Ma Dame Jean Paul Gaultier for women

I agree with someone who said it's (zesty sweet)I can smell the note of(orange peel)clearly here , it needs more warmth into it according to my taste ..
The lady in the advertisement fit the scent very well ..
not for me ..

Unbelievable that there could be a genius who created it.
Et on se prend le main...love the commercial, it is so Gaultier style:)
Kisses for Jean Paul Gaultier:)

I received a bottle of this for Christmas several years ago from my sister, a scent she had purchased nearly at random by buying what the sales lady suggested. at first i didn't "get" the scent, i usually only buy two types of fragrances day-citrus & fresh and night- dark & deep floriental ; so i would have never selected this for myself, however over time i have come to ADORE this scent.this scent is light and crisp and bright, i find the fragrance hard to describe, but the closest i can get is bitter orange peel and baby powder, with a touch of sweet floral. Since i started wearing this during the early party years of college to me it smell like young, not so innocent fun.
a close friend of mine who briefly was my room-mate has come to regard this as one of her signature scents just from trying my bottle.

this is just a young fresh fun scent! staying power about average

i might add the bottle is very beautiful and original. for a college art class i once had to make a drawing that symbolized myself and i included this bottle into the drawing because of its found memories and sheer loveliness.

There's something about this perfume that's so...unique. I absolutely adore the sweetness of the scent, but it is a bit powerful--only a few sprays will do if you want the full scent. It does last long, too.

I cannot tell you how much I love this fragrance. One time, I caught my friend wearing my black throw over himself, draped like a curtain. So I asked him what he was doing with my throw and he replied to me that he loved the way my clothes smelled. How funny, I thought. People tell me allll the time how incredible I smell, how unique, how indescribable, etc. Longevity is beyond imagine. The various heart base notes are immaculate. And all the way from the start to the finish, Ma Dame is an absolutely lady, all the way. Boy, girl, gent, lady...anybody who is into olfactory memories can indulge in this captivating delight. I especially love to mix it into my hair conditioner in the shower. Leaves my tresses brilliantly sparkling!

Oh I love this concept. The bottle and commercial and the ironic name. It's very punk, but in a feminine, glamorous, humorous way.
However, I had expected the fragrance itself to be a little more synthetic, shocking and wild.
It's actually quite nice, refreshing and fruity. Light and young. Tender, really.
The grenadine gives it a slightly plastic sweetness, but not enough to make it shocking.
It's way softer than I expected, but then again, maybe that's exactly what Gaultier wanted to achieve. Maybe it's all part of this humorous concept.
I like it, a lot. But somehow I can't see myself as the kind of girl who should be wearing this fragrance.

EDIT: Ok, so I tested it again and I get it now, the smell of plastic. I still think it's a soft and fresh fragrance, but it's not as friendly as I remembered. It stays close to the skin, but it is very present and it might be quite repulsive for some people.
It's the kind of fragrance I think a female rock- or a punkstar would wear.

Second review on this, very seriously....this sure gets me a LOT of BIG compliments. I dunno why, and don't care, I'm loving the effects! It seems old and young alike are loving this. I hope it's just ME and it's MY signature scent! My feelings about this scent, joy joy joy!

Orange peel sqeezed on a bunch of pinkish roses something plastic reminds me Happy from Cinique end up kinda soapy like but in a comfortable way..fresh scent but last pretty long ..;)

What a wonderful and interesting review Hollie! I loved it and believe EVERY word but...it makes me laugh because I can't for the life of me smell lilac. I can only smell a little grenadine and orange, and that was with mention of the two scents, other than that, I couldn't pick one certain scent in this. I'm trying to learn and and keep trying to pick on that lilac scent your getting since I love lilacs. I do no agree that it's young, old, or otherwise. Most I can say is that I think it's modern, I think...but then someone mentioned Edie Sedgewick and I wholeheartedly agree on that too...hmmm...interesting scent! I like it LOTS though!

peppery, sweetened pink, slightly fruity, softly rosey, and a touch of boozy, love it! smells sweet and innocent but spiced up with pepper. I adore this scent, so unique, but I'm wondering if it's a newer interpretatin of Lalique's 'tendre kiss'? without the incence of course

To the comment below, I personally do not smell any lilac.

I would like to preface this review with the personal idea that, to me, perfumes are in so many ways,like people. We all react to and perceive one another differently, as we do with scents. Even when the notes are listed for us, our personal history of ingrained memories have these preconceived notions of what we are smelling. Have you ever smelled a perfume that you didn't particularly care for and had no singular notes that stood out and then someone comments that it smells like something certain....and....BAM.....it does.....now that it's been suggested? Anyway.....I can usually find some redeeming quality in practically every scent that I smell. That doesn't mean I want to hang out with them every day or be their best friend. I tend to gravitate toward the scents that are controversial...the ones that people either love or hate.The controversy intrigues me and I tend to feel that way about people as well. Once in awhile you run into that obnoxious one who no matter how open minded you try to be, you just can't stand to be around them. I think we can tell a lot about a person's personality by who they hang around with ( and what scents they gravitate toward) I'm most definitely no aficionado but I know what I love, like and can't stand....and that can sometimes flux as well.

The thing about this perfume is that I felt compelled to try it because many of the reviews said that it was very "different" and many even hated it....like with WOMANITY ( which I adore.) Some said it was boring and run-of-the-mill ( which no one said of WOMANITY.) I was excited to smell the plastic that had been many mentioned more than once.Here's what I get:

Straight up LILAC. ( I know....it's not even listed as a note!!... which I can NOT believe!!)

After a couple seconds, I get a tiny whiff of orange but still heady, powdery lilac all the way.....like when you breathe a deep,full sniff right from the clump of flowers off the tree. I grew up with lilacs all around me....one of my Mother's favorite flowers so I know what they smell like. Am I alone here? Needless to say, I was surprised....like I said...I wanted to smell doll plastic and the strong, zesty orange and grenadine. Sadly, my mental association with this smell is almost spot on to the scent of that colored toilet paper from the late seventies and early eighties. Anyone remember that stuff? This is not to say that I don't like the scent......I do. It doesn't blow my skirt up or knock me out of my rocking chair but it's not bad. It certainly doesn't smell too young to me (like others have mentioned) but that's probably my brain playing tricks on me again. Sillage and longevity are mediocre on me. I'm still glad I gave it a try....a girl can never have too many "friends".

I have got 50mls for swap.. Can't take the smell of it. Smells like plastic.

I've been wearing this for the last few days, mainly out of curiosity because of some of the terrible reviews and the ratings that seem pretty evenly divided between "like" and "dislike." I sprayed it on before bedtime, as I usually do with an unfamiliar scent, and it was really, ferociously awful, syrup over plastic. However, when I got up the next morning, it was fruity and sweet and oh so good! Still a little strange, but good! Even my sheets smelled great.

