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New Fragrance: John Paul Gaultier - Le Beau Male for Men

post #1 of 76
12/20/12 at 11:50am
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Le Beau Male by Jean Paul Gaultier is a Aromatic Fougere fragrance for men. This is a new fragrance. Le Beau Male was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Francis Kurkdjian. Top notes are wormwood and mint; middle notes are lavender, orange blossom and sage; base note is musk. (Yes, it's different.)
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post #2 of 76
12/20/12 at 11:56am
So this will be another micro variation on Le Male with the addition of a wormwood/absinthe note? The bottle looks pretty cool! Thanks for the info, I'll keep an eye out for it.
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post #3 of 76
12/20/12 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by JiveHippo View Post

So this will be another micro variation on Le Male with the addition of a wormwood/absinthe note? The bottle looks pretty cool! Thanks for the info, I'll keep an eye out for it.

sans vanilla, which would make it quite a different beast.
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post #4 of 76
12/20/12 at 12:37pm
Very nice. Thanks for the info.
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post #5 of 76
12/20/12 at 12:49pm
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Even though it's a flanker and looks a bit tamer, Kurkdjian probably won't disappoint.
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post #6 of 76
12/20/12 at 1:26pm
Interesting, looking forward to trying this one!
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post #7 of 76
12/20/12 at 1:53pm
We haven't gotten their last two releases (Kokorico and Kokorico Night) in the US yet.

So this will hit the US when, 2015?
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post #8 of 76
12/20/12 at 2:49pm
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Originally Posted by MFfan310 View Post

We haven't gotten their last two releases (Kokorico and Kokorico Night) in the US yet.

I don't think that's a bad thing.
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post #9 of 76
12/20/12 at 3:19pm
"Le Beau Male was launched in 2013"...
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post #10 of 76
12/20/12 at 3:24pm
Sounds fairly revolting.
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post #11 of 76
12/20/12 at 3:31pm
I'll give it a try. Kokorico was a huge dissapointment.
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post #12 of 76
12/20/12 at 3:40pm
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Originally Posted by QWERTYOP View Post

"Le Beau Male was launched in 2013"...

lol
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post #13 of 76
12/20/12 at 3:51pm
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Originally Posted by MFfan310 View Post

We haven't gotten their last two releases (Kokorico and Kokorico Night) in the US yet.

So this will hit the US when, 2015?

I'm guessing never.

Regards,
Steve
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post #14 of 76
12/20/12 at 4:12pm
Interesting pyramid. Thank you for the heads up. Look forward to trying. Packaging & bottle hideous kitschy trash as usual
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post #15 of 76
12/20/12 at 5:36pm
thanks for the info, interesting notes and it's by Francis Kurkdjian, looking forward to try this
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post #16 of 76
12/20/12 at 6:38pm
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Originally Posted by Stew View Post



Le Beau Male by Jean Paul Gaultier is a Aromatic Fougere fragrance for men. This is a new fragrance. Le Beau Male was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Francis Kurkdjian. Top notes are wormwood and mint; middle notes are lavender, orange blossom and sage; base note is musk. (Yes, it's different.)

It will be available at Macy's early March and will be an indefinite exclusive.
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post #17 of 76
12/20/12 at 7:10pm
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Originally Posted by MFfan310 View Post

We haven't gotten their last two releases (Kokorico and Kokorico Night) in the US yet.

So this will hit the US when, 2015?


The Macys by me has Kokorico though.

Did a double take... but yep, definitely there.
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post #18 of 76
12/20/12 at 7:12pm
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Originally Posted by QWERTYOP View Post

"Le Beau Male was launched in 2013"...

Oh! its a history then!!! How do we get hold of this now...
Do not have very high expectations but sounds better..lets see
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post #19 of 76
12/20/12 at 7:20pm
I'm not really an orange blossom fan, but look forward to sampling this regardless.

