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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
The original reads: green · aromatic · sweet.
The genuine fragrance
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
green · aromatic · sweet
Accords cited from Jean Paul Gaultier (official)
The scent, note by note
How Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male is built
Notes as published by Jean Paul Gaultier (official), mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
The accessible option
Inspired by Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
Honest "smells-like" alternatives to Le Male, ranked on shared cited accords then price, alongside the genuine original above, never in place of it. Where an alternative publishes no profile of its own, the accords shown are the original's.
The signature we're matching: Mint · Lavender · Vanilla. The distinctive notes that define Le Male, from its cited pyramid.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male is the genuine fragrance here. It has no current retail offer showing, but the closest honest accessible version starts at $39, matched on Le Male's cited green, aromatic, sweet profile. The original still comes first; the alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.
Straight comparisons
Le Male or one of these?
Le Male or 1 Million?
Both read green. Le Male leans aromatic, sweet; 1 Million leans citrus, floral, spicy, amber, woody.
Le Male or Born in Roma?
Both read aromatic. Le Male leans green, sweet; Born in Roma leans fresh, floral, spicy, woody.
Le Male or Dior Homme Intense?
They sit in different corners. Le Male leans green, aromatic, sweet; Dior Homme Intense leans powdery, amber, woody.
Le Male or Eros?
Both read green, sweet. Le Male leans aromatic; Eros leans citrus, fruity, floral, amber.
Le Male or Le Beau?
Both read aromatic, sweet. Le Male leans green; Le Beau leans citrus, woody.
Le Male or Luna Rossa Black?
Both read green, sweet. Le Male leans aromatic; Luna Rossa Black leans citrus, woody, amber.
Le Male or Luna Rossa Sport?
Both read aromatic, sweet. Le Male leans green; Luna Rossa Sport leans spicy, floral, smoky, musky.
Le Male or Sauvage?
They sit in different corners. Le Male leans green, aromatic, sweet; Sauvage leans citrus, spicy, amber, woody.
Le Male or Scandal?
Both read sweet. Le Male leans green, aromatic; Scandal leans floral, woody.
Le Male or Ultra Male?
Both read green, aromatic, sweet. Ultra Male leans citrus, fruity.
Le Male or Wanted?
They sit in different corners. Le Male leans green, aromatic, sweet; Wanted leans citrus, spicy, woody.
Common questions
Where can I buy Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male?
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male is the real designer fragrance, sold at most major retailers. When one of our partners carries it, a direct buy link shows up here. The "smells-like" alternatives below are for anyone who wants the profile for less.
What does Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male smell like?
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male reads as green, aromatic, sweet, the coarse families Jean Paul Gaultier (official) cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male cost?
a real 5ml sample is $2.99; the "smells-like" alternatives start around $39.
What's the closest accessible alternative to Le Male?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to Le Male by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke Le Male, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is AromaPassions Resilience Extrait de Parfum a good dupe for Le Male?
AromaPassions Resilience Extrait de Parfum is the alternative we list first for Le Male, ranked on shared cited accords then price, at $39. Most alternative houses publish no scent profile of their own, so for those we show the original's cited accords rather than claim an independently verified match. It's meant to evoke Le Male, not replicate it, so we link the real bottle first and let you judge for yourself.
Is Le Male available in other concentrations?
Yes. We also cover Le Male Elixir and Le Male Elixir Absolu, each with its own page. Concentration changes the strength and often the balance of the scent, so we list the versions separately.
What fragrances share notes with Le Male?
Armaf Club De Nuit Lionheart (shares Mint, Lavender, Vanilla); Lattafa The Kingdom (shares Mint, Lavender, Vanilla); Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male (shares Mint, Lavender, Vanilla). These share specific notes with Le Male, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of Le Male's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of Le Male, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to Le Male?
Le Male reads as green, aromatic, sweet. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Nishane Ege, Rasasi Hawas Viper and Montblanc Legend nearby. We rank them by how many of Le Male's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of Le Male, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.