So I wore it to work yesterday and today. Everyone who comes in stops dead in the doorway and takes a deep sniff. "Mmmmm, what is that? It's wonderful!" They tell me it's bright and fresh and fruity. I could easily see myself using this for everyday.

for me it is a soapy nightmare! i dont understand how people can call it fantastic, a masterpiece or different? yes, its different.. but just because another brand never would have brought it out, if one of their perfumes smelled as horrible... really just smells like pure soap! cheap, tacky, artificial, soap!

Happy birthday party!This fruity non alcoholic cocktail is amazing, starting from the bottle. Was it carved out of a block of ice? OK OK Sorry Mr JPG, I know you've made it for the youngers, but can I wear it a bit? Casually? It's so nice, relaxing!Joyfull. I can smell a magic wiffle around myself,as I move, as if a pretty girl was walking beside me. The opening is very fruity and that juicy orange is really sweet but not in a syrup way, despite the grenadine is marked. I can smell something spicy together (This note is not described). The dry down is very delicate. It sure fits better the younger ladies. The sillage is very good. Very noticeable fragrance. Lasts about 6h

A different scent! Francis Kurkdjian is genius.
Longevity...7/10
Silliage.......9/10
Scent.......10/10

i don't understand at all. when i was at singapore airport, i was bored so i went to the perfume store and test some, and i love it on the bottle. then when i arrive at australia, there was a sale so i bought it. to my horror, it smells like wet dog on me. i can't really understand the smell because it was so extremely different and horrible. in the end, i gave it to one of my friends and she seem to like it. perhaps, the perfume doesn't go well with my body chemistry.

Yes it smells like plastic! Like plastic from the 1960s, namely a blow-up Santa Claus or Easter Bunny. It's the ultimate Edie Sedgwick amphetamine-rush sci fi Barbarella futuristic optimistic chrome-tipped Paco Rabanne scent; I think the 1960s pharmacy packaging was meant to express that...also note the color and length of Agnes D.'s hair. It makes me think of dozens of authentic 1960s things but most especially the Hanna Barbera action cartoons like Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, the Herculoids, the Fantastic Four and Frankenstein Jr. I don't know what it would smell like to me if I didn't have all of the associations linked to it that I do, but I do. I do. And it's euphoria-producing. As soon as I bought my first bottle of MD I re-read Edie: An American Biography by Jean Stein and re-watched Ciao! Manhattan--while wearing it of course. And it was a a real trip. Diana Vreeland Vogue all the way.

bright and with presence. tasteful and chic. i like it and enjoy it all year round, night and day.

First time i spray it, it is very light (orange).
and the flower and the last is the musk.

For the summer its okay. And to me even the smell is like same like another perfume.
but somethin from JPG is not a cheap. Seriosly!



7/10

Today I tried a spray on my right arm. Sniff sniff, yikes! So I went about my work, what is the wonderful smell in the house? Hold arm up to nose, blah not Ma Dame? What could it be, it smells sssoo good. Smell arm again, Wait a minute! Hold arm 6 inches from nose aahh there it is.

another perfume that I really like and find unique and yet my friend didn't like it at all. it starts with a citrus-rose and end with a beautiful powder-woodsy drydown. It is even perfect for winter/autumn, I think. but again, if I ever purchase it, I would want someone's good comment first:D
edit: I think it would be so perfect for winter/fall! thumbs up if you agree with me ppl!:D

I am surprised this perfume doesnt have more success. I think it is quite unique in many ways, and also very surprised that nobody mentioned pear yet, for me it is one of the major scent in the perfume.

This is a rather interesting perfume. At first, Ma Dame smells overwhelmingly of citrus and grenadine. For the uninitiated, grenadine is a rather sickly-sweet syrupy scent, like a pomegranate doused in sugar and left in the sun for a few hours. It's not unpleasant, just... different. A little overwhelming, but nothing headache-inducing.

During the drydown, the grenadine is still the most prominent note, but a sweet orange note appears along with a woody, almost nutty tinge to it. It's a little musky and a little citrusy; sweet, but not cloying. There's also a bit of an alcoholic note in the background, giving the whole perfume a bit of a fake sort of smell. On my skin, this isn't the sort of perfume that blends with my skin chemistry -- it's a perfume that makes it really obvious you're wearing perfume.

The colors of the bottle match this scent perfectly -- it's definitely a pink & orange type of perfume; a bit flashy and feminine. While I do like this scent, it's a bit on the synthetic-smelling side (I don't get any plastic notes, but it is definitely the type of perfume Barbie would wear) and a bit too flashy for my tastes. The silage and longevity is good enough on my skin, nothing exceptional.

All in all, this is a kinda middle-of-the-road perfume for me. I'd certainly wear it (in fact, I'm wearing it right now) but it's nothing I'd get excited about.

It smells to me like monochrome, vinyl-scented Barbie doll flesh with a touch of Tinkerbell perfume (my little sister's). You know - the kind of aroma found on the old Malibu Barbie with the tan-line stored in the toy bin with the Strawberry Shortcake doll? This stuff has a highly, purposefully synthetic presence. There's something about it that conjures up the "non scents" of Comme des Garçons - it's both highly individual and arresting, but strangely familiar too.

I certainly cannot wear it well, and I don't, but I appreciate it often by spritzing it on the back of my hand at home and enjoy whiffs of it while waxing nostalgic about toys of the 80's. How weird.

Thumbs-up for those who can wear this well - I have yet to smell it on anyone else.

Hi.

A fragrance of optimism.MA DAME is a perfect choice for a younger lady looking to try a fragrance of JPG. It is a perfect blend of flowers and citrus that gives you a lift,just that little added boost of confidence.It has a delicacy and an edge. Sparkling, Fresh,Dynamic,Feminine,Youngish,Pleasant,Casual and Sweet.

MA DAME composition is a fusion of Juicy orange and watery rose combined with grenadine but rose scent is not romantic and lovely here.smelling this delectable potion transports you to a carefree afternoon that promises nothing but fun.in fact the fragrance feels fresh but long-lasting enough to survive a warm day at work and play.

The floral fragrance is as young and joyful as the bottle.This EDT is a great choice for Spring,Summer and even Autumn and is excellent for Day wear.I don't think it will be my female favorite by JPG but it is always nice to have a little variety in your perfumes.Not recommended for the shy definitely a active and venturer character.

Sillage?Interesting.

Longevity?The best part this one for me as it is surprisingly good on my skin.

6.5/10

It should have been my signature scent, with the name so close to my alias.
I don't hate it, but the orange and the grenadine make me want to wash it off as soon as I put it on. The drydown is ok, though.

