So Scandal! joined the Scandal line in 2020, signed by Fabrice Pellegrin and Daphné Bugey. Jean Paul Gaultier brings together a trio of white flowers, orange blossom, jasmine sambac and tuberose, shaken up by a juicy raspberry and a gourmand milkiness. Its pleated bottle, with its upturned legs, holds a raspberry juice that is almost burgundy.
Sandra Raičević Petrović sees So Scandal! as a fruity, flowery bomb, lighter than the honeyed Scandals, whose creamy tuberose and milky base end in silky candy; in 2026 she still counts it among her favorites in the line.
What critics say
Fragrantica, May 2020
Sandra Raičević Petrović places So Scandal! after three Scandals centered on honey: to her, it is a sexy, fruity and flowery bomb. The opening relies on a raspberry liqueur and red fruits, kept vivid by sunny shades.
The milky, creamy bouquet that blooms behind it takes on a fizzy bubble-gum effect, lifted by a champagne accord, which keeps it, she writes, from being mere candy. The tuberose, rich rather than green, turns powdery, comforting and a little balsamic.
She notes a honey nuance lighter than that of Scandal à Paris, close to linden honey, and a silky candy base, very seductive and feminine. In 2026, praising the Elixirs, she still counts So Scandal! among her favorites in the line.
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