Gaultier 2

This is my first review and I don't have the most seasoned nose, but hopefully this helps someone else! This was a blind buy for me, and I LOVE it. It has quickly found its way into my signature collection. This fragrance is lusciously sweet. On me, I get a decent intensity of all the notes (vanilla, amber, musk), with musk front and center. After a few minutes, the warmth of the amber amps up a bit, and the vanilla keeps it creamy and sweet. Gaultier^2 lasts FOREVER on my skin (10+ hours, as many as 14). Initially (and for approx. 3-6 hours), the fragrance carries well. After 6 hours, it's closer to my skin, but can still be heard from a bit beyond armslength range. In the drydown, it is a boozy, sweet (but not sickeningly so) vanilla with a deep musk and a warm vanilla nipping at its heels. It could just be on my skin, but I definitely get a very faint leather-ish sort of smell, but it's off somewhere in the distance. I feel that "certain something" (the "leather-ish" smell) lends more depth to this fragrance. I also smell something fruity, and I agree that it could be orange or even orange blossom. On me, it almost smells like a frosted orange--but the orange is very light/barely there. In fact, even the amber smells slightly frosted on me. I don't recommend this as a blind buy, because I can see how someone may think this leans toward masculine, but I don't feel this is a masculine fragrance. It is unisex, and will smell differently on each person. I cannot wait to use this fragrance during the winter! It is sexy, sweet, warm, and decadent (in the best possible way). I am in love with Gaultier^2 (Gaultier squared), and would love to smell it on a man or woman. I cannot stop smelling myself when I wear this. I'm thinking of layering it, but I'm not sure what to pair it with just yet. It may be perfume faux pas, I'm not sure, but I'm thinking of layering it with another amber fragrance (Fantasy, maybe) to really kick up the amber. FYI: I'm a woman in my mid-20s, and I found this delight during the summer. I've worn it during the day with no problems, but if you want to be on the safe side, wear this at night (or duing a cooler season).

Simplicity at its Best... This beautiful concoction from the house of Gaultier is a simple rockstar – dichotomy, right..?? Simplicity in three notes - Amber, vanilla, and musk – and a rockstar fragrance with stellar performance..!! It has been months, maybe even a year, since I last wore Gaultier 2, but WOW – what a day this has been. While this fragrance may lean on the feminine side, it is a unique and beautiful scent that can be comfortably worn by both sexes and is a total compliment magnet. It is different and a “one of a kind” fragrance – step out of the comfort zone and dare to be different – you won’t be disappointed... Lucky for me, my bottle precedes any reformulation and is an original. That said, performance is great, lasting 8+ hours on me and even longer on clothing – all at greater than arm’s length projection. The DNA simplicity will work across seasons and to most events, but I do suggest to be “easy on the trigger” when wearing in close quarters. The projection is underrated. Also worth mentioning is the bottle design with glass on one side and magnetic metal on the other side – unique and well done, JPG. It is a pity this fragrance has been discontinued... Final tally for Gaultier 2 is 4.5 stars out of 5 stars. If you can put your hands on a bottle, and you are comfortable being different and wearing a fragrance that may lean in to the feminine side, I definitely recommend adding to your collection. (you may want to keep an eye on your bottle, though – especially if you have a girlfriend that likes to “find” fragrances in your stable..). My review comes with a solid “Love” for the Fragrantica community. Simple, yet unique, fragrance that smells great with dynamite performance. Enjoy your day and happy fragrance hunting...

Dear fragrance Friends, we got em! 😍 Yesterday i got my hands on 2 120 ml bottles and considering myself a happy person!!(pm for decants or purchase) Back to this gem. When you review this kind of gems you should keep in mind that They are really special, and Please dont forget this has only 3 ingridients! I really am struggling to find the right words but let me tell you this: sweet soapy clean (spicy) vibes in the opening, this stays about 1 hour, when it starts to dry down there is some Magic going on😊: warm cozy sensual and slightly erotic vibes due to the amber and musk. Of course the vanilla is constantly completing this gem and taking away some sharp edges. This stage really drives me nuts and brings me too much compliments !! Amber is guilty in this stage! It brings a unique vibe! After 4_5 hours it dries down more but it takes about 9 hours to develop into a skin scent, but only slowly! The last stage, kisses your skin with some sweet cozy and soapy vibes. Absolutely great performance 12h skin more on cl9thes. Sillage is excellent, the magical whifss pushes till 9 hours on my skin! Proud to say, one of the best perfumes (unisex) ever made, only one BIG problem, discontinued.... Like a beatifull movie where the bad guy wins....:(

