Especially Escada Escada for women

Up-to-date rose scent. Very clean and new (new like pack of unused paper or card).

In first minute I was thinking- oh no, once more rose! That is too boring!!!
I do not like rose if she is very pointed. But then a rose somewhere was hidden. And this scent start to be strong and sharp. I do not know what is it. Because I can not see nothing very sharp in Perfume Pyramid.

I would definetly say, that this scent has peony in it if I wouldn't know the notes.

This must be deffinetly the rose, that's very good presented to us. It's not green, but it's deffinetly sour. I can see, that this could be too sour for some people. Add the soury note to the rose, a big amount of sugar, aquatic juciness, presented like in Acqua di Gioia Essenza, or Roberto Cavalli Acqua, some spicy pepperines (musk), a pinch of pear juice and you get this:

Very sweet, musky-peppery, sour peony scent.

Edit: I like it (like some rose scents and adore peony), maybe it's a tad too sweet for me, but it's really nice! Actually it smells more expensive that it is. Btw.. I smelled the EDT version just from the bottle and it smelled a little fresher and even more sour, which I didn't like. I also would like to try the Elixir version (I love plum).

One of top 5 best perfumes I ever had.

fresh, clean and very sweet, great for summer mornings...

It's so nice to find at least one Escada fragrance that isn't hell bent on smelling like tropical fruits or a gourmand. Especially Escada is a really pleasant, soft floral.

I'll admit that it's not the most innovative fragrance out there, but it is more than just a typical crowd pleaser. I find it to be both delicate and feminine on the skin, even at times a little creamy.

The rose note in Especially Escada is more soapy than it is natural. I would disagree with those that say it is dewy and fresh. The entire composition smells clean, powdery and sweet. If anything, it smells a lot like a ylang ylang scented shower gel I used a few years ago, perhaps made by Lux.

I must say, I love the packaging for Especially Escada. The hot pink and gold combination is really eye-catching, always managing to grab my attention whilst browsing the fragrance department. This is a good marketing strategy from Escada.

Especially Escada is still relatively overpriced in Australia, particularly in our main department stores. If this fragrance would only go down in price, I think we'd see some more fans. I do like Especially Escada, but I sure ain't prepared to pay over $40 to own it.

When I saw Especially - I thought it is pink and rosy perfume -again and boring. I would add that I was looking for something spring. Crossed the shelf between Dior, Chanel, Gucci, etc and looked at Escada and...That's it! Captivating, unique, incredibly feminine and sexy. My husband also shared my enthusiasm. Escada positively surprised me. I was afraid to a little bit this rose, but thanks to water notes smell is not the one rose dominated. I do not feel pear. The ambrette seeds? I've never heard of, but they can make the smell is so beautiful and unique, you want to smell it and smell ...Cute bottle :)

This perfume was personally presented to me from a sephora Perfumist / Beauty Consultant Ms.Loretta. She said My Personality matched up to this specific fragrance called Especially Escada Perfume. However the bottle should be relabled as Eau de toilette as lasting power is really just 2 hours when sprayed on the skin of pulse point on wrist ( lasts 8 hours longer when sprayed onto clothes) lasting power seriously does not even come close to benefit so hooked on carmella eau de toilette. The perfume bottle and gold cap is truly a work of luxury artwork. Scent is also fantastic. so far I really do like the fragrance and have decided to make this my 5th signature scent.

Got this as a carded sample from a generous Fragrantican, and figured I'd give it a whirl. I do like the smell of roses, and was intrigued by the combination with musk and ambrette. This isn't something I'd buy, so it was fun to try. It's a very simple fragrance, very linear--it did not change much at all on my skin. The rose and musk aspect is similar to Lovely and Narcisco Rodriguez for Her--only without the smokey patchouli, so it doesn't get as dark as those 2 can get. It is a very light fragrance and seems to sit fairly close to the skin--I don't think it is projecting much, but I could be wrong. There is a sweetness that I think is coming from the pears and the ambrette; not a syrupy, sugary candy sweetness, but the smell of full-blown flowers just before they spoil. I think that could also be coming from the ylang-ylang, which can get a little intense; they are also lending a bit of a tropical feel (almost like Bora Bora by LC).

It's spring, and in the 80's at the moment; I'm freshly showered, in a sundress and getting ready for a cookout with some friends. This is the perfect scent for a casual, fun evening.

A pleasant suprise

Although hardly exceptional, I found that Especially Escada is able to encompass a sparkling floral scent without smelling so generic and mainstream.
Its scent seems to adapt to any time of the day, thereby making it a versatile fragrance.

This may sound like another typical aquatic fruity floral, Especialy Escada is unforgetable and stands out from the rest.

