Fragrance comparison

Enigma vs Le Male Elixir

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 25,377 ratings analysed

Enigma

Hermoso

—0 votes

Rank #82,905 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

93%scent match

Very similar

1 wins

Le Male Elixir

Jean Paul Gaultier

4.3225,377 votes

Rank #25 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Le Male Elixir takes 1 of 1 categories.

Enigma
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character.
Le Male Elixir
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Enigma0/1

Le Male Elixir1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Le Male Elixir

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

EnigmaHermoso

Le Male ElixirJean Paul Gaultier

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.32/ 5 · 25,377 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity82

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value56

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet92%

amber84%

aromatic77%

green69%

honey61%

vanilla100%

sweet92%

honey84%

aromatic77%

amber69%

lavender61%

Scent match93%Very similar · both vanilla, sweet and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

LavenderMint

Heart

VanillaBenzoin

Base

Tonka BeanTobaccoHoney

Top

LavenderMint

Heart

VanillaBenzoin

Base

HoneyTonka BeanTobacco

InformationalShared notesLavender, Mint, Vanilla and Benzoin. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men88

Unisex10

Women2

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#82,905

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#25

PerfumerQuentin Bisch

Launched—

Reviews1,135

Category winnerLe Male ElixirHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Hermoso Enigma opens with a crisp burst of cool garden mint and calming herbal lavender before settling into a warm, inviting heart of sweet vanilla and smooth benzoin. As the fragrance dries down on your skin, rich notes of golden honey, toasted tonka bean, and mellow pipe tobacco take center stage. The result is a c…

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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir makes an immediate statement with its thick, golden bottle and a scent profile that dominates cold winter nights. The opening combines sharp mint with clean lavender, a brief nod to the original 1995 release before the fragrance shifts into a dense gourmand. As it settles, a heavy wav…

Reviews →

InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Enigma and Le Male Elixir smell similar?

Very similar: a 93% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and aromatic accords. Common notes include Lavender, Mint, Vanilla and Benzoin.

What are the notes in Enigma and Le Male Elixir?

Enigma has top notes of Lavender and Mint, heart notes of Vanilla and Benzoin, a base of Tonka Bean, Tobacco and Honey. Le Male Elixir has top notes of Lavender and Mint, heart notes of Vanilla and Benzoin, a base of Honey, Tonka Bean and Tobacco.