Le Mâle

for Men
by Jean-Paul Gaultier
Year introduced: 1995
Michael Edwards's Family Classification: Woody Oriental

Description: Since Jean-Paul Gaultier's first men's collection, he has shown men that they can indulge in the forbidden, and that a kilt or dress can be worn with virility. A reminder to them that nothing in life is totally black or white but always a blend. Just as he made the woman in a corset as the symbol and bottle of his feminine fragrance, Jean-Paul Gaultier now transforms the man in a sailor’s T-shirt into both the symbol and bottle of Le Mâle.

Top notes: Wormwood, mint, lavender, bergamot, artemisia, cardamom

Heart notes: Cinnamon, cumin, orange blossom

Base notes: Vanilla, cedar, sandalwood, tonka bean, amber