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Scandal
meets Bitter Peach.

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

Shared ground

Blood Orange · Jasmine · Peach

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with honey; Eau de parfum leads with woody. 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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Bitter Peach bottle
Tom Ford

Bitter Peach

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20172020
Leading accordshoney · sweet · white floralwoody · warm spicy · fruity
Notes unique to this recordMandarin Orange, Honey, Gardenia, Orange Blossom, Beeswax, Caramel, Patchouli, LicoriceCardamom, Heliotrope, Rum, Cognac, Davana, Vanilla, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf, Tonka Bean, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Cashmeran, Labdanum, Styrax, Vetiver
Longevity / 53.75 · 4,702 votes3.44 · 3,355 votes
Projection / 42.71 · 5,030 votes2.31 · 3,267 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.

Declared on both

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Linalool
  • Coumarin
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citral
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl benzoate

Listed only on Scandal

  • Alcohol denat
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Geraniol
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • CI 17200 (red 33)
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)

Listed only on Bitter Peach

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Citronellol
  • Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract
  • Eugenol
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Vanillin
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pinene
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Santalol
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Alpha terpinene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Camphor

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

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

Bitter Peach

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water aqua eau, Fragrance (parfum), Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Linalool, Limonene, Coumarin, Benzyl benzoate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl cinnamate, Citronellol, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Citral, Eugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Cinnamyl alcohol, Vanillin, Hexamethylindanopyran, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Linalyl acetate, Pinene, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Santalum album (sandalwood) oil, Santalol, Beta-caryophyllene, Acetyl cedrene, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Cedrus atlantica oil/extract, Jasmine oil/extract, Terpineol, Terpinolene, Benzaldehyde, Alpha terpinene, Geranyl acetate, Camphor

Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54226

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.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed woody and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.