Nothing spectacular. I used it for several weeks and gave it away.

Loved it at first sniff at boots, bought it online and now got it. I must say the smell is tad bit masculine and like someone mentioned it does smell like million by Paco Rabbane,it must be the grenadine in it. The orange and grenadine is too prominent at the moment and too bloody strong, RIP OFF! just waiting for the dry down if it turns out beautiful its STAYING if it doesn't its still staying i love the bottle :)

A nice floral . perfume . i have just tested this one and compared to Madame asu fresh . this on is a little stronger . les fruity.
they are quite similar but in this there actualy is kind of a liquerice feeling to it . not quite it.. but somthing thats reminds me of that .
I prefer the eau fresh over this one

It's a little difficult to review this fragrance seeming that I have a close friend that uses Ma Dame as her signature. It suits her very well. She's a bubbly, petite Greek girl whose personality can light up a whole room.

Ma Dame is unique just like she is. It's what I'd call a daring juicy floral. The floral note of rose is pink and pretty, however the grenadine and orange provides a zesty feel, somewhat alcoholic and wild at times.

It's a fresh fragrance, but that's not to say that it's reserved only for Summer wear. It could be worn all year round in my opinion. It's the type of scent that keeps you energised, particularly with its juicy sweetness and its almost plastic rose.

I'll be honest and admit that I don't particularly enjoy the opening of Ma Dame, I found it quite sharp and somewhat reminiscent of plastic and nail polish, however the drydown is quite beautiful. The base is sweet, powdery and musky, arguably the cleanest aspect to this fragrance.

Ma Dame is personally not my cup of tea, but on the right person it smells just amazing. I admire its unique composition and its applausible longevity. The citrusy tartness and the sweet floral accords really work well together in Ma Dame, and I was not surprised to find Francis Kurkdjian as the nose behind this scent.

At first I dont really like it,it was too strong,plastic-sweet for me,but now I adore it!.

I'm wearing this right now and i like it it's sweet and girly, but this is not a perfume for me... My little sister really liked this and i think this would be perfect for someone in her age (she's 15).. i almost don't feel any rose at all but for me it smells like orange juice with alot of sugar :)

I think this would be the most intoxicating perfume I have ever owned...but in a good way. It's an "alive" perfume from top to base, with just a little spritz you're covered in an perfume veil of intense pulse. For me it's energizing, powerful and modern floral/sweet-fruity/spicy. I find this to strong+lasting(on my skin) for day wear, so during the day I love using the more recent EDP(yes EDT is more intense than EDP),which is gorgeous but a little bit softer an more floral

Artificially sweet fruity grenadine, powdery plastic rose, and tarty orange makes this sweet floral fragrance for a truly unique woman. It is very sweet but not gourmand or dessert-like. Lucky to whoever can pull this off. Sadly, this doesn't work for me but still I adore the bottle at least and smell of this on others.

It is unique indeed, but not for everyone. At the exit/top notes, you may be confused. Love it or leave it.

Let me explain myself:
That is extravagant and is set for a fierce, independent woman, but feminine, no doubt: just watch the box and the bottle (plus author signature) enough for us.
The reason I comment on the confusion when testing the essence is to be expected when looking at the composition and order of opening of the notes: the granada dominates the output of the essence of orange (the first time burst me, and yet grew up in a house with a grenadine and orange trees, go figure), resulting in a high acidity that under the skin of women take more than ten or fifteen minutes gave way to heart flower essences and musk notes that appear very slowly, and only then will we know if Ma Dame is or is not to our liking ... possibly forever.

God, I love this fragrance! It is so invigorating, vibrant, and bright!!!! This is a female version of Allure Sport which i really like on men. Today, it helped me get through an hour of bootcamp with more energy and enthousiasm. For EDT the staying power and sillage are excellent...after 5 hours i am still getting whiffs of it. Outstanding job Jean Paul Gaultier!!!!!

Este perfume me lembra muito o Marc jacobs - Marc Jacobs. Já fiz o teste e usei os dois juntos e ficam praticamente iguais. A diferença básica é que no Ma Dame a laranja ou bergamota é mais fresca e no Marc Jacobs é como se a fruta estivesse um pouco passada, sem contar que o Marc é mais sofisticado. Gosto muito dos dois.

Really subversive for a main stream fragrance- don't be caught unawares MD is a test before you buy scent!
Opens up as a fizzy, tart citrus, very refreshing and youthful. The grenadine is nicely done here and not overly sweet. MaDame then develops into a very pleasant plastic rose with citrus undertones..yes it has a plastic note which doesn't bother me at all- it's supposed to be there. It's clean and pretty but a little off..I like it!

As far as i'm concerned , it's one of the very few "love at first sniff" that i had with a scent !
Again with Gaultier, very distinctive and innovative , using Grenadine , a very sweet beverage , but fortunately the scent is not that sweet , which would have turn it disgusting.
I'm surprised it is so much disliked :-( Nevermind there will be more left for me ! :-P
For a rocky girl who is yet elegant ! But i think it's more for younger women , it would be ridicoulous on mature women or grannies.

It is simply my all time favorite. It is unique, intriguing! Just purchased my second bottle today!
It first called my attention because it reminded me of something of my childhood, wich I cannot say what is the thing is, yet.
I completely agree that it smells fake, a bit plastic if you know what I mean.
You could say that it's a love it or hate it, but I'll tell you a secret, I dislike it. It does not smells like that fruty floral perfume every girl should wear and that's why I love it!
Ma Dame is a rebel. Ma Dame is simply wrong and that's the reason why it's the girl of my eyes.
It is a guilty pleasure. I spray it and feel bad, as if I were the naughty girl who ate the cookies, while the were still hot and before everybody else.

I can't help but I really love this one. It's so far from a polished smooth classy fragrance - it's the exact opposite: loud, harsh, right on the edge between sassy and vulgar. Smells great on unconventional, free spirited, maybe a bit weird girls (in a good way:-). Smells ridiculous on boring people trying to "be different".

It won't come off! It's binding with my skin & I get the distinct impression that I've been poisoned by Jean Paul Gaultier.

It wasn't terrible straight away. It smelled a bit generic and uninteresting, but it was tolerable. I actually caught the rose immediately and it was pleasant. Within minutes it turned strange. Syrupy sweet (I blame the grenadine) but sort of powdery. Like "Fun Dips." I wouldn't want to smell like an artificially flavored corner-store candy, so I already knew that I would never wear this fragrance. But then, things got downright ugly, because it started smelling like bug spray. The kind you apply before you go walking in the woods. I STILL stuck it out, hoping that something good would come of this. Maybe it would fade off pleasantly...no.
It just got to be unbearable. The fake, sweet, chemical scent was completely offensive. I scrubbed my wrist twice, and it's still stuck.