My two younger brothers gave me this for christmas in 2011. It was a happy surprise when I found out that this has very little in common with those cloyingly sweet fruity Escada fragrances that I associate with teenage girls. To me, this is a melancholic, classic, aquatic, clean rose. Not very original but rather elegant. My father passed away last year so I associate this fragrance with our last christmas together and for emotional reasons I can't really use it right now, but I find it beautiful.

Reaching into my mainstream queue tonight, with a bath on the horizon, I pulled out Escada ESPECIALLY ESCADA, probably because the numbers were in its favor. Somehow I've amassed a little pile of these vials on their big vibrant fuchsia-magenta cards. This is probably because I tend to veer away from Escada whenever possible because of the scars left behind by this house's first launch, one of the most potent perfumes ever to have penetrated (and it did) my skin: ESCADA. Asafoetida, big time. I swapped it away.

Escada has since undergone some sort of major managerial restructuring--or maybe some of the staff passed away from overexposure to asafoetida--so now it seems that they produce exclusively fruity-floral fragrances in brightly colored bottles evocative of the tropics. These compositions are really so different from the original ESCADA, that I have nothing truly to fear in donning them, and yet I instinctively avoid them.

ESPECIALLY ESCADA opens with an unpleasant blast of chemical solvent smell. This is the sort of perfume which punishes you if you don't wait a minute or so before sniffing. Then it calms down and settles into a slightly more complex than usual fruity floral. There is something in this composition which I like, but I would never have guessed any of the notes to be honest. I do love ambrette, but this does not smell like that. It smells a bit less sweet than most fruity florals I've tried of late, but I'm not really detecting anything identifiable. I do not believe that this is any more aquatic than the sweet laundry fragrances in circulation today, but this is not a soapy scent at all and it doesn't really smell that clean. It's not that it smells dirty, it's just that it falls about in between.

I received a good sized sample of this in the mail a couple weeks ago. I finally gave it a try yesterday and I had mixed feelings about it. It's very floral... in fact, it smells almost entirely like roses and musk. It's also very strong. I put it on before I went to the MVD and I felt as though the entire room could smell me. I liked it more at first than a few hours later... I got tired of the smell it left on my clothes. I like scents that are sweeter/fruitier than this.

A very crystalline rose scent, if that makes sense? Watery, fresh and floral all at the same time, then gets softer and sweeter over time. Doesn't last a super long time, but I still love it for spring. I find it uplifting and energizing.

I received a sample of this, and I’ve been using it for a couple weeks now. The initial opening is roses, roses, roses! I love roses, so I inhaled the scent deeply and could practically imagine I was walking through a lush rose garden. After about 10-20 minutes, I smell delicious watery pears breaking through.

Once the pears come through, the roses start to fade and the pears just grow stronger. This fragrance is basically pear, rose, and water notes, but the simplicity doesn’t compromise the pretty scent. It makes me want to take a leisurely walk through a garden and a refreshing dip in the pool at the same time. This fragrance is perfect for spring/summer, and wearing this in the winter puts me in a cheerful, bright state of mind.

It smells pretty linear. There’s no dramatic transformation—just watery pears and roses. Down to its last half hour, there’s some musk but not much. It’s a daytime, casual scent. It doesn’t smell expensive or sophisticated, but youthful and girly. There’s something about it that sort of reminds me of Tocca Bianca, but livelier and with pear. My biggest complaint is that the sillage, projection, and longevity is rather weak, which is why I would give it a 4 instead of a 5. After approximately 3-4 hours, I have to put my nose directly to my wrist just to catch the faintest whiff of it; I find myself reapplying this scent often in a day. I’m still debating with myself on if I should buy a full bottle or not—I really, really like this scent, but I wish it lasted longer. 4/5

At first just a slight hint of Rose, and then it turns very very fruity on me.
But after a few hours that goes away and it becomes nothing but Rose .A soft delicate Rose :)

Would really like it alot if I didnt have that fruti-ness to get thru .

I wish it was a bit less because for the price I rather spend the $$ on something I like better :)
But that aside it is nice

I just tested this today for the first time and wasn't overly impressed at first.

My first impression was that it was a fairly pleasant fruity floral and although not exactly massively attention grabbing it smelled better than most of the other Escadas I've tried - with the exception of my beloved Escada Signature (Escada 2005). Most of the other Escadas have really disappointed me as I think they mainly smell fairly generically fruity and a lot cheaper than they actually cost!

I couldn't really discern what floral notes are actually in this perfume and certainly it doesn't particularly smell, to me, of roses. It just smelled like a fairly pleasant mix of anonymous flowers mixed in with a little fruit!

