Best Jean Paul Gaultier Perfumes in the UAE
Article Summary: Jean Paul Gaultier put perfume in a sailor's torso in 1995 and has been the industry's showman ever since, now under Puig's ownership with rotating guest couturiers designing the fashion house. The eight fragrances below carry verified UAE pricing from AED 395 to 670, and MOJ makes a version of five of them from AED 26.
- Le Male (1995, perfumer Francis Kurkdjian) created the striped sailor-torso bottle that defines the house.
- Jean Paul Gaultier retired from couture in January 2020; the house continues with rotating guest designers.
- Puig has held the fashion house majority since 2011 and took the fragrance business over from Shiseido's BPI in 2016.
- Le Male Elixir (2023, Quentin Bisch) is a parfum concentration selling at AED 630 per 125ml in the UAE.
- MOJ's Scandal W starts at AED 26, the lowest entry across all five versions.
| JPG fragrance | Year | UAE price | MOJ version | From (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Male | 1995 | ~AED 525 / 125ml EDT | - | - |
| Ultra Male | 2015 | AED 550 / 125ml | Ultra Male | 39 |
| Le Male Elixir | 2023 | AED 630 / 125ml | Le Male Elixir | 39 |
| Le Beau | 2019 | AED 610 / 125ml (Le Parfum) | Jean Paul Le Buea | 48 |
| Scandal | 2017 | AED 595 / 80ml | Scandal W | 26 |
| Scandal Pour Homme | 2021 | AED 395-490 / 50ml | Scandal M | 39 |
| La Belle | 2019 | AED 590-625 / 100ml | - | - |
| Gaultier Divine | 2023 | AED 670 / 100ml | - | - |
No house has more fun than Jean Paul Gaultier. The torsos, the sailor stripes, the tin cans, all of it began with one 1995 bottle and never stopped, and the machine keeps running even after Gaultier himself retired from couture in January 2020, with Puig owning the house since 2011 and rotating guest couturiers designing the runway. Four of the five styles we interpret are men's, which is why this guide starts from our men's collection.
The usual rules apply. Every fact is verified against official pages and UAE retailer listings from September 2026, prices are as listed at time of writing, and where sources disagree we print the range.
The Best Jean Paul Gaultier Perfumes and Their MOJ Versions
1. Le Male
Le Male (1995, perfumer Francis Kurkdjian) is the striped sailor that launched a thousand flankers: lavender and mint over vanilla, in a torso bottle wearing a marinière and packed in a tin can. It runs around AED 525 per 125ml EDT at UAE retail when stocked.
We do not currently make a classic Le Male version, and the honest reason is sequencing: our customers reach for the louder flankers below, so we built those first. The original stays on our wishlist.
2. Ultra Male
Ultra Male (2015, perfumer Francis Kurkdjian) turned Le Male up to nightclub volume: juicy pear and mint over cinnamon, landing on black vanilla and amber. It became one of the most complimented men's fragrances of its decade, and at AED 550 per 125ml it still earns its place in our best summer perfumes for men guide as an evening pick.
- Top: pear, lavender, mint, bergamot, lemon
- Heart: cinnamon, clary sage, caraway
- Base: black vanilla husk, amber, patchouli, cedar
The MOJ version starts at AED 39. Date nights, winter evenings and every occasion where subtle is not the assignment.
3. Le Male Elixir
Le Male Elixir (2023, perfumer Quentin Bisch) is the family's parfum-strength closer: lavender and mint sinking into vanilla and benzoin, finished with honey, tonka and tobacco. It took over Gulf evening wear within a year of launch, at AED 630 per 125ml at UAE retail, and its honeyed base connects it to the styles in our best vanilla perfumes guide.
- Top: lavender, mint
- Heart: vanilla, benzoin
- Base: honey, tonka bean, tobacco
The MOJ version starts at AED 39, a 16x gap on comparable volume. The strongest compliment magnet in our men's range.
