Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Review
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Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal is a gourmand fragrance (vanilla, tonka, coffee, caramel and edible notes) from Jean Paul Gaultier, marketed for women. Jean Paul Gaultier is a designer house.
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Based on 11 Reddit owner comments (8 with a clear rating) · Top 68% of tracked fragrances by overall score
Is Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal worth it?
Owners are often disappointed: 3.2/5 overall from 8 rated owner comments, with an average owner rating of 3.6★. Owners talk most about sweetness (2 mentions).
Who it suits
- You want sweetness: 1 owner comment praise it.
Who should skip it
- Projection matters to you: 1 owner comment raise it as a downside.
- Sweetness matters to you: 1 owner comment raise it as a downside.
Longevity, projection and compliments
| What owners report | Positive | Negative | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longevityi | 0 say it lasts well | 0 say it fades fast | Not rated |
| Projectioni | 0 say it projects well | 1 call it weak or a skin scent | 2.9 |
| Complimentsi | 0 report compliments | 0 report none | Not rated |
Counts of owner comments that describe this fragrance's performance on their own skin. "Not rated" means no owner described it.
When owners wear it
Seasons
Not observed: no owner mentioned a season.
Occasions
Number of owner comments mentioning each season or occasion alongside this fragrance (positive or negative).
What Reddit owners say
2/5“JPG scandal. The note of honey sounded so gross to me, made me want to gag. I don't like gourmand. Sales associate sprayed it on a paper strip. I threw it in my bag and forgot about it The next day o opened my bag and the smell was divine!!! Couldn't believe. Went to the drugstore and tried it on my skin Now I have a full size bottle coming in the mail shortly”
4/5“JPG Scandal dries down to a really lovely honey scent on me.”
5/5“As someone who does not like og JPG Scandal, I was so surprised to love all its flankers when I received some samples, especially Absolut and Le Parfum Intense 😍. Now im on the hunt to track down some travel sizes and even explore more JPG perfumes and it's really exciting 🤣.”
4/5“I have mandarin sky elixir and it's good if you like JPG scandal I'd say it's about 75-80% close to the OG. Mine needed to macerate a bit.”
2/5 ProjectionSweetness“How is jpg scandal edp I want to buy this but In lucknow no shop have this I tried Sephora and all in the mall no one have this they told me it's not coming from last 3-4 months here one had absolu and it was very sweet and meh projection do you have this can you tell me how it smell they have mentioned 3 notes only”
+6 more owner comments
4/5 Sweetness“A long time ago i smelled JPG le beau and Scandal and it was a good battle but i ended going with Scandal. Recently i got into Árabs and got Malibu, it def needs to mature a bit, at first it was sharp and anoying but after a month it got smoother and less sweet, so now i prefer it.”
4/5 Night out“It's not dumb. Aesthetic and vibe are important and I get it. I enjoy the smell of the JPG scandal for an occasional fun girls night out but the bottle is so cigarette Mom Gen X to me, and I simply cannot. You could always decant certain frags into simple 10ml sprays, and keep the rest of each bottle in a glass apothecary dropper bottle. Thats what I do. I use an old school mechanical embosser with black tape to make the labels. It feels better for me”
4/5“Great reviews. I'm intrigued so much by atlas for the exact same reason, I hear one spray lasts a day and more than two anosmia! I have the original mandarin elixir smells like a flanker of the jpg scandal range. I think the vintage is the absolu and the elixir is the parfum version. They get a little better with time. I got the armaf checkmate king (I think) instead of the vintage version because of the bottle and it really does smell like the real thing.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“Your brain tunes it out, because it's not a threat or leading you to food or needed for your survival. I took over a month off from six of my favorites, because I couldn't smell them anymore. I put on three sprays of JPG Scandal LP after my long break, and got halfway knocked out by how strong it is. I'd been walking around with 10 sprays because I couldn't smell it!! I must have been nuclear!”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) Everyday“JPG Scandal pour homme it is my go-to for almost every situation at least thats what my gf would think i would say.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“Feel the same about most of JPG bottles and managed to resist them for decades, until I tried Scandal and La Belle. Ended up buying both because I adore both scents...”
Dupes and similar fragrances
No dupe pairing for this fragrance reached our evidence bar (2+ comments naming both with a "dupe/clone/smells like" phrase).
Clone houses named next to Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal in "dupe/clone" comments: Armaf (2), Lattafa (1).
Alternatives in the same family
- Mugler Angel — 3.2 from 42 owner comments
- Valentino Donna Born in Roma — 3.3 from 24 owner comments
- Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille — 3.1 from 70 owner comments
FAQ
How long does Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal last?
Owners in our sample did not comment on its longevity often enough to say. Longevity varies with skin, climate and concentration.
Does Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal get compliments?
No owner in our sample reported compliments for it.
Can I buy Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal on Amazon safely?
We did not find it sold by Amazon.com or by the brand's own Amazon store, so we do not link to it. Third-party fragrance listings carry a counterfeit and grey-market risk.
Keep deciding
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Details
| Brand | Jean Paul Gaultier (Designer) |
| Fragrance family | Gourmand |
| Marketed for | women |
| Amazon listing | Not checked yet |
| Reddit evidence | 11 owner comments, 64 mentions in total across r/fragrance, r/FemFragLab and related subreddits |
| Last updated | 2026-11-03 |
Family and "marketed for" follow the brand's positioning and common fragrance references; flankers (Intense, Elixir, Parfum editions) are tracked separately or excluded.