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Jean Paul Gaultier’s Scandal: the whole line, from 2017 to Scandal Extase

Born in 2017 under a stopper of legs kicked up in the air, Scandal has become one of Jean Paul Gaultier’s major lines, for women and for men. The dates, concentrations and notes of every edition, up to the Scandal Extase pair announced in September 2026.

The Olfastory editors5 min read

Two Scandal bottles by Jean Paul Gaultier with golden-leg stoppers, set on travel trunks
© Jean Paul Gaultier

A pillar born in 2017

Scandal reached France on July 1, 2017. Puig, which owns Jean Paul Gaultier’s fragrances, launched it as a new pillar for the house, alongside Classique and Le Male, its two emblems since the 1990s.

Scandal is the work of Daphné Bugey, with Fabrice Pellegrin and Christophe Raynaud. The house sees in it a two-faced honey: fresh by day, with gardenia and blood orange; sensual by night, paired with patchouli. It files the scent among the gourmand chypres.

The bottle breaks with the torsos of Classique and Le Male. A pair of golden legs, heels to the sky, seems to dive into clear glass, and the whole thing sits in a cylindrical box wrapped in pink suede, echoing the shape of the house’s famous cans.

The campaign tells the double life of “Madame la Ministre,” a government minister by day and a queen of Pigalle’s nights, played by the model Vanessa Axente. The same heroine returns in the line’s first editions.

Since then, Scandal has spawned a new edition almost every year. A men’s branch, Scandal Pour Homme, joined in 2021 and, from 2022 on, new releases have come in pairs: Le Parfum, Absolu, Intense, Elixir and, announced in the fall of 2026, Extase.

The women’s fragrances

Eight perfumes, from Eau de Toilette to Parfum concentration. The first ones stay true to the honey of the original; the more recent ones change their leading material with each release, from tuberose to blackberry, and their bottle color too.

2017 · Eau de Parfum · Honey, gardenia, patchouli

Scandal

Jean Paul Gaultier

The original, still sold in 30, 50 and 80 ml. Blood orange opens it, gardenia and honey hold its heart, patchouli carries its base. It is the perfume the whole line stems from.

Read the Scandal entry

2018 · Eau de Parfum Intense · Honey, tuberose, sandalwood

Scandal by Night

Jean Paul Gaultier

The line’s first edition, designed for the night. The house pairs Scandal’s honey with a heady tuberose, sandalwood and tonka bean; Madame la Ministre remains its heroine.

Read the Scandal by Night entry

2019 · Eau de Toilette · Pear, jasmine, honey

Scandal à Paris

Jean Paul Gaultier

The line’s first Eau de Toilette. A juicy pear and a luminous jasmine brighten the honey of the original, in a bottle that keeps its codes under a shinier silhouette.

Read the Scandal à Paris entry

2020 · Eau de Parfum · Orange blossom, tuberose, jasmine

So Scandal !

Jean Paul Gaultier

A grand floral, in the house’s words, and the first Scandal whose declared notes do not name honey: orange blossom on top, tuberose and jasmine at the heart, milky notes in the base. The faceted glass takes a deeper pink.

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2022 · Eau de Parfum Intense · Jasmine, salted caramel, vanilla

Scandal Le Parfum

Jean Paul Gaultier

Launched in June 2022 alongside its men’s counterpart. The house makes it a floral amber, where jasmine meets salted caramel and vanilla; the line’s legs turn lacquered red.

Read the Scandal Le Parfum entry

2024 · Parfum Concentré · Black fig, tuberose, sandalwood

Scandal Absolu

Jean Paul Gaultier

The first Scandal in Parfum concentration, launched in early 2024 with Scandal Pour Homme Absolu. The house describes it as an amber chypre in which black fig, tuberose and sandalwood share the composition, in a golden bottle.

Read the Scandal Absolu entry

2025 · Eau de Parfum Intense · Cardamom, ylang-ylang, vanilla

Scandal Intense

Jean Paul Gaultier

Released on March 31, 2025, together with Scandal Pour Homme Intense. The house presents it as a spicy floral amber built on a vanilla absolute, and credits Daphné Bugey, Fabrice Pellegrin and Nicolas Bonneville. Its ridged bottle is purple.

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2026 · Parfum · Blackberry, iris, patchouli

Scandal Elixir Parfum

Jean Paul Gaultier

Announced in January 2026, in Parfum concentration. The house describes it as a fruity amber chypre: blackberry on top, iris at the heart, patchouli in the base. The bottle, sheathed in pink velvet, shifts to a silver gradient.

Read the Scandal Elixir Parfum entry

A ninth women’s fragrance is missing from this list: Scandal Gold, an 80 ml Eau de Parfum launched in the Middle East in 2021. The original’s honey meets saffron, rose, jasmine and sandalwood there. This perfume has no entry on Olfastory.

The men’s fragrances

Scandal Pour Homme was born in 2021. The house gives it the features of a boxer, king of the ring, and crowns its bottle with a golden crown. Since Le Parfum in 2022, every women’s fragrance has had a men’s counterpart, presented the same day.

2021 · Eau de Toilette · Caramel, tonka bean, vetiver

Scandal pour Homme

Jean Paul Gaultier

Signed by Quentin Bisch, Nathalie Gracia-Cetto and Christophe Raynaud. The house files it among the amber woods and builds everything on a caramel, backed by tonka bean, clary sage and vetiver. Its bottle is refillable.

Read the Scandal pour Homme entry

2022 · Eau de Parfum Intense · Geranium, tonka bean, sandalwood

Scandal pour Homme Le Parfum

Jean Paul Gaultier

The counterpart of Scandal Le Parfum, launched at the same time. A woody amber, says the house, in black lacquered glass under the golden crown, refillable, in 50, 100 and 150 ml.

Read the Scandal pour Homme Le Parfum entry

2024 · Parfum Concentré · Mirabelle plum, chestnut, sandalwood

Scandal Pour Homme Absolu

Jean Paul Gaultier

A woody gourmand, according to the house, where a melting chestnut meets mirabelle plum and sandalwood. The bottle, entirely golden, keeps the line’s crown. It accompanies Scandal Absolu, also in Parfum concentration.

Read the Scandal Pour Homme Absolu entry

2025 · Eau de Parfum Intense · Clary sage, leather, vetiver

Scandal Pour Homme Intense

Jean Paul Gaultier

Released on March 31, 2025, with Scandal Intense. Quentin Bisch, Christophe Raynaud and Nathalie Gracia-Cetto signed it, and the house files it among the aromatic leathery woods. The black bottle is ridged, under the golden crown.

Read the Scandal Pour Homme Intense entry

2026 · Parfum · Black cherry, patchouli, tonka bean

Scandal Elixir Parfum pour Homme

Jean Paul Gaultier

The men’s counterpart of Scandal Elixir, in Parfum concentration. The house describes it as a fruity woody amber: black cherry on top, patchouli at the heart, tonka bean in the base.

Read the Scandal Elixir Parfum pour Homme entry

Scandal Extase, the announced pair

On September 24, 2026, two new Scandals were announced, one for women and one for men. The announcement places both among the fruity ambers and promises their notes for later.

Jean Paul Gaultier has not yet opened any product page. Concentration, sizes, perfumers and release date remain unknown; both entries will grow as the house publishes this information.

2026 · Announced · Fruity amber

Scandal Extase

Jean Paul Gaultier

The women’s half of the pair, sometimes called Scandal Pour Femme Extase in the announcement. None of its materials has been published yet.

Read the Scandal Extase entry

2026 · Announced · Fruity amber

Scandal Pour Homme Extase

Jean Paul Gaultier

The men’s half, announced the same day. As with its counterpart, no note is known to date.

Read the Scandal Pour Homme Extase entry

Holiday editions

The house sometimes dresses its perfumes up for Christmas. In 2019, a Snow Globe edition thus brought together Scandal, Classique and Le Male.

The seventeen Scandal entries

Chypre

Jean Paul Gaultier

Scandal

Orange · Mandarin

Each entry traces the perfume’s birth, its composition, its bottle and, when it exists, what critics have written about it.