Nothing mellow or natural about this. This stuff is better suited for a Barbie Doll...no offense to those who love it. Maybe it plays differently on you.

unique take on orange as a parfum note. Fuzzy, fizzy, creamy, orange, mimosa and musky cedar is what i get. a very lolita esque orange, def not a fruit punch parfum, more like an orange fanta complete with toothpick.

Fresh scent. First minutes its a bit strong, I think but after 20 minutes I start to think - Its a bit like Summer by Kenzo - (A scent that I LOOOOVE) Not totaly similar to Summer by Kenzo - but something in MaDame remainds me..
A nice scent to wear every day, I think.

En riktigt fräsch doft. Först är den pepprig och stark men mjuknar fort - efter 20 minuter börjar jag känna att denna påminner om Summer by Kenzo, inte helt lik men den påminner om Summer. En härlig varje-dag-doft.

This is a relaxing and uplifting, almost spa-type fragrance to me. It is quite modern. I get a distinct smell of sweet licorice at the beginning, along with soft florals and a delicate milkiness. To me, this is very reminiscent of Clinique Simply, but a bit more floral. There is also an ozonic quality to this scent, but not in a sharp way at all like some aquatic fragrances can be - more like a gentle spring rain.

Like Simply, this seems to be a love it or hate it fragrance. I, for one, love Simply and I just might love Ma Dame too.

Projection is medium with good to very good lasting power.

Yuck!!! Smells like mandarin orange marmalade and cheap rose soap... Very , very surprised I have yet to see this one at Marshalls or TJ Maxx...

I get a lot of compliments when I wear this perfume. it is a sexy scent and is unique. I smell orange and black liquorish when it dries down. The best thing about this perfume is that its staying power is excellent.

Modern,different,I think is for young women,not to sweet,it is one of my favourites,UNIQUE.LOVE IT.

This fragrance is the nowadays successor of Gaultier Classique. It is great for nights out and I especially like the zesty urban grenadine note in it.I would wear it if I where in my mid-twenties now. Well I am 41 and I wore Gaultier Classique for nights out when I was in my twenties. Ma Dame is definitely for the younger crowd. Enjoy it!

This is awful. Sharp and very synthetic. I was surprised at how bad it was! Get classique its much nicer!

Strangely, I'm thinking of sweet-creamy-minty-cherry when I smell this.It's unique. Can't recall anything like it and that's what I love the most about this frag. It might not be for everyone. I guess it's one of those love-hate scent. But me,I absolutely love it!! Very modern and lively!

This is like a hip cool indie-french girl in a bottle. I think its a very powerful smell and it will literally smack you across the face after a first spray. It has this strong sweet smell that for me took a few hours to eventually settle down, in saying that once it settles, it is really really cool and the staying power is excellent. I know alot of people have told me that its to sweet and that its to chemically and synthetic but i think this is a fragrance made for a certain type of person- its not a fragrance that i think any person could just spray on. This fragrance has attitude and I like it

I smelled this last week on a paper strip. Before smelling it, i thought this would be a unique fragrance since JPG has always made real masterpieces...However, i was very disappointed to find this smell very sharp and synthetic.
Thumbs down!!

On my skin, Ma Dame is very sweet and zesty in the opening and once it settles in my skin I get a lovely minty-like rosy scent. It's young, flirty and feminine. Grenadine adds a touch of gourmand fun (not sickly sweet). This scent smells exactly how the bottle looks like, if that makes any sense. It's a one of a kind fragrance.

Good longevity and sillage.

What a disappointment!
I would say that most of all I feel the orange zest note and the musk note in this fragrance. This fragrance seems to me too light and too quiet. It opens very simply on me. I really expected something more interesting, especially after such fragrance as Classique.

luve it luve it luve it, cant be much better !

i got my 50ml bottle of Ma Dame weeks ago and i enjoyed wearing it so much, so fresh,yummy ,sporty,modern ,and feminine
strong yet tender , i luved the grenadine note so much, strange fragrance that u can luve at 1st whiffff !
the bottle itself is so fresh and promising in light pink glass, perfect fragrance for a modern young playful lady :)

I got this perfume because it reminded me from a smell in my childhood. either a fragranced doll (like the strawberry shortcake range, or a fragranced soap, or eraser or something like bubble gum. anyway, I purchased it purely on that. it took me back a little in time. and I liked it.

I don't wanna offend someone, but i really hate this fragrance:-( Its the hell! It smells like cheap plastic mixed with brackish orange juice. But the bottle is cute...

Attracted by the pretty bottle, I was quite eager to try it...
The first smell is very fresh, I smelt some herbal essence and it freshened me up. Howevr the floral notes was too hard for me to capture. In my opinion, it's not a very feminine fragrance but it would suit a boylish young woman very well, just like the the Ad vedio shows. The perfume itself is not my cup of tea, but I think the bottle design is refined and divine, I can discover every little thoughtful details.

Fresh start, floweral continuance... ordinary, not bad, not good either, nothing special. Tried it and there is nothing stayed after an half hour. It isn't disturbing you, but maybe this is because it isnt stay with you for a long time.

I tried it today. It disappeares quick. Just after 1 hour there is barely something..little powdery and sweet. Nothing special.

I personally didnt like this one .. too fruity its like cheap candy .. waste of money

Luxury brands seem to be very aware about what young women would like, specially Chanel. Now JPG has launched this fragrance, using a wonderful commercial that has made lots of people fall in love with Agyness Deyn and also has originated a sequel, "Lady Rebel" by Mango; I don't know if they smell smiliar.
The first impression I got from Madame was that it smells someway similar to Un jardin apres la mousson by Hermes: a fruity note (the one of a watery fruit) over a much coarser base, woody and earthy. Then, instead of getting deeper, it gets just insubstantial, and I think that the one from Hermès, being more offensive at the beginning, is just better, although I don't like it. However, Madame is not "bad": it doesn't annoy, doesn't undress and doesn't rebel either.

floral and musky at first, then settles down into something like musk and bubblegum.. an odd combo, which seems to work just lovely on my skin :))
EdT and EdP can be overpowering at times, which is why I like the Eau fraiche the most :)

I really like Ma Dame. Its very orangy, fizzy and fresh. Its a little sporty, it gives you energy. Ma Dame has a electric vibe to it, hard to explain but its there.
I think this perfume is at its best in a hot summer day so I cant wait to use it alot in the summer.
The bottle is a funny twist on the original JPG bottles and is very young and modern.

This perfume has a fun twist to the rosy scent that comes out, kind of like a little girl spreading pink, dewy petals with a red sweetness in the mixture that seems to laugh and giggle as the scent dances up and down from floral to sweet red fruit, hence the grenadine. The musk seems to help the light scents stay grounded and down to earth so that it wraps around the skin like a satin scarf... absolutely beautiful!

