Description
Picture ann exuberant creature crossing the dusty studio of a painter. She glides along voluptuously among the old leather armchairs, the freshly painted pictures and the ancient books. The flesh of the tuberose engages in a dance—or is it a duel?&Mdash;with the dry leather and they both stretch out onto a mossy bed. The animalic parts in both mirror each other and intertwine in a bold and sensual embrace. L’Eau Scandaleuse is a carnal, inebriating perfume that is scandalously over the top.
L’Eau Scandaleuse by Anatole Lebreton is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women and men. L’Eau Scandaleuse was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Anatole Lebreton. The fragrance features bergamot, peach, davana (artemisia), tuberose, ylang-ylang, leather, castoreum, cypriol oil or nagarmotha and oakmoss.
wtf – :
I’m on my second bottle of Scandaleuse and my second review. This is one of the very few perfumes that I get complimented on, which probably says more about me but I don’t mean it to. People notice this and say Wow what are you wearing? It’s gorgeous!! Now I have lots of samples and a fair few bottles which I wear at different times but LS is one that racks up more mentions and so it should. It’s stunning! It’s still as buttery and beautiful and sumptuous and warm as it was. Anatole Lebreton is a very talented man and all his perfumes are very good – he doesn’t sell out ever and keeps his integrity as a master perfumer and a person. His perfume is beautifully wrapped in gorgeous bottles in a big silky brown box. There’s a handwritten card and samples. Wonderful. This is a class perfume, it’s not expensive for what it is and if you want a high end Tuberose which is rich and warm on a leathery Castoreum base ten this is it! A masterpiece!
lelik79 – :
tuberose and leather, hmm….At first I thought it’s gonna be a “beauty and beast” kind of floral-animalic perfume, but it’s not what I imagined.
The opening tuberose blast like firework to your face, possibly sweetened by fruity notes, along with subtle inky tone. But this is not a floral perfume, it quickly transition into a dry, slightly salty leather base.
If the it’s the flower that got you in, the leather is what make you stay. Sometimes I can perceive a charred cacao or even chocolate edge in the leather. Although the castoreum is listed, luckily it doesn’t muddle things up. As time goes by it only makes the leather richer and thicker, it almost developed a gourmand aspect with tuberose.
Overall, a perfume worth having.
FAFA123 – :
This was a must try for me after reading Kafka’s review and it was love at first sniff for me. I have no idea why this is isn’t a more popular fragrance – it’s absolutely amazing. Opening with a heady wiff of white flowers, it starts deepening over time into a spicy, supple leather with just a touch of floral, nectared sweetness to offset the richness of the dark notes. Love it! While I can see a man wearing this confidently for sure, to me it reads like leather pencil skirts and sheer lace blouses: undeniably classically feminine, undeniably seductive and more than a little provocative.
Helga2011 – :
This is so gorgeous! I received a sample pack of the four current AL offerings and I’m impressed with all of them… I’ve always wanted to like Cabochard but have never managed to keep a bottle for more than 6 months. L’Eau Scandaleuse, on the other hand, is everything I hoped for Cabochard but could never find. To me, L’Eau Scandaleuse is a waxy leather with gorgeous fatty aspects from the tuberose and grounding earthy notes of oakmoss. After smelling this I don’t feel compelled to search for vintage chypres anymore. If you’re a fan of vintage fragrances I recommend trying this whole line.
Будулаша – :
I love tuberose and LOOOVE leather, but can rarely love both in a single perfume; it’s like the Battle of Titans ending in favour of leather usually because leather has many powerful allies (in this case huge castoreum note, oakmoss and artemisia). This kind of combination usually makes tuberose smell burnt/plastic/artificial and in general – deformed.
Nevertheless, I can appreciate the artistry of such compositions (had Nitchevo, still have Jolie Madame and Tubereuse 1), but with time I get tired – too rough to wear these babies all day long…
nikita-manzuk – :
A classic floral Chypre here, when you see Tuberose, Castoreum and leather listed in the notes you should hold on to your hats and this is precisely what this fragrance makes you do. The opening is a blinding stinky musk which emanates at the beginning but soon vanishes into a sweeter floral tuberose. This then dirties, offering up some very special, floral qualities for folks who love that sort of thing.
The middle section is a stunning leathery, tuberose with hints of the animal, I haven’t experienced the base properly yet as it hasn’t dried all the way down but speaking from experience of this kind of scent it will last FOREVER! When it finally does settle right back I predict any floral sweetness will dissipate leaving behind a musky castoreum.
Brilliant, classical stuff again, just not something I would wear, who knows maybe one day I will change my mind?
Nant1988 – :
This fragrance reminds me of the opening of Tubereuse 3 Animale, that I own; the HdP’s is deeper, but also turns to the tobacco note, while this stays almost the same; leather (pleasant to me, not sour or plastic), tubereuse and peach. The peach and the Ylang keep the composition warm, instead of sweetish like Fraca’s tuberose, or cool like some leathers could be, and also a bit exotic, but still fitting the cool months.
I find it very harmonious and balanced; you must like tuberose and leather, however.
Long persistence and great projection.
tihon1804 – :
A ‘classical’ floral-leather-cyphre in the vein of Bandit, Knize Golden and even Rien. I tested it side by side with Knize Golden and they are strikingly similar. Eau Scandaleuse is perhaps a little bit more floral in the beginning but the dry-down is the same on my skin.
I like Knize Golden, in fact it is one of my favorite fragrances. But I had hoped Eau Scandaleuse would be something original.
roninddr – :
A very dirty tuberose scent. The leather on this is made earthy and dry from the addition of the artemisia and a very small bit of oak moss. Not for the faint of heart indeed! Be careful with over application. I was initially impressed with it when I put a small amount of the sample on my arm, but when I applied a major portion of the sample over my chest and both arms I realized my mistake. The tuberose is muddied but very powerful.
I have to admit that I’m not a fan of tuberose and so am probably biased against reviewing such a fragrance, but I think the problem lies more with the base notes. They’re odd and unpleasant. There’s no balancing sweetness to take the edge off. I found it to be a scrubber for me, but it’s a good attempt to try to make a combination of chypre and leather.
stl286elipseskism – :
I received a sample of this today and I’m absolutely amazed and astounded at how beautiful it is. What a perfume. It’s opening is reminiscent of musc kublai Khan but it’s much more complex….it has an animal leather opening quickly followed by a brief “headshotp” aroma which settles into a massive old school chypreand huge tuberose! I was so excited that I’ve just had to so a quick review for anyone out there thinking of sending for this as Anatole Lebreton does an amazing deal on FOUR samples for 6.50 euros. I’ve yet to try the other three but at this quality I think I may be like the previous blogger and get all of them. Truly truly beautiful…..enormous silage and I will let you know on longevity In a day or so. The calibrate of this is very high….not for the faint hearted but have been wearing it now for over six hours and it’s fabulous…..well crafted animal tuberose with many layers and so far a deep ambery base…..thank you to Kafkaesque for her amazing review of all of these.
Cogmootly – :
WOW!! im not a fan of Tuberose! but this blend makes me love it! the tuberose leather with beaches, ylan ylang, lemon, and animalic notes! quite interesting and very charming from the first sniff. It might go feminine from first sniff but turns a bit masculine with the animalic ylan ylang note as later it turns both ways (feminine-masculine) back to back each and every second i sniff my arm.
Very captivating and requires sampling.