Is Cuba Gold a dupe of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Eau de Toilette?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
Cuba Gold is a close match to Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Eau de Toilette. Of 34 independent sources that compared them, 28 say it is near-identical or close, 4 say it is similar or inspired by it and 2 disagree. It appears on 2 community dupe lists. Gold costs $4.99 for 35 ml at Perfumania ($0.14/ml); Le Male Eau de Toilette costs $84.00 for 125 ml at My Royal Musk ($0.67/ml), so the alternative costs 79% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Jean Paul Gaultier
Le Male Eau de Toilette
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| Price | $46.99 40 ml | $4.99 35 ml |
| Per ml | $1.17 | $0.14 |
| Verdict | Close match of Le Male Eau de Toilette | |
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The evidence
- Say near-identical 1
- Say close 27
- Say similar or inspired by 4
- Disagree 2
Confidence: 90%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works
In their words 16
So that makes Le Male a very expensive clone of Cuba Gold.
A Reddit comment, Jan 2023, 15 points
Excluding ones that I have and are abundant copies, ex; Cuba Gold (Le Male clone), also have some English Laundry clones.
A Reddit post, Dec 2023, 8 points
this is a different type of review then I usually do I don’t usually stoop this low but there’s not much Le Male clones other then Cuba Gold and that’s not the best
A Reddit post, Jul 2026, 8 points
Le Male is a dupe of Cuba Gold…bottle looks like a cigar.
A Reddit comment, Mar 2026, 7 points
Cuba Paris - Cuba Gold \[Jean Paul - Le Male copy\]
A Reddit comment, May 2023, 6 points
Cuba gold is a cheap clone of Le Male
A Reddit comment, Sep 2020, 4 points
Fragluxe Cuba Gold (Le Male Clone)
A Reddit comment, Feb 2021, 2 points
FYI - Cuba Gold is more similar to JPG Le Male whereas 9PM is ultra male (I think you know, but just clarifying!)
A Reddit comment, Jun 2025, 2 points
Many will say Cuba Gold is a clone of JPG Le Male EDT it smells slightly similar I dont believe it's a clone of JPG Le Male, Cuba Gold was released before Le Male also Cuba Gold doesn't last long nor projects very well
A Reddit post, Nov 2024, 1 point
Yeah, the same happens with Cuba Gold and Le Male JPG, Cuba is older, and they call it a dupe of Le Male.
A Reddit comment, Oct 2023, 1 point
Cuba Gold (JPG Le Male clone)
A Reddit post, Jan 2024, 1 point
Its great, jpg le male cloned cuba gold.
A Reddit comment, Jul 2024, 1 point
Cuba Gold - Really really bad smells nothing like Le Male for me
A Reddit post, Jan 2021, 6 points, disagrees
I’ve tried a few clone manufacturers products like Chatler, J.Fenzi, Cuba Gold, and none of them are fully identical.
A Reddit post, Dec 2023, 1 point, disagrees
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Cuba Gold (Le Male clone) got me a lot of compliments at my last job.
A Reddit comment, Jul 2025, 1 point
For contrast I put that much of another cheap clone like Cuba Gold (Le Male copy) on and I can smell it the next morning on my skin.
A Reddit comment, Jun 2025, 0 points
Community dupe lists
Lists Cuba Gold as an alternative to Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Eau de Toilette.
A community dupe list, Ultimate Clone Fragrance Spreadsheet (FitsByStick)
Lists Cuba Gold as an alternative to Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Eau de Toilette.
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.