Scandal Gold

Scandal Gold by Jean Paul Gaultier, released in 2021 and listed as feminine, is a spicy, honeyed floral composed by Hamid Merati-Kashani, Fabrice Pellegrin and Daphné Bugey. Floral is the accord every wearer names; most also find it spicy and woody, and about a third describe gourmand and leather sides.

The notes are listed as a group. Cardamom and saffron give the opening a warm, slightly leathery spice. The heart is jasmine and jasmine sambac with rose, a rich, heady bouquet, and honey adds a thick, golden sweetness that gives the fragrance its gourmand reading. The base of sandalwood, patchouli, cypriol oil and leather is dry and warm: the sandalwood creamy, the patchouli earthy, the cypriol smoky and woody in an oud-like way, the leather adding a supple depth.

The profile suits autumn and winter, evenings, dinners and occasions, and it will appeal to people who like bold, warm florals with honey and spice rather than fresh or clean styles.

Scandal Gold — for women fragrance by Jean Paul Gaultier (released 2021). Notes: Cardamom, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Honey, Jasmine, Jasmine Sambac, Leather, Patchouli, Rose, Saffron, Sandalwood. — Parfica open fragrance database