4. Jean Paul Le Buea
Le Beau (2019, perfumers Quentin Bisch and Sonia Constant) is the house on holiday: bergamot opening onto coconut wood and tonka, a tropical masculine in a green torso bottle. The line's current UAE presence runs through Le Beau Le Parfum, the deeper 2022 edition, at AED 610 per 125ml.
- Top: bergamot
- Heart: coconut wood
- Base: tonka bean
The MOJ version starts at AED 48. Beach evenings, summer weddings and anyone who wants vacation in a bottle.
5. Scandal W
Scandal (2017, perfumers Daphne Bugey, Fabrice Pellegrin and Christophe Raynaud) poured honey over gardenia and let the beeswax and caramel base do the seducing, wrapped in a bottle topped with legs. It stays one of the Gulf's favorite feminine gourmands, at AED 595 per 80ml EDP at UAE retail, and a fixture of our most romantic perfumes guide.
- Top: blood orange, mandarin orange
- Heart: honey, gardenia, orange blossom, jasmine, peach
- Base: beeswax, caramel, patchouli, licorice
The MOJ version starts at AED 26, the friendliest doorway in this guide. Evenings out and honey lovers.
6. Scandal M
Scandal Pour Homme (2021, perfumers Quentin Bisch, Christophe Raynaud and Nathalie Gracia-Cetto, a different team from the feminine) translated the honey trick for men: clary sage and mandarin over a caramel and tonka heart, grounded in vetiver. Around AED 395 to 490 per 50ml EDT at UAE retail depending on promotions.
- Top: mandarin orange, clary sage
- Heart: caramel, tonka bean
- Base: vetiver
The MOJ version starts at AED 39. Sweet without syrup; the office-safe member of the Scandal family.
7. La Belle
La Belle (2019, perfumers Quentin Bisch and Sonia Constant) is Le Beau's partner: pear and vanilla with a vetiver spine, in the red female-torso bottle wearing a golden necklace. Between AED 590 and 625 per 100ml EDP at UAE retailers.
No MOJ version yet; our pear-vanilla territory currently runs through the sweet guide picks, and La Belle is on the same wishlist as classic Le Male.
8. Gaultier Divine
Gaultier Divine (2023, perfumer Quentin Bisch) is the house's newest pillar: white lily whipped into a meringue accord with a salted marine edge, in a gold corset bottle that is refillable. The most fashion-forward feminine the house has made in a decade, at AED 670 per 100ml EDP at UAE retail.
No MOJ version yet either. Bisch's meringue accord is new territory, and we would rather wait than rush a sketch of it.
Original or Inspired: How to Decide
Gaultier's originals are fairly priced by designer standards and the bottles are half the joy, so if the torso on your shelf matters, buy the original. If what you want is the style, MOJ rebuilds five of the house's biggest hits from AED 26 to 109, which means the whole family costs less than one Elixir. Browse them in the women's collection and the men's range linked above.
Frequently Asked Questions
For men the modern answer is Le Male Elixir, the 2023 parfum that took over Gulf evening wear, with Ultra Male as the louder nightclub pick and the 1995 Le Male as the timeless default. For women it is Scandal, the honey-gardenia gourmand, with Gaultier Divine as the newer fashion-forward choice. The right one depends on volume: Le Male for daily wear, Elixir and Ultra Male for evenings.
He retired from couture in January 2020 after a fifty-year career, and the fashion house continues with rotating guest couturiers designing each season. The fragrance business is unaffected: Puig has owned the house majority since 2011 and has run the perfume side directly since 2016, which is why new launches like Le Male Elixir and Gaultier Divine keep coming.
Yes, by concentration. Le Male Elixir is a parfum, the strongest concentration the line sells, built on honey, tobacco and vanilla for slow, warm projection. Ultra Male is an intense eau de toilette that projects loudly early through its pear and mint opening, then settles. Elixir wears longer and warmer; Ultra Male hits harder in the first hours.
Yes, five: Scandal W and Scandal M follow the two Scandals, Ultra Male and Le Male Elixir follow their namesakes and Jean Paul Le Buea follows Le Beau, priced from AED 26. They are inspired interpretations rather than copies, with the full note pyramid printed on every product page so you can judge the match yourself.