Although I wasn't too impressed initially by this, I have to say that 10+ hours later after spraying it on it smells much nicer to me now and I'm amazed that it's lasted as long as this, given that it's subtle, soft perfume. I totally expected it to have disappeared after an hour or two so even though it's very subtle I'm very surprised I can still smell it so many hours later. Presumably, it's the musk in the base that gives it more staying power and a bit more oomph than I thought it had initially.

So. now I've changed my mind about this and I do quite like it! It's delicate, subtle, clean and feminine and I'd definitely consider adding it to my collection. I still think Signature (Escada 2005) is better though!

girly and glamourous
its a cool airy fresh sweet rosy scent wich is very pink
also a bit powdery but also fruity different than other escada scents wich are tropical and very sweet
this is also bright and sweet but more in a juicy and floral way

i recommend it for those who like fresh girly pink scents happy and glamourous at the same time

Especially Escada: "When Flowers Attack!" (?) ...
I’m a bit surprised that my reaction to this has any real depth of Especially Negative emotion at all.
I loved the 80s Escada scent strips in my mother's Vogue mags.
So though I suspect dry downs are all enhanced above all other notes on scent strips (to give us a one-size-fits-all sense of security about buying a newly advertised scent) , still, this throttling shock of flowers here baffles me!
Who would think that something that comes in such an unthreatening, non-statement-making bottle (for 2013), something so fuchsia, and aimed at such a “magenta market” of women who are still girls with girlish lives and hot pink dreams – or escapists who just want to feel that way for awhile – how could such a product arouse anything but “nice” feelings?
I’ve just become a pear lover this year, but have to say, where the heck was the pear here? I’m not smelling what the rest of you are! (This saddens me! :P *l* )
So: Aldehyde florals come rushing cheerfully out of the bottle at me, nice and prompt, embracing me immediately – and sadly, every time, no matter how I cut it, nauseating me in the process.
It’s a too-tight hello-hug of otherwise tasteful flowers. Hard-core florals to me.
They list one of this scent’s attributes as musky.
And although it’s floral, fruity, and very sweet, it's not musky to me; musky to me means "comfortable, adjusts to you".
But that's where things get a bit weird: that astringent aspect I don't think the noses behind this intended may end up being something others will love about this scent – or like – (even if I can’t imagine feeling passionate or “love” over this one – sorry)..
Still - maybe others will love how the florals in this scent seem to remain unchanged,"forever young" on your skin, their freshness unchanging from bottle spritz to dry down.
But if you tend towards florientals or blurred-in-musk florals that are brushed even by the softest musk as time passes, and sought just a bit more floral "punch" here, I think it might be too jarring for you too.
Maybe the flatness of the flowers in this scent do reflect a truth of the human beauty myth today - how we can choose drastic measures to remain as "forever young" looking as possible, but in doing so, we risk losing another beauty - in dimension.
Because beneath the pink party there’s a dark side, and not of seductive mystery:
I find it a bit cold. One of those scents of “shrill” flowers, whether that’s a good or bad thing for you. (I originally typed "crystalline" here, but since smelling Lalique, I'm learning the beauty of well-done "crystal florals".)
The entire scent's not so much musky as possessing a murky, damp sweetness and an uncomfortably antiseptic note in there that takes me back to UNpleasant childhood memories of being sick in a major children’s hospital!
Re-reading the description...oh god, I guess that’s the “morning dew”...:-/
If anyone else notices anything disconcertingly similar in the notes, I'd love to hear about it, because I’d feel like a bit of a nut posting that scent memory of my own, were it not for another Fragrantican's mention Escada perfumes reminding her unhappily – I don’t quote accurately here – of a few superficial people from her youth, who used everything Escada, but way too liberally.
I think she's got it..
It’s like the hug of a “picture perfect” friend you know secretly hates you! *l*
I’m sure the perfumer had dreamy intentions, and I’m also sure a lot of work went into this.
I wanted to love it.
I bet Especially Escada will find the right wearers and radiate its intended elegance, and hopefully a lot more cheer elsewhere too – but obviously it’s gone a little bit “Heathers” on me! *LOL*
Addendum:
Now that I’ve sat stewing in it for awhile, I’ve actually gotten a headache from it, unusual for me as an oriental scent wearer.
So, given the amount of pain, its onset in relation to the perfume (direct) and how quickly it came on, I’ll give this a 6/10 on my headache scale, though that’s a vague stat for you all, and warn sensitive noses I'm also finding this powerful fruity floral to be a bit “sneezy”..um, meaning, filling up and overwhelming your nose with the urge to sneeze ;-)
Still, it is youthful and fresh. Very, very fresh..now, if you'll excuse me, I think I need to go and rest - this has been intense...*lol*

Not my style at all- I'm more of a chypre, oriental perfume person. But this one is very clean and REALLY makes me happy. It lifts your spirits with its sweetness. And more importantly unlike many florals in the market it is not too syrupy sweet.

