Scandal

Jean Paul Gaultier · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2017

≈ $95 · 80ml · approx. retail

A feminine floral fragrance opening with Blood Orange, Mandarin Orange, settling into Beeswax and Caramel.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerFallDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

Christophe Raynaud

French · 11 in collection

Christophe Raynaud is a French perfumer at Givaudan in Paris who trained at ISIPCA and worked at Drom and Symrise before joining Givaudan; he is behind some of the biggest modern designer launches, prized for fragrances with strong presence and radiance.

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Daphne Bugey

French · 9 in collection

A Grenoble-born perfumer who trained at ISIPCA and built her career as a fine-fragrance perfumer at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich). She composes for both mainstream houses and niche labels, with a portfolio spanning Kenzo, Jean Paul Gaultier, Le Labo and Mugler.

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Fabrice Pellegrin

French · 6 in collection

A Grasse-born perfumer from a family of jasmine growers and naturals suppliers who works at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich), where he also leads natural-ingredient development. A François Coty Prize laureate, he is especially associated with his long body of work for Diptyque.

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