Escada 2005 Escada for women

mum just got this for Xmas. It's exactly what she likes, she likes Freesian and Lily of the Valley, Watery, white floral things, and THIS is it. the Quintessential fresh, watery white floral. The cucumber is rather strong, it gives it that watery buttery feel that i dont particularly like. but it's fresh and femmy.... eeeee i can't get it off me XC

i used to wear it a few years ago and loved it! now i can't find it anymore...is it discontinued? does anyone know where to get it??

first impression - soooo heavy it gave me headache, tomorrow i'll give it another chance and now i'm going to take some pills from headache it gave. no cucumer no green

I have been purchasing this perfume for over 6 years now. its always one of the basics that I have to own. It always gives me the same feeling when i spray Vivara pucci, but vivara is a bit sweeter. This to me smells so clean it reminds me of shampoo. its like you just walked out of shower. its incredible honestly. its alot of cucumber and jasmine and lillies, but i def. dont get any vanilla. and as one of the reviwrs mentioned it def. has smoething aquatic in it.

Soaddicted - it smells manly??? I don't think so ! !

If there is something like a "chypre-aquatic" - this would be it.

I had this years ago, and I still remember the watery smell in the florals and a very "fresh-green" base. I didn't know then anything about chypre and categories, but the distinct feeling that I wore something green-watery was very close.

It is beautifully complex and at the same time very easygoing and simple. I loved the possibility of this fragrance: wearable at any occasion!

For a distinctive notes description I think there are enough reviews here... Anyway: who in general likes floral-aquatics and not too strong chypres should really try this. One fragrance that has a very similar style is "Pure Turquoise" by Lauren.

This scent is very classy. It appears simplictic upon the initially sniff but it is actually a complex fragrance with intricate notes that harmoniously create class.Staple

for me its classic and calm - for me its smells kind of like a wood. us emy 2d bottle now.

My first escada edp - it does smell classy & expensive to me. I adore the jasmine notes. My husband did not notice any vanilla, which is good cuz he thinks he hates vanilla. It is lovely clean and green, then flowers then....... sweet food-ish - I thought coconut, but guess it's a very elegant vanilla....hmmmm?

At first I liked it,but soon I was disappointed,not only by the longevity,but also the very low silage.It's just a fresh fragrance and nothing more.

I bought this parfume without testing it before and that was a mistake! It is not so bad but a little bit masculine, and expensive of course but on the other hand its longevity is good. The problem is that it is not typically feminine scent as I said before and of course there are many much better scents than this and not so expensive!

I bought this perfume online based on reviews and really liked it from the first whiff. The top note is fresh and citrusy and makes me think this is the ideal spring/summer scent. The middle note is floral and smells wonderful, but I still think there is some 'green' in there. Somehow, I'm reminded slightly of Envy by Gucci. As other reviewers have said, it does smell expensive. IMO,Escada tend to have those light fun/fruity scents, ones I'd prefer in a showergel/bodylotion( sorry!) So, I'm excited about this one. It is quite classy. It stays pretty long on my skin and the bottle is georgeous. Thumbs up for this one!!

If diamonds had a smell, I think it'd be closer to this than Armani Diamonds [Well, the summer version at least].

The first time I tried this, I was going through a phase where I preferred stronger, skankier fragrances and thought that I needed a light one for the summer but the idea of most summer fragrances bored me as they didn't seem to have much personality or depth going for them.

This is a light, fresh and almost fruity cucumber-melon-blackcurrant infusion with something a little spicier hidden underneath and a very slightly woody, fruity, sweet base.
It's clean and fresh but not too soapy (Not over-keen on soap, I don't think), light but with a bit of depth and is probably the least potentially offensive scent I've ever tried.
I hope you can still get it - I've not seen it in department stores :/

@kittycat63:
Well, for me this is just a very ordinary indeed. I have tried to understand it a lot of times, but seems i like "loud" fragrances and this one is very "quiet" to me. Very calm and simply fresh, nothing else. But anyway it is good that we all have different tastes, so any perfume has it´s fans :)
Still i want original Escada to be in production back badly!

I have a totally different view of Escada 2005 than passionata20 and I have to say I disagree with her comment that Escada 2005 should be discontinued, not Escada Margaretha Ley!

In my opinion, Escada 2005 is MUCH better than Margaretha Ley. It's a gorgeous perfume and one of my favorites in my ever growing collection of perfumes. If it was discontinued I'd be gutted!!

