DNA, strength and opulence have been transformed for the female wearer. Only a vintage Joop! can smell like this.

There is always something piercing present, just like in vintage Joop! Homme. But that is how it should be; it is not a flaw but rather marks the fragrance uniquely as a Joop!

The longevity is phenomenal for an Eau de Toilette. 10-12 hours easily on the skin and well over 24 hours on clothing are no problem for this opulent powerhouse.

We will not see it again, except in vintage heaven.

It has definitely earned a place in the Hall of Fame of fragrances or in a fragrance museum, if such a thing exists.

In my collection, it certainly has a season ticket with a reserved seat.

To all mourners:

Such fragrances cannot and should not be reformulated and brought back to the market, even if many would wish for that.
They would only be a shadow of the original due to the many fragrance ingredient bans and would wither into a pale, lukewarm water.
Updated on 12/05/2020
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Serafina

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Serafina
Very helpful Review 11  
Flaming Summer
In the mid-90s, I got a dupe ("Reve d'un Jour") of this scent. Back then, I had to make do with very little money, as I only completed my training in 1997. Even the dupe was incredibly intense and long-lasting; the spicy-sweet vanilla note lingered in my clothes for days. I used it in the summer, but only in the evenings, for example, at summer parties. I found it too heavy for daytime wear.
Recently, I acquired an (used, half-full) original. Somehow, I remembered the scent as fuller and more intense... I still have the dupe: hence the comparison on both arms. There’s little difference; the dupe is a bit spicier, but presumably, both have not escaped the passage of time and have significantly lost their intensity. What a shame! But at least they haven't gone off!

This scent, which embodies for me the mood of a hot summer night, reminds me of the TV movie "Flaming Summer" from 1989 (based on a novel by W. Faulkner). An attractive young stranger (Don Johnson) finds work with a wealthy plantation owner in the southern USA. In the heat-stricken area, several fires break out, and the stranger is falsely accused of arson. In the end, he wins the affection of the cool and willful Noel, the employer's daughter. However, it could have been more the perfume of his daughter-in-law, the extremely sensual Eula (Cybill Shepherd). She hardly let anything "burn."

I can certainly understand why many here mourn this wonderful perfume!
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33 short views on the fragrance
1
Underwhelmed by this. Not bad, but similar to other smoky vanillas from the same decade. Strong and long-lasting, but nothing unique.
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1
Um den zu tragen musste man schon in den 90ern Eier haben. Absolute Bombe, schwer, stark und dabei sowas von weiblich, verführerisch, sexy.
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The devil loves it myrrh-sweet
The snake tempts enticingly in paradise
Eve to Adam: be a man!
The eternal feminine draws him up.
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Joop Nuit d'été EDT
Extravagant
Elegant
Timeless
A true masterpiece of German perfumery
"Moments pass,
but memories remain.."
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Oriental-spicy-honey-sweet classic with a slightly soapy undertone. Invites you to dream. A bit too rich for summer nights ;-)
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Intoxicating, powdery-sweet almond night air that ignites the longing for a "This-is-how-it-should-always-be." Unfortunately, a dream that has faded.
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Captivating, heavy oriental. Pure femininity. Sweet honey blossoms and a seductive amber-musk-vanilla base. It was a real hit.
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5
The enchanting scent of exotic, nighttime flowers. Sweet honey. Danced-through nights without the gray morning after. Very beautiful.
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When vanilla kisses flowers,
brings soft wood to glow,
and unites with myrrh on patchouli;
then it's no longer of this world.
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Warm and spicy, opulent and a bit oriental, dark herbal floral and decadent, sweet and quite sexy: Goodbye 80s, Hello 90s!
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