Smells clean, reminds me of those deo sprays from Etude House.

nothing extraordinary for me. A usual fruity-floral mixture suitable for every day use in hot summer days but nothing really special. In addition i would say that that is so aquatic that reminds me of deodorant.

Someone gave this to me and I thought I could try to wear it. On me it was so strong aquatic and no rose at all. The ambrette and the aquatic notes just spoiled it for me. Too fresh and somehow also citrusy for my likes.

If there was Banana Juice in this, it would be a perfect perfume. Hopefully they re make this, and put banana juice in the base, or top notes. Also if the musk would be cut down, it's way too strong, and gives me a headache, but I do still like this perfume. It's something I can't always wear though.

Escada isn't particularly my cup of tea. During my high school years all the girls wore different Escada fragrances, and they weren't conservative with the parfume use! So it is still a strong remainder of those times, and I have to admit to having a bit of an aversion towards the label for that.

But I caught a whiff of this on my friend the other night and I have to say it's nice. The rose was the strongest scent to stand out and I was surprised how pleasant I found the scent.

a beautiful scent, very tender & delicate notes, uplifting & innocent

I know it is cheap. I know it is for young girls. I know most of my young students have got it. But I cant help it. I want it, i want it so much! And I want it now!!Beautiful in a kind of naive way.

I agree with ElleNell - I have this and the boys seem to really like it!

I got a sample of it from Sephora along with some others. I sniffed them all and about a week later I had kind of a flashback from one of the smells - this one. I rushed to find out which one it was and got it in full size soon afterwards. I have really been loving it ever since. Will definitely repurchase.

Oh, and one more thing - I have been layering it with Victoria's Secret's Secret Charm series (honeysuckle & jasmine) and they go really well together.

I am not very impressed about the bottle, it looks like a glass brick with a pompous "bling-bling" top. However, even though the package isn't exactly eye candy, that detail can be forgiven for one simple reason. And that is: the fragrance itself is absolutely adorable, very summery and playful and delicate cocktail of flowers and fruity undertones. It is a classic floral and just perfect for daily wear.

Flirty and girlie rosy and light with the softness of fresh spring flowers!

It has also the innosence of a small girl waiting for her prince while cutting flowers from the field!

A very fun, sexy fragrance. One to wear to a party or on a night out.

Very girly and sweet.
Think this is one which will catch the boys attention...

I'm a sucker for Escada, what can I say...:)

This particular one is a lot less sweet than many of the Escadas that have been marched out lately, and for me that is a good thing since I really don't care for sugary scents. Yes there is a hint of fruit in this (and what Escada doesn't have that???!) but the fruit in no way over-powers this scent. I mostly smell rose and the oceanic/watery notes.

I think this is a frag that wouldn't offend anyone if worn in public.

I like it a lot.

And I recalled Chloe one that Eau de Parfum Chloe. Expect more tenderness.

This smelled on me like something had gone bad. Like fruit or flowers gone bad.. Luckily that smell faided quickly! Didn't really enjoy it.

Especially escada smells beautiful.i am not imagining bar rafaeli as the model in the commercial..but I am imagining myself wearing a white hat n flowy pink dress (till knee length),running around in the garden with full of blooming pink,red n white roses.the weather at that moment is windy n sunny..i take off my hat n landed myself on the garden..weeeee....

i am so happy to have this perfume,which I adored ever since I tried sampled it for the first time...it's really rosey-aquatic like scent..it's also fresh,dewy n breezy..i had sample this perfume for few times...and it had made me aiming to get this perfume.and so i've made it..i've bought this perfume last week..regarding its longevity,it seemed not to be my likings.meaning that,it doesn't last that long and have to re-apply,like what other people had reviewed here..

however 2 days ago,i've tested it on a piece of paperstrip by myself..only a spritz of escada especially since 6.30 am on a paperstrip and then,I smelled it again at 12.45 pm.amazingly,the scent was still there.indeed,i've bought the original bottle n that's the result.the scent stayed approximately 6 hours on the paperstrip.what about on my skin?well,it lasted for about 2 hours like that...but anyway,it depends on one's skin chemistry though..sometimes,if we perspirates,it could enhances the smell become either stronger n stays longer or weaker or maybe stinks..sorry for the stink word..

I love especially escada..very nice n it's the alternative version of chloe edp..this one is more lighter n inoffensive..it can be worn at all ages n at any seasons..

This is a lovely light and fresh scent. very pleasant and delicate. It's not really special but good enough for those who like a light fruity scent!

I love it!!!

a nice fragrance but nothing special. Also, at times I felt like the Rose note was a little too strong. a very feminine girly scent.

