Ultra Male

Sweet, juicy and loud. Inspired by Ultra Male.

Ripe pear and mint in the opening, then a thick vanilla-lavender sweetness that doesn't go away. Unmistakable and enormously present — exactly why it is so popular.

How it develops

The opening is juicy and cool at once: pear, ripe and sweet, alongside mint, lavender, bergamot and lemon keeping it fresh and aromatic. The heart turns warm and spicy — cinnamon up front, with clary sage and caraway adding a hay-like, slightly odd edge. The base is where it earns its reputation: black vanilla bean, thick and dark, with amber, patchouli and cedar keeping it warm and woody deep into the night. From pear to cinnamon to black vanilla.

Who it's for, and when

Nights out, evenings and the cold months. At the office or in warm weather it becomes too much. If you find it too loud, J-20 is the classic, quieter version from the same house. Looking for the same thick sweetness with toffee instead of pear, see A-330.

How to wear it

One to two sprays on the neck, on moisturised skin. Don't rub. More than two is for outdoors — indoors it quickly becomes too much for the people around you.