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Scandal Elixir Parfum for Him
Anything this concentrated is worth meeting in a small bottle first, which is the argument for Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Elixir Parfum for Him Eau de Parfum 50ml.
The composition is three materials deep and no deeper. Black cherry leads, dark and almost boozy, carrying the slight bitterness of the stone rather than the flat sweetness of a syrup. Patchouli sits beneath it, earthy and resinous, and it is the material that turns what could have been a sugary idea into an adult one. Tonka bean rounds everything off with a warm, faintly toasted sweetness that takes the edges off the rest. There is no slow unfolding to wait through. The three arrive almost together and hold their shape for the rest of the wear, which is either admirably direct or slightly one note depending on your taste. Bruno Jovanovic, Daphné Bugey and Fabrice Pellegrin composed it. Elixir strength means more oil and a slower release. Expect it to last through a long evening and into the following morning on fabric, projecting hard for the first hour and then tucking in close to the body. One spray is genuinely enough, and two will follow you around the room.
A 50ml suits someone who rotates several bottles rather than wearing one scent daily, and it is a sensible size for a first purchase if you have only ever smelled this on a card. It is aimed at men, it is built for cold weather, and it has no business in an office in summer.
The house is French and began in clothing, with a first women's collection in 1976 and a first Paris boutique in 1984. It moved into perfume in 1993, and since 2011 Puig has held the majority, bringing fragrance production in house in 2016.
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