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Jean Paul Gaultier · Designer fragrance
Scandal
Eau de parfum
Gardenia and patchouli, bound by a gourmand honey.
- House
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Family
- Chypre
- Perfumer
- Not disclosed
- Year
- Not disclosed
Scandal is a honey chypre by Jean Paul Gaultier, which the house files among gourmand chypres. This entry describes the Eau de Parfum.
Gardenia, a creamy white flower, opens the composition. Sweet, gourmand honey sits at its heart. Patchouli gives it an earthy, powerful base.
Olfactory pyramid
Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
- Gourmand60 / 100
- White floral55 / 100
- Woody45 / 100
- Mossy20 / 100
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Night
Scandal in detail
Jean Paul Gaultier presents Scandal as a honey chypre, which its page files among gourmand chypres. This entry describes the Eau de Parfum; neither the year nor the perfumer is given.
The composition follows a simple pyramid, one material per tier. Gardenia, a creamy, carnal white flower, opens the fragrance. Sweet, gourmand honey sits at its heart and gives the chypre its roundness. Earthy, powerful patchouli anchors the base and recalls the classic structure of chypres.
Scandal is worn in autumn and winter, mostly in the evening. It is a soft, cheeky chypre, for those who love white flowers warmed by honey, for a party or a dinner. Its sweetness stays elegant thanks to the chypre structure beneath it, and patchouli keeps it from becoming too sugary.
Three niche fragrances in our catalogue share one of its materials: Diaghilev by Roja Parfums and Hacivat by Nishane, two patchouli chypres; Back to Black by Kilian Paris, which counts honey among its materials.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.