Escada Magnetism

another frag to add to the popstar shelf 🙂↕️ so I've been seeing magnetism recommended to me by everyone and their mother on perfumetwt; what convinced me was a user saying this smelled slutty, which is something I love! slutty smells are a welcome addition to my book, plus, I do love me some noughties brands and inspo, and what is escada if not the noughties/early 2010s hedkandi girl summer brand? sold for a TK maxx price of 34 euros, which is not bad! first, opening. this is a bright green garden that leans tropical but reminds me of a neon lawn; basil really pops its PWUSS here for a solid amount of time, but it's not a pizza basil, rather: pho seasoning/veggie plate. see the vision? that, a green pineapple being chopped on the roadside, and a little bit of fruit cocktail. also, cassis leaf! doesn't lean cat piss here, it's very zingy and green, so do not fear (though I will always defend her... when blended correctly). it's also very fruity! refreshingly so, which is (coughs) refreshing. sorry. anyway, dry down is when it gets a bit more abstract; it's very floral yet still fruity. it's almost a neon lime green coded floral, where it's freshly cut flowers chilling in the big ass vats at the florist shop, or the smell of fresh floral arrangements at a party. I pick out most of the white florals here, with muguet, jasmine, and freesia taking the lead; the basil is still popping, but the florals are here to really be the party girls. caraway is partying with the fruits in the back, giving a very interesting sweet fresh combo. it's like a rose water smoothie, or crunching on a flower (please don't ask how I know.) you know how in cartoons, there's a gag where they KNOW when their boss or smth is coming from like, a few miles away? yeah, that's the caramel/vanilla here. they're still a bit away, maybe waiting for the uber, but their presence comes in before they even step foot. there's a candy sweetness under the florals, fruits, and greens, and it's so buzzy! there's a vibe around, the party's gearing up, and it's such a fun smell. when they do arrive, it's a cocktail at the party, or a heel click from the pole at the club; so so sweet but still green and fresh and vibrant. not too cloying, but too much in the best way possible. it WILL hold up until you inevitably pass out backstage at 6am. I wake up to this smelling boozy, almost! green is fading into an orange/pink, it's smooth and sweet, and it smells like rolling around in sheets after a wild night (minus the morning breath and stale sex smell); the caramel really pulls her weight, still bright but toned down, musky sweet, almost pudding-y! similar sandalwood smell that permeates shade by lush (the creamy sweet skin-like scent), while the patchouli (and a bit of the vetiver) contributes to the fading green, almost pistachio-y scent. I very much agree w/ the kayali pistachio gelato scent comparisons, but that's more overtly gen-z gourmand girl, sweet and nutty, cloying in the best way possible kind of scent, where magnetism is kind of a more club ready, party girl, popstar glimmering on a stage kind of scent (the bottle helps, but that bitchass bottle is not purse friendly 😩). almost gives angel too, but like, her daughter? Angelica Pickles/Kimi Finster in all grown up teas I think. I am not sure if I am a reformulation user as I got this from TK maxx, but so far the performance is astounding. lasts a full day at work, etc, blah blah: I showered and scrubbed my shit DOWN and the dry down was still on my skin. t shirt still smells of it after maybe 2 days, which is kind of insane. escada I was unfamiliar with your game... another chart entry for the Tsarlotte Lucifer experience fragrance top 10 TRULY 🫡 verdict? can I go to f5ve underground HOUSE 💚