If this perfume is the reason why they have discontinued the original "Escada Margaretha Ley" then i am deeply shocked by those decisions.
This is just as most ordinary fresh, a bit aquatic even fragrance that has no depth, variety and richness of my deeply loved Escada in red box. I mourne that one and absolutly dislike this one (based only on characteristic of this fragrance, nothing personal to this one if it would be a good fragrance).
Nothing outstanding with average lasting power for EDP concentration. Very weak in all meanings! I thought i would be at least something valuable but sadly it is not. Please discontinue this one and bring back the discontinued "Escada Margaretha Ley"!!!

Sorry i meant edp.. Hard to type accurately on this phone. And in addition to my previous review, this is reasonably priced too.. Worth it!

Nothing mind-blowingly extraordinary bout this scent but overall I like the fresh powdery floral fruity scent. It is very mild ib my opinion so I don't think anyone will ever think it's offensive. I think it would be great for everyday daytime wear but I do agree that thia edt is the most mature and expensive-smelling escada perfume I have ever smelled. Give it a try, you won't regret it.

I think this smells fresh and light but at the same time it is a strong smell. It doesn't remind me of any other perfume so thats great too. Definitely one of my favorites.

Escada Signature (Escada 2005) is such a lovely perfume!

It's light and fresh, clean yet also warm and very elegant. When I first smelled it I totally fell in love, and I also was hit by how expensive smelling it is, despite the fact that it's actually relatively reasonably priced. Also, for some reason, it reminded me of America (where I lived for 6 years, although I'm British) and made me think of affluent, well-groomed NYC or Long Island ladies!

Personally, I don't smell any cucumber at all in Signature. To me it smells green and fresh, citrussy / floral, slightly sweet and the musk and amber give it warmth and depth. Despite it's freshness and cleanness, it's not insipid by any means and it lasts on my skin for hours and hours and the sillage is very good. I think it's ideal for any age range too - young or older! On top of this, the bottle's lovely and the perfume is such a pretty color!

I can't say enough good things about this one. It's one of my all-time favorite perfumes and I hope I'll still be able to buy it when I run out, although it may have been discontinued (I really hope not though because I'll be so sad if it is!!). This gets a massive thumbs up from me. :-))

Fresh...fresh...fresh! It's an explosion of freshness! Makes me feel like I've had a cucumber bath. It's not only the cucumber that perks me up....but also the splendid trickle of jasmine and orange blossom down my neck. A feeling to die for. I love love this perfume, it's one of the best from escada, it smells young, posh, and stylish. Great for summers. It softly billows around you like a cool breath on sweltering days. The bottle is fantastic. I would rate it a 5 on 5!

This isn't a bad Escada, but lacks some of the fun of recent releases. It tries hard to be a classic fresh floral in the 'Pleasures' vein and it hits the mark in some ways by being unobtrusive, fresh and light but completely lacks personality or originality. Not unpleasant to wear but I'll be dragging out one of their no nonsense cocktail scents when I want Escada, and Estee Lauder when I want to smell clean!

First impression: Horribly sweet chemical
Second impression: Sweet jasmine & citrus

It's nice overall. Probably because I'm a fan of jasmine and the sensibly sweet smell. I think it would be better if the smell is not very strong, but you may say it's longlasting, on the other side.

Escada is the second release to be named Escada. The first, launched in 1990, appears to still be in production. Is it just me, or is it unnecessarily confusing to produce two perfumes with the same name? here is Egypt i used that they call it Escada Green in the stores ! i tasted it today and i like it but not enough to wear it ..

Escada opens with fruit salad on a bed of greens, with a little cucumber garnish on the side... it is foody, but very light and fresh and summery. There is a touch of sweetness, but nothing like the candied fruit of the limited edition fragrances that Escada releases every summer (Rockin Rio, Ibiza Hippie, Island Kiss, etc).the emphasis here is much more on the fresh notes, and the sea breeze accord is pronounced.

early dry down is a mixed floral, still very light and fresh, and then it slowly develops into something slightly darker, a lo-cal amber-patchouli dessert perhaps, with hints of vanilla and nectarine. despite the warmer base notes, the aura of freshness remains: the musk is clean, there are no earthy or disturbing elements, and it is not at all heavy or overpowering.

