Jean Paul Gaultier
Fleur du Mâle
With Fleur du Mâle, Jean Paul Gaultier composes a luminous and delicate floral fragrance. It opens on orange blossom and bergamot, reveals orange blossom and mint at its heart and rests on a base of tonka bean, white musk and vanilla.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Orange blossom · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Orange blossom · Mint
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Base Several hours
Tonka bean · White musk · Vanilla
Top notes
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 1 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Mint: barely 4.1% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Gourmand, floral, aromatic, citrus and musky: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with gourmand supplying 2 of 6.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).
Strengths
- Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
The success of Fleur du Mâle by Jean Paul Gaultier comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.
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