Fragrance comparison

I Love You vs Joop! Berlin

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 19 Oct 2026 261 ratings analysed

I Love You

Ulric de Varens

4.2425 votes

Rank #27,652 PowderyVanilla

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38%scent match

Some overlap

5 wins

Joop! Berlin

Joop!

4.18236 votes

Rank #5,577 PowderyWhite Floral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Joop! Berlin takes 5 of 8 categories.

I Love You
Choose it for a powdery and vanilla character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Joop! Berlin
Choose it for a powdery and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, daytime wear.

I Love You3/8

Joop! Berlin5/8

Ratings & consensus: Joop! Berlin
Community sentiment: I Love You
Longevity: Joop! Berlin
Sillage & projection: Joop! Berlin
Value for money: I Love You
Versatility: I Love You
Note pyramid (duration): Joop! Berlin
Fragranxe ranking: Joop! Berlin

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

I Love YouUlric de Varens

Joop! BerlinJoop!

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.24/ 5 · 25 votes

Have 12%Had 15%Want 73%

4.18/ 5 · 236 votes

Have 48%Had 52%Want 0%

Category winnerJoop! BerlinRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

48%Love

40%Like

4%Ok

4%Dislike

4%Hate

25 votes

44%Love

42%Like

3%Ok

11%Dislike

1%Hate

236 votes

Category winnerI Love YouMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityJoop! Berlin

SillageJoop! Berlin

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value59

Category winnerI Love YouBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

vanilla90%

iris80%

amber70%

musky60%

citrus50%

powdery100%

white floral92%

sweet84%

vanilla77%

woody69%

fruity61%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both powdery and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top10-20 mins

Bergamot

Heart2-3 hrs

HeliotropeOrris Root

Base4-6 hrs

VanillaBenzoinMusk

Top15-30 mins

PlumPeachGreen NotesBergamotKaro-Korund

Heart2-4 hrs

TuberoseHeliotropeOrris RootYlang-YlangCarnationJasmineRoseLily-of-the-Valley

Base6-8+ hrs

CaramelVanillaSandalwoodTonka BeanCedarAmberMuskBenzoin

Category winnerJoop! BerlinLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer30

Fall100

Winter90

Day100

Night58

Spring83

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night79

Category winnerI Love YouMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 40%Work 29%Date 20%Party 11%

Men4

Unisex35

Women62

Date 31%Casual 28%Party 23%Work 18%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,652

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#5,577

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews26

Category winnerJoop! BerlinHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ulric de Varens I Love You focuses on powdery heliotrope, sweet vanilla, and earthy orris root. The first spray releases a sharp solvent sting. Then, bright bergamot flashes and vanishes in under ten minutes. What remains is a comforting almond-tinted floral cloud that settles gently onto your skin. Heliotrope dominat…

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Joop! Berlin is a bold, sunlit blast of vintage nineties personality. The opening hits fast with syrupy dark plum, juicy peach, and a brisk splash of bergamot that smells almost like candied fruit gummies. Within twenty minutes, that upfront sweetness sinks into a plush heart of powdery tuberose, creamy heliotrope, an…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, I Love You or Joop! Berlin?

Joop! Berlin takes 5 of 8 categories. I Love You is rated 4.24/5 from 25 votes; Joop! Berlin is rated 4.18/5 from 236 votes. Choose I Love You for a powdery and vanilla character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Joop! Berlin for a powdery and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, I Love You or Joop! Berlin?

They last about the same: Joop! Berlin 75/100, I Love You 73/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, I Love You or Joop! Berlin?

Projection is very close: Joop! Berlin 67/100, I Love You 66/100 for sillage.

Do I Love You and Joop! Berlin smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and vanilla accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Heliotrope, Orris Root and Vanilla.

Is I Love You or Joop! Berlin better for summer or winter?

For summer, I Love You is the stronger pick. For winter, Joop! Berlin is the stronger pick. I Love You suits daytime wear; Joop! Berlin suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in I Love You and Joop! Berlin?

I Love You has top notes of Bergamot, heart notes of Heliotrope and Orris Root, a base of Vanilla, Benzoin and Musk. Joop! Berlin has top notes of Plum, Peach, Green Notes and Bergamot, heart notes of Tuberose, Heliotrope, Orris Root and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Caramel, Vanilla, Sandalwood and Tonka Bean.