I smelled this for the first time today, now that I have it and it's dry etc etc I can safely say that to my nose this smells like dryer sheets, it smells like clean laundry (Mainly). There is also an element of something else that's hard to describe, it's like a sharp smell that makes your nose tingle. I'm smelling this on a card so not sure if I'm getting the full effect, I really want to smell this on skin.

I LOVE IT!!

It's really cool, it's almost like a pearlescent petrol kind of smell with fabric softner behind. Sorry I know that sounds weird but it's the only way I can describe it. This same strange note is in "Million" by paco rabanne. I'm determined to find out what it is!!

When i tested this i didnt actually like it much at all, it sprayed on very sweet & was quite unpleasant to my nose.

However after an hour i rubbed my eyes & the smell that was on the back of my hand was stunning. Warm, powdery, soft & reminded me of a cashmere sweater hugging your body. It was just beautiful.

I had forgotten what id tested earlier on that hand & when it dawned on me i logged on to ebay for a bargain (none to be found yet).

JPG has a way with perfumes that make you feel like youre sexy yet delicate at the same time.

This one is one i really must have & i shall save it for the days when i want to be fussed over & treated like a porcelain doll.

Update.

Yup, i just had to buy this, i sooo couldnt resist. I wore it all day yesterday & felt utterly desirable & my fella couldnt leave me alone.

This lady is grinning like a cheshire cat.

Very unique perfume. I would describe it as an ozonic scent as there's something so refreshing about it. It reminds me of the smell you find on the beach on a cloudy summer day.
It opens whit a lot of citrus. When it dries down it becomes more fruity - water melon, I would say, even though it's not in the notes - on a cedar and musk base.

I've had mixed emotions whit this perfume: First I loved it and found it refreshing like no other perfume, then I found it cloying and nauseating.
I think it is one of those scents that people either hate or love or maybe even both at different times.
You have to be in the mood for this fragrance.

If you like ozonic scents and are looking for something unique this might be your new perfume.

In 3 words: OZONIC - UNIQUE - CLOYING

love at first sight.. ahem smell.
tested both this and vera wang princess in a shop, few months later tested them again the smells brought back memories. both are my favourite, both amazing.. saving up!

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/looks around
a little help mum!
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Artificial and metallic boozy lemon opening that gives way to a cheap rose scented licorice. LOL! I just don't get it? Doesn't smell good at all! o.0 Sorry! It certainly is different and I've smelled NOTHING like it but in this case that's not a compliment.

This one is very hard to review a radicly different from the other
Perfumes it has it's own style that can't be compared to other Fragrances
the opening Reminds you of Palmolive
Aloe Vera Dish soap and then i can pick up some Licorice and very faint distant smell of mint it's for women who want
to go walk on the wild side
recomeded for summer and hot weather

Something new! Little fresh, little sweet, very pleasant and long lasting. I cant wait to buy it.

Not too sharp, not too floral, not to sugar. Well balanced and young!Musk Effect!The effect of this not like a bomb but you will be shaked. You will say "hmmm, what's this"..

Strange, nothing smells like this. Not sweet and not spicy but in between. At first, it smelled a bit of licorice, but a few hours later I got a whiff of myself and it smelled incredible. I think it takes a little while for it to settle into something beautiful. The bottle is cool, with the organge glow, but kinda creepy: don't like the disembodied torso...

simply gorgeous and so french...

I just won this at an auction an ebay, to be honest it is really a grower, it is good to add to my collection because nothing smells like it I think. It is the same nose as Narcisso Rodriguez for her(Fancis Kurkdijian)I really think he makes great perfumes! I am a fan of all jpg frags and I think if you keep an open mind you will appreciate this too! And if your skin chemistry allows you to enjoy it. Oh Chemistry... so important!

Update: This perfume is very easy to wear and smells great on my skin and on my clothes

Nothing special and there are allready a lot of similar fragrances.
I don´t like it at all. It is too sporty and far too fresh and sour.
Probably a lack of roses and musk.
I am sorry.

I liked it at first, and now that it's been a few hours...it smells very sweet. Too sweet for me.

I just made a review of this, I just tried it again and the first half an hour is sickening sweet, then it gets softer. I think its actually too sweet still. I am on the fence with it, Its smells good on me but I don't know if its my style really...we'll see.

I don't know. This fragrance confuses me. Nothing similar to what I expected. I've been told that it's sexy, sultry, intense, sweet. Then I tested it and check the bottle again just in case I took the wrong tester. No, it was the right one. Ma Dame? Not really. More of an above-the-lines teenage who thinks she's different but ends up being very generic. I'm talking about the juice itself, not the actual matching model person. The beginning is fruity-grenadine, not in a nice way, the drydown is flat and uninteresting. I kept smelling my wrist waiting for some evolution, but no, it stayed that way till the end and I was still there with that "what is it?" feeling.
I will give it another try anyway.

Orange peel + Powdered milk + Rose water + a dash of pepper =

cloying, over powering, hard to wash off in the shower

At first I was confused with this scent it was really zesty and then rose and I was thinking to myself 'What is this'? As being a fan of fragile and classique I was confused. I put in on my skin and WOW it is really a floral on me , it blooms into the most beautiful fresh rose! I want this one! It also smells uplifting. I start to realise that all of Francis K. perfumes smell amazing on me. Coinsidense? Maybe? I think this is a perfect scent for the gray depressing winter, a nice pick me up, and not seroious so perfect for every day.

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and I personally love it...
I wore it to a music festival recently while running around, dancing all day in the sun I was told after 8 hours of wear time I smelt 'amazing'

starts quite nice and sweet but dries down to something like water with milk and some lemon.
reminds me a bit of clinique simply.
it is definitely a extraordinary scent, but nothing i want to smell on me.

Ma Dame starts with some really loud and distinctive aqua-y, cold-milk-y notes with a zest of sweet orange(?) note. It's quite linear with really good staying power. For me, I think it's more a aqua-floral-fruity rather than a floral, or at least not the normal floral you would expect.

It is really distinctive and special and the bottle is really nice.

However,it's not my cup of tea!I like all the notes listed here, and I like floral perfume, BUT from the first snif to the endless echo-y dry down, I just can't ignore the synthetic feeling bursting from the scent and I've got a headach! If you are picky and have a little problem with synthetic stuff, be careful with this one.

The lasting power is amazing! I sprayed it on in the A.M. and can smell it through the afternoon...Im on the fence with this scent-I like it but at times seems a little strong? To me it has a powdery scent?

- Hello handsome- said a girl to a barman.
An she ordered her favourite drink.