To start the conversation, the name should be read "Gaultier Squared", not "Gaultier raised to the second power", as some pseudo-experts tried to invent here, in Brazil, translating as we say in mathematics. This was the information I received from a saleswoman when I met this perfume, and, in addition, in English it is also pronounced similarly, reinforcing the theory. This perfume was another attempt from Gaultier to play with sexuality and the mystery of a fragrance without a defined olfactory pyramid. Here, the three unique notes of amber, musk, and vanilla merge without determination of what would be the head, the heart, and the base. It is said that the intention was to mix the sensations of the female fragrance of “Classique” with the male of “Le Male”. In Gaultier2, the unisex fragrance turns into contact with the skin and its evolution is really unique for each person. On my skin, the first hours of evolution tend more to the exotic and feminine musk aroma and then become more neutral and creamy, thanks to the vanilla. The profile is oriental, hot, and sensual, but not predominantly male. Projection and longevity are irreprehensible, as in every Gaultier perfume.

Update April 3rd,15 This juice has a real warm/sweet aroma from vanilla and possibly AMBER? This frag is nothing like the rest of Gaultier's collection. I real enjoy sweet and powdery/smokey aroma. Perfert during the fall and winter months. 9/10 Without reading any reviews, I'm giving you my honest opinion on this fragrance. I came across this fragrance and was surprised, almost all boutique's had 2 bottles of 50ml packaged together. I finally found a 100ml bottle and I was able to test it on my skin. As soon as I sprayed it a very sweet aroma which reminds me of cotton candy or bubby gum. Not even 5min later it wasn't as sweet and I was able to pickup a big doze of Amber and a hint of vanilla...♥ Both longevity and Silage are very high lasting well past 10hrs or more. Finally thoughts, Being very sweet, I would recommend you only spray it once. If you want to layer this fragrance, I would wait for an hour and spray it once so that it doesn't come across as being either cloying, too heavy, too syrupy. EDT is plenty and I recommend it to those man/woman who love a sweet scent, this fragrance is like bee's to honey. Definitely worth 9/10

I am so enchanted with this fragrance at the moment but at the same time, I'm so sad that it's been discontinued. I had a decant first and after only one full day of testing on my skin, I tracked down a full bottle for a decent price on eBay (which wasn't easy as the prices for this little gem are now through the roof!) I must fully disclose that musk doesn't usually work very well on my skin and generally speaking, I don't like it. However, here it is so well done! It smells like an expensive, high-quality musk and mixes so perfectly, beautifully and seamlessly with the vanilla and amber, creating a scent that is rich and intoxicatiing. I am completely obsessed! For a fragrance that only has three notes, it doesn't smell "simple" or "basic." When I wear this, I feel like I stand out from the crowd and I love that impression so much! The first spritz is a little concerning but pay it no attention! It settles down quickly and turns into a gorgeous and clear vanilla/musk/amber combo. This beauty has become one of my absolute favourites and I will never grow tired of it. So happy to have it as part of my collection!

First impression - a thick, warm, sweet wave coming from your grandmother's oven right in your face. Fresh, home made, sweet bread with some dried fruits in it. While it's still hot, it's covered with some sugar icing on the top. And then it's left on the kitchen table to rest under a clean, white (non bleached) linen towel. The bread is breathing, the scent gets more appealing, sweeter, delicious and inviting. A bit later the scent becomes slightly "alcoholic" (makes me think about the delicious TM Alien flankers, like Alien Liqueur de Parfum or Alien Essence Absolue). I definitely get that golden amber note mixing with the vanilla, which grows on me (in the opening, there's a delicious vanilla note, later it transforms into a rather dark, adult, vanilla scent, no more that strong, gourmand feeling here). The base is cozy, warm and warming like a thick, but still light, beige blanket around your shoulders. But.. under (or on) that blanket something naughty can happen, because the musk and that alcohol notes still play around... The song "Baby, it's cold outside" is "playing" in my mind when I wear this.

