Jean Paul Gaultier · 2015 · Francis Kurkdjian

Ultra Male

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Toilette Intense

Juicy pear with bergamot and cool mint over dark lavender and cinnamon, ending in black vanilla, amber and cedar.

Jean Paul Gaultier says

You’ll smell black lavender, juicy pear and woody vanilla.

More from Jean Paul Gaultier’s description

It also mentions Pear, Bergamot, Mint, Dark lavender, Pear juice, Lemon, Cinnamon, Clary sage, Black Aztec flower, Black vanilla, Amber, Cedar and Patchouli.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Ultra Male’s scent picture, a draft: lavender, pear, vanilla, bergamot, mint, lemon drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Ultra Male, top notes: Lavender, Bergamot, Mint, Lemon

Heartas it settles

Ultra Male, heart: Pear, Cinnamon, Clary sage, Citronellol (rose)

Dry-downwhat stays

Ultra Male, dry-down: Vanilla, Amber, Cedar, Patchouli, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

10 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder

5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

9 PMAfnan · shares lavender, pear, vanilla, bergamot and 3 more$50 for 100 ml · about half of Ultra Male’s about $145
ErosVersace · shares vanilla, mint, lemon, clary sage and 2 more$129 for 100 ml · about the same as Ultra Male’s about $145
Délices des BoisVeronique Gabai · shares lemon, cinnamon, clary sage, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$290 for 85 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.