One of those perfumes you fall in love in summer. A very subtle, soft and fresh feminine scent and built around a delicate rose accord.

Especially Escada says luxury but in a modern and light-hearted way.

Unfortunately it doesn't last long.

Top notes: pear, Ambrette seeds
Heart notes: rose flower, Ylang Ylang
Base notes: rose petals, musk

xox

Something about this I do not like sorry to all who like it. I am sure it smells better on some

Oh my word!!! Just when you think Escada cannot outdo itself it did exactly that with this scent. The flacon stands out on the shelf. It fragrance is exclusive. What more can a woman want in a scent!!! I recommend highly!!!!

I ask myself why it took me so long to write a review, well I adore this scent. I am little dissapointed with sillage and staying power but if I will ignore those two things I can´t say bad word about that. I´ve never smelled something similar, so it´s great. The pear gives the scent little juiciness and sweetness. This part is really girly and innocent for me. Then I can smell lot of roses and some water. Roses with water and ylang ylang are slightly pungent and that smell so great. The dry down is damn gorgeous. Rosy-musky and I can still smell hint of pear. Escada makes mostly sweet scents full of fruit but this one doesn´t go this way. It´s floral,little sweet, watery, musky scent. I can imagine it on happy, playful, desirable girl/woman who doesn´t want to bring attention but which wants to be herself and wants to attract a man who is in her nearness and the woman is for him even more desirable than she was before. Just IMHO =D

i love this perfume. its not that kind of scent that will make a statement and will not offend anyone. only those who invade your personal space can smell this amazing scentl of you. this is perfect for a date. and men do love this scent. its very rosey and light with a hint of sweetness. very girly and romantic.

I changed my mind about this one. Last year when the scent came out I found it quite synthetic and soapy and sooo generic... now I tested the lighter version 'delicate notes' which I find a pleasant summer fragrance, crisp and as the name says: delicate. So this one is ok to my nose too. This is a bit of a modern version of Pleasures by Estee Lauder.

I was looking for an aquatic floral perfume and I found it in this. It's watery and roses and somehow I smell lilies but I don't find it in the notes. it's light for escada scents even though EDP,but I am guessing it is because of the water notes in it. It stays close to the body but longevity is more promising, about 4 hours on me. I appreciate Escada for stepping away from their regular oversexed summer scents (which I do like to a certain extent) to create something delicate and simple. It also comes in a pretty bottle with fuschia pink liquid which adds to it's sweet charm. I would say a woman in her 20s -30s can safely wear this as long as she isn't wearing a business suit. This is more flower than power.

Bought it today :) it smells like rose and musk - but not in an "old" way - very young!

Ok, i bought it because of the super pretty bottle - but i really like the scent!

Funny thing is, It doesn't last for long , but people around can still feel it - that's my main problem with many fragrances.
I tried it on my hair, and it seems like it stays longer than on my skin.
If only it could stay longer - it could be my best fragrance

A nice, slightly sweetened rose scent without the presence of citrus (as so many popular rose fragrances share). I believe this is strikingly similar to Yves Rocher Moment de Bonheur, but doesn't last as long as Bonheur (which I own) so I'll pass on the full bottle and enjoy the rest of my sample.

This scent makes me feel pretty and happy. A very feminine fragrance. A fresh updated rose!

This wasn't my type of scent at all. It's flowery and it smells like watery roses.

It's watery, and soft..but doesn't last long..
Still love it..=)

I got way more than an hour out of this one. This is lovely - softly (yet distinctly) a memorable floral! When the bottom notes hit its even more beautiful. Definately worth trying.

Watery, sugared rose. Pleasant for the hour that it lasts

In love!! Rose, water notes, pear and musk are what I am picking up mostly. I would categorize this as a fruity floral, not just a floral. If you are not into fruity fragrances, you might not like this one!

the bottle looks like D&G the one

I tested it today in Superdrug and I love it! Probably the best fragrance from Escada ever. I don't feel any rose in it, maybe I'm just crap.
This will be my next purchase. For sure.

To the person who asked- the balloons mean someone agreed with you
I think reading the reviews, this perfume must change according to the acidity of the wearers skin, as so many people love or hate it.
I love it ,Im getting Musky rose, and its about 5 hours since I sprayed it.....
It smells seductive and feminine, expensive and unusual.....
I love it

Hi All,

I just wonder what are those balloons stand for? And a counter appears when you point at them...

I bought it last week, I really liked it while I was in the shop (I went twice, first time just to test) but now I feel disappointed. It's not long-lasting enough. This is what I hate most about perfumes. I want it to last all day long, not just few hours.

Got a sample of this today through the post. Nice scent, but nothing special.

