A Club De Nuit Lionheart Man by Armaf fragrance sample gets you close to Le Male Elixir for a fraction of the price.

An inspired fragrance

This is Armaf's take on Le Male Elixir by Jean Paul Gaultier, and reviewers who've smelled both put it close, not identical.

It opens on mint, lavender. The heart turns to benzoin, vanilla. It settles into tobacco, honey, tonka bean.

Notes

Top: Mint, Lavender
Heart: Benzoin, Vanilla
Base: Tobacco, Honey, Tonka bean

Projection

Projection runs moderate to strong once it settles on skin.

Longevity

On skin approximately 7-8 hours, on clothes approximately 10+ hours.

Test it on skin before you decide.