Fragrance Notes
Scandal Elixir
At 30ml, Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Elixir Parfum 30ml is the sensible way into a fragrance this concentrated, and the small bottle is a feature rather than a compromise.
Three materials make it, composed by Bruno Jovanovic, Daphné Bugey and Fabrice Pellegrin. Patchouli is the backbone, and it is the deep, earthy, slightly damp kind rather than the thin version used merely to sharpen a base. Blackberry sits over it, juicy and a little tart, with the purple depth that stops fruit reading as confectionery. Iris threads through both, cool and powdery, with the dry rooty quality that gives expensive perfume its particular texture and keeps the fruit in check. The combination of soil, fruit and powder is unusual and it is what makes the scent hard to mistake for anything else on a shelf.
An elixir carries more oil than a standard eau de parfum, so the effect is weight rather than noise. It sits close and stays for hours, and the trail it leaves is dense rather than wide. One spray is a proper dose, and the small bottle will last far longer than its size suggests, which is part of why it makes sense as a first purchase rather than a sample.
A 30ml is the size to buy if you are testing whether you can live with something this rich, or if you want a bottle for a handbag rather than a dressing table. It suits evenings and the colder months, and it is aimed at women.
Jean Paul Gaultier is a French house that began in fashion: a first collection for women in 1976, a first Paris boutique in 1984, then perfume from 1993. Puig took a majority stake in 2011 and brought the fragrances fully in house in 2016.
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