OMG i am floored by this fragrance when i opened & unboxed it for the 1st time i was so excited as i revealed one of the prettiest perfume bottles in the market as it slightly reminds me of a deep magenta coloured version of a Kryptonite crystal shard from Superman's (or Supergirl rather in this case) fortress of solitude. I must admit my expectations were a bit low after reading some of the negative reviews about this fragrance but much to my delight Escada Magnetism for Women had me at first spray. It was bright, fresh, fruity & sweet but also green as some described but i could not pinpoint what it reminds me of, it's actually quite unique as I've never smelled anything like it before. This is quite a revelation. The sillage is quite strong but inoffensive, neither too floral nor headache inducing (unless you over-spray it). The fruity, floral, green & sweet notes seems pretty well blended & balanced with some earthy woody notes coming through the heart notes from the vanilla, caramel, amber, musk & sandalwood as it dries down gradually to a much softer, warmer & sweeter trail in the air. And it doesn't smell dated neither considering it was released almost 2 decades ago. It actually is on trend with some of the more popular designer & niche fragrances currently in the market such as Burberry Her & Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait by Francis Kurkjian which i love. In fact i can even honestly say that it's quite ahead of its time. Now i can't justify nor get some of the hate & negative comments about this fragrance here but imho i can definitely vouch for this one as a safe enough blind buy & one of the best blind buys i ever had. Very impressive performance i am quite satisfied by it but i guess we all have different preferences, skin chemistry & experiences with this fragrance, luckily i happen to have a positive one. Perhaps i got one from a good batch as my bottle's made in Germany not UK. Do yourself a favour if your quite interested to try it before you buy it...or just go for it if your into sweet, comfortable, vibrant, youthful, versatile & non-linear fragrances with a bit of oomph & moderate longevity...you'll thank me later. Highly recommended...i give it three snaps & two thumbs up.🤏🤏🤏👍👍

I can't believe I almost didn't get this after seeing it at SDM on the $19.99 shelf. It was the only one left and I'm so glad I took the chance. This is what I wanted Angel by Thierry Mugler to be. They have very similar vibes but everything about Magnetism works out better for me as it doesn't have the dirty patchouli note that dominates Angel. This is such an incredibly unique fragrance and it puts me in such a great mood. I feel sexy, mysterious, elated and calm while wearing it. I love it. I wish I could find an older formulation to compare the differences but I'm very satisfied with my 2020 batch. Edit: So I've realized that my "2020 batch" is manufactured by Coty in Germany and doesn't have a logo on the bottle. I went on a hunt to find bottles manufactured by Scannon S.A from France and UK with logos on the bottle to see if there's a difference. Edit 2: All I have to say is the original formulation of Magnetism is worth hunting down. The note pyramid is very accurate while being incredibly well blended. It's absolutely better than the reformulation because I'm picking up more of the gourmand accords without the sharp "greenness" that's present in the reformulation. Signature scent material. Absolute love. FYI, Escada's website says the reformulation's note pyramid is as follows: top note - blackcurrant, heart - rose and base - coconut + caramel

YES. This smells as glorious as I remember it. I smelled this somewhere as a teen and for the longest time, kept a note that I wanted this perfume, but couldn’t afford it and never got around to it. But now that I’m an adult with a job, in the midst of collecting perfume and feeling nostalgic...there was nothing to stop me. It’s got a very green opening (is it the basil?), which had me wondering if I’d mis-remembered my love. However, it settles down into a beautiful amber-vanilla-floral-fruity concoction. Basically, all of the good elements of the perfumes I love to wear, rolled into one. I’ve yet to wear this with full force so I may come back and review scores but it’s not the loudest or longest perfume but I will not hesitate to respray. It’s a love from me. Edit: I am now near the end of my bottle (with a back-up soon to be opened) and I LOVE IT. Still with the green opening, which sustains throughout - it’s basil, fresh pineapple, exotic fruits and grasses. Then it softens and settles into a green fruity floral - I said amber and vanilla before, but actually there’s not loads of them here. The freesia here has the same energy as the freesia in Ralph. My teenage bedroom was fuchsia and lime green - this is the perfume equivalent. It’s bright, it clashes, it demands to be noticed. I loved it in 2005 and I love it now.

Taking a trip down memory lane whilst staying at my mum's house and going through her perfume collection. Thankfully, she has hoarded several bottles of the good old original early 2000s formula, and so I convinced her to give me a bottle for old time's sake. This is the first perfume I remember encountering, and it was love at first smell. I must have been seven or eight. As a child, this smelled to me like what an 'adult' smells like; I think even back then I perceived the connotations of this being 'sexy.' Now that I'm in my twenties and revisiting it years later, I can absolutely confirm. Perhaps I am biased because I love gourmands and thick, heavy syrupy notes, so I'm predisposed to enjoy the caramel. Whilst the notes are kind of chaotic in theory, I personally do not find this to be too busy on the nose. Instead, I think it's creamy and rounded. The opening is a fruit cocktail splash and a generous serving of sugar with a subtle (on me) green note in the background which relieves it from being sweet-on-steroids. The vanilla makes it cosy and warm. Sillage is just as I remember, leaving trails all around the house. Longevity is also impressive. It's fun, rather bold, and I'm so happy to be reunited with it at long last if only for the nostalgia it brings!

