Gaultier has been selling cheek and charm in torso-shaped bottles since the mid-nineties, when Le Male made mint, lavender and vanilla the smell of a certain kind of confident man. The house never stopped playing that hit: Le Beau turns the dial tropical with coconut and tonka for summer, while Scandal answers for women with a honeyed, slightly naughty sweetness. Nothing here takes itself seriously, and that's the appeal; these are flirt-forward scents that photograph as well as they smell. Start with the original Le Male or, for warm weather, Le Beau. The caveat is flanker sprawl: Gaultier reissues Le Male in endless Elixir, Intense and limited editions that smell genuinely different, so double-check exactly which version you're adding to cart.
Every Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance we cover, ranked by popularity. 3 scents, clean note pyramids, no clutter.