JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
FLEUR DU MALE

2026

bergamot
petitgrain
green notes

orange blossom
geranium
fougere notes
juniper
cinnamon

coumarin
hay
pine
tobacco
vanilla

A re-release of Fleur du Male (2007). I assume it will be a reformulation, but it’s likely that Francis Kurkdjian remains the perfumer for this version.

‘Fleur du Male embraces softness in a luminous signature. Behind its trail emerges a man with nothing to hide. No mask, no excuses: he embraces his strength, his sensitivity and his contradictions. A free vision of masculinity that turns softness into power and simply dares to be itself. Masculine freedom, according to Gaultier. And its trail? A rare sensuality, balancing freshness and voluptuousness. Bright and vibrant petitgrain opens the fragrance with a green, citrusy breath. Then orange blossom unfolds, soft and enveloping, accompanied by an intoxicating fougère accord. In the base, coumarin reveals its tobacco and hay-like facets, leaving an addictive warmth on the skin. A floral amber fragrance as powerful as it is delicate, for those who choose the freedom to be themselves. No mask. No armour. Its trail strikes a balance between dazzling freshness and enveloping sensuality. Petitgrain opens the fragrance, lively and luminous, with a green, citrusy freshness and almost crystalline accents. Then orange blossom blooms, soft, radiant and sensual. Blended with a delicate fougère accord, it reveals a masculinity that is both tender and assertive. In the base, coumarin unveils its tobacco and hay-like facets, enveloping the skin in velvety, addictive warmth. Fleur du Male never forces anything. It asserts itself differently: through nuance, skin and scent. After years away, Fleur du Male resurfaces, still ready to shake up the codes of masculine perfumery. A white flower at the heart of a men’s fragrance.’ – Jean Paul Gaultier