Escada Homme (1993)
by Escada

Mandarin and cognac with black pepper over wood. Well balanced, smooth, elegant, sexy. A nice cognac oriental, ideal for a winter evening. Drydown - cognac, musky, spicy, slight patchouli. Some say go easy, some say go for heavier application. A big thumbs up for this versatile, rich, warm and interesting fragrance.

I like Escada Homme. It opens with fairly straightforward accord dominated by a mandarin note. The mandarin is quickly joined by the famous cognac. I wouldn't be able to identify it as cognac per se, but it is definitely boozy. In the context of the scent, it smells like a nice orange liquor, with cardamon and some other sweet spices in the background.

Up to this point, the Escada smells very thick. I envision big, wet scent molecules. You can almost feel the scent's presence around you (I get the same feeling from M7...must be the thick, fruity, spiciness).

However, over the course of about 20 minutes, the scent calms down and dries out drastically. While I appreciate the opening, this is the part where I start to really like the scent. The accord retains a light, peppery, boozy note from the opening, but the foundation is a heavenly sandalwood/musk duo on me. I wish the patchouli showed through more, but that's ok because it smells great just how it is. A very attractive scent with a beautifully structured evolution. Get it cheap!

Escada Homme is a boozy-woody fragrance that, at first, smells very boozy. There’s also a fruity accord in the composition, with something spicy (cinnamon?) lurking in the background. It’s an okay scent, albeit slightly dated, but too inoffensive and safe for my liking.

Escada pour Homme’s launch is fueled by and exceptionally pleasant and well balanced accord of sweet mandarin, lavender and bergamot. These top notes give way quite slowly to a heart of orange blossom and candied spices over a vanilla, patchouli, and sandalwood foundation. While quite sweet, Escada pour Homme does not impress me as a gourmand scent. It’s basenotes are too resinous, its vanilla too subtle and dry, and its floral notes too conspicuous for that. Instead Escada pour Homme presents as a rich, but not heavy, well balanced oriental that would work well for office or professional wear.

While lighter, less spicy, and hence perhaps a bit more bland than those men’s oriental classics Habit Rouge, Héritage, and Jaïpur Homme, Escada pour Homme does offer more character than say, Armani Code, and better balance than the over-sweetened Pi or Le Male. It’s middle-of-the-road, but sometimes the middle of the road is exactly where you want to be.

strong solid opening cognac and fruits that mellows out to a rejuvinated almost simple fruity/woody accord that is priceless.every man should at least have the 1.3/1.4 oz bottle that i have had for about 3 years now. not an everyday scent but it's what i would call a mature casual scent that can be worn anytime of the day.

What can I say that hasn't already been said? This is a mans frag. It isn't dated, nor spectacular, but it is very good .....and for the money it can't be beat.

Longevity is mediocre, but that is okay. If I wanted this scent on me for 12 hours, I would apply 3 times via an atomizer and viola!!!

This frag smells good through all the accords. What's not to like? Big thumbs up for Escada Homme.