I am not really into aquatic scents, but this one is nice. I think it's the best perfume release from Escada in like 10 years. I can't stand their usual horrid tropical fruit juices and looked forward to something different. Especially Escada seemed promising--a rosy, musky, aquatic--not your typical perfume. I liked the pink roses and hint of musk I smelled as the perfume dried down. I also appreciate the lack of citrus notes (does EVERY aquatic perfume have to open with lemon or grapefruit?!). The advertisement seems very appropriate for the scent. It's pretty.

I guess I got the "playful" quality, because I swear the image it invoked was that of a clown. Colorful, happy, trying too hard and just a bit off. To be fair, I would have never been drawn to this scent from the description, but got some as a sample. It did last on me, unfortunately, because I really didn't enjoy it. I think I will use it as sachet in my clothes drawer.

Oh, what a lovely scent! Very watery, with quite a lot of Rose in it. Also some Ylang-Ylang and TONS of pretty Musk that helps this perfume along to my no.1 favourite!!! Also a nice bottle. One for definete purchesing!!

I got the free sample from escada n both my sister n me hate it. smell like cheap hairspray...

A friend of mine owns this, and I used it a couple times when I'd slept over and forgotten to bring my own perfume. What can I say? It's pleasant and safe. It's been done before thousands of times though, just another feminine and fresh fruity-rose scent over a light musky base. Projection and longevity are both on the weak side. The packaging may be cute, but I'll pass.

I smelled this perfume and it's actually really nice. It's very nostalgic and the moment I let it settled on my skin, it suddenly brings me to a lovely field with summer breeze and makes you feel really cozy. The bottle and pink juice is lovely. The only thing is that I think it's quite common like I smelled it before.

i like this perfume i can really smell the rose + musk out of it. really good for mabye a dinner party or another occasion- i mean a REALLY good occasion!! lets hope no one is allergic to it!



10/10 :):):):):):)

I tested this one yesterday, and I must say I was surprised because I expected a classic fruity Escada, but it is an intense, yet young Rose fragrance.

Right from the start I get a young, fresh rose, not the soapy kind, it is a very musky rose, a lusty tangy, young rose...It is a linear fragrance, and the musk note is enhanced by the ambrette, during dry down the musk becomes more intense.

I didn't get the pear, but I'm thinking maybe it is there softening the edges of the rose's petals...

Especially Escada made me feel pinky kinky, flirty and sexy. I don't think it is juvenile, and it can be worn by all ages IMO.

Longevity is average, projection and sillage are very good.

i needed a pick me up this morning and sprayed this on before i left, it is great! smells like fresh vibrant roses, the musk smoothes it out nicely- i kept getting wafts of this yummy musky-rose warmth throughout the day. it's a very energetic/sparkling kinky rose, kind of naughty. made me feel sexy, clean and fresh. you must be a lover of the rose note to like this though, which i am . i was expecting it to wear off quickly because of the reviews but i cant complain- the projection did wear off after 3 or 4 hrs but close to the skin the scent lingered for the whole rest of the day.

A very pretty, fresh, rose based floral. This is a refreshing change from the sweet fruity lineup of scents that Escada produces. I like those too, but this is a great departure. I can see the similarity to Chloe but I prefer this because it's softer than Chloe to me. This reminds me of pink roses and lingerie shops.

I have been SEVERELY obsessed with this. I was walking out of Sephore one day and saw this and i had to try some on. I read a lot of high fashion magazines , and hadn't seen any ads for this so I was pleasantly surprised to see that Escada had come out with something new (an eau de parfum). Staying power is alright, i think I'm immune to it now though. I have gotten lots of compliments and a Valet at my work said it smells very shower fresh. I got the boxed set for 62 dollars it came with the parfum, lotion and a nice fushcia colored rose lipgloss. Definitely a must have, i LOVE it.

the smell is not too strong on my body, it is sweet and nice. long lasting on my body.. like it

Especially Escada is spring in a bottle!
Light, fresh, soft, airy, clean, happy, bright, cheerful, carefree, flowery fragrance!
Especially Escada is a fresh rosey-watery scent that smells young and feminine.
When I first smelt ‘Especially’ my first thought was that it reminded me a little bit of Daisy by Marc Jacobs. They both have similarities, in that they are both fresh florals with a slight green-ness to them which instantly reminds me of spring time!
The sillage is what you would expect from a fruity floral. And the longevity was pretty poor on my skin.
Overall a nice, inoffensive, pleasant and wearable scent for everyday use.
Nice bottle too!

Tested this today. Initially smelt very 'shampoo-ey' to me. It has dried down considerably now and it reminds me of a Victoria Secret's scent - I think Bombshell mixed with Givenchy Le Secret- but the Escada is a sweeter smell.

This smelled lovely on a card... But on my skin it smelled like hairspray for some reason! Very synthetic and chemically. Luckily for me, longevity wasn't great!

