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Fragrances Similar to JEAN PAUL GAULTIER LE MALE LE PARFUM
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Armaf Imperia, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Le Male Le Parfum's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum is built on warm spicy, vanilla and lavender. Below are 12 fragrances from our catalog that share the most of that note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Le Male Le Parfum, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Le Male Le Parfum's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
- #1
Armaf · 2024IMPERIA
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (95)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Cardamom, Lavender, Oriental notes - #2
Caron · 1996AIMEZ - MOI
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5018)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, violetShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Cardamom, Woodsy Notes - #3
Lattafa Perfumes · 2024HIS CONFESSION
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (14299)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Lavender - #4
El Ganso · 2019BRAVO MONSIEUR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3920)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, violetShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Cardamom, Lavender - #5
Zimaya · 2024ZUKHRUF BLACK
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (834)Shared accords: woody, powdery, lavender, irisShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Lavender, Woodsy Notes - #6
Al Haramain Perfumes · 2024L'AVENTURE IRIS
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (710)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Cardamom, Lavender - #7
Fragrance World · 2022JOHN GUSTAV HOMME LE PARFUM
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (107)Shared accords: powdery, aromatic, violet, lavenderShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Cardamom, Lavender - #8
Jean Paul Gaultier · 1995LE MALE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (80125)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Vanilla, Cardamom, Lavender - #9
Maison Alhambra · 2022SALVO ELIXIR
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (1860)Shared accords: woody, powdery, iris, vanillaShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Woodsy Notes - #10
Lattafa Perfumes · 2024ASAD ZANZIBAR
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.3 / 5 (13282)Shared accords: powdery, violet, lavender, irisShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Lavender - #11
Guerlain · 2020SHALIMAR PHILTRE DE PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (6159)Shared accords: powdery, aromatic, lavender, irisShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Lavender - #12
Halloween · 2016HALLOWEEN MAN SHOT
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5995)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, violetShared notes: Iris, Vanilla, Cardamom
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Le Male Le Parfum in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Le Male Le Parfum, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.