# Le Male

**Brand:** Jean Paul Gaultier · **Perfumer:** Francis Kurkdjian · **Year:** 1995
**Rating:** 4.0 / 5 (11 ratings) · **Popularity:** #640

## Notes
**Top:** Artemisia, Bergamotto, Cardamomo, Lavanda, Menta
**Heart:** Caraway, Cannella, Fiori d'arancio
**Base:** Ambra, Legno di cedro, Sandalo, Fagiolo Tonka, Vaniglia

## About Jean Paul Gaultier
La linea di profumi di Jean Paul Gaultier ha debuttato nel 1993 con Classique, un profumo audace e femminile in un flacone a forma di corsetto. Successi mondiali come Le Male e Scandal sono amati per le loro composizioni uniche e sensuali, rendendo il marchio un punto fermo delle fragranze di lusso.

## Top reviews
- ★5/5 — Spring, Summer — Casual, Office — "Love this fragrance girls love it and I get crazy complements"
- ★5/5 — Spring, Fall — Casual, Office — "Timeless classic. Some say it is dated, but I still you can pull it off for many years to come."
- ★4/5 — "I used to wear it in my youth, like 25 years ago. It smells the same, but something is missing, and the magic dissappears after 5 minutes leaving a Mugler-es que, sweet aroma-chemical soup. Maybe it was always thus, but I remember it being special."
- ★4/5 — Spring, Summer — Casual — "Timeless gem"
- ★3/5 — Spring — "While Le Male has a classical significance in the fragrance world, I find current formulations to be a bit of a synthetic mess. It opens with a heavy dose of lavender front and centre, with a touch of warm cardamom and a sharpness coming from mint and bergamot. It’s got a relatively spicy heart of cinnamon and caraway, with a sweet base of vanilla and tonka. The main combination of notes here is l…"
- ★2/5 — Fall, Winter — "Well it took me a while to posting this review of Le Male and I'm only doing it out of necessity really because it's a true classic and I have owned a bottle in the past. Also recently I tried Amouage Reflection and at first didn't really get the parallels drawn between the two but now I see it. What made me fall out of love with this then? Well I was never really in love with it if I'm honest…And…"

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