Silver Light by Escada, 1997

Notes: apple, grapefruit, patchouli, vanilla. Well, I've smelled worse. Essentially a slightly green scent, fresh and a bit aromatic. Soapy -- like clean laundry. A bit ozonic. Not too sweet, certainly not heavy. Curiously, I don't get any of the alleged notes. No fruit, no vanilla, no patchouli. If you want to smell like a bar of green soap or fresh towels, this one's for you.

The opening of Silver is green and soapy, with some spice as well. It's not entirely different, in fact, it strongly reminds me of Uomo by Moschino. The thing that's most off-putting about this fragrance to me, is the chemical odor I pick up from it. Fortunately it's only strong in the very beginning.. it's reminiscent of the glue/paste accord I get from Curve, or Versace V/S. As Silver dries down, it just gets soapy and slightly floral but its foundation is a green fragrance. Vanilla and jasmine dominate from the middle on out.. the combination of the 2 is actually quite nice, even for somebody like myself who finds the jasmine note to be very feminine. I do think this fragrance is unisex all the way. As for my opinion.. I'm really smack dab in the middle on this. The strange chemical opening isn't enough to complain entirely about because it goes away quickly, and although the dry down is very pretty, it's just not for me.

On a side note.. the middle/heart notes phase of Silver strongly remind me of Arpege pH, only take out the orange blossom and citrus and replace it with jasmine.

Whereas I like the opening of Escada and love the drydown, I love the opening of Light Silver Edition and like the drydown, which is similar to the original but not as rich. But the opening, this blue/green delicious burst of apple, grapefruit, and mint always puts me in a good place. Though understandably LSE can't live up to its big brother I think it's an excellent every day scent (at least in warm weather), leaving the original Escada for the more formal or intimate occasions.

Powdery and floral, almost effeminate. "Light" is a good word for it; you barely notice you're wearing a cologne. Nothing special.

Strange green aromatic and sweet fragrance. Reminds me of a powdery Cool Water.

Aromatic, green, and woody. Escada Pour Homme Light Silver Edition is a pleasant fragrance and lighter than the original Escada but not so light that I would call it light: It has a potency that I find unusual for scents from the late nineties. Its initial citrus / green accord has a sharpness caused by the fruits involved especially the grapefruit. I prefer this sharpness to a fragrance like Jako which offers the super sweet grapefruit notes in the opening. Light Silvers mid notes feature jasmine and lavender, along with some of the woods from the base. It dries down to a rather unclear woody / patchouli? / vanilla accord, which is quite powdery. Escada Pour Homme Light Silver Edition reminds me somewhat of Platinum Égoïste, but its not as refined or as likeable. Its an okay fragrance, but there is not very much special about it. I can understand why it was quickly discontinued.

I was given a sample of escada silver light and liked it enough to buy a 50ml bottle. I find it quite agreeable as the top notes are subtly pleasant and the fragrance is never overbearing or too strong. My only complaint is that it does not last very long, but all in all a good buy in my opinion :)

I like the freshness of it, but especially the topnotes are good. Fresh but warm at the same time.

A discontinued fragrance. Checking my samples I found a little collector's bottle I got when bought a fragrance. It was still full and never opened.

When test it on a paper, the starting was citric, a bit aquatic, with notes of grapefruit and mint, plus some green apple. About 5 or 10 minutes later the top notes faded down in a very drastic way, appearing middle notes of classic lavender, mixed with notes of violet leaves (it remembered me for a while the Samba Zipped) and jasmine. As base note, some oriental notes of vanilla, plus oakmoss and patchouli.

Strange... for the first notes I should believe it was a fresh summer fragrance, but the remaining notes were very classic and oriental, due to lavender and vanilla. Maybe it's suitable for all seasons, as a daytime or office fragrance, for a range of ages over 25 years old.

Nice enough, yes, and a good choice for those seeking a "crisp' fragrance. But the original Escada is SO much better -- so much richer and deeper and complex. It's kind of like Egoiste v. Platinum -- that is to say, "Why bother? Why try to improve upon perfection?"