I'm pretty disappointed with my Especially Escada purchase. While I do love the smell- and it works nicely with my body chemistry; it does not last for more than an hour! I'm wondering if I should buy the body lotion as well-

not a great release, roaring synthetic rose with the usual Escada clean chemical fruit drydown. I actually wear and prefer their downright brash fruity summer numbers than this one which tries to be too classy... For a big rose, I would go for YSL Paris instead (and quickly, before L'Oreal reformulate and destroy that too...)

At start it smells really like a fruity shampoo and reminds me of Incanto Shine. Almost 1 in 1. It kind of seems really cheapy at that stage, like some deodorant or washing liquid. Then that phase dries down to this soapy rose-y smell. It's kind of shampoo-rose smell, nothing original at all. Unique? Like, come on, there's Rock'n'Rose and its flankers, Stella, Rumeur and other load of similar fragrance. Maybe it's pleasant, but it's total rip off. [Want a rose? Get to know Les Parfums de Rosine] I prefer their fruity limited editions. They are fun at least. I don't really recommend it if you want to stand out, you will mix with the crowd with this.

Just got this for my 21st such an amazing perfume ... I thought it was another friuty floral but this is surprising as its very unusual which I did not expect! Would definately recommend you try it! I have been given so many compliments wearing this ...

Just opened my first box of Especially Escada! I LOVE it!

I was surprised to find that Macy's doesn't carry Escada Especially Escada! Sooooo, I ordered it today from Fragrancenet.com Hopefully I'll have better luck than I did with IlBacio I ordered online.

I just received a small sample of Escada Especially Escada in the mail- I think this is the fragrance I've been looking for!! So far, so good! Yum!

on my skin this one has an amazing lasting power. i sprayed it on the back of my hand and even after washing my hands several times, i could still smell it. it is a nice scent, but i think that it would cause me a bad headache. however, nice floral, almost innocent scent.

Now this is a surprise! I expected another very sweet fragrance, a bit crazy and immature (in a good meaning of the word) and I got something different.

Especially Escada is more mature than immature and so is the rose in it. It's mostly rose-musk mallow-watery-musk fragrance on me. It starts rosey and watery and then musk mallow comes into play making the rose a bit bitter, still sweet and classy. I'm also surprised that the sillage is above average on me (summer Escada releases are very weak on my skin). Very well done rose, perhaps a little Lancome way but no - it's Escada, it's different. Not 100% my type of fragrance, as I'm into orientals the most, but a good one and I'll wear it when I'll be in need for change.

I'll add news about drydown and lasting power soon.

OK: so my overall impression is that the sillage bursts and keeps strong for about 2 hours, then it decreases and the fragrance becomes less rose and more watery-musky after about 4 hours (still rose can be detected), kind of faints and faints, but in a good and pleasant way, not as if it was washed out.

Rose in Escada is nicely done, as if straight from a rose bush, after a few hours as if it was rose after rain, but in a beggining - rose flowing in water (lake?). Interesting one.

Bottle looks fine, but reminds me about Dolce&Gabbana's Rose the One. Rose the One is different though, sweeter, Escada's kind of bitter-sweet. All in all thumbs up for Especially Escada!

Received a sample, tried it today. I liked the initial rose scent but the dry-down is very "soapy" smelling. :(

What a happy surprise. It's been many years since an Escada fragrance has captured my attention. I'd given up on their scents some time ago. I received a sample mini of Especially and I gave it a spritz. This is nice! It is a fresh rose ylang-ylang fragrance that's extremely easy to wear. It's along the lines of L'Occitane Rose 4 reines. Very pretty, light and feminine. I love rose and I'm always thrilled when rose loves me back, and Especially is a good one. EDIT: Today I'm wearing Especially and I keep getting a "scent memory" - one of those where you know you've smelled it but you just can't put your finger on it. I kept getting this vision of myself driving in NY with a heavy scarf around my neck, circa 1989...and darned if that vision didn't bring back what I seemed to be smelling. Of all things...I'm nearly certain it's vintage Finesse shampoo/conditioner! I don't know if Finesse is even around anymore, but I remember it used to perfume my hair and the scent was so strong. But I loved it. I'm sure Especially doesn't smell that much like some old shampoo, but something in Escada defintiely touched upon whatever part of my brain subconsciously recorded an episode of driving 22 years ago!

Disliked this from the start and it got no better.
Chemical and sickly sweet. It never morphed into anything but a cheap smell.
Absolutely no complexity and the only redeeming feature in the dry down was it vanished pretty quickly.

If you gave a 5 year old some washing up liquid and assorted shampoo bottles to play with they could have done better.

