Scandal Pour Homme

Idk if its cuz mine had time to macerate (somehow) but im picking up less caramel and mandarin than before and being hit more with the clary sage and mandarin on the nose but then it quickly evolves into clary sage side which is this earthy dirty green dull rounded scent which i love , it reminds me of wet forest dirt( not the petrichor , just the dirt) with a few old leaves mixed in ,still lightly citrus but more a dull round citrus not a sharp super clean citrus , caramel comes out with the help of the tonka a few hours or mins later and it gives this dark chocolate caramel scent and i really do mean dark like 85% or more chocolate,can still smell strongly the clary sage strong which honestly amidsts the sniffs of caramel dark chocolate is a good evolution and also makes this perfume unique compared to scandal pour homme absolu (which smells like one of the golden le beaus or one of the one millions)which is more on the spiced woody caramelized side pulling on nutty too which isnt bad and honestly the nut makes it unique compared to the examples i gave but realistically no one is gonna notice unless theyre sniffing u constantly,anyways the caramel feels dirty-musky-green slightly citrus like an orange reduction but really reduced not like a chocolate orange, i dont recall much of the vetiver other than it being a skin scent and rather nice and iirc clary sage a little bit in the middle too lol.

Scandal. A newer fragrance from the house of Jean-Paul Gautier. I was able to pick up a gift set for $81 AUD and for that price it was an absolute steal. Scandal has a beautiful, rich fragrance that while quite dense, doesn't overpower unless over-applied. Caramel and Tonka Bean are the foundation of the scent profile. Mandarin and Vetiver are present but subtle. I could not detect any sage personally, but as we know smell is subjective. It is similar to Le Male Le Parfum but has its own DNA and could be considered a safer fragrance than Le Male Le Parfum. The bottle is very well constructed and unique in its design with a decent atomizer. Sillage is moderate on my skin, and longevity is decent, but not incredible. I would say 3-5 hours at the most, less in warmer weather. All in all Scandal is a versatile sweet fragrance that would be at home in a number of settings such as day to day wear or going out for dinner and drinks. The only thing that stopped me from giving a higher rating is price, but that being said for an JPG fragrance it could be worse.

A sweet fragrance, but I don’t find it cloying at all as some describe it. The drydown is definitely better than the somewhat confusing opening, where the notes, to my nose, blend together a bit awkwardly. Then it turns into something more complex — even elegant, I’d say. The major flaw, in my opinion, is the absence of a balsamic note to counterbalance and at the same time enhance the ever-present sweetness. Still, it’s very pleasant, with a great scent bubble that lasts for several hours (about six in my case). It definitely leans more toward a younger audience than for us old-timers over 35/40, but that’s not a rule set in stone. To me, it’s absolutely unisex.

As far as I'm concerned, this is one of the best fragrances I've ever smelled. Never something quite as balanced, as refined, as breathable and airy, as all season usable, as this one. Easy, balanced, acceptable orange at the very top carries a middle-base made up of a caramel that floats, rather than sitting. Most cold weather fragrances that have vanilla accord are deep, warm, and sit heavy. The caramel here, mixed with a beautiful sage, make it float. The breathability in the sweetness, the caramel, the sage, and even a slight lingering orange after the top coat, make this one that I have to gatekeep. It's simply too usable, too inviting, and too damn good.

7/10 smells nice to me smells like ysl Y (EDP🧁) and add Carmel projects like crazy stays on skin for me like 10+ hours