Escada is too fresh; perhaps a dash of something disturbing would have been more to my liking. I will say that the lasting power is very good , now on its over 7 hrs on my wrist , its a versatile fragrance with a good sillage , more than perfect for daily use and office .. many women will like it but personally i wont complement a woman wears this scent , its just NICE but not Unique , it need more personality in my opinion

ESCADA 2005 ***

Had about 1 year ago and couldn't wait to use it up. It just didn't wok with my body chemistry and made me feel ill.
The body lotion and whower gel were lovely, completely different from the perfume

The truth is that I have spent so much money on escada that I have lost count of it. Thay all disappoint me soon, as they are too vanilla, too floral-fruity or the base doesn't match the rest of the perfume, as most of the lovely reviewers have already mentioned.

THIS however did the trick! I bought it on sale and didn't expect much but I found that the early freshness gave its place to a creamier base and lasted many hours. It is not a magical perfume, but as I am EASILY bored , this is the one, I fall back on when I need a decent office perfume. It's not magical, but you'll get a whole bunch of compliments and not a single hint of migraine!

Strong, feminine, perfect for office wear or job interview, but to my surprise the fragrance smell like crushed hyacinth buds! Nothing more, nothing less, just hyacinth :-)
It does not bother me as hyacinth reminds me of first sunny spring days and all hyacinth flowers blooming around my fish pond :-)
Lovely! No cucumber, no roses, no peonies, no cassia. Just creamy hyacinth :-)

I love this scent. I think, every scent and odour makes an emotive reaction in people. (The good old limbic system:)...) This perfume reminds me of my favorit neighbour lady, who was my "laureate grandma", too. In our country there was a socialist regime for several years, and there were no "capitalist products". But this lady had always a little blue or green Fa-soap in her bathroom...and I liked it so much. Maybe my nose dumps a lie on me but I feel those scents again, when I take a smell at Escada Signature:). However I don't like fruity-sweet Escada line. This "green-line" makes me feel good and nostalgic. It's long-lasting on my skin and the bottle is very nice, simply-elegant too.

I have a 75ml bottle, I'm a cautious buyer that usually I would think twice before buying a fragrance. Escada is outstanding enough, I eventually bought it after 3 times of tests in half a year.

The first impression of Escada is fresh and clean, but if you pay more attention to its sillage, there is more surprise to discover: The head notes are refreshed and pleasant, the touch is a little bit sweet, a little bit sourish, other than the kind of fruity burst. After 10~20 minutes the fruity flashes away, the flowers take place, this is the most beautiful part, the floral combination is soft, clean, and a little bit powdery, it's not offensive but definitely attractive (there are at least 7 different kinds of flowers, as we see in the list). The base is fresh patchouli with musk, still holding a hint of freshness from the flowers.

Overall, it's not a simple linear one, it's changeful in a cheerful way. Maybe the only flaw is the lasting, about 5hrs on my skin in a summer day.

The Bottle is crafted all by thick glasses, even the cap. The color of the Liquid is pretty too, light lake-green. I like the Poster too, though it's not displayed on this page... I think the model girl and her clothes match this product very well.

I'm so happy that finally I have got it! How I would rejoice with it in this summer! I Love it so much, thank you Escada.

After a whole day of searching for a suitable perfume for my friend I fortunately came across Escada 2005 Gift Pack. When I smelled it, it far outshined all the other perfumes I tried on.

Its fresh, fun and light. Though Ive noticed it has a long lasting period and doesnt dry down to a stink like most others. It retains the freshness as if its just been sprayed. Although it is very green and floral, it still suits pretty well for evenings. Im in love with it, the only complaint - expensive compared to other grassy perfumes.

Not impressed at all. But I have to admit I don't like Escada fragrances generally, I find them boring and flat. But this one is the best from their entire collection, not too sweet, not so cheap smelling and seems to be quite fresh. Anyway, I like more significant fragrances.

I didn't smell any of the top notes on first spray (a shame, because I really love peach notes), but rather I got a fresh bloom of jasmine, and then lily-of-the-valley. Each were clearly distinguishable to my nose.

On my skin, the dry down smells of green, earthy patchouli, a touch of powdery sweetness from the amber and iris, and trace of vanilla. Escada 2005 is quite pretty and cheerful, very fresh, with a hint of warmth.