I love this perfume so much!!! When I first had it, it was a gift my nana got and she passed it down to me as she didn't like it. Quess what, I didn't like it either lol, but I wore it as I didn't have any other perfumes (I was around 18-19 years old). I wore it to my retail job and one day I received a compliment from a lady saying how good it smells, I remember that day so well. It was rainy and mucky and she came in to get her usual coffee and we smoked a cigarette together. Don't know why this is imprinted in my brain. It reminds me now of how carefree my life was then. Now to the present. Will be 28 soon. I love it soo much. Especially the drydown it's AMAZING. Sweet, ambery, creamy what and fresh at the same time??!?!?! I wore it to my office job today and I didn't get any compliments or anything, yet again it's rainy and muddy. But this is the kind of perfume I wear for myself. The comfort it gives me it's insane. Makes a little melancholic as well. Like the lady under me said, it's fruity yet mature and sexy. AHHHH I CAN'T GET ENOUGH Anyway, if you like ambery creamy fragrances and you want one for summer I think this is it! The longevity is good, sillage too, not expensive at all. I keep applying it tho as I love the first couple hours of it.

Silly, but: Suki, from 2 Fast 2 Furious. Down to the hot pink. A blast of fruity greens settling into a lightly ambery concoction that I cannot place. Simultaneously layered and fresh at the same time. Very flirty without bowling someone over. The very picture of teens and young adults I wished I could be growing up, as in, the latest they could've graduated high school is 2005 (Just 10 years too young, boo.) The gourmands, dark berries + citrus combos, cotton candy, and coconut types hadn't a full chokehold yet. Arguably before patchouli became such a coveted, loud base note even in celeb fragrances. So more developed teen fragrances of then were in that limbo of fresh-fruity, sporty, and caramel. Magnetism does a weirdly magical job of balancing them all. I have such a soft spot for the years 2000-2005, and this is a perfect snapshot of their youths' energy. The "cool big sister's" perfume you'd steal sprays from. Bold, extroverted, sassy, never boisterous; and despite all that, very easy to wear. It would be perfect over an amber lotion or body cream. I see golden summer days and neon nights out on the town, as this can weave between both. Will be a year-round staple for me.

Magnetism, what an odd duck. This made it to my test list after a night of craving simple, summery, fruity fun scents and learning about Escada. As luck would have it, I was able to get it in a blind swap with another Fragrantician. I felt a little hesitant about the notes after being put off by Jimmy Choo (another fragrance with gourmand and green notes), but I hoped for the best. First, I don't get a ton of green in this at all. It smells somewhat fresh, not grassy. Just clean and a little wintergreen. It's obviously sweet, but not overwhelmingly rich or screechy. Magnetism has a nice balance, and I think that's what makes the discordant notes work. If it were less well-blended, it might be a hot mess. The magenta bottle matches the fragrance because of the berries at its heart, and the berries are, to my mind, the star of the show. The fruits are the glue between facets of fresh and sweet: juicy ripe berries still attached to softly fresh green leaves. It smells surprisingly good to me, a sweet scent that makes you feel clean and not sticky. I think this would appeal most to people who like fragrances that are a little eccentric and offbeat.

