Le Male Elixir Parfum Gift Set

Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir Parfum Gift Set carries a scent that is dense, sweet and honeyed, with lavender drawn through it as a cool aromatic thread that keeps the weight in order.

Lavender, tonka bean and benzoin build it. The lavender holds an aromatic, faintly green sharpness at the front, the tonka bean brings a vanillic sweetness with a powdery edge, and the benzoin adds resinous amber warmth. Honey thickens the middle, a tobacco dryness runs beneath it, and a fresh spiced heat keeps the gourmand richness of Le Male Elixir from turning syrupy.

Le Male Elixir dates from 2001 and this bottling is made in Italy. It is a thick, sweet reading of a lavender and vanilla accord, warm rather than fresh, and the honey and tobacco facets are what give it its character.

Long lasting with strong projection, it sits on you for the whole evening and carries well beyond arm's reach, which makes it a noticeable scent rather than a discreet one. It wears in all four seasons and suits professional wear, a night out and casual days, and it comes as a gift set.