Escada
Escada's namesake fragrance is a monument to early-1990s big-floral ambition: a five-note fruity opening of melon, coconut, peach, lemon, and bergamot that sequences quickly into one of the most densely populated floral hearts of its era — twelve distinct flowers, from tuberose to narcissus, stacked in layers.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 18 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Jasmine60
- Rose55
- Tuberose50
- Amber50
- Peach50
By the editors · 2 min readEscada's namesake fragrance is a monument to early-1990s big-floral ambition: a five-note fruity opening of melon, coconut, peach, lemon, and bergamot that sequences quickly into one of the most densely populated floral hearts of its era — twelve distinct flowers, from tuberose to narcissus, stacked in layers.
The heart doesn't single any one flower out; the effect is more like a florist's whole shop at once. Lily of the valley and freesia contribute green freshness, ylang-ylang and tuberose indolic richness, rose and peony classical depth.
Oakmoss, sandalwood, and amber anchor the dry-down with warm resinous gravity, heliotrope adding powdery sweetness. By modern standards the construction is maximal — even overwhelming. In its own terms it's executed completely: a full-volume signature from an era that believed in them.