I love some scents and I can understand why others don't like them. For example, Tonka Imperiale, Baccarat Rouge, Shalimar, Alien, 212 Women etc. I also like that I have a taste that differs from others. But I don't understand how a person could not love Magnetism. It's an stunning scent that's cheerful, fresh, sweet, sexy... I don't know if that's why I haven't used it for a long time. I've been in a perfume crisis again for the past month. I couldn't find anything to make me happy this spring. Olympea is good but sometimes too loud. Chance Tendre is too naive. Burberry Weekend has been reformulated. Everyone uses Mon Guerlain or Libre! Just when I was thinking of buying a new bottle of Zen, I tried Magnetism that was left at the of the bottle. Omg! Why would a person stay away from Magnetism for years?! Maybe because it’s so sexy? May be it's sexy in a approachable way? Maybe she does not want to draw so much attention and be given so many compliments? Yes, maybe! Then I can save a bottle just for date nights<3 I just have to say that the bottle I have is the old formula. If I don't like the new formula, bad things will happen.

I absolutely adored this perfume when it was launched and bought myself a bottle in 2004. I remember distinctly that this was the only perfume my nose could tolerate when I got married and became pregnant with my first child in 2005. I wore the life out of this perfume and got so mad at my husband for always wearing it too because I definitely don’t think it is unisex,lol. Now in my mid forties, I remember this perfume and got the oil to wear whenever I feel in the mood for it. I must say that it was extremely unique and easily recognizable by those who know what it smells like. Unlike nowadays where too many perfumes smell like each other and you cant tell niche apart from a dupe, perfumes in the 1990s and early 2000s had more character and depth. Also sillage, longevity and quality where so much better than the lighter versions being passed of as eau de parfumerie nowadays. I prefer buying from UAE brands more nowadays because I get more quality for my money. Especially because I have grown to love and appreciate Oud fragrances since my sense of smell became heightened after pregnancy. I can really pick scents easily now.

Oh this is one interesting find! I half blind bought it as I several years ago smelled it of a bottle but didnt get any must have vibes from it. I suddenly came across it here, read the reviews and wanted to try it. At first, its so much going on, so many smells and quite strong. I enjoyed the journey it took me on, as it develops alot the 1st hour. I jumped between liking and disliking it here and there. It was a lot to take in. This is in my opinion not necessarily a safe blind buy as I imagine this might play off very differently on different people. It now has settled on me and now I really do enjoy it alot, to almost a love! It isnt as overpowering as it was in the beginning, its sweet but mature, but I have no idea how to describe the smell, but it so beautiful! I would encourage you to try this out first though, but I am very happy I took the chance and ordered it. I feel like i found a hidden gem. And might order another bottle. :)

I still own my bottle from 2005 and the top tropical fruity notes have faded. I mostly get sweet powdery base notes with some black current. I decided last year to purchase the new formulation and for some reason that bottle was completely different and very spicy green. I got it from Nordstrom rack and decided to return it . Fast forward to this year and I couldn't help but want to retry it in hopes that I would get a better formulation. I pulled the trigger and purchased it from Burlington...the batch code was recent and as soon I opened it finally it was my beloved magnetism! Smells just like I remember. Very tropical pineapple and berries with a sweet powdery and ambery base. It's sexy and it's youthful but not juvenile . It was my night out scent back then and I thought it was pretty strong, but now I think it's a year round fragrance that can be worn on summer nights as well as all day in any other season.

Escada Magnetism, like so many commenting here, has also been a long time favorite, signature scent for me on heavy rotation pretty much consistently for 20 years. It’s a stand out, unique, very well performing, attention & compliment getter. I was introduced to this by a friend of a friend who was wearing it and I fell in love immediately and went out the way and bought it. I love it bc it’s a cheapie, and a very good value for what you get, which is a totally original silage bomb and a jumbo bottle with a ton of Juice. Also noteworthy is that it’s pyramid is made up of quite a lot of notes I don’t usually for including the fact that it’s sweet, so it’s nice to have to mix up my usual routine. I just picked up a bottle that’s batch I looked up and it was apparently made in 2022, surprised that it’s still in production, a reformulation no doubt but the batch I got is a winner & very close to the original imo.