BTW, Kokorico has been available online for US customers for awhile now. Its nice, but not that special.
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post #20 of 76
12/20/12 at 8:23pm
I don't know if you weren't told by the marketing team, but they decided to not bring in Kokorico or the flanker of it. Beau should be at store level in the coming couple months. We already received the new Narciso L'eau and Elie Saab 30ml lmt ed, but that can't be sold until the new year. Wait until marketing, you'll get Beau...it smells great btw.
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post #21 of 76
12/20/12 at 8:29pm
^Kokorico is quite a stinker.
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post #22 of 76
12/20/12 at 9:43pm
This looks like the result of a wild and raunchy sex of Le Male & Fleur du Male. While all Le Male flankers are disappointing, Fleur du Male and its cologne version are very unique and different from each other, I'm interested to see how this one turn out

The bottle is ugly though, the color combination seems off. I prefer my Male completely naked like FdM
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post #23 of 76
12/21/12 at 12:04am
OMG! I have been waiting for something like this! Long live the Kurkdjian/Gaultier duo! Yes! Le Male, Fleur Du Male, and Le Beau Male! Cant wait to have this in my collection! JPG!!!
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post #24 of 76
12/21/12 at 2:45am
Sounds a WINNER, FKNG DOG I want this NAO.

A fusion of Le Male and Fleur du Male + Kurkdjian, should not dissapoint! (I think theyve had no success when they tried other perfumers instead of Kurkdjian in their fragrances)
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post #25 of 76
12/21/12 at 2:59am
This will be a definite pass for me as it has several notes I detest... Hope others enjoy it though...
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post #26 of 76
12/21/12 at 3:06am
I have tried this in 2013.
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post #27 of 76
12/21/12 at 3:10am
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Originally Posted by Rüssel View Post

I have tried this in 2013.

Back in 2013 it was a huge success, ohh the good times...
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post #28 of 76
12/21/12 at 8:54am
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Originally Posted by jovejove View Post

I don't know if you weren't told by the marketing team, but they decided to not bring in Kokorico or the flanker of it. Beau should be at store level in the coming couple months. We already received the new Narciso L'eau and Elie Saab 30ml lmt ed, but that can't be sold until the new year. Wait until marketing, you'll get Beau...it smells great btw.

Where did you smell it?

What else is in the base besides musk? Unlisted vanillin?

How sweet is it (compared to ...)?
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post #29 of 76
12/21/12 at 10:18am
Very excited to try this. I used to love Le Male, but wore it too much and now I can't stand it. Hoping this is quite different, but equally as good as that one.
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post #30 of 76
12/21/12 at 2:46pm
MFK made the original, hard to see this will be such a big difference. Time will tell.
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post #31 of 76
12/23/12 at 10:33am
Very interested (despite the awful bottles of the LeMale line) if this can capture both strong Mint, and strong neroli/orange blossom notes WITHOUT any excess candied-fruit aspects, or without the overly sweet base of LeMale.

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Originally Posted by Quattroporte View Post

MFK made the original, hard to see this will be such a big difference. Time will tell.

And he should be capable of making a great spring/summer flanker of it by reduction, then addition.
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post #32 of 76
12/29/12 at 12:37pm
I'm so pumped up for this! Le Male is a great frag, and this to emphasize a more "icy" attitude, are you kidding me? If this turns out to preserve the essential sexy Le Male vibe, while dancing with the icy factor, we got a big hit here.
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post #33 of 76
12/29/12 at 12:56pm
Won't be running to pick this one up. But I will give it a fair shake and sample it when it comes out.
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post #34 of 76
12/29/12 at 3:09pm
Sounds like Fleur Du male to me
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post #35 of 76
1/7/13 at 10:09am
Any of you inside folks have any information/have tried this yet?? I'm SOOOOO excited.
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post #36 of 76
1/7/13 at 11:04pm
Macys will carry it this spring, skipping over Kokorico & Kokorico Night.
!00% certain of this.
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post #37 of 76
1/8/13 at 12:56pm
It's nice that Macy's will have it, but a shitload of dudes will be buying this, a little bit of exclusivity might have been nice. This could be my clubbing scent for warmer weather, and it'd suck if half the dudes be wearing this
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post #38 of 76
1/8/13 at 12:59pm
oh boy, ANOTHER le male flanker. like we dont have enough of them
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post #39 of 76
1/17/13 at 1:03pm
I got an email today from The Perfume Shop to say that this is now in their stores in the UK and Ireland.
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post #40 of 76
1/17/13 at 2:39pm
Smelled it today and it reminded me of a much sweeter version of Gucci Pour Homme 2, mixed with Joop Jump. Was alright, really fresh but nothing special. Was surprised how long it lasted too.

Btw the perfume shop had the new Davidoff The Game, but forgot all about it.
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post #41 of 76
1/17/13 at 3:03pm
Oh cool. I'll check them both out tomorrow!

