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Le Male bottle
Jean Paul Gaultier ↗

Le Male

Concentration not recorded

Aromatic · Vanilla · Fresh spicy.

4.00 / 5Rating · 24,545 votes
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Year1995
Marketed forMen
PerfumerFrancis Kurkdjian

Collection: Le Male Collection

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier has a listed aromatic, vanilla, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Lavender, Mint, Cardamom, Bergamot, Artemisia.

Based on listed notes and accords.

01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

Main accords

aromatic
100
vanilla
95
fresh spicy
66
lavender
64
warm spicy
58
green
53
powdery
39
sweet
36

Relative prominence on a 0–100 scale. Not ingredient percentages.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.56 / 5

13,378 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
246
2
820
3
5,347
4
5,159
5
1,806

Projection

2.39 / 4

13,349 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
1,129
2
6,781
3
4,479
4
960

Value perception

3.28 / 5

9,484 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
219
2
1,068
3
4,600
4
3,020
5
577

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

Season preferences

winter
9,732
spring
8,672
summer
5,701
autumn
9,557

Vote counts. Categories are not mutually exclusive.

Day or evening?

day
9,238
night
9,620

Preferences, not restrictions on when to wear it.

33,567Own it
15,776Previously owned
9,589Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
468
2
3,267
3
1,937
4
8,916
5
9,957

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Le Male smell like?

Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier has a listed aromatic, vanilla, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Lavender, Mint, Cardamom, Bergamot, Artemisia.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Francis Kurkdjian.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.56 out of 5, from 13,378 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Le Male?

Its listed notes include lavender, mint, cardamom, bergamot, artemisia, cinnamon, orange blossom, caraway, vanilla, tonka bean, amber, sandalwood, cedar. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Try before you decide

Let your skin have the final say.

Save this fragrance to your sampling shortlist. Retailer stock and prices are not connected in this prototype.

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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD

Le Male

Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
Leading accords
aromatic
vanilla
fresh spicy
lavender
warm spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Lavender · Mint · Cardamom · Bergamot · Artemisia · Cinnamon

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