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So Scandal, Jean Paul Gaultier
White Floral · 2020

So Scandal

by Jean Paul Gaultier
Rating4.1 ★ 3,314 votes
GenderWomen
Year2020
Price$$$$Designer
White FloralFruityTuberose
Best for springDaytime wearmoderate sillageLong Lasting
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The notes

5 notes
All notesnot split into top, heart and base
RaspberryTuberoseJasmine SambacOrange BlossomMilk

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
63
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
51
intimateenormous
Price value47
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean4
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 6
White FloralFruityTuberoseSweetAnimalicLactonic
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 6
White Floral
Fruity
Tuberose
Sweet
Animalic
Lactonic

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
2%
weak
8%
moderate
37%
long lasting
41%
eternal
11%
Sillage
intimate
8%
moderate
43%
strong
38%
enormous
11%
Season
spring
31%
summer
18%
fall
28%
winter
23%
Time of day
day
50%
night
50%
Gender
female
90%
more female
6%
unisex
2%
more male
1%
male
1%
Value
way overpriced
5%
overpriced
23%
ok
56%
good value
14%
great value
3%

What people say

What people love
sweetflirtyraspberryfloralblendbubblegumnotesaddfuntwiststrongprojection
What people criticise
suitableofficeworkenvironmentsintenselysweetpotentiallycloyingoverpoweringtuberosenotelinear

Smells similar

by scent profile
89% match
So Candid Maison Alhambra
Maison Alhambra
white floraltuberose
88% match
Essencial Sentir Natura
Natura
white floraltuberose
88% match
Gardenia Passion Goutal
Goutal
white floraltuberose
86% match
Heartless Helen Penhaligon's
Penhaligon's
tuberose

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

Orange Bloss…TuberoseRaspberryJasmine Samb…Milk
unlayered

Signature pair: Orange Blossom and Tuberose

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The Scandal line

14 versions
Original2017Scandal
More Honey, Citrus
Less Fruity
Lasts longer · Projects more
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2021MenPour Homme
More Caramel, Aromatic
Less White Floral
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2022MenPour Homme Le Parfum
More Aromatic, Woody
Less White Floral
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2024MenPour Homme Absolu
More Woody, Warm Spicy
Less White Floral
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2018By Night
More Honey, Vanilla
Less Fruity
Lasts longer · Projects more
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2022Le Parfum
More Caramel, Vanilla
Less Fruity
Projects less
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Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of So Scandal are white floral and fruity. Its key notes are Raspberry, Tuberose, Jasmine Sambac and Orange Blossom. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in spring and autumn, day or night.

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