For me Ma Dame definitely has got this club ring to it, fun, music, good coctails.
At first is seems pretty strong, almost masculine, but then it becomes more gentle.
Grenadine does not appear very often in perfume, whih is a shame, knowing how deliciously it smells. Ma Dame makes me think of a good drink, but it does not smell of alcohol as such.
The sweetness it toned down by orange notes. Then you can smell the rose, and there is still this sharp, woody note in the background that make it very interesting. I could also smell something equally captivating: cream? strawberry vodka? I cant really tell what it is, but it smells gorgeous!
I certainly didnt get anything synthetic here.

All in all, it is a fun, lively fragrance full of positive energy.

very different but I dont like it..smells artificial and reminds me of cough syrup. yuck

I know this perfume gets a lot of bad reviews. I got two samples when I bought my favorite fruity fragrance, Halloween Kiss, and just ran out today. As I keep finding reasons to sniff my wrists, I think I should probably buy this scent.

It has some zesty orange/orange blossom at first, coupled with some white florals to my nose. It's strong and citrusy at first, but dries down nicely. I could see why some people think it's too sweet, but I find it a nice change of pace. My boyfriend said he likes it, but he's not sure he'd like to smell it all the time. Me either; I think it would lose it's uniqueness.

It's a special fragrance. Similar to I Love Love, it really lifts you up! The cedar dry down makes it less sweet at the end. Try it on your skin first!

I agree to you, SusieQRJ:
"It´s perfect for when you´re in an insolent mood."

And insist:
It's all for those who dare!

I've just seen this perfume today in a shop at a lower price than ussual , so I thought ,since I haven't smelled it yet , why don't give it a try? When I first sprayed it on my wrist I couldn't believe how gorgeous it was:).It was mouth watering fresh fruits (mostly mandarine). The first thought that crossed my mind was that this one is somehow similar to D&G Light Blue and Moschino I Love Love,not necesarilly on the notes, but on the feeling. It immediatelly gives you a coloured vision, you feel sorounded by nature, cutting some fresh citruses. I was convinced that I will buy it,but as I took a short walk outside the store to have a cigarette, I realized the midlle notes came in, and instead of that joy I got a lot of sugar:|. It was so sweet I couldn't stand it, I almost gave me a thooth ache. I like perfumes to be a litlle sweet..but never that much. I'm happy I didn't bought it and sad that the perfume wasn't as good as I espected it . It's best suited for teenage girls.

it smelled so strong when i first sprayed it on me!! but the it kind of fades.. the citrus scent does not stay on the skin a lot of time. a shame, the bottle is beautiful

I LOVE IT!!!LOVED IT FROM FIRST SPRAY, THE SCENT IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE AS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT, BUT IT'S A VERY HAPPY SCENT MAYBE WITH ORANGE BLOSSOM AND A FULL SPRITZ OF UPLIFTING NOTES:)

When wearing it I have the only one straight association that I'm eating unripe red currant (I liked eating it being a teenager :-D). I feel a slight hint of roses notes to my happiness, I'm not a rose lover. the scent is specific, but not nasty and overwhelming. Good for day and office.

I was very much expecting something heavy and strong due to some of the reviews here. Wrong! Ma Dame is sparkling and fizzy, almost enough to tickle my nose. At first it's a bit sweet and fruity, nothing new really. Then on the dry down, it becomes creamy, almost with a suntan lotion smell. At this point, it's wonderful and different from a lot of other fruity/fresh scents.

Very much negative reviews and long line of dislike, huh? Yes, this perfume with Classique imprint suggests maybe something Classique style, if not looking on Agyness Dean in ad and bright pink nuances on the bottle. And there is when all lovers of Classique and Fragile (both I like, but it's not a great friends with my skin)- Ma Dame is grenadine youthful scent without being relative to mentioned before great perfumes.
The top note- grenadine I adored and enjoyed very much. It didn't feel juicy like pomegranate in some perfumes, but it's still great and fun. Also there must be a rose, but this time it's playing somewhere in shadow. Later you get faded top note blend with very dominating cedar and musk. Cedar is almost like cedar shavings in Light Blue. (not liking this part)
Not sophisticated, but simple, easy, fun fragrance, wouldn't buy it for myself. Too much simple for JPG in my opinion.

LOVE LOVE IT! MINE MA DAME!!!

Ugh, this stuff reeks of Dr. Pepper or licorice. Interesting bottle though...

Love the bottle but this perfume is way strong. It makes me want to puke. Arh it's gross.

you are crazy there is no similarity at all between alien and ma dame!!! big big biiiiig diffrence. do you ladies actually smell those perfumes before you review?

cherry flavoured bugspray!

I've allways loved the design of the bottle of Classique, but I never liked the smell of it unfortunately. This one I do like though, it's not too sweet but fresh, flowery and feminine in a tough way. Very glad I bought it!

It's all for those who dare!

I cant describe how much i hated this perfume when i tried it for the first time!Its sickening,intense and very strong floral smell..

Zesty mandarin and juicy rose! I quite liked the composition until I realised that it's a copy of Thierry Mugler's Alien (2005) and somewhat also resembles Alien Eau Luminescente (2008). Although these two fragrances have different notes in them, I somehow find Ma Dame smells just like them. Take away the jasmine and amber from Alien and you get a watered-down, watery and flat Ma Dame.

Almost a generation, sixteen years have passed since Jean Paul Gaultier's first original creation of JPG Eau de Parfum in 1993 he re-launched as Classique in 1999. He then followed it up by eight Classique spin-offs whilst all those years making those he could have come up with something original and more worked-on.

Ma Dame Eau de Toilette is no more than a simplified and everyday 'Alien' cologne splash. Because it's marketed towards a younger audience, it sells itself as new and at the same time dons the Classique torso, suggesting it's as sophisticated as Classique, which it clearly isn't.

I've had that perfume for a while and I didnt know really what to think of it..I kept reaching for it because it is quite unique, unlike the hundreds of summer sweet scents out there...i like the grenadine note, I grew up on that stuff! I dont find that perfume sytnthetic, just an unusual perfume..I think it will work in fall, more than summer., as it isnt fresh ...it is fizzie, and rich..I honestly wouldnt buy it again, but I cant say I dont enjoy wearing it!!

A very smokey liquorish but same time sweet and fresh scent. Perfect for someone that dares to take risks and be out there, which i believe isn't the majority.
Personally, I find the scent quite synthetic and unacceptable for my liking and wearing. But who knows, it may suit u perfectly?

Not suggested as a purchase.If it's a gift,keep it.You'll get your fun and your compliments.

It is loudly synthetic and very long lasting on my skin.I do find it honest as a concept,matched by the right fluorescent bottle,vivid and apparently artificial like modern art and fashion.

