Le Male
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier is lavender and vanilla: barbershop clean at the start, soft and sweet by the end. The opening is cool and herbal, with mint, lavender, bergamot, a pinch of cardamom and the bitter green of artemisia. Cinnamon and caraway then warm things up, and orange blossom brings a gentle floral glow. Vanilla and tonka lead a creamy base, with amber, sandalwood and cedar keeping it grounded. It dates from 1995 and is mostly chosen by men, though anyone who likes a warm, powdery lavender will feel at home in it. Voters pick it for autumn and winter nights, and some wear it to work. On longevity the vote leans long-lasting; on sillage it leans moderate. Start with a 10ml decant and give it a few weeks of cooler days and late nights.
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The community verdict
Le Male pairs lavender, mint and cardamom with warm cinnamon, then settles into vanilla and tonka bean. Longevity divides between long and moderate; moderate projection leads, with strong also reported. It suits winter nights and autumn evenings, and its cosy sweetness can bring compliments.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Caraway
- Cinnamon
- Orange Blossom
- Basewhat lingers
- Brand
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Scent profile
- For men
- Launched
- 1995
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Mint, cardamom and cinnamon on a barber's towel before an evening out.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Caraway
- Cinnamon
- Orange Blossom
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity11,311 votes
Most voted: 41%Long lasting
40%Moderate
Sillage11,820 votes
Most voted: 48%Moderate
35%Strong
Season11,312 votes
Most voted: 48%Winter
35%Autumn
Time of day11,311 votes
Most voted: 50%Night out
25%Evening
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Longevity11,311 votes
- Very weak1%154 votes
- Weak3%308 votes
- Moderate40%4,470 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)41%4,621 votes
- Eternal16%1,758 votes
Sillage11,820 votes
- Intimate8%987 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)48%5,728 votes
- Strong35%4,177 votes
- Enormous8%928 votes
Season11,312 votes
- Spring12%1,357 votes
- Summer5%565 votes
- Autumn35%3,960 votes
- Winter (Most voted)48%5,430 votes
Time of day11,311 votes
- Daytime20%2,262 votes
- Office5%566 votes
- Evening25%2,828 votes
- Night out (Most voted)50%5,655 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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Yes
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
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 Le Male smell like?
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male opens with Artemisia, Bergamot, Cardamom and Lavender. The heart brings Caraway, Cinnamon and Orange Blossom. It dries down to Amber, Cedar, Sandalwood and Tonka Bean.
Is Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (41% of votes), and 56% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (48% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 5% of season votes.
Is Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 48% of season votes.
Is Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 75% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 25% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 5% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male?
Le Male is made by Jean Paul Gaultier. It was launched in 1995.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male?
A 10ml decant of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male 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 Le Male, 10ML has Le Male Elixir, Scandal and La Belle from Jean Paul Gaultier, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male 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.