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Scandal
meets Scandal A Paris.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Honey · Jasmine

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with honey; Concentration not recorded leads with honey. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal bottle
Jean Paul Gaultier

Scandal

Eau de parfum

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Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal A Paris bottle
Jean Paul Gaultier

Scandal A Paris

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20172019
Leading accordshoney · sweet · white floralhoney · sweet · fruity
Notes unique to this recordBlood Orange, Mandarin Orange, Gardenia, Orange Blossom, Peach, Beeswax, Caramel, Patchouli, LicoricePear
Longevity / 53.75 · 4,702 votes3.50 · 588 votes
Projection / 42.71 · 5,030 votes2.56 · 656 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Scandal

Eau de parfum · US listing · 80 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Limonene, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Linalool, Coumarin, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citral, Geraniol, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, CI 60730 (ext. violet 2), CI 17200 (red 33), CI 19140 (yellow 5).

Source: Jean Paul Gaultier official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Scandal A Paris

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed honey and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed honey and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.