Jean Paul Gaultier is one of the most recognised perfume and aftershave makes on the market due to it's distinctive bottle. The bottles are glass versions of the upper torso of a male body (for the aftershave) and the upper torso of a female body (for the perfume) rendering the bottle extremely recognisable. The aftershave bottle comes in a silver coloured tin, similar to a baked bean can without the label (or the beans!) and seems quite trendy packaging for the distinctive bottle. The bottle itself is an aqua-turquoise colour with a silver top which sprays the aftershave and the torso of the bottle has frosted stripes across it, I think the bottle is really nice and I absolutely adore the colour of it.

The aftershave comes in various sizes, the 75ml, 125ml, 200ml sizes. The review here is for the standard and original version of the aftershave, yet there are frequently limited editions which are recognisable by the different patterns displayed on the torso of the bottle.

The aftershave itself is delightful, along with Issey Myake this has to be one of my favourites. Having done a bit of research, the base notes of the aftershave contains sandalwood, vanilla, cedar, tonka bean and amber, these are the smells that last for the longest and the aftershave certainly does last a long time, which could be a drawback, the base notes linger on clothes and skin for over 24 hours, so I think they can clothes can smell "worn" and may need washing frequently if you don't like the stale aftershave smell.

The middle notes of the aftershave are Lavender, orange blosson, cumin and cinnamon. The spice of the cinammon and orange combined with the sandalwood and vanilla really make this aftershave stand out for me. There is a very sensual smell to this aftershave and I think it really draws people in. It is a smell I like very much and find myself drawn to people who are wearing it which may or may not sound stalkerish.

The top notes which are what you smell first and wear off the quickest are mint, bergamot, artemesia and cardamom. Having only got a clue what mint smells like, I assume this is what gives it the fresh smell when it is first sprayed.

The price of the aftershave is a premium, usually £30-£40 for the 125ml. I would suggest that the larger version (200ml) would start to smell stale after a while due to being exposed to air for that long,unless you obvious drown yourself in the aftershave on a daily basis. You really only need one or two squirts a day and so the aftershave does last a good while, probably the best part of a year for the average user, so approximately 1p-2pence per squirt per day represents good value for money for such a lovely scent.