There is a remote resemblance to Allure,as if someone tried to create the Allure-eau fluoressence.

I really like Classique from JPG, and I decided to give Ma Dame a try.

It is definitely a special and different fragrance. No doubt about it.

It first opens with floral notes that are quite strong on me. It then turns into a nice red berries scent, but this doesn't last long. At the end, I get the grenadine fighting with either the rose or the musk. If it would be grenadine only, I guess I'll really love Ma Dame. But, unfortunately I cannot say so. I keep sniffing my wrist, but I have to admit that it is only to find a reason to do not swap my mini.

I absolutely adore JPG... but this one iS more of a failure. Those plastic oranges are driving me crazy...

I really like this perfume! It's rather longlasting and it's chic, it's stylish. Very modern fragrance. And this perfume is strange, I think because of grenadine. I like this strangeness.

Very like the original except that it lacks the powdery sandalwood--not necessarily a bad thing--and has a much more zesty top of citrus. Much better for summer or hot weather. Still pretty and feminine without the heavy oriental feeling of the original. Not spectacularly different, but very nice.

I'm very attracted to this one, even if I can't really tell why. I think the scent is exactly like the bottle: radiant, fresh, modern, a bit kitchy, with echoes of Classique (much lighter though). The opening is juicy and bubble-gummy, then it's going in the musky direction. The dry down is similar to the Ange ou demon's, cozy and a bit herbal. The scent, overall, is smooth, clean and lightly glowing, but still daring, like an arrogant, french lolita. My first association was Zazie dans le Metro!

It's funky and good for a party, although the creaminess of musk combined with rose gives some chique to it, too (not too much, though ;) ).
The con is that it is incredibily synthetic, I agree. But synthetic can be fun, I guess.
It came also to my mind, that if I was JPG, I would make a little switch of names: while "Madame" suits more the steady, majestic Fragile, this one fits better to the concept of fragileness - a girl in a freshly washed dress, winking on you.

It's my signature scent. I can't really describe it but it is very girly and classic. Yet edgy,spunky,bright and very pink. The orange/rose notes are simply lovley.

I disagree with some of the comments here, I think it is special. It's different. It's punchy. And it's anything BUT serious (which makes it good for my collection, cos all bar one - Ralph Rocks - of my perfumes ARE serious). I was looking for a fun, light, striking perfume, and I think I've found it! Plus it stays on for a long... time.

I like "Ma Dame" much more than "Classique". "Classique" doesn't seem to go anywhere for me, but "Ma Dame" starts out with a breath of fresh sweetness, and maintains its energy through drydown. It develops a floral scent about an hour out, and I enjoy this transition.

Yippieh! I found a perfect replacement for Clinique Simply, which has unluckily been discontinued.
Both, MaDame and Simply have quite some similiarities, which people either love or hate, like a read here or in other communities. Maybe it's the sour/metallic note that I detect in it..
I agree, that MaDame is more synthetic,but apart from that they're almost the same.
Thanks, Francis Kurkdjian! Not for inventing sth new, but for offering a nice alternative!

I love it.Its fresh,not too sweet.I can smell a "dark" accent,maybe the cedar note...It's not typical for a Gaultier Scent.You may expect a heavy,sweet scent.But it isn't.You may hate it,or love it.
Might become my signature scent.

A softer version of Classique. Classique would be fine with a fancy dress and Ma Dame goes with an off-the-peg dress.

This is my signature scent. It's very feminime yet vibrant,zesty and well... pink xD. I find this scent very intriguing I love JPG's scents but I am to young to wear Classique so thanks for launching a pefume for teens/young women like moi Monseiur JPG =).

I love this EDT , it last very much ... has something special ...unique ...a perfume you can recognise ..not just a splash like many perfumes , it has a little grepfruit smell that i don't like

i smelt it on my friend, and i thought - wow!! what a perfume... but, when i tried it, feeling changed.. after few months, i tried it again, and i found out - this is perfume without soul :(
it is wild, but, really, nothing special!

I liked it first than I wore it a couple of times and found it flat and predictible.

too citrusy and so predictable. i'm glad i tried this at the store before buying...its not terrible, but really, this is nothing special. i can hardly even distinguish it from other perfumes. to me, it smelled kind of sour and flat and boring. disappointing...

Smells softer than JPG classique, more fruity, keep smelling oranges. A good one for autumn maybe.

As a Gaultier inconditional, I was thrilled to bits when I was given a sample of Ma Dame by my perfumier. Well, the thrill is gone. On me, it smells like disinfectant. One-layer, flat, synthetic, plasticky disinfectant.

I'm a little disappointed to see so many negative reviews, as this is my new favorite.

I absolutely love the grenadine note. I usually go for fragrances that are mostly citrus or vanilla based, but this floral is pure fun. It's not meant to be a fragrance for serious business or for seduction. It lifts the spirits, kind of like Clinique Happy.

I would give 3 out of 5 stars to Ma Dame. While its def. fruity and fun with lots of zest, its really nothing special. Also, it can be just a little too sweet. The bottle is adorable though!

What is this?!?
Imagine cloying flowers mixed with synthetic sweetness.
This was one of the worst fragrances I have ever tried. Reading those reviews I am starting to think there must have been something else in my bottle... I am usually not that out of line.
All I can say is when I think of a Madame, I think of anyhing but this kind of smell.

It somehow reminded me of Classique Summer, but the Grenadine notes gave it a very particular touch. I loved it and bought it immediately.
It´s perfect for when you´re in a insolent mood. It fits perfectly for young women (20 - 30 yrs).

I was surprised with this one (not at all like the other JPG fragrances). It's sweet, zesty and fresh. There was something about it that really stood out, I'm not sure what it was. Citrus? Raspberry? Aniseed? Grenadine? As far as I can tell there are 3 accords that come at the same time. There is that strong, pungent smell I was talking about earlier. Then there is an aniseed smell (I am sure this is a seperate note, as it was very longlasting). And there are florals - nice, romantic, sweet florals. Overall I found this perfume very attractive. I will smell it once more before buying it...

Zesty! Ma Dame is bright and fresh...the opening notes are fruity rather than floral, so much so that all I could detect was some kind of joyful citrus burst going on! In about 10 minutes it had settled down to an extremely floral scent,nice but a bit safe. It was wiselyh lacking in powdery notes, or we would have been steering close to old lady land - and then something strange began to happen to the notes.