I've reviewed this before from a bottle I repurchased, and I'm not sure if my nose has changed, or the batches are different. I still own my original bottle from 2006, so that's what I'm comparing recent formulations to. I purchased a bottle from Nordstrom rack a few years ago and that was super green smelling, so I returned it. Then I decided to give it another chance when I spotted at Burlington and that bottle was good. Unfortunately it got stolen, so fast forward a year or so and purchased a new bottle at Burlington and that one smelled a little green and super litchi and pineapple heavy! I decided to return it. Yesterday I purchased a bottle from Ross and this one smells good. I can faintly smell the green note in the middle but it fades quickly and smells very similar to my original bottle. The top notes are faded from my original bottle, but I like to keep it for nostalgia.

I know there have been a lot of summer fling fragrances through the years from Escada, and they have all been more or less lovely, as I tried them in the perfume shops! But since I have always been on a restricted budget, I never bought any of them, only this. For me at least, this is the original... At first when I tried it on, I thought it was a little childishly sweet for me, with all the berries being very prominent. But it grew on me... I started to feel the green notes more, and to love the berries. It is not only the blackcurrants, it is the leaves as well. And the caramel to go with that... oh, it is just so lovely!! Normally, I don’t like fruity fragrances much - but this!! My my... I hardly ever wear this in the colder seasons, but I love it so much as the happy summer fragrance it is! One of my favourites in that genre; I will always have it.

It's 2003. I'm 20, on a Disney cruise with my family, and Mom wants to treat me to a perfume from the boutique. Magnetism is the first fragrance I ever picked based solely on testing it - not being drawn in by the ubiquitous ads and papery samples of 1990s fashion magazines - and compared to the aggressively fruity BBW body sprays of middle school, and later the clean freshness of my high school favorites CK One and Cool Water, this had so much more complexity and depth. By extension I felt sophisticated and grown up wearing it (I could order wine on the ship when we were in international waters!) I have such happy and vivid memories of that time that I don't think it will ever stop being a favorite that I reach for fondly, even if it no longer fully encompasses my preferences.

Escada summer releases were my entry into the world of perfumes. I will always love them, however, I've been moving away from simple fruity scents lately. So when I saw this one on sale for $19.99 at SDM I was conflicted. I am so glad I talked myself into buying it with my optimum/loyalty points. Other than the fact that it is sweet and has a fruity opening, it is unlike Escada's summer releases. This one has much more depth and complexity. It is heavier and more mature. From the top notes to the finish it evolves and keeps me interested. It's sweet and delicious, but also powdery, floral, and woody, and musky. Excellent longevity. I wore it overnight, and in the morning I could smell the wood and musk. Just gorgeous. Excellent value for $19.99

This one you definitely have to spray the bottle a few times, then let it sit on your shelf for a few months to macerate. When I first got this I was NOT a fan. It smelt like a big mess of grassy earthy weirdness with an odd fruit note. I just sprayed it again on my skin after maybe six months of letting it sit, and WOW. ITS VERY GOOD. It's fruity, creamy, and refreshing. A beautiful balance of gourmand and green notes. In the air it's almost a carbon copy of Kayali Pistachio Gelato. On the skin it's more like 75% Pistachio Gelato and 25% Fresh, Green, and uplifting. I definitely recommend going back to this fragrance if you ever smelt it right out of the box and were not a fan of it.

This is my second all time favourite. I love a lot of perfumes, but this is just nostalgia and happiness in the bottle to me. It opens with this beautiful basil and fresh greens and a bit of sweetness in the background and then changes into an amazing hug of berries, caramel, vanilla and that background of fresh greens. I was actually extremely surprised that this is so disliked by many people. This has been reformulated many times, and unfortunately it is no longer as long lasting as it used to be and doesn't have much projection anymore. However, it still lasts well, I smell it on my clothes the next day easy, on skin it lasts probably 4 hours. But I also overspray badly.

This scent is just so perfect. It's sweet, complex, versatile, and unique. It's cool and warm at the same time. It's sweet and fresh at the same time too. I smell the vanilla and caramel but not in a heavily gourmand sense. I don't always want to smell like a bakery (but sometimes I do) and I don't always want to smell like grass and trees either (but sometimes I do) and this scent somehow finds a balance between all of those things. Great sillage; I get a floral powdery note at one point but so nice and not overwhelming. I have tried so many caramel fragrances thinking they might capture the note like this one does, but they don’t and I always come back to this one. .