Scandal pour Homme Absolu Jean Paul Gaultier 2024

Scandal pour Homme Absolu by Jean Paul Gaultier

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8.0 / 10 84 Ratings

A new perfume by Jean Paul Gaultier for men, released in 2024. The scent is sweet-gourmand. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Creamy

Synthetic

Fruity

Fragrance Notes

Honey

Chestnut

Gardenia

Sandalwood

Mirabelle plum

Patchouli

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Ratings

Scent

8.084 Ratings

Longevity

8.477 Ratings

Sillage

8.178 Ratings

Bottle

8.179 Ratings

Value for money

7.372 Ratings

Submitted by Itscoral, last update on 27.04.2024.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/13/2024

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 7.5
Scent

LouiePacard
9 Reviews

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LouiePacard

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You can do it! But you don't have to!

Scandal! Yet another new fragrance from Jean Paul Gaultier. Is this already the third release in 2024?

The flanking continues and this time "Scandal" gets its new cash cow. "Scandal pour Homme Absolu" is launched!

"Le Parfum" is not quite two years old and "Scandal Absolu" wants to take the throne. After all: it is the most beautiful of the series! The bottle is a real eye-catcher - a bit pretentious - but nicely done!
In fact, this flanker is far less sweet and therefore appears more grown-up. The mirabelle plum, honey and chestnut have a really hot affair here. "Stronger with you" really has competition here. The sandalwood and patchouli make the whole thing long-lasting and very crowdpleasing!

JPG doesn't really have the right release times - just like with "Le Male Elixier", which is just a year old, it's the wrong time for such a crusher fragrance. For me, "Scandal Absolu" is a fall and winter fragrance that is at most annoying when it's too warm - and I mean that - it's really annoying above 20 degrees!
The fragrance is officially a men's fragrance - but 100% wearable by women too.

The initial horror prices have normalized again and are now available from around 71 euros. That's what it's worth....I wouldn't have paid the original prices.

All in all: You can do it - but you don't necessarily have to.

03/28/2024

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Westi87
16 Reviews

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Westi87

3

Scandal EDT vs Pour Homme Absolu, which is better(more bearable)?

I already have the Scandal EDT, and today I sprayed on the Pour Homme Absolu for comparison.

Compared to the EDT, I find the Pour Homme Absolu a little more grown-up than the EDT, because the fragrance components are a little better coordinated.

Honey stands out well here, which makes the sweetness appear more rounded compared to the EDT. However, the DNA is similar in both fragrances. I won't be reaching for Pour Homme Absolu for the time being, only when I've used up the EDT.

Both fragrances can be difficult for office colleagues to tolerate, although I find that you can spray on the Pour Homme Absolu rather than the EDT. So my tip; just leave this fragrance DNA out of the office.

Outside, however, it will certainly go down very well with young people, especially the EDT.

In my opinion, a purchase is absolutely recommendable if you like sweet, out-of-the-ordinary fragrances.

03/19/2024

7
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Sleth
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Sleth

Top Review 25

Stronger with Scandal Absolu Balkan Share

The third JPG release this quarter; I'm still getting poor :D

Scandal pour Homme and Scandal pour Homme Le Parfum are in my closet, of course I had to get the new one. Of the first two, I like the OG better because it's just a bit fresher, more on the 12. The further development in Le Parfum didn't give me as much added value. Unfortunately.

I was all the more excited about the new Absolu. The notes were definitely exciting. And when I sprayed it on, I immediately had a big grin on my face: "I know what you've done there, JPG!" I thought to myself.

The Mirabelle plum opens very boozy and reminds me of liqueurs from the former Yugoslavia. Slivovic, Krucovaz, Julischka? Any of these. Or all of them together. That in turn reminds me a lot of Kismet Angel aka Angels' Share, only without the apple/cinnamon theme.

On the other hand, the fresh, clean undertone with chestnut and sweetness is reminiscent of Stronger With You, especially the Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Absolutely due to the boozy note.

So I wouldn't be surprised if JPG has now looked in the direction of SWY X Angel's Share and has been inspired by their success. The original Scandal DNA, i.e. sweet caramel toffee, is barely present. Good for those who didn't like it, bad for those who expect it to be prominent. In fact, Absolu is surprisingly "unsweet" (especially compared to its 2 predecessors). Fruity, yes, boozy, yes, but sweet? Only minimally sweet. Only subliminally. Even less than Le Parfum to my nose and more fruity-floral with honey sweetness instead of pure caramel/toffee sweetness.

The fragrance becomes creamier from the middle to the end. Probably due to the sandalwood/patchouli combination. The boozy note softens a little, but remains clearer than in SWY, it remains fruity-fresh and clean, subtly sweet, but does not come close to SWY A in terms of sweetness and earthiness.

In terms of longevity, I would rate it similarly, slightly behind SWY A. Easily 6-8 hours, even longer on clothing. Good projection for the first 2-3 hours. It's actually a bit of a shame, as one could have hoped for a little more from the "Parfum Concentre", as JPG calls it.

And now the most important thing: I like it, of course you could say that JPG is once again only adapting big hype fragrances (series) and making them his own. But once again I say: better well stolen (inspired) than badly made. I'm glad I ordered the 150ML this time, I'm definitely going to rock this fragrance. Because yes: I really like it and for me it's a slightly fresher version of SWY, as it has a fruity boozy note instead of rum. SWY is a little darker, more sedate, more mature. Absolu is more open, fruitier, lighter. However, this different presence makes it a little less noticeable than SWY, which is also reflected in the perceptibility of the fragrance (and its longevity). Absolu lacks a little of the deeper, darker fullness that SWY has. On the other hand, it is a more "summery" version of SWY A.

For me, it has all the ingredients for a mainstream hit. Connoisseurs may complain that it is too similar to SWY A and therefore not very innovative and that it would not be recognized as Scandal because it is not reminiscent of its two predecessors. I don't care about that. Meanwhile, I'm celebrating a new fruity boozy fragrance that can also be worn in spring/fall and summer evenings. Because that's not really where I see SWY. However, the two women in the house were both unanimously more convinced by SWY A. As a man, you can't do anything about it.