Le Male

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Le Male

Jean Paul Gaultier · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1995

≈ $100 · 4.2oz · approx. retail

A masculine amber fragrance opening with Artemisia, Mint, Cardamom, settling into Sandalwood and Vanilla.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Francis Kurkdjian

French · 81 in collection

Acclaimed master perfumer and co-founder of Maison Francis Kurkdjian; also creative director of perfumes at Dior since 2021. Rose to fame creating Le Male for Jean Paul Gaultier early in his career.

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