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Giben – :
I like it. Too sweet for summer (I wear in in Barcelona, which has hot and high humidity summers). It’s just Le Male ADN with a bubblegum mint note around. The combination is nice. Mint makes de scent fresher than Le Male, BUT be careful, cause vanilla and Tonka notes are strong, the perfume’s performance is high, and can be excessive for high heat days.
I am wearing it in fall, and it fits better for those days.
Performance is surprising. It’s supposed to be a fresh scent, but it last long, similar to Ultra Male (which is sweeter and stronger with higher silage). Easily I get more than 10 hours.
Lionskiy – :
I blind bought this after testing jpg superman at the dep store( they still have a lot in stock). When I sprayed the superman i definitely got that unique lemale Dna in this one so it’s definitely a true flanker. I honestly thought when I first smelled it reminded me of lemale amd ultra male a bit but less sweet more fresh. I got a major and I mean major bubblegum vibe. Like it smells like the original lemale but with a fresh minty bubblegum vibe from it I loved it. I went home and went to order online but the warehouse only had this one in stock. So I read and apparently it’s identical to jpg superman. So my jpg I love gaultier arrives and to my surprise I feel it smells slightly different. I can’t be hundred percent but to me this version smells less of a bubblegum minty vibe but has more of a fabric softener vibe. Smells almost identical but less minty bubblegum and more fabric softener. I’m curious if anyone owns both of these and can do a side by side comparison. As I’m curious if they tweeked it or if it was just my nose is catching more the true frag now. And in the store I was not getting 100% just superman
Abapel – :
It’s just same as many other designer frags that have a summer edition, every summer they change bottle, packaging etc. WHO CARES!! If u like the fragrance buy it, if not don’t. Some people collect them for bottles, if u think bottles are “Child like” then just ignore them and carry on your way. JPG is not only company doing this, and fact they do, it says it’s selling. U know what I don’t like, some company making a frag and charging $500-$1000 for it cause of hype..then they also want to charge u $10 for a 1ml sample??? WTF..I gotta pay for the privilege to sample your fragrance?? Shove it! I will buy a knock off for $40 that many people says smells the same. Only people who say Avantus is so much better then armaf clone, are people who bought avantus for huge $$ and don’t want to admit it. Anyway I digress..it’s just people whining about bottles, and nothing is “original” bother me sometimes. its the “original” niche people that are getting scent free zones implemented everywhere. Rant done..
shominbe – :
To those who already own Popeye or Superman, you cant pass your turn unless you want to collect them all. If you are new to these limited summer-like fragrances, keep on reading on.
If you want to make things simple, JPG Eau Fraîche is minty bubblegum. Its very playful, not much serious, it stands out in the heat of summer and girls seem to enjoy this pretty much.
It might be minty and sweet but this is not Versace Eros. Its not a beast that will fill the room but it has enough sillage and projection that you will be noticed.
The note breakdown is interesting but also comes off as innofensive. You get mint, a lot of vanilla and tonka, some neroli and aldehydes.
Its not a powdery scent to me, its definitly on the aquatic side but you wont find oceanic notes either.
The sweetness is not nausea inducing and even after a while, the scent is still gorgeous, it doesnt feel bold, it doesnt feel like its doing too much at the same time.
Like most people say, minty bubblegum. Girls might want to chew your skin. Be Aware, it seems JPG are doing great with the opposite sex.
It would be about time that JPG releases a new line of fragrances. They went from sweet to oversweet to light sweet. I would like to see them explore darker scents.
Meanwhile, if its hot outside, you will feel great wearing this and you wont choke anyone. It might comes as a bit juvenile but like I said, its a fun fragrance, something for fun events, parties, summer activities, etc.
I will finally add that I prefer this bottle design to the popeye and superman version.
If you havent tried their Eau Fraîche, give it a shot. Its a wonderful addition to my collection.
Thanks for reading my review!
agrissebese – :
Currently most of the people voted this as a winter frangrance … amm WHAT?
shihabid81 – :
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Mâle Eau Fraîche André Edition for men. Begins with notes of neroli, mint and aldehydes. The heart of sage and the Scalene molecule are at the heart of the perfume, on a base of vanilla, tonic bean and sandalwood!! …It’s very similar to Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male for men and Jean Paul Gaultier Popeye for men.
The score:
Sillage: 7/10
Longevity: 2.5/10
It’s Eau Fraîche not Eau de toilette that why?..The smell is so poor longevity…it was gone within just 1 hour!
Mikluho – :
Girl, just buy the Popeye or the Superman one. Same juice and cheaper online.
Gyncfroboff – :
Seems like many dont understand the concept. It is not another flanker. It is the same fragrance le male eau fraiche, but the bottle design change each year or so.
I love the scent. Playful, fresh and sexy casual.
ura010 – :
Smelled it today, its the same as popeye and superman, i have them both so i know the smell really well. They should really change the smell more often, not just the bottle graphics. This bottle isnt even that nice to me, but the smell itself is very good tho, like last two years.
evlaw – :
Just bought this yesterday and it’s the first of the Eau Fraiche collection that I have.
Before I purchased it, I read many reviews that talk about how the scent is wonderful but the performance is lacklustre, and to be honest, I have to disagree.
I wore it today for the first time here in the UK where we are halfway through Spring and it performed really well on me. I got about 6 hours longevity with good projection, so it’s definitely outdone my expectations.
I’ll be looking forward to wearing this on my summer holiday in Greece for sure 🙂
dfgsegerg – :
JP Gaultier –
Let’s have a discussion.
The only great thing you had was Le Male and you ruined that by reformulating that into a form of vanilla/lavender water – I recently got my hands on a brand new 2009 bottle and OMG! the dry down was….unreal….the performance, unforgettable.
The Summer Eau Fraiche version was cool…3 years later we’re still getting them in very child-like bottle versions.
Ultra Male was solid…BUT
Do you folks ever listen to your consumers, or do ya’ll just spend your time walking into the walls everyday at JPG Headquarters?
Please come out with a NEW release – not the 200th Le Male flanker or 300th edition bottle change (same watered-down notes).
Flatly stated – we consumers and fragrance enthusiasts care very much about what we purchase and what we wear. Maybe you should care about what you create and release???
A thought.
atlant-73 – :
Thanks for another copy of Popeye. Come on JPG, you can do better.
evrushka – :
Cool, I knew that it would come around March so I’ve been searching for the new release.
This will be purchased, a perfect spring scent for the playful man. Scentwise a 10/10. But smell it as whiffs, not upclose. That’s when it’s 10/10.
The most describable way is to say this smells like a fresh subdued le male but with a big bubble gum added, playful and fresh and summery.
The gum accord reminds me of Clean men by Clean.
Btw what do you mean bergamot.. It’s the same as every year. Its always been mint right?
ruslan_250295 – :
Looks like they fixed the notes and the bergamot is back to mint.
rahmat – :
I mean c’mon. The bottle is awesome and Im sure as hell going to try it now, because Id never buy it with superman or popeye on it, but now, Ill concider. Stop ruining the website with the voting.
SAMBOSSM – :
Jean Paul Gaultier, release a new line! please! its getting repetitive and boring
artur-ford – :
Looks exactly the same as Popeye/Superman Eau Fraiche, but with bergamot substituted for mint. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the exact same fragrance with just a different note listed.
Also, I really feel bad for the people voting on and/or comparing this fragrance to other fragrances without trying them. I mean, can you imagine being SO bored and low in life that you get kicks out of something as pointless as that? Get a job…get a boyfriend/girlfriend….get a life..get SOMETHING.