
rose aquatic · 2011 · Jean-Michel Duriez
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.
Reviewers consistently remark on the quality of the materials.
Reviewed profile
Pear and a soft aquatic accord give this a dewy freshness around a rose and ylang heart. Ambrette and musk carry it into a clean, low-warmth drydown that stays close to the skin.

The Purist
The Cool Sweet
Cool on the surface. Quietly sweet beneath.
Not where you'd expect to find it. It crept in and stayed. Some softness arrives that way.
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Escada Especially reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin, and sits light in the air, close to the skin and easy to miss.
Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.
Escada Especially reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 17th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Escada Especially sits mid-range on projection. That is 31st percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Escada Especially is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 33rd percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Escada Especially sits light in the air, close to the skin and easy to miss. That is 10th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Escada Especially carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 74th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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