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Escada Acte 2
Escada

Acte 2

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Iris
EDT · 1995 · womens

Escada's Acte 2 arrived in 1995 as a follow-up to the house's debut fragrance, cementing the German luxury brand's presence in the designer fragrance market during that pivotal decade for perfumery.

The fragrance opens with bright citrus and stone fruit, leading with bergamot, mandarin orange, and peach alongside green notes that give it freshness. The heart is a generous floral composition built around freesia, iris, and jasmine, with supporting notes of mimosa and rose that add sweetness and body. Cinnamon and vanilla warm the base, grounded by cedarwood and sandalwood for a soft woody finish. Overall, it reads as a powdery white floral with fruity-woody undertones, leaning classic rather than experimental.

Acte 2 suits anyone drawn to traditional feminine florals with enough warmth and texture to feel grown-up rather than innocent. The EDT concentration keeps it light enough for daytime wear, though the spiced, woody base gives it enough substance for evening. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Hedonist, or The Heirloom archetypes, this deserves a test.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
30%
Fresh
35%
Floral
100%
Rose
20%
Jasmine
20%
White Floral
90%
Iris
20%
Fruity
80%
Aromatic
35%
Woody
70%
Powdery
70%
Warm Spicy
35%
Spicy
35%
Vanilla
35%
Sweet
65%
Gourmand
35%
Creamy
35%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Green Notes
Green Notes
Mandarin Orange
Mandarin Orange
Peach
Peach
Ripe, juicy, and velvety, peach has a warm, slightly creamy sweetness that feels lush rather than childish in the right context. It adds a fruity sensuality to floral and oriental fragrances, and its slightly fuzzy quality can even play into tactile, skin-like accords. A note that feels like high summer.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Freesia
Freesia
Bright, clean, and slightly peppery, freesia is a springtime flower with a fresh, almost citrusy edge that prevents it from reading as purely sweet. It's one of the more versatile florals, sitting comfortably in both delicate feminine compositions and fresh unisex fragrances. Approachable and elegant simultaneously.
Iris
Iris
One of perfumery's most prized and expensive ingredients, iris has a powdery, cool, almost carrot-like richness that is hard to describe and impossible to mistake. It's simultaneously earthy and refined, like the inside of an old Parisian couture house. Iris root (orris) adds quiet luxury to anything it touches.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Mimosa
Mimosa
Powdery, honeyed, and softly floral, mimosa has a warm, golden sweetness that feels like sunshine in a bottle. The yellow puffball flowers of the mimosa tree produce an oil that is simultaneously floral, woody, and slightly animalic. A quintessential note of the French Riviera and romantic Provençal perfumery.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Cedar
Cedar
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The RomanticBest match85% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Hedonist85% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

🏛️
The Heirloom83% match
You carry something beautiful that most people have forgotten.

Powdery, soft, classically sweet. Iris, aldehydes, gentle florals, quiet vintage warmth.

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Scent Profile
Citrus30%Fresh35%Floral100%Rose20%Jasmine20%
Fragrance Family
Floral
EDT

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Frequently asked questions

What does Escada Acte 2 smell like? +
Escada's Acte 2 arrived in 1995 as a follow-up to the house's debut fragrance, cementing the German luxury brand's presence in the designer fragrance market during that pivotal decade for perfumery. The fragrance opens with bright citrus and stone fruit, leading with bergamot, mandarin orange, and peach alongside green notes that give it freshness. The heart is a generous floral composition built around freesia, iris, and jasmine, with supporting notes of mimosa and rose that add sweetness and body. Cinnamon and vanilla warm the base, grounded by cedarwood and sandalwood for a soft woody finish. Overall, it reads as a powdery white floral with fruity-woody undertones, leaning classic rather than experimental. Acte 2 suits anyone drawn to traditional feminine florals with enough warmth and texture to feel grown-up rather than innocent. The EDT concentration keeps it light enough for daytime wear, though the spiced, woody base gives it enough substance for evening. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Hedonist, or The Heirloom archetypes, this deserves a test.
What are the notes in Escada Acte 2? +
Top: Bergamot, Green Notes, Mandarin Orange, Peach. Heart: Freesia, Iris, Jasmine, Mimosa, Rose. Base: Cedar, Cinnamon, Sandalwood, Vanilla.
What fragrance family is Acte 2? +
Escada Acte 2 belongs to the Floral fