Le Mâle Elixir 2023

Le Mâle Elixir by Jean Paul Gaultier
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Ranked 52 in Men's Perfume
8.4 / 10 960 Ratings
Le Mâle Elixir is a new perfume by Jean Paul Gaultier for men and was released in 2023. The scent is sweet-gourmand. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by Puig. Pronunciation
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Sweet
Gourmand
Creamy
Spicy
Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Tonka beanTonka bean BenzoinBenzoin LavenderLavender MintMint

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8.4960 Ratings
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8.3894 Ratings
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8.2822 Ratings
Submitted by multiple users, last update on 04.12.2023.

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Basti87

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Pleasing fall mainstream
This release is already a few months old. If I remember correctly, this flanker came out in spring. Not necessarily something I was looking for, so I only tested or bought this Le Male Elixir a few days ago. Even though you can wear such fragrances in the evening all year round, this release is more for fall/winter.
I really like the Le Male range. Even if there are many haters who simply hate flanker fragrances, there are hardly any bad releases in this series for me. Especially the last few years with Le Parfum and the Pride Edition. The Puig fragrances are great, precisely because the performance never falls short. I don't mind the many flankers as long as they are well made. Marketing is a bit boring, of course, but if you want to smell good, you should try them too.

The price is still quite high, as is the case with new releases. but you can get 75ml for around 70 euros and the 125ml for around 100 euros. The Le Parfum is a little cheaper, as you can often get the 200ml for under 100 euros.
The bottle is really pretty with the golden grooves. This bottle comes in the usual tin like all the others in this range.

Listed as a twin here is Le Parfum. Definitely goes in that direction. Roughly. It's an exciting battle. In the ranking of men's fragrances on Parfumo, Le Parfum is in 22nd place, this one in 34th place. Both are rightly very well received here. If I had to choose between the two, it wouldn't be so easy. Both have their charms, but I would go for Le Parfum by a narrow margin. For many, the Elixir is also the best flanker. You should definitely check them out and owning both is not a bad idea in the cooler months.
Like Le Parfum, Quentin Bisch also has his fingers in the pie. For me, he is one of the best perfumers of recent years and he has once again done a great job here. The vibe is similar to Le Parfum, but this Elixir is more versatile due to a slightly fresher mint, less sweetness and the lack of a cardamom note. Some also claim that it goes in the direction of TF Noir Extreme. I cannot confirm this. For me, it has accents of the original Le Male, of Le Parfum, but also its own approaches.
Not much progression is recognizable. Whether there are really only 4 notes in this fragrance is hard to say. However, these four are definitely very perceptible. The sweet lavender tonka is already classic for the Le Male fragrances. It's a combo that I really like in the fall and will always go down well with the masses. The fresh mint brings some lightness and subtle freshness. It is very pleasant to wear. Resinous benzoin is also perceptible and enhances this creation. These balsamic notes round off this DNA perfectly and ensure a high cuddle factor.
All in all, I think this is a fragrance that you can also wear in everyday life. Significantly more than Le Parfum. The fragrance is not too provocative and is a cozy accompaniment on cooler days. However, it is also a great alternative in the evening and for nightlife.
There will be plenty of compliments. This DNA is simply a crowdpleaser and you get a unique twist to it.

Performance is once again really good like most Puig fragrances. You get a minimum of 10 hours with good sillage over many hours.

Thumbs up from me and of course a clear recommendation to buy. This fragrance doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it's great if you're looking for a pleasant crowdpleaser for the cooler days of the year.
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StereoSmell

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My feel good fragrance
Very pleasant warm fragrance, in the opening one smells mint and the typical le male DNA, after about 30 min. it develops into a very nice honey-like vanilla fragrance, which simply creates a nice warm aura around one and yet for me at least still very masculine.
Durability is überdurchnittlich 11h +
Sillage : The first 30 minutes super strong then very pleasant, for each wahnehmbar but not intrusive.
By the way, also a fragrance for all those who are not Le male fans (like me zb.), except for the first 30 minutes not much in common with the others and very independent .
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Neutralgrau

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The hype - and what's left of it..
Without a doubt: Le Mâle Elixir is the most hyped fragrance of 2023, even ahead of Althaïr. What all video reviews had in common was its extreme longevity and dramatic sillage. But not only the common YouTuber, but also on Parfumo, the fragrance achieved absolute top marks, especially in these two disciplines: "This is a candidate for 'spraying into the room' and running through - otherwise far too strong," I read recently.

I was correspondingly irritated after testing the blind-bought bottle: yes, I really like the scent phenomenally well for the first two to three hours (more on this below). But after that, I hardly noticed anything - similar to the Eros Parfum (maybe it's fragrance notes such as vanilla/tonka bean or benzoin, which both fragrances have in common, that my nose can't "locate" well in drydown?) In any case, a friend of mine who was there that evening and sat opposite me for hours playing a board game also didn't notice the ten or so sprays I had applied. So not at all. And: I also had to search for the scent on my pillow about two hours after spraying it.

I therefore decided to buy a sample, despite the bottle: of course I didn't ask about the batch beforehand and got the same one. So I also had to get a second sample, because: You don't treat yourself to anything else. This time I specifically went for the older batch, but again: No differences at all.

In this context, please take a look at the video by robes08 ("Samplin' Samples"), in which the performance is, in my opinion, correctly assessed. The market mechanisms are also discussed: No, you don't have to be paid from France to succumb to them...

Nevertheless, the new Seeman is here to stay, because for the first two to three hours it practically became my favorite fragrance: for me, it exudes vibes of Dark Temptation (yes, you read that right, the AXE stuff) and Eros Parfum. Simply a fresh sweetness, here with a chocolate background and a love of nuts. (In my opinion, it is only marginally related to Le Mâle Le Parfum, to which the elixir is sometimes compared: Fortunately, because I don't like the perfume)

What remains? Well, I've learned to watch less YouTube. And I've learned to love even weak fragrances.
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sweet. warm. delicious - I'm already annoyed by how good you are
There it is now, the next Le Male. After many attempts disappointed and only the Le Mâle Le Parfum represented for me again a worthy descendant, the expectation here was not particularly large. But lo and behold: Jean Paul Gaultier can still ! And how they can! Quite strong start with the cherished LeMale DNA of my youth, but again somewhat gourmandiger and sweeter embedded than in the Le Mâle Le Parfum . In the course, this gives way for me a step back and gives the tonka bean even more space, which this fragrance but also really able to fill: Sillage and durability are outstanding! For my taste still in frame, without becoming intrusive. Nevertheless, it leads me to my probably only point of criticism: Because you are so good that I'm already annoyed to smell you in half a year on every corner!
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Phil891

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Independent le male
Am still quite new to perfume and this is my first review.

Have already for a few years the classic, le male EDT. Also I have a sample of le male le parfum and I must say that the elixir is an independent fragrance. It starts with a lot of mint, which I also perceive in the le parfum, but not as strong as in the elixir. The typical le male dna is also perceptible but not as strong as in the le male or edt. Later, a nice vanilla comes in. By the fresh mint it is also not so heavy and is for me no pure autumn or winter fragrance.
The silage and durability is really brutal in my opinion. Keeps really forever and is really space-filling. For the price top!

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BertolucciKBertolucciK 6 months ago
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Scent more for young people. An overly sweet opening, reminiscent of One Million, which calms down in the drydown with tonka bean and bezoin
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HubertGHubertG 5 months ago
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Tried it today, lavender essence bomb and sweet in the end like Pour Un Homme from Caron, love it!
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KuraiKurai 6 months ago
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Tonka primarily. Feels a little cinnamon-spicy at first and turns into something sweet-ambery. Warm and kind of sweet.
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LaurentiuLaurentiu 2 months ago
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extremely sweet, there's a nice freshness twist from mint and lavender in opening. This is gonna be very complimented from women.
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EcstasyForMeEcstasyForMe 7 months ago
This smells just like the cheap Playboy VIP deodorant school boys used back in the boy in the locker room. Not as synthethic, but about the same DNA
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