First bottle we purchased on big sale, for bl. Friday, on amazon, November 26th, 2014 - 120ml for €43,21... We wore it in autumn and winter and a bit of spring, me and my husband, at times every day, starting with 2014 up until the end of November 2015 when my Mother in Law smelled it and we gave it to her as a present - well what was left of it... at the bottom of the bottle there was barely something left. So this beauty, this richness of amber - vanilla - musk (of course, musk!) is something so pretty so powerful but not overpowering, so heavy but not upsetting to my nostrils, so everlasting... so sad it got discontinued... Also I love it how on my husband smells almost the same like it does on me. Pure symbiosis! And the smell is everchanging and it lasts for days! I would say it goes best for me when outside the temperature drops below zero! Luckily we got a second bottle, again 120ml, for €57,89 on bl. Friday 2016, again on amazon. So now we use it sparsely; I would say I used it one time in 2023, since there's just a tiny bit left and we want to hold on to it as long as we can.

JPG2 is quite a lovely scent and I feel as if I can aptly summarize the experience is a couple of words - sexy hairspray! I cannot escape that association (and I'm sorry if I ruin it for anyone) but it is delightful nonetheless. It definitely starts with more of an orange blossom/grape floral note before getting a healthy dose of a very hairspray like musk. This is basically how the rest of the fume goes for its 8+ hour lifespan - a slightly sweet vanilla and floral "hairspray" musk with accents of a warm and waxy amber note (maybe this is a fantastic representation of ambergris??) and something that is reminiscent of nutty rice as well. I love this fume and often use it as a pillow mist before bed and I smell it throughout the next day lingering in my hair - it is quite beautiful but I do feel this is far more fitting on a woman as is contains a certain 'vavoom' that most, if not all, men could not properly pull off. To each their own though! I wish you all a beautiful weekend (whenever you get one next) and happy fuming! Day 42 - Joy Listening to: Radiohead - Burn the Witch

This is so lovely, I remember smelling it from time to time on the street, not too often, and it always reminds me to the apple soup my mum used to make when I was little. So for me this is the "apple soup" perfume, in the best possible sense. When I was the new one in my work team, there was a girl and a guy working with me, and I smelled this, and asked which one was wearing it (I didn't know the name so I just said "the lovely apple soup perfume"). The guy seemed offended when he reassured me that "this is a men's scent". Of course we all know that he was actually reassuring himself about his masculinity. It was quite ridiculous but I hope that stupid society will be less and less effective in brainwashing people into this insecurity. I wish people would look at each other as humans and not as "aliens, they have a different set of genitals, this is awkward". And I wish more people were wearing great scents like this.

I smelled this years ago in a magazine and found it alluring. Purchased it recently. I do like this fragrance, even though I'm picky. I don't regret buying or having it and I enjoy using it. Starts off sweet vanilla amber powdery, like JPG le male but without the intense undeniable presence candy sweet soapiness (which can annoy people..) but instead still 'starts' off smelling a bit harsh and cheap. Thankfully I'm convinced it the powder bit which swiftly fades to obscurity. Left with a vanilla amber citrus musk.. which smells more quality. Like a much more tasteful le male. Nothing cloying or annoying here. Nothing earth shattering- But if you, like I, get fixated on certain scent combinations.. like vanilla-amber-orange blossom-musk for example ;] ... So I had to have it, definitely like it, but would I buy it again? I think instead I'd try a different fragrance with the same notes and hope to be amazed.

This was my first big brand perfume and it remains a favourite to this day. I'm still not over the fact that it was discontinued. Anyway, I had read about the "skin scent" trend and was intrigued, especially since there were only three notes in it. So, I tried it at a perfume counter, fell in love and put it on top of my christmas wishlist. It was- and still is, I saved a few precious drops- a musky vanilla scent. The amber does not come through on my skin at all, but it still smelt amazing. Not a comforting, huggy vanilla scent- though it is warm and somewhat comforting- but more of a powerful, confident vanilla. It was my go-to scent for all importan events and always made me feel amazing. Even now, whenever I'm down, I carefully open the lid on the bottle containing the last few drops and it cheers me right up.

WOW this is in-your-face amber with a big reach! Scents with this magnitude of amber tend to be cloying on my skin, so I'll need to see how it behaves in the drydown before I can tell if it's a keeper for me. Regardless, this is high quality juice. UPDATE: I've had a chance to explore Gaultier 2 a bit more, and it's a definite keeper. Silage and longevity are great, and the fragrance wears very well. This is a straightforward amber vanilla musk, and it does its job superbly. There is a soft spiciness to it that keeps things from going flat, and the musk is furry and clean without heading into detergent territory. The amber is potent, but not too sweet or overly powdery. Very nicely done indeed. Fans of Chergui, Narciso for Her, and Lolita Lempicka Le Premier Parfum should find something very pleasant here.