This perfume would work well as a daytime scent, and it's appropriate for year-round wear; it's not too heavy for summer, and it would bring a burst of summer florals and green freshness to a cold winter day.

By far, the best perfume by ESCADA. It reminds me of the bowl of fruit on the top of Carmen Mirandas head. Loving it!

smells on me to nothing than cucumber, after some minutes to nothing. thumbs down. gave this to my mother in law who liked it, but when she says wearing it i can t smell anything..... strange.

This is a nice enough scent but will never be a signature scent for me. I have a bottle for trade 1.7 EDP only used twice so almost totally full if someone has to have it. You MUST give references and full name to trade with me though! TOO MANY SCAMS GOING ON!

Escada has something what intrigue me, that's why I like this scent, but only in summer :/

I want to be clear about two things right away: 1) I like this perfume quite a bit, and 2) this is not a chypre. At least, I don't experience it as a chypre. It is light green, very slightly green, only somewhat green referring to the color of the liquid in the bottle, and if you compare this tint of green to assertive green colors of the chypres and then extrapolate this comparison to smells, you will get the idea.

To me, this is a light floral, perhaps, a floral green, potentially a floral woody musk, but I don't get the musky feeling from it.

What do I get? A nice fresh green beginning (yes, I can go for a cucumber there with other slight greens), a warm floral heart smelling like a bouquet of lily of the valley flowers with a couple of rose petals tucked in, and then a fresh woody drydown similar to another nice Escada -- Into the Blue.

The lasting power is pretty impressive, I had it on a whole day, reapplied in the evening and it stayed overnight and still smelled great when I took my late shower next day.

The bottle is nice, too, a long rather than tall heavy glass bottle with a heavy glass cap. What a joy in the days of plastic caps!

Thanks kay_li13 for sending me a sample which impressed me so much, thanks c3c for finding out about a FB that went for a swap, and thanks mahanta for helping me to organize the swap! I'll be using this one a lot, especially in work related situations.

This fragrance is cucumber fresh, smells of grassy greens and florals. It is not at all fruity or spicy. However, it is slightly smokey and also has a certain hollow, metallic quality on drydown. No warmth in this scent at all. Also doesn't last that long. Glad that I only have a sample of this.

i've got a gift sample and i thought that it will be a light scent what is easy to wear. but i smelled a very heavy fragrance what i could imagine on a grandmother (you know, scent you feel before the owner enters the room) wouldn't, really WOULDN'T wear this perfume. i agree with Divenus: it's beginning of a headache.

it's more like a male perfume, not feminine at all!!! smells like my partners aftershave..

Well, if I would not have this parfume and intend to buy according these review below , I probably woldn't be hesitated to get a bottle of escada 2005.the comments are a little bit exaggerated for me.
if I need to say my opinion about this scent;top notes really reminds me lemon cologne which means that lemon is quite strong it is definitely hard to smell any other top notes like nectarin or green leaves. bad composition. the interesting thing is there is no middle notes in this parfume at all! jumps to directly to base which is completely insignificant note.

personnaly i don"t get itt .. but i w'd really like to :p
i tried it in the free store of the airport :D andd i smelled itt on me durin' all my travell :p i was travellin' with the scent lolz.
I find the bottle very original comparin'to the others Escada's fragrances O_o and I like it ^^

Escada2005/Escada Signature invigorates the soul and energizes the mind - contains a wealth of sparkling bright notes that burst out onto the senses - I absolutely love it :)

I had a small sample of this scent and I really liked it. I was thinking about buying a bottle but found it too expensive for its quality. I think it has an equal quality with the average AVON fragrances. Nice but not too serious. Anyway it is a light, greeny scent, the bottle's colour describes the fragrance very well.

This has got to be one of the blandest, dullest perfumes I've ever smelled in my life. It comes across as a 'light- greeny-grassy' type of scent. But that's it. And it's so light, that I can hardly even tell I'm wearing anything at all. If you're looking for a greeny, fresh, OR grassy type of scent, I strongly recommend SJP's COVET. There's more going on in it, not nearly as forgettable, plus it lasts soo much longer than this on the skin.

Escada Signature, my signature parfume. It is a very good parfume, fresh, clean and special. It is not a cheap smell, like alot of other parfums. It become my favorite, I have now my third botle. It`s so lovely and sexy, with a beat of bitter something, and a citrusy-sweet something, it makes me feel sexy and expensive! It smells like money, baby!

