Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Pour Homme dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Pour Homme is Armaf Odyssey Mandarin Sky, named by 21 distinct people across 22 threads.
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Ranked alternatives
| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | Odyssey Mandarin Sky Armaf “Armaf Odyssey Mandarin Sky - This one blew my mind... I own the JPG Scandal and was curious how the mandarin notes could blend with scandal vibes... But it does it perfectly. The mandarin stays after the drydown too and its beast mode straight out of the box.”what reddit says ↓ |
| 21 voices · 22 threadssimilar vibe | 100 | |
| 02 | Oscar Zimaya “I picked up Zimaya Oscar for $21 last month, and it is an oustanding dupe IMO”what reddit says ↓ |
| 5 voices · 5 threadsvery close | 32 |
What Reddit says
A sample of what people actually wrote, under the summary of it. The voice counts are the whole of the evidence behind a pairing; the quotes are a handful of the loudest, each one a link to the comment it came from.
Odyssey Mandarin SkyArmaf
21 voices · 22 threads
- Reddit considers Odyssey Mandarin Sky to be a very close clone of Scandal Pour Homme EDT, sharing around an 85% similarity.
- Users note it leans slightly sweeter with more prominent caramel and a mandarin opening that persists through the drydown.
- The fragrance is praised as an affordable alternative that delivers strong, beast-mode performance right out of the box.
Where people agree
“Armaf Odyssey Mandarin Sky - This one blew my mind... I own the JPG Scandal and was curious how the mandarin notes could blend with scandal vibes... But it does it perfectly. The mandarin stays after the drydown too and its beast mode strai”
reddit post ↗“Mandarin sky by armaf i think is one? Smells great,will be in my summer rotation..”
reddit ↗“$35 - Odyssey Mandarin Sky (Clone of JPG Scandal Homme)”
reddit ↗“I got mandarin sky last week and really like it. So much that I thought I better go check out the original Scandal edt. I actually like mandarin sky better. It’s slightly sweeter than scandal. I get more of the caramel in Mandarin Sky. They”
reddit ↗“Armaf Odyssey Mandarin Sky - Clone of JPG Scandal Homme - perfect blend of citrus/gourmand.”
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Where people disagree
“I did get coconut in the original as well and I loved it as well as in this. But for me, this is a bit of a disappointing one. If they would follow up on it and just get the performance right and the quality of the ingredients so it's not b”
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OscarZimaya
5 voices · 5 threads
- Reddit users consistently praise Zimaya Oscar as a very good, well-done clone of Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Pour Homme.
- Commenters highlight it as an affordable alternative that offers great value at around $21.
- One user notes that Zimaya Oscar has a slightly more casual vibe than the original.