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Scandal Le Parfum
meets Hypnotic Poison.

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

Shared ground

Jasmine · Vanilla

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with caramel; Eau de toilette leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Le Parfum bottle
Jean Paul Gaultier

Scandal Le Parfum

Concentration not recorded

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Hypnotic Poison bottle
Dior

Hypnotic Poison

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20221998
Leading accordscaramel · vanilla · white floralvanilla · sweet · almond
Notes unique to this recordCaramel, SaltCoconut, Plum, Apricot, Brazilian Rosewood, Tuberose, Caraway, Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Almond, Sandalwood, Musk
Longevity / 53.36 · 1,455 votes3.73 · 11,723 votes
Projection / 42.27 · 1,426 votes2.62 · 11,840 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)
  • Linalool
  • Limonene
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Scandal Le Parfum

  • Alcohol denat
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Citronellol
  • Farnesol
  • Citral
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Anise alcohol

Listed only on Hypnotic Poison

  • Alcohol
  • Vanillin
  • Anethole
  • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate
  • Santalol
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil

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 Le Parfum

Eau de parfum intense · US listing · 50 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Linalool, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Limonene, Citronellol, Farnesol, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Benzyl benzoate, Anise alcohol.

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

Hypnotic Poison

Eau de toilette · US listing · Official US product-page label for 3.4 oz

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Vanillin • Anethole • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Santalol • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Linalool • Limonene • Benzyl alcohol

Source: Dior official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 21832

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

Concentration not recorded

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

Eau de toilette

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