Especially is not yet another generic floral fragrance. It has that unusual semi sweet-watery note infused with sensual ambrette seeds, delicious pear and fresh florals.
Especially starts off rather fruity; it feels like honey coloured pear nectar dripping off my chin. Soon after, it mellows into sensual ambrette seeds and soft petals, still, the semi sweet-watery note is present all the time making it feel soft and refreshing.
Especially has a similar feel to Attimo and Attimo L’Eau Florale and I am confident that you will like Especially if you like these.
The juice colour does reflect the fragrance spirit; playful, happy, feminine, cheerful, uplifting.
Especially is spring in an elegant bottle.
The lasting power and silage are both decent; I feared that Especially would not survive half a day at work but it does linger nicely on my neck for 6 hours and it is noticeable by my work colleagues.
Perfect spring / summer fragrance.
Well done, Escada!

I love this scent. Feminine, bright and happy... the musk used is white musk, which adds a nice clean effect aside from the rose-water. Very close to Chloe Eau de Parfum, but its nice to see Escada drift from the teen fruity-florals that harshly relate to celebrity fragrances.

In my opinion this is the best thing from Escada since Magnetism... I am not a fan of the fruity summer editions (though I did enjoy Moon Sparkle). It has a lingering effect and has more of a wide age range possibility that the summer scents. It is riminiscent of Bright Crystal but it last longer and drys down better than the Versace.

I love it in the bottle, but on my skin smells synthetic and soapy after a while. It's nothing special, but very pleasent and wearable. For me it's Versace Bright Crystal mixed with Avon Be...Kissable.It's a soft, bright, happy floral fruity for everyday use.

This was love at the first spritz! After trying this I didn't want anything else.
Especially Escada is light, floral yet there are soft notes of musk. Pear and rose combine beautifully.
I also like the visual side of Especially Escada: the bottle and also the ad is lovely, decent, happy. Just like the atmosphere the scent creates.
Longevity could be better, though.
I love this!

On me.. it was exactly what I was looking for.. airy, clean clean clean.. sophisticated flower.. It is the perfect floral aquatic i tried on my skin.. doesnt cause any migrains or sinusus :) thank god !

This one is rather surprising. I was expecting an average and dated old-lady-like rose water but instead I got a rather sophisticated and young scent, with a slight frutal twist that provides that extra oomph. It reminds me a little bit of Estee Lauder's Pleasures. Taking into account how much I hate the smell of roses, the fact that I quite like this EDP is, I think, somewhat relevant. It's nice, a bit sharp and not über-flowery. I think this scent can be worn by women of all ages, even suitable for teenagers I'd say.
But being an EDP it could do much better in the longevity department...I always need to reapply in the afternoon.

for me, this was not a young perfume, more old lady. this was very bitter.

This is... nice. Nothing revolutionary, but a young, fresh, sweet, happy rose perfume. Like some others have said it would make a great gift.

i am totally in love with that scent!!so fresh,so unique and so lovely and feminine!!!the rose in it gives it a special touch...love love love it...Ana:-)

Tried it, smelled for half an hour tops and vanished! I can't believe that Escada also produced one of my all-time favorites - Magnetism! This is really a colored, scented, fruity water .. unfortunately, didn't like it one bit..

I prefer fruity-summer limited Escada's releases than the other ones (although I don't wear any Escada).

Especially Escada is really lame!

A deodorant-like, watery rosy pear.
No character at all.
Was it composed in 2 hours?
They should be ashamed of it.

Next one!

Bought this today for my brother's girlfriend's birhtday. She turns 17.

I loved the smell right a way. Sophisticated but also young, fresh and floral...

It's just something a young girl and/or woman needs to spice up her wardrobe. I can imagine when you wear it you feel nice and flirty but also girly...

Perfect gift, if you ask me!

This is not as fruity and tropical as most Escada scents. But it's very average and just another fresh flowery scent. Reminded me of those many drugstore scents again.

nice rose note, not as sweet as other Escada, and also fresh fruity on top,smells feminine but not too old

It is total fail this time. It smells like some kind of cucumber marinade. Really do not like this Escada, although all the previous is quite great.

Great scent. Fresh, not an old fashioned rose.

Nice scent but a bit too classic for me. I don't smell the pears... I especially smell the rose. It's a safe rose perfume if you're not into the grandma rose. It smells similar to Ralph Lauren Romance, to me that is. It's a young, sophisticated perfume but not for me.

Nothing special, but better than previous Escada releases. The fragrance is soft floral fruity. The dry down is creamy and beautiful, roses and pears are mixed well, maybe a bit in the style of the last Marc Jacobs creations or Chanel Chance Eau Tendre. The projection and longevity are poor.
The scent is pleasant and delicate I should say, so the perfume will be an ideal gift. But it's still Escada.