The last time I enjoyed a Davidoff fragrance though, was...uh...never.
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post #42 of 76
1/17/13 at 4:50pm
UK guys are lucky. It's gonna be a while till this hit USA Macys.
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post #43 of 76
1/17/13 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by Sol invictus View Post

sans vanilla, which would make it quite a different beast.

Yeah, sans the vanilla? This is new territory for JpG. Curious to smell this.
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post #44 of 76
1/18/13 at 6:15am
Bottle looks awesome. Similar color design scheme to Pure Shot...which looks awesome.
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post #45 of 76
1/18/13 at 10:06am
Boots have this in stock now also. I tried it an hour ago. I hate to use the word again, but it really is incredibly generic stuff. It reminds me a lot of Boss Bottled. Perfectly pleasant, but profoundly unremarkable.
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post #46 of 76
1/18/13 at 11:30am
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Originally Posted by Riverwide View Post

Boots have this in stock now also. I tried it an hour ago. I hate to use the word again, but it really is incredibly generic stuff. It reminds me a lot of Boss Bottled. Perfectly pleasant, but profoundly unremarkable.

I'll do what you do to other guys on here who bad mouth fragrances you enjoy : You are Elitist !!
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post #47 of 76
1/18/13 at 1:44pm
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Originally Posted by Surfacing View Post

I'll do what you do to other guys on here who bad mouth fragrances you enjoy : You are Elitist !!

Haha!!! I am *so* not elitist! I rarely ever buy niche fragrances to be honest! What I don't like though, are wishy washy fragrances that smell like dozens of others. That's what Le Beau Male is to me.
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post #48 of 76
1/18/13 at 3:47pm
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Originally Posted by Riverwide View Post

Haha!!! I am *so* not elitist! I rarely ever buy niche fragrances to be honest! What I don't like though, are wishy washy fragrances that smell like dozens of others. That's what Le Beau Male is to me.

I know what you mean. If one needs to sport one of those wishy washy fragrances, at the very least, get them on a good price ( if you just want something for work). I get that vibe from fragrances from Canali, Dunhill, and St Dupont ( among many other brands).
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post #49 of 76
1/21/13 at 4:37am
Those that have smelled it, do you like it more than Le Male?
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post #50 of 76
1/21/13 at 8:02am
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Originally Posted by comfortablynumbbg View Post

Those that have smelled it, do you like it more than Le Male?

I'll keep it short and sweet. But no, it's not better than Le Male.
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post #51 of 76
1/21/13 at 11:44am
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Originally Posted by comfortablynumbbg View Post

Those that have smelled it, do you like it more than Le Male?

I don't like Le Male at all, but at least it's unique and powerful. Le Beau Male is feeble and generic.
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post #52 of 76
1/22/13 at 2:00am
I tried it the other day, and, although I like Le Male (and Fleur du Male, which I thought was an excellent flanker), I agree with Riverwide: I'm afraid Le Beau Male smelt very ordinary to me. 'Generic' was the first word that came to mind...
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post #53 of 76
2/3/13 at 4:32pm
Saw this at my local drug store, sadly no tester.

Attachment 19099

Sorry for the poor pic.
LL
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post #54 of 76
2/3/13 at 4:38pm
The house's last male frag, KoKo whatever, was a HUGE flop for JPG. Then went back to the torso flacon immediately.
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post #55 of 76
2/3/13 at 4:45pm
Will snatch this up as soon as it comes available. Kokorico was available at Beauty Encounter soon after it was released. Have no doubt this will be available here soon.
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post #56 of 76
2/3/13 at 6:41pm
I am surprised to see such poor reviews of Kokoriko. I think its wonderful take on chocolate is quite well done. Dry down is quite beautiful.
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post #57 of 76
2/3/13 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by cannotavoidtrite View Post

I am surprised to see such poor reviews of Kokoriko. I think its wonderful take on chocolate is quite well done. Dry down is quite beautiful.

I own it and like it too.
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post #58 of 76
2/4/13 at 4:05am
Thanks for sharing, included this one on my test list.
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post #59 of 76
2/4/13 at 11:06am
Was able to try it today, not good. Boring and generic, reminds me of one of the many sport scents that came out last year, just not sure which one.
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post #60 of 76
2/4/13 at 11:21am
I'm surprised at the amount of generic references. This has a noticeable mint & absinthe accord in the top notes, which is hardly a common aspect of designer scents.

I thought it was better than Le Male. Projection and longevity seem above average.
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