Ultra Mâle Jean Paul Gaultier 2015

I haven't worn Ultra Male in at least five years and just sprayed it on my left arm for a test. I remembered it as a cinnamon-vanilla sillage bomb, and it still is. To be honest, I can't really pick out the pear note; I eat pears so rarely that their scent is buried somewhere in my brain archive. However, what immediately came to mind, and startled me, is Layton by Parfums de Marly! One of my absolute favorite fragrances, which I've only had since 2019. Call it blasphemy, but I have Ultra Male on my left arm, and Layton on my right now. Layton smells to me like apple strudel with vanilla sauce. The apple note is missing in Ultra Male, but it has a (Christmas) smoky undertone. Despite these differences, I find the two very similar, and I realize this now that I've owned Layton for four years. Apparently, I have a strange nose, as Layton isn't even listed under "Similar" here.

Update: Well, about an hour later they start to diverge a bit; Layton is definitely the cooler one. But I would still place both in the same fragrance family, as there is definitely a similarity for me. The question is whether PDM might have been inspired by JPG. Shame on me for actually saying that, but I don't think it's impossible.