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Designer / Jean Paul Gaultier / Scandal Le Parfum
the one you wantJean Paul Gaultier Scandal Le Parfumprice varies
USD 20
All 3 matches, ranked
Maison Alhambra Candid, the bottle
smells like it, for lessMaison Alhambra CandidUSD 20

Smells like Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Le Parfum.

3 bottles the community rates close to Scandal Le Parfum, with the one thing each does differently. sweet, gourmand, vanilla, for women.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Le Parfum5 accords
3of 8 accords shared, 38%
Maison Alhambra Candid6 accords
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Notes of Scandal Le Parfum

What Jean Paul Gaultier publishes. Black means Maison Alhambra Candid shares the note.

Top

  • jasmine

Heart

  • caramel
  • salt

Base

  • vanilla

Notes of Candid

What Maison Alhambra publishes. Black means Scandal Le Parfum shares the note.

Top

  • Orange
  • Tangerine

Heart

  • Gardenia
  • Honey
  • Jasmine
  • Orange Flower
  • Peach

Base

  • Beeswax
  • Caramel
  • Patchouli
  • Notes

The 3 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
Maison Alhambra Candid, the bottle
Candid
Maison Alhambra, EDP
66similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
USD 20
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Where it differs: Modeled on the original honey-gardenia Scandal, so it smells more honeyed and patchouli-earthy than Le Parfum's salted-caramel, jasmine and vanilla blend.

Buy Scandal Le Parfum ifYou want salted caramel and vanilla, not honey, in front.
Buy Candid ifYou love honeyed Scandal sweetness and want a cheap bottle.
No. 2
Lattafa Hayaati Al Maleky, the bottle
Hayaati Al Maleky
Lattafa, 100 ml
56similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
note overlap not measured
USD 30
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Where it differs: Compared with the Scandal line in general rather than Le Parfum specifically; expect a sweet floral with less of the salty caramel twist on vanilla.

Buy Scandal Le Parfum ifYou specifically want the salted caramel and jasmine pairing.
Buy Hayaati Al Maleky ifYou want a cheap, sweet Arabian floral in that mood.
No. 3
Gourmand Addict
Zara, 90 ml, 2019
54similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
note overlap not measured
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Where it differs: A cheap gourmand floated as Scandal-adjacent; it leans on sweet gourmand notes and wears much shorter, without the salty caramel contrast that makes Le Parfum distinctive.

Buy Scandal Le Parfum ifYou want salted-caramel depth that lasts through the evening.
Buy Gourmand Addict ifYou want a cheap sweet gourmand for casual days.

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Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

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Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Le Parfum
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Maison Alhambra Candid, the bottle
Maison Alhambra Candid
USD 20
66 similar. Modeled on the original honey-gardenia Scandal, so it smells more honeyed and patchouli-earthy than Le Parfum's salted-caramel, jasmine and vanilla blend.

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