This was one of my signature scents for years! I finished the last few drops a year ago, so I thought now would be the time to write an unbiased review! So when I first sprayed this fragrance, I would be hit with this strong, almost juicy smell of amber. It wasn't just that sweet, resinous amber, it was the amber I never smelled before. The way the musk was blended with the amber made it smell so deep and sultry. The drydown was a classic vanilla. The longevity was very long, atleast on my skin and the sillage was radiant. Since the original N02 was discontinued, the prices on Amazaon and Ebay are really high. I also wouldn't recommend getting the relaunch, since it doesn't smell anything like the original. Overall, a legendary fragrance, that I would definitely recommend!

This is a blind buy for me, but I couldn't resist based on the deal I got ($40 for 4 oz) and these reviews. Long lasting (past 10 hours), amber, bubble gum, vanilla, apple soup, and orange blossoms. The comparison to L'Occitane Ambre sealed the deal since it's now discontinued and impossible to find at a good price. The first spray is deceiving because it smells lighter than you'd think, and I get some of that classic Gaultier scent of powder (think of the base of Le Male). That fades and moves into the amber, which comes on full force. I don't get any sugar or sweetness yet, and many others on Basenotes claimed it was a tooth ache--it's not. I get mostly amber and musk, so maybe the vanilla will come later or it's adding the feminine edge to this fragrance.

For me, this was the fragrance. It was the scent I reserved for special occasions or for those moments when I needed a little pick-me-up. It brought a spark of joy—a small, comforting embrace in a bottle. Sadly, it’s no longer available in my favorite stores as it has been discontinued. The design was unique, with four magnets on the bottle, allowing it to double as a decorative piece on your fridge or a metallic shelf. I can still vividly recall the rich amber and vanilla notes that made it so unforgettable—warm, intense, and absolutely captivating. It perfectly embodied the color you see on the bottle—a true synesthetic experience! Just a few spritzes were enough to make you feel like royalty, and the scent lingered effortlessly for an entire day.

This is not discontinued, it's available everywhere in Hungary. But to my shock it's not as strong as it used to be. I have a bottle from the original release and it's a bomb regarding both sillage and projection, a monster! That original Gaultier2 is a REAL eau de parfum, not like today's juices which are labeled eau de parfum but are weak like an eau de toilette or even cologne (The One, Hermés Voyage, Nuit d'Issey etc.). Yesterday I tested it again in a local perfume store, sprayed a serious amount on paper and after 2 hours by the time I got home only a soft faint smell remained. What a disappointment! What have they done with this once extremely intense perfume???!!! It's a joke! A sad joke!

This one really grew on me. I did not like it at first, found it a bit cheap or ordinary/trashy smelling. But I kept sampling it, again and again. I felt some similarities to Amouage Reflection Man, but only at a certain point. Reflection was softer, this felt heavier. But I grew into liking it. Perhaps because I did not like vanilla at first, but I'm starting to appreciate it more because it is not overly sweet and brings warmth. The amber adds a bit to the sweetness and the musk adds a certain softness. This is a unisex scent, and I feel it will act differently on each sex' skin. I think this is more masculine than feminine. However, I do see (strong) women wearing this.

It's a serious fragrance, nothing playful about it - it tells of luxury, quality, confidence. It's very warm and there's sweetness, but not gourmand sweetness. Very noble perfume. I think it's totally unisex. I've had it for years and couldn't really wear it at first, now i see why - i think it also has some requirements for the wearer. I couldn't wear it when i was younger, it was too... unfitting. I felt like sitting in a very expensive car which wasn't mine. I didn't feel that the fragrance is really mine. But people change and now i opened the bottle again and the scent feels more friendly to me. It is more comfortable and is still a total gem.

Oh man, this fragrance is absolutely stellar. I forgot I owned this years ago until browsing a forum post about beast mode scents. I had a neighbor that worked in the fragrance industry and always gave my mom and I free perfumes that were too expensive for us to own otherwise. Bless him. This is one of the ones he gave us. The bottle is so damn cool first off, and the juice was really good. I unfortunately don’t remember its exact scent but I remember spraying myself daily with this because it smelled so good and mature, but not in an old lady way. I wish I still had this. The bottle(s) alone make it worth a purchase!