Jean Paul Gaultier
Ultra Male
Gourmand
Aromatic
Vanilla
from €79.95
Jean Paul Gaultier
Le Mâle
A Jean Paul Gaultier icon in its torso-shaped bottle, Le Mâle popularised the fougère-gourmand accord: a fresh lavender and a mint on a vanilla and woody base, lifted with a hint of cumin. A cult masculine of the 1990s.
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian
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
Lavender · Mint · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cinnamon · Cumin · Orange blossom
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Base Several hours
Vanilla · Tonka bean · Sandalwood · White musk
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 10 materials declared, against 7.6 on average in the catalogue: the formula is fuller than usual.
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 4 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Cumin: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
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