La Favorite
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
La Favorite by Jean Paul Gaultier, composed by Amelie Jacquin and Quentin Bisch, builds around the Queen of the Night flower, an intoxicating bloom set against warm benzoin. Tonka bean opens it with sweetness, then jasmine sambac, rose and ylang-ylang take over for a lush, nocturnal floral heart. Vanilla, Virginia cedar and white musk settle it into a warm, sensual base. It leans towards women in practice, suiting anyone who wants an evening floral with real depth. The season vote sits in winter and autumn, saved mostly for evenings and nights out. Most wearers call its longevity long-lasting. The sillage vote only leans strong, holding through a long dinner rather than a whole night out. A handful of nights with a 3ml decant should tell you if it is a keeper.
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The community verdict
Long-lasting on skin for most, La Favorite opens with benzoin, Queen of the Night Flower and tonka bean before jasmine sambac, rose and ylang-ylang give way to vanilla, Virginia cedar and white musk. The largest group finds its projection strong, though some find it moderate. It fits winter evenings; autumn and night work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Benzoin
- Queen of the Night Flower
- Tonka Bean
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Jasmine Sambac
- Rose
- Ylang-Ylang
- Basewhat lingers
- Vanilla
- Virginia Cedar
- White Musk
- Brand
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Perfumers
- Amelie Jacquin and Quentin Bisch
- Scent profile
- For women
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Jasmine and vanilla on bare shoulders at a late cedar-panelled bar.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Benzoin
- Queen of the Night Flower
- Tonka Bean
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Jasmine Sambac
- Rose
- Ylang-Ylang
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Vanilla
- Virginia Cedar
- White Musk
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity300 votes
Most voted: 50%Long lasting
23%Eternal
Sillage301 votes
Most voted: 50%Strong
26%Moderate
Season215 votes
Most voted: 37%Winter
35%Autumn
Time of day190 votes
Most voted: 42%Evening
29%Night out
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Longevity300 votes
- Very weak2%6 votes
- Weak5%16 votes
- Moderate19%58 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)50%150 votes
- Eternal23%70 votes
Sillage301 votes
- Intimate6%18 votes
- Moderate26%78 votes
- Strong (Most voted)50%150 votes
- Enormous18%55 votes
Season215 votes
- Spring19%40 votes
- Summer9%20 votes
- Autumn35%75 votes
- Winter (Most voted)37%80 votes
Time of day190 votes
- Daytime18%35 votes
- Office11%20 votes
- Evening (Most voted)42%80 votes
- Night out29%55 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier began in France in 1982 as the house of a designer known as fashion's enfant terrible, and the perfumes keep his playful streak. Sweetness is the house language: vanilla, tonka bean, caramel and honey, often cut with lavender, mint or bergamot. Le Male is the starting point, an aromatic take on vanilla with a fresh, spicy lift. Le Male Elixir pushes it richer, into honey. Scandal pairs honey with white flowers, and La Belle is fruit and vanilla. For a greener mood, Le Beau Paradise Garden brings coconut and fresh leaves.
Frequently asked questions
What does Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite smell like?
Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite opens with Benzoin, Queen of the Night Flower and Tonka Bean. The heart brings Jasmine Sambac, Rose and Ylang-Ylang. It dries down to Vanilla, Virginia Cedar and White Musk.
Is Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (50% of votes), and 73% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (50% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 9% of season votes.
Is Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 37% of season votes.
Is Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 71% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 29% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 11% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite?
La Favorite is made by Jean Paul Gaultier. Its perfumers are Amelie Jacquin and Quentin Bisch.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite?
A 10ml decant of Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Jean Paul Gaultier perfumes can I try?
Besides Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite, 10ML has Le Male, Le Male Elixir and Scandal from Jean Paul Gaultier, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Jean Paul Gaultier La Favorite decant is filled by hand from an original Jean Paul Gaultier bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.