Scandal Pour Homme Elixir

Got my bottle delivered today. First impression, it's very in the vein of Scandal Pour Homme Absolu. Unlike others, this doesn't really remind me all that much of the original Scandals. It's warmer and has a sort of nuttiness to it that really drives the connection to the Scandal Absolu. I do agree however that the cherry is a little sickly sweet off the top and does benefit from the dry-down. This has the sillage of Scandal Absolu, I imagine it's going to last as long as well, well over 8 hours for me. This probably isn't for everyone, a lot of men don't want to smell like cherries for some reason, and that's ok. I find it to be a masculine fragrance, which is probably owed to it being similar to the Absolu to my nose. That being said, it's not among the most masculine fragrances, but anyone calling this unisex or feminine leaning is way off in my book. The patchouli is minty and fresh, not the earthy variety and doesn't stand too proud in the fragrance, to those of you like me, who patchouli explodes off of. The balance is working well with me, which means on a normal person you probably won't get much of the patchouli and the balance is more likely very Tonka forward, which may account for the variance in opinion on the masculinity of the fragrance. Even still with the Scandal Absolu DNA tucked in there, this settles down from being overly sweet to being quite balanced. I picked this up in a 50ml (which I believe is standard), it's packaged in the red velvet box and the bottle is identical to Scandal Pour Homme Absolu excepting that the metalic coat on the bottom of the bottle is silver and not gold for this flanker. The cap is not magnetic, it is held on with a good secure snap; that for me is more than sufficient to hold the weight of the bottle through the pick-up/put-down process. It's definitely a finger print magnet. The atomizer is what one would expect from a JPG fragrance, good not great leading me to apply this in the 6-8" range from my target area. This definitely hits as a fall/winter/early spring fragance and possibly night-time in the summer but I would avoid it through the summer during the day without question. Final thoughts, if you're a fan of Scandal Absolu and you like cherry in your fragrance line-up, I'm convinced you'll like this. I got a good price on my bottle, but I would say that the MSRP is very high for what this is, I'd recommend shopping around and getting this on sale for sure, it's not worth getting in a hurry over, but for the right price it's a good pick-up. I'd say the same thing for blind-buying this, it's safe but try to get it on sale.

My first ever Jean Paul Gaultier perfume, and the choice was more than correct. I bought this thinking it was the same scent as the EDT I tried in Boots. In fact, it was significantly better than I thought. It's definitely a boozy, mature, gourmand, cosy cherry scent; perfect for a classy evening at the cabaret and frisky date nights. It may be advertised as "Pour Homme", but I can absolutely see a woman rocking this. On initial spray, the bergamot and lemon were prominent in the opening, and then gradually the cherry made a breakthrough during the dry down. A couple of minutes later, tonka, vanilla, patchouli, and rum tied the fragrance for me. What is most impressive about this perfume is its longevity. I sprayed some on my neck and shirt collar around 5 pm. Upon waking up, the scent was still there and still clung to my shirt from last night; however, it was a more tonka/vanilla/rum scent. The cherry wasn't as strong, but it was still there, and it smelled amazing. I struggled to find perfumes that last long for a long time, so I am glad I found this gem. Overall, Scandal Pour Homme Elixir exceeded my expectations and became love at first sight for me. I will definitely be wearing this on a night out. Dare I say, I prefer this more than "Lost Cherry" by Tom Ford. It's a guaranteed headturner scent 9.5/10

Aaah .. beautiful boozy cherry/lavender opening .. very sweet and cozy. As the opening calms .. you begin to smell the vanilla a bit and it is definitely the right amount of vanilla .. not that cloying sweet and heavy vanilla that most winter scents exhibit so proudly .. it's like they knew how sweet that cherry and tonka would be and said we'll just add a hint of vanilla to smoothen it out and that it does indeed .. my only gripe is that by the end of its journey it has a quite pronounced ambery, sandalwood like base that to me smells a bit overused in the mainstream side of things and i know .. although not listed in the note pyramid but i definitely do get it .. and it's not bad .. it just feels too familiar .. and i tend to want to smell a bit different .. but tbh the cherry is quite alluring and different enough to be fair .. for that alone i probably would buy it .. however, for now i'll enjoy my flatmates bottle .. 😅 Can i just add that siliage and longevity are fantastic .. if anything borderline headache inducing, so be careful to spray conservatively ..

Fragrance Review: First thoughts, the opening has a cherry sweet, fruity, vanilla scent. • Scandal Elixir starts off with a close similarity with the original scandal. The only difference is, rather than Caramel, it's much more of a Cherry dominated scent. Ideal for cherry fragrance lovers or sweet fruity scents. I sprayed a total of 5 times. Twice behind each ear, twice on the front of neck, and once in front of my chest. The longevity is good and lasts approximately 8+ hours on my skin. This fragrance projects good too, with about a 6 ft radius for 40 minutes, and a skin scent after. (Depends on skin types) Overall Rating (8/10) PERFUMER: Quentin Bisch, Natalie Gracia-Cetto, Christophe Raynaud, Louise Turner It's a little bit feminine to my nose, and it can be a little bit too sweet sometimes. But overall it's a good scent if you enjoy wearing the original Scandal or Scandal Absolu. If you have performance issues; make sure you buy from a safe source

