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Fragrances Similar to JEAN PAUL GAULTIER SCANDAL
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Elie Saab Elie Saab Le Parfum Rose Couture, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Scandal's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal is built on honey, sweet and white floral. Below are 12 fragrances from our catalog that share the most of that note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Scandal, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Scandal's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
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Elie Saab · 2016ELIE SAAB LE PARFUM ROSE COUTURE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (5039)Shared accords: sweet, woody, floral, white floralShared notes: Peach, Caramel, Orange Blossom, Patchouli, Jasmine - #2
Elie Saab · 2013LE PARFUM EAU DE PARFUM INTENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (8137)Shared accords: sweet, woody, animalic, citrusShared notes: Orange Blossom, Patchouli, Honey - #3
Mugler · 1992ANGEL
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 3.5 / 5 (100589)Shared accords: sweet, woody, caramel, patchouliShared notes: Peach, Caramel, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Jasmine - #4
Balenciaga · 1989RUMBA
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (3632)Shared accords: sweet, woody, animalic, floralShared notes: Peach, Orange Blossom, Gardenia, Patchouli, Jasmine - #5
Xerjoff · 2018JTC 400
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5370)Shared accords: sweet, woody, animalic, citrusShared notes: Orange Blossom, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Honey - #6
RasasiDAAREJ POUR FEMME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (2100)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, floralShared notes: Peach, Caramel, Patchouli, Jasmine - #7
Afnan · 2023SUPREMACY GALA
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (836)Shared accords: sweet, citrus, floral, white floralShared notes: Caramel, Gardenia, Mandarin orange, Patchouli - #8
Rabanne · 2010LADY MILLION
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (43019)Shared accords: sweet, animalic, citrus, floralShared notes: Gardenia, Patchouli, Jasmine - #9
Viktor&Rolf · 2016BONBON COUTURE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4040)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, white floralShared notes: Peach, Caramel, Orange Blossom, Mandarin orange, Patchouli - #10
Montale · 2015ORANGE FLOWERS
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (3113)Shared accords: sweet, woody, animalic, citrusShared notes: Orange Blossom, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Jasmine, Honey - #11
Sol de Janeiro · 2024CHEIROSA '76
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4900)Shared accords: sweet, woody, floral, white floralShared notes: Caramel, Patchouli, Jasmine - #12
M. MicallefMON PARFUM
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3879)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, white floralShared notes: Caramel, Mandarin orange, Patchouli
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Scandal in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Scandal, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.