I don't know if it's the grenadine reacting to my skin, but people around me identified it as a distinct aniseed note beginning to rise among the flowers. Keeps it interesting as well as pretty, a different take on the traditional summer floral. I like it, but whether it's dynamic enough for me to buy, with so many beautiful new florals around is harder to answer. I'll test it again in warmer weather!

well... I ´ve worn Classique for many years... eventhough I didn´t want to change it, I just wanted to add other JPG to my colection of perfumes... and I was looking forward for it... I guess I had big expectations over it.... MA DAME is not that special... nothing compared to classique... it seems good in the opening flowery sweet but then it turns to be ... nothing... a common cologne....Fantastic flaccon.. nothing else..

I don't hate it but I don't love it either. It smells soapy to me and is very sweet for some this might make them puke. I'd give it a C rating.

I really want to like this...but it doesn't like me back. :( Terrible since I have a bottle...The lotion is truly the best though, if you own the spray you HAVE to go out and buy the lotion, it's silky smooth and long lasting.

I tend to gravitate toward fragrances that are: retro,classic,sophisticated, seductive or feminine, funky and fun. This one is none of theaforementioned! Caught up by the hip advertising I thought OK this one was going to be edgy, cool and wildly different. Wrong!
I really dislike being negative about fragrance but honesty is my policy and this one was disappointing. The amount of the sweet grenadine used, along with the pink tinge of this scent made me feel like I was wearing a fizzy Shirley Temple non alcoholic cocktail that had been drenched in sugar. Had it resembled the grenadine laced Grena-beer, aka Christmas beer, it might have worked wonders, especially this time of year. Although not listed in the composition of notes, to my senses there was a scintilla of lemon that added to the citrus feel. The robust scent of the rose created the strong floral presence as it slowly traveled to the woody and very musky base. I would not recommend this scent for the sophisticated Ma Dame or for the sexy Mademoiselle, however, I do feel it is well suited for the innocent "jeune" adolescent! On the positive side, the bottle is magnifique!

First time I've tried this while I was visiting Paris. Didn't catch my attention because I found it sharp and synthetic. But I really liked the package and the print.

Just yesterday I've received a 30 ml edt as a gift. My overall impression is that Ma Dame is a fresh scent, without being voluptous. It represents a new idea of floral freshness, a comtemporary mixture of rose, cedar and grenadine. This fragrance is suitable for winter season.

In the first minutes after applying it, the scent is dominated by citrus notes, but after a while becomes sweet, very delicate and feminine. I'm also intrigued by the fruity-creamy-smoky note. Most certain, I'll be wearing Ma Dame on family and friends meetings or while going shopping...

I tested Ma Dame today and I loathe it! It makes me think of Brise One Touch (that's a toilet freshener). It isn't a cheap perfume, but for this price I expect a better perfume.
I just had to spray some of my own perfume on to mask the horrible smell. Sorry, but I don't like it at all.

i think this one will smells to good like the other fragrance of JP

I smelled it on a colleague at work, and I thought it is Diesel Fuel for Life (men). It is similar indeed, as Marianne pointed, especially in top notes.

It reminds me very much of the scent of the candy named Popeye's cigarettes. A memory of my youth...

Hmm.. When I tried this I got some strange fruity notes, almost like grapefruit? Apple? There's no real fruits in it so I'm a little baffled. I also can't smell any musk or cedar at all in it. It's all floral fruity. Aside from that, it's a nice clean, fresh little scent. I enjoyed it, but it's a bit cookie cutter. While decent, I think Gaultier could've done a lot better.

i don't like this fragrance, not original, a notes of grenadine and sugar. When I tested this at Sephora perfume it stung my nose and it made me want to sneeze... For a pub, i don't like agyness deyn, I think I find that girl vulgar

I want to test this perfume, from what I've read it must smell very nice!

I selected this one for test purely based on the grenadine note - sadly i could not detect it at all! something about the beginning of this perfume reminds me of recess in grade school, playing by the monkey bars. god knows, maybe the people next to the school had certain flowers in their garden that smell similar...i am not sure. i do know that it was probably a mistake to sample a floral, this is overly so and as some have already commented very sythetic. not for me, but i'm sure it could work for some people's chemistry.

Surprised at the begining, very strong,very citrusy smell, had no idea where to wear it. Though i hadn't been worried about it,as the next minute I knew it is not for me. First minute it was ok. and surprising a bit, the next , all I could think about this smell was fake citrucy overload, and here is no citrus or a single lemon on display, as I see.. It is just my personal opinion, but it's definately for younger consumer, and sorry , but after a while it smells instant lemon soda to me

i like the sweetness of it. there is a bit of a 'tanginess' maybe?

Too sweet and over powering, but very fresh at the same time...first notes were like a bad cold medicine with berries...although I cannot see it among the notes, so not memorable.

Everything for me started with these lovely, unique, ads. Once I saw them I knew I had to try Ma Dame. It had to be refreshing, I thought. I mean, gosh, look at the campaign.

It's a simple fragrance, nothing layered nor revealed after time. It's pretty plain, just another one of those Mega-florals with a very relaxed and warm drydown. The beginning is a wee bit better, some citrus and something darker, really not bad at all. Unfortunately, 15 minutes later there is nothing left but warm, ol' fashion, expected Cedar and Musk. It's not bad, but I'd expect a Wow effect after this lovely campaign.

Yes, it's light, bright and almost-sparkling but lacks the depths and sophistication of other JPG fragrances. It's probably targeted for the 20-something market, and as such resembles many other fragrances in that category. I'd expect better from JPG.

I definitely agree with Aeternitas - I also love the bottle because it's so unique(like all JPG bottles). But when it comes to the scent, I was very disappointed - it's not unique at all. Its sweetness lacks creativity and there aren't many different notes in it. It's a bit like Diesel Fuel for Life for men or Davidoff Adventure - they also have that sickening sweetness. (It doesn't smell like if it was made for men, it's just got similar notes!)

I can't say I like this very much, unfortunately, because I absolutely love the bottle! I was really looking forward to this perfume. I agree with Mitsouko that this is unlike JPG's previous perfumes because it is much lighter. I also found it generic, which surprised me. My skin brings out pure grenadine. That is all I can smell on me, which is very boring. It smells similar to John Varvatos for her. The first spray is wonderful, with rose, cedar, and grenadine, but that quickly goes away and gives way to strictly a dull grenadine, almost synthetic smelling. It seems also a tiny bit powdery. My overall impression is that it's nothing special - it lacks so much personality. At the same time, it's a different kind of perfume, suitable for summer or winter.

a bit similar to clinique happy, but sharper and has stronger and sweeter notes
the bottle is lovely

Former smells JPG are oppressive, strong. There is tender, but, let's this tender floral- fruit mixture it does’t mislead us. After several minutes begin smelling some strange, resionous, smoke but sweet as fruit, a bit synthetic cream. Very nice and intriguing. Strange and curious perfume.

Fresh and zesty.sweet and a bit flat at drydown.As most Gaultier fragrances - different and distinctive.