Scandal (1933)
by Lanvin

Booze, leather, civit. I am the Whore of Babylon! This is great fun. Discontinued in 1971, almost 40 years after its creation, Scandal marked an era when mainstream fragrance companies had courage. This perfume is sweet, animalic, and dirty, like vintage Cuir de Russie, only milder, overall. I would imagine that it shares the spirit of the original Cabochard. Put it on and one immediately takes on the aroma of half-empty tumblers of booze, slept-in bedsheets, wet tobacco, and S&M gear. Starts out naughty, ends up nice: soft, sweet, leathery, powdery--more in the spirit of Tabac Blonde. I want to say to the mainstream houses, "Come on, loosen up, make more fragrances like this!" My young son pilfered the remainder of my sample and refuses to give it back. He says, "It smells like rum."

I'm a die-hard leather-holic and after reading many reviews of this fragrance I was very afraid to try it -- especially as it's been discountinued and hard to find. My fears are correct. It's very easily in my top 5 favourite leathers of all time. Extremely wearable for all occasions, casual to formal, not too edgy. Makes me feel very womanly. Refined floral leather with a slight hint of a wild side. They sure don't make them like this anymore.

I have just been given a full sealed with gold thread bottle of Lanvin extrait Scandal. I would love to try it, but it it worth keeping sealed?

Maybe of interest to a perfume bottle collector.

Rich flowers on a base of the smoothest leather imaginable. Jasmine and rose with hints of spicy carnation makes up the floral bouquet, later on joined by the softness of orris. The genius of this fragrance lies in it's masterful blending. The isobutyl quinoline that makes up most of the leather note is never sharp or rubber-like as it can be in many other perfumes. I would hesitate to put Bandit in the leather chypre family. To me it's more of a floral leather. Rich, warm and sensual.

If you ever get the chance to smell this long gone masterpiece, do not hesitate. It's a crime that Scandal was discontinued.

baccarat designed the bottle
paul iribe designed the label
classic black boule bottle with gold raspberry stopper and gold label . ihave a boxed bottle and photo,s that could be down loaded