The Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance that causes a scandal in Paris! Scandal is a perfume signed Jean-Paul Gaultier, which appeared in 2017.
When creating his first fragrance, Classique, in 1993, Jean-Paul Gaultier surprised his audience by daring to combine retro powdery accords with very modern sensuality. It was a success, and the Classique woman would go on, year after year, to dress herself in accords each more distinctive and feminine than the last.
In 2017, Jean-Paul Gaultier gave rise to a second scented woman, Scandal. A strong and seductive woman who does not hesitate to dare contrasting accords to surprise us. So what surprise does Scandal à Paris, released in 2019, hold in store?
Scandal à Paris, Madame La Ministre flies off toward spring!
With Scandal, Daphnée Bugey, a great perfumer behind numerous successful compositions including Wonderwoman by Jean-Paul Gaultier, sought to create a gourmand accord able to stand apart from current olfactory trends and offer something new. I think gourmand character remains very attractive. It is sometimes somewhat undervalued, but there are plenty of ways to work with it, with character and in a very high-quality way, she said in 2017 to Madame Le Figaro.
Thus the perfumer created for Scandal this qualitative gourmand accord that she so loves, using a honey note that brings both sweet impulses to the delicate gardenia flower and a certain sensuality paired with an intensely deep patchouli. A contrasting olfactory picture that suits perfectly the complex and rich Scandal woman of Jean-Paul Gaultier.
In 2018, this sensuality would reach its peak with Scandal by Night, which expressed gourmand character through notes of tuberose, sandalwood and tonka bean. Yet it seems that in 2019 with Scandal à Paris, Daphné Bugey wished to give a new face to the sensuality of honey, this time exploring its luminosity and its sun-kissed strength.
Jasmine and fruity notes for Scandal à Paris
The great strength of both Scandal and Scandal by Night lies in having opened the door to a gourmand character still unknown in perfumery, thanks to the bold pairing of honey with, at times, opulent and intense floral forces in Scandal by Night, and at times, delicate gardenia flowers as in Scandal.
For Scandal à Paris, honey of course remains, but it takes on another role and another face, as the aim of Scandal à Paris is to feel summery and airy. Quite logically then, Scandal à Paris opens on juicy pear notes, bursting with light. At the heart, it is jasmine that envelops us with its exotic, opulent and divinely feminine scent, as if to better embody a summer flower. Then finally the famous honey note, signature of the entire Scandal range by Jean-Paul Gaultier, closes this olfactory dance with an animalic and enveloping depth while remaining sweet and gourmand, prolonging the intense luminosity of this Scandal à Paris.