Le Beau Le Parfum Cologne

An unusual pairing opens this one: pineapple and iris sharing space at the very top, an odd but surprisingly successful combination. Ginger and cypress round out the rest of that opening in Le Beau Le Parfum Cologne, giving it more edge than a typical fruity start. Coconut and assorted woodsy notes fill the center, creamy against all that green cypress. Tonka bean, sandalwood, amber and ambergris settle into a warm, ambered foundation. Jean Paul Gaultier classifies this Le Beau Le Parfum Eau de Parfum as fruity woody aromatic, and the pineapple-iris pairing up top is the detail that makes this one worth noticing among a crowded field of men's fruity fragrances. Cypress is the more unusual supporting note here, a coniferous, slightly smoky green that tempers the pineapple's sweetness and keeps the opening from ever reading as purely tropical, a balance that gives Le Beau Le Parfum a rougher, more textured edge than its playful top notes initially suggest. Suited to both daytime and evening, it splits the difference between beach-ready and dinner-ready without fully committing to either, and the drydown holds its ambered warmth well into a second day on fabric, a detail worth knowing before spraying a favorite jacket too generously.