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Scandal Intense 2025

6.9 / 10 92 Ratings
A new perfume by Jean Paul Gaultier for women, released in 2025. The scent is floral-sweet. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Floral
Sweet
Creamy
Spicy
Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
CardamomCardamom
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang
Base Notes Base Notes
Vanilla absoluteVanilla absolute

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Scent
6.992 Ratings
Longevity
7.674 Ratings
Sillage
7.772 Ratings
Bottle
7.781 Ratings
Value for money
6.657 Ratings
Submitted by Spl3xx, last update on 11/06/2025.
Interesting Facts
The face of the advertising campaign is Italian model Malika El Maslouhi.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
Alien Goddess (Eau de Parfum Intense) by Mugler
Alien Goddess Eau de Parfum Intense
Scandal Absolu by Jean Paul Gaultier
Scandal Absolu
Alien Extraintense by Mugler
Alien Extraintense

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Xavica

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Xavica
Xavica
Helpful Review 2  
Milky Ylang
Scandal Intense offers an extremely smooth and velvety scent, I’d even say downright milky. There’s a slight hint of honey, but what stands out the most is the ylang-ylang, making this new release a great pick for summer. As for the cardamom, I honestly can’t detect it at all. That’s a shame, since I tend to enjoy perfumes with spicy notes - it could have added a nice little twist.

It doesn’t bring anything new to the world of perfumery, but I still find it pleasant overall.

I really like the purple bottle, though I still can’t stand that cap with the legs in the air…
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Lamsaarra

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Lamsaarra
Lamsaarra
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Astonished of how good this is
Nothing alike like other scandals that didn’t stand out for me. But this one, it’s something else, original : it’s amazing. Best combination of my favorite flowers ylang and cardamoma. It makes it sweet without being extra gourmand. It’s subtle but yet a pleasant light and perfect mixture ; its projection was intense for first few hours and longevity great. I can see why so many people are disappointed : i first tried out of a tester from the store, the fragrance was really intense, but once i bought it and i got to try it from my new bottles. Performances were nothing alike and much weaker; perhaps because the tester in the store havr « macerated » enough since there for few days already. I can’t wait to reach my it’s full potential. I would advise you to go in a store and try it out ; not to judge directly out of the new blind-ordered box.
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Aloysiana

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Aloysiana
Aloysiana
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A wonderful perfume
Might not be groundbreaking in uniqueness but this is a really intoxicating vanilla/cardamom combo that I loved at the first sniff in the store. I had to go back and buy a bottle even if the price was steep and I promised not to buy anymore full bottles!

I wore it today at work and everyone around me was wondering what that beautiful scent was, I got endless compliments - and it's not like people don't know I love wearing all kinds of perfume every day.

I agree with the other reviewer who wrote that the tester in the store smells "stronger". I think it's easy to go nose blind when you personally apply the scent on yourself, but obviously it projects amazingly!

I own both Scandal Le Parfum and Scandal Absolu - but Scandal Intense is not much alike them.
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Beeandbronto

11 Reviews
Beeandbronto
Beeandbronto
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Me & my bf both love it
It’s marketed towards women but it’s more unisex imo (as is all fragrance, inherently, just wear what you like). We tried this in boots when it first came out and it’s also the scent that made me change my mind on a lot of JPG. It’s simple but rich, deep, and comforting. Perfectly balanced between sweet, spicy, and floral so it doesn’t really lean any particular way.
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CLRi

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CLRi
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Honey, Sweetness, Syrup
Scandal Intense enters the room as if it owns it. High heels, honey lip gloss, a laugh that’s a bit too loud - but that’s exactly what it wants.
It wants scandal - but delivers more reality TV than classic French film.

The first spray is like a sugar shock, I only smell honey. “Subtle” is a word this fragrance does not know, “loud” is its first name. Unfortunately - and I’m sorry to say - it gets stuck on the sweetness. The complexity is missing, and while I hope for some depth to develop, all that remains is a sweet carpet that soon becomes too sticky for me.

Like actually all the other Gaultier fragrances (to my nose), this one is also too much of everything. Jean Paul and I - it’s not going to work anymore.
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What in the generic hell is this.
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This is an absolutely gorgeous scent. A bit sweet but not too much, sensual, refined but modern. Sadly it lasts 2 hours on me, tops
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2 months ago
Boring af come one so uninspiring
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Three perfumers to create such a boring scent.
Ylang-Ylang from a lab and vanillin. Nothing else. Replaceable.
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A scent for everyone who finds Alien Extraintense too intense. Softer, less spicy, and a bit sweeter. The vanilla in the drydown makes it.
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Typical mainstream Gaultier with Scandal DNA. Sweet with a creamy floral Ylang note and a slight salty freshness. Strong performance.
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A sea of white blossoms underpinned by delicate vanilla. There should be cardamom in there somewhere, but I don't pick it up.
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a hint of Ur-Scandal blends with salty vanilla, exotic flowers, and a slightly spicy cardamom aroma
too synthetic for me
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Smells like Alien Extraintense to me at the start. I'd almost say if you have one, you don't need the other. I like it!
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Reminds me of Good Fortune by V&R. Nice sweet scent, but nothing special. Other Scandals are much more unique.
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