Gaultier² (2005)
by Jean Paul Gaultier

Not for diabetics this one. Although I generally like sweet scents, this one just exceeds my limits. It is so unfair for the whole blend (which is not totally bad), to be ruined from the very beginning. Blame the huge doses of Amber and Vanilla for this rude oversweet opening. Give those two a few minutes to calm down and you ‘ll get the feminine version of Le Male. The powdery sweet musk notes at the base just finish you off. So uninspired and linear. Definitely not a commercial success for Gaultier.

This is one fragrance I never managed to make my mind about. It is deeply sweet, but somewhat salty and for me, strangely oily - like a mix of peanuts, cinnamon and soap. It doesn't smell bad, however I would never buy myself a bottle of this.

Unisex?! Yeah, right! This is too feminine and far too sweet, even for my tastes. As much as I love vanilla fragrances, I don’t want to smell like fruity bubblegum in the process.

[Original submission date: 10 April 2008]

first 5 minutes its so nice although its too feminine for me...later on a bug spray note appear and its very annoying . in the next day it will become nice so if you wanna impress some1 with this fragrance you gotta wear it 12 hours before the date ..i dont recommend it

Quite a linear smell. Somehow sexless, rather than unisex. Not for passionate persons, imho... too kind and good-hearted. Lacks something that you would like to appear at some point, like when you've had enough sweets and you'd like something to spice it up.Maybe it's the vanilla which defies all cotradiction possible; it's vanilla for grown-up kids, which still want to see only the bright side. If I should compare it to something else, this would be a feminine fragrance: Ma Dame. Yet, where Ma Dame is seductive, this one is settled, harmless, like lovers already used to each other, knowing each other's sweet spots. I wouldn't imagine this fragrance speaking to a stranger.
As there's nothing to challenge the sweet - vanilla - caramel positiveness, this fragrance actually works depressing for me. It's nice, creamy, soft, and not inspiring. Tranquility in the romantic way: whispering to the beloved one, candle lights in the summer evenings at home.

First, I have something to confess: I'm crazy for sweets. I love ice cream, candy, cake, pie, you name it. And I'm also a sucker for fragrances that smell like the sweet stuff. So naturally, when I first tried out Gaultier2 - which reeks of bubblegum, milkshakes, and vanilla pudding - I had to have a bottle. That's when the trouble began...

After wearing the stuff for three days, I got sick. For the whole weekend I was stuck in my bedroom guzzling down nyquil. Of course blaming it all on poor G2 would be unscientific, maybe it was allergies or the flu or whatever. So last night I did an experiment. I was in perfect health so I took a spritz of G2. The results? Migraine. Nausea. Vomiting.

I don't know what kind of crazy neurotoxins Kurkdjian put in this stuff, but it's BAD. I mean chemical warfare in a bottle bad. I wish I were exaggerating, cause I really liked G2 at first, but I think you could probably kill a crowd of people by breaking open a bottle of this stuff in public.If Al-Quaeda gets their hands on G2, western civilization is finished.

Please, for the love of god, don't wear it.