In the paper smell sooo pretty, but in my skin smel like Eden - Cacharel, old flowers. Not to strong, but a begining of a headache. I was with a friend and she love it. Question of skin I think.

I first caught a whiff of this in a magazine, and I was like what was that amazingly so good and clean aquatic mediterranean smell. I was even entranced by the ad. I was like wow, I want that perfume. So I bought it. It is expensive smelling, and so many perfumes smell alike now days. This one truly is one of a kind. I am very picky about perfumes, it is a rarity to stumble upon one that drives me crazy enough to really want to buy it. It is my main signature perfume that I wear daily. I take this big bottle in my purse everywhere I go. It is my baby. I wear it all the time when I go shopping. I actually spritz myself several times throughout the day just to get a refresh of this so good scent. I will walk into a store just having spritzed it in my car, and I NEVER get anyone coughing like they are annoyed by it. And believe me..people are quick to cough or make reactions if they think your perfume stinks lol. I have had a friend ask me what I wear because it smells good too. I feel fresh and clean with it, it gives me confidence. It is a powdery clean musk and dries floral. I love the bottle with the thick glass, I dropped it once and it didnt break. The lovely green blue color liquid reminds me of the sea. This perfume is SPECIAL and one of a kind, A+ in my book, a true timeless classic. Good for all ages.

Im disappointed with this one, attractive packaging, but doesnt last 5 seconds on my skin :(

I enjoy this perfume immensely but it does remind me of Victoria's Secret's "Very Sexy 2" (or whatever it's called now). I adore the citrusy notes in this perfume. I think it's those notes that keep it from being mediocre.

Very *pretty* floral fragrance. One of those that I immediately liked and then I was terribly bored with it in a 2 days.

Love it! It's really fresh and energizing. I recommend it highly.

Sensious,woo.Not a signatur perfume though.

The fragrance has a very nice floral opening, young and light. Afterwards it becomes somewhat green and fresh, which is weird to me, because usually it goes another way round. I don't really get the base notes, maybe because it didn't last long on me and when I sniffed my hand at the end of the day, I couldn't get anything.

Anyways, it's a very pleasant scent for everyday use, it's fun and young like all escada fragrances, but without exeggeration.

I agree with "Marianne" here - this scent is disbalanced (call this "unusual"?). The drydown reminds me Elizabeth Arden "Green Tea".

Tried this in the store the other day and also just got my sample vial in the mail. It's kind of disappointing, but it's not bad. From the reviews, I was expecting something very aquatic, fresh, and delightful. It was somewhat fresh, but not as fresh as many other fragrances I have smelled before, such as D'lssey. It's not that memorable or complex. The smell doesn't linger. Another one of those events where I'm glad I "tried" before I "buyed," lol. :p

In my opinion it is one of the best Escada perfume.... I love them...I know men love them as well...

I sampled this today and was not impressed at all. I prefer perfumes that "grab" my imagination, and didn't feel that this one did the trick. It didn't offend me, and it WAS pleasant, but I found it very plain and boring. Dry-down smelled more like soap on me than anything else. Glad I didn't buy it first! :)

I bought a bottle over the internet without having sniffed it. I heard great things about it and it sounded like a perfume I'd like to have, so I took a chance.
It smells very aquatic at first but after about 15 minutes it starts to smell clean and fresh and soft and classy, very very nice indeed. It's kinda different too, I can't really compare it to any other perfume that I know. That's a good thing though, there's too many perfumes out there already that resemble another.
I very much recommend this one, it's just lovely and it's staying power is excellent. Oh, and a great looking bottle too IMO.

Last lasting perfume...smell so sweet and refreshing...sexy bottle too.

Like it very much, fresh and fascinating.
It is better to test every perfume you like on other, because the smell depends on the person,may be it depends on the skin

i feel that one is very normal there's nothing unique in it

i agree that this one is the most expensive smelling perfume from escada.it doesn't smell like lollipop like all the other escada scents.it has quality and suitable for all age.

this is the best escada perfume.it's really different from all the other escada perfumes.but ABSOLUTELY smell EXPENSİVE!!!

Sorry ladies I don't agree...on me it smells fresh and light. This is an everyday type of scent, I really enjoy it. I swear when I wear it I don't smell like a child wearing disney perfume...It really works with my skin chemistry I guess.

Typical escad problem: Base doesn't match the other notes. Too usual.