The opening is driven by a clearly defined cherry note, sweet and candy-like, which immediately stands out. While engaging, this sweetness can initially feel slightly overpowering and, on skin, briefly leans a bit feminine. As the fragrance settles, tonka bean and patchouli smooth out the opening, adding warmth and giving the scent a more grounded, masculine character. The transition is pleasant, even if not particularly complex. This Scandal Elixir is the one that steps furthest away from the traditional Scandal DNA, appealing more to those who enjoy fruit-forward compositions rather than heavily caramel-vanilla-driven ones. Overall, it is an enjoyable and well-made fragrance, focused on wearability and appeal. Easy to wear, though not especially distinctive. Final rating: 7.5/10

Got it in the mail today. First impression off atomizer with no spray, smelled very close to Fan Your Flames from Nishane. On skin you definitely get the cherry. It actually hangs around for a long time. It dries down to Fan Your Flames with a cherry on top. I like it!! Should have got the 100ml instead of the 50ml. About the cherry note. Its a tricky one I suppose. Im a fan. Or at least the idea of smelling like a cherry. Its hard to not make it juvenile. In here, it is. The only grown up cherry fragrance ive ever smelled is lhomme ideal edp. Even the new ideal Parfums cherry accord smells a bit like this one does. RDK479 pretty much sums it up, but i would say dryer sheet mixed with cherry. Fan Your Flames also dries down into a dryer sheet type smell.

Stock finally hit some discounters, so I immediately jumped on this. Cherry and lavender notes are extremely prominent while the vanilla is extremely subtle. An extremely likable scent that is not at all challenging. Whether you see that as a positive or a negative is up to your own sensibilities. I personally love this one although we're past the season where it can be worn. I'll have to wait a few more months while this will be sitting in the cupboard for a while. Also, word of warning, but do NOT spray on clothes; especially light clothes. The juice is dark and it easily stained my undershirt.

Bought it because I really liked the absolu version and I was really curious about the cherry note ! Honestly, first time I smelt it, it was a little bit too synthetic for my taste. But I tried it the other day again after 2 months and now I'm really enjoying it. You get a lot of the Scandal DNA, if you like the absolu, you'll definitely like this one. The cherry note is not too much upfront but you really get it in a subtle way. 70% similar to absolu and in my opinion it's still the best one but there's no bad things to say about the elixir ;) Great performance and great scent

Very nice, sweet cherry opening. The cherry lingers for a while before the tonka and patchouli start coming trough with a woody, smokey vanilla scent. It reminds me of Scandal Absolu, but without the sandalwood note and sweeter. Once dried down the cherry mixes perfectly with the tonka, and stops being overly sweet. Definitely a more male leaning scent, unlike what some others are saying. Sillage is good. The longevity is pretty great, even on skin. It stayed on my clothes overnight and i could still smell it in the morning.

There is No Need to buy more than one Scandal fragrance in the line as they are all incredibly similar. This is nothing more than a cynical cash grab much like the Stronger with you line where they make tiny tweaks and sell them as a new fragrance. I have both the Parfum, the EDT and this and while there are tiny differences you have to really concentrate to tell the difference. Far too much of this from major fragrance houses lately. Everyone just wants to cash out and integrity is in short supply.

Scandal Pour Homme Elixir by Jean Paul Gaultier. Does what it says... sweet rich Scandal Elixir DNA with a dark ambery cherry note or even later in the dry down a dark chocolate, coconut and raspberry undertone. Similar syrupy vibes on the opening to the gold Le Males too. Smells nothing like SWY Powerfully which has almost no cherry but lots of Oud. Great longevity and silage. More cool weather. Night. Unisex. Safe blind buy if you like the OG or any of the flankers. Age 18+. 9/10.

Just commenting on the rival this thing has in stronger with you powerfully, and there similarities with other fragrances. To me scandal is the better scent overall and has more of a prominent cherry note. Scandal last longer just performs better. But powerfully is no slouch. This is the big thing for me. Scandal is basically Fan Your Flames with a cherry on top. So its real good. Powerfully to me unfortunately is khamrah in a designer bottle... That sucks.

I think you either like the scandal line or you don't. It's very sweet like all of them but I'd say this is my favourite so far. The cherry note is prominent at the start but drys down to smelling not too dissimilar to the original scandal. If you are wondering what type of cherry scent, it leans heavily towards a maraschino cherry scent. Recommended if you like them sweet.

Arrived yesterday after preordering. Big fan of the Scandal line and was excited to try this after hearing it had a Black Cherry note. it was an instant love. Dark, warm and smooth. The cherry has been done well in my opinion and not over the top. Probably my new favourite in the line

went around store smelling frags this one grabbed my nose by the dick and made me buy it then and there i fucking love cherry brah mmmmmmm I smell so delicious and lickable yesss lick my wrists, it smell good right? Ya it do sexy fragrance, sweet, cherry cherry cherry i like cherries

I find it fascinating how different people smell different things in fragrances. To me, this is the Scandal most like the more concentrated Le Male frags. Sweet and very nice. Certainly not super unique in the JPG family, but addicting in a youthful way, and worth having.

This is my second flanker in the scandal line. My first being the le parfum and its reminds me alot of the le parfum but with a nice cherry touch. For some reason it also reminds me of le male lover if it was a winter scent. 10/10 better than the le parfum imo

O Scandal Elixir masculino é um perfume de alta excelência. As notas ricas de cereja negra e baunilha, esta pirâmide olfativa molda a história dos cheiros. A própria caixa é luxuosa, com veludo vermelho intenso.

Good sweet boozy scent with a dominant cherry note, although it is definitely NOT a men fragrance in my opinion. This is a unisex fragrance that women could also wear

Cant go wrong with any of the Scandals, the cherry note is very nice, but ffs can we stop getting flankers already, i want a new line, we already got like 5.