Le Male Le Parfum Intense

My all time favorite fragrance and signature scent. To me this fragrance is perfection. I remember smelling this at Sephora when I first started my fragrance journey and I immediately knew that I needed to save up money to buy it. This was my very first fragrance that wasn’t a gift and that actually worked for. The iris is soft and powdery and the wood and cardamom make this sophisticated and masculine. This fragrance to me is beautiful in all stages. From the first spray, to the dry down, to when it’s been on my skin for 6 hours. As the years have passed I still find myself astounded with this fragrance and find myself getting random whiffs of this fragrance that smell even better than I remember. That being certain notes hitting my nose differently when I smell this fragrance deeply or someone walking past me is wearing this fragrance. This fragrance on my skin can last anywhere from 8-10 hours and projects pretty strongly as well. On top of that, I believe this fragrance can be worn all year round besides the summer time.

This is the best I have tried in the entire JPG line. It is soooo nicely balanced. elixir, Ultramale, and le beau get more attention. LMLP is just so professional and well put together. This could be worn to the office, on a date, just about anywhere. I get a nice balance of the iris, lavender, cardamom, and vanilla giving it a powdery feel. The quality here has not been well-replicated by dupes and is a decent price on its own to where I would just go with the original. On my skin I get 6-7 hours and it projects moderately. I would not wear it in the middle of the summer, but just about any other time is good. I am debating getting a full bottle of this when some of my other bottles are gone.

I like this but not on me. For one reason, I’m an older guy and it smelled too young, like I was trying too hard. So I gave it to a younger man in the family. To be fair it is a beautiful and complex fragrance. My opinion is age 25-40, maybe a bit older in the right setting. It is intense and I found the floral notes too strong. I liked it better on the test strip than on my skin. Wiping it off three times with paper towels or wash cloth hardly made a dent - required a full shower to remove it. This is not something one would wear to the office or to a low key event. It’s bold and a small amount will announce your arrival, so use sparingly.

Amazing cologne! I went looking for a nice scent for the autumn and could last me until the cold weather ends around a month ago. I was really just seeing what would be best for this time of year. I had been seeing what would be good for a while by then, and sprayed this on the testing strip, and immediately fell in love. It’s an amazing spicy vanilla smell that anyone could love. On my skin it lasts around 12 hours, and the first smell doesn’t fully fade away for around 8 hours. Also, if you’re looking for a compliment-getter for this autumn and winter, this is definitely your best bet. 9/10!

The entire le male line is like a drug that broadcasts sex. A pure and unadulterated carnal creation that others have tried to imitate but can never nail down completely.