Gourmand Leather 2019

It's VERY good imo! Performance is on par or even slightly better than current Ultra male as far as longevity and a little quieter on projection which I actually appreciate. It still projects more than enough but it is not quite as loud. Scent - Fantastic, basically go look at reviews of JPG UM and all of the situations for that apply to this. I will admit the opening is not as full and fruity as JPG but 10 minutes in you will be hard pressed to find a difference between these two. IT really is that good. I have been testing this for a week or two now, I had it on a sweatshirt and it was noticeable 48+ hrs later. On skin it obviously is no where near that, projects very well for somewhere between 2-4 hours and skin scent will linger for 12+ 9/10 for me, I'm so happy I purchased this at the pricepoint. Note - I got the bundle pack with Rich Leather for 29.90 Worth picking up the combo pack for Rich Leather, it's a lighter fruitier Aventus-esque fragrance that is also good. Not as good as Gourmand Leather though. Either way, enjoy your $15-20 Ultra Male!

I have tried this many times in store, but I finally found it for buying (this sells very fast here in Bucharest) Even though it's a little darker and has less projection than JPG UltraMale, I find it very hard to pull off outside of a party/club scenario. But, I think I will wear this on a night out as long as it's not too hot outside. As I see it - this is heavy on the tonka with a synthetic sweetness, but very, very pleasant and a balsamic note to go with it. As far as performance goes, I get extra good longevity from this, but with good projection only in the first hour, then it seats closer and closer to the skin. For the low price this comes at, it's a great buy if you like sweet-aromatic fragrances

I have barely tried the original Le Male and Ultra Male but I definitely sensed something familiar to Gourmand Leather (I wouldn't know how close they are but the similarity is evident). I really like this fragrance, I'm very satisfied with the longevity and silage (even though people report Zara has progressively "worsened" the performance through its iterations). Needless to say, this is intended as a sweet clubbing fragrance but I get some mint as well so I also wear it in the day and even in warmer days. Also I've found myself layering over this one in summer, it's usually 2 sprays of Gourmand Leather and then 4 sprays of a fresh citrus fragrance over it.

Sweet fragrance. I most certainly don't see people above 30 wearing this one. I can't comment on whether this is a clone or not as I haven't tried JPG Ultra Male at the time of writing this review. I think it smells sweet, almost like a perfume candy. Although I love the smell, I can only see this as a teenager - young adult group fragrance. It's more feminine than I would like to admit to be honest. Yet, it still beats so many fragrances in my perfume collection. I would say it's a really great scent for the price, but I still haven't figured out a use case scenario for this one! maybe if you went out to babysit or interact with younger kids? who knows.

I finally found a bottle of the 2019 version and i can easily say that this is better than the 2022 version. The 2022 version has an extremely overwhelming and prominent iris note, it's almost nauseating basically. Here, in the 2019 version, you get a perfect balanced iris with a fruity undertone, literally better in any way The 2022 version it's basically a mixture between L'Homme Parfum Intense and Ultra Male, the 2019 version is instead a lot more closer to Ultra Male but still, it doesn't reach Afnan 9pm which is still the best alternative to Ultra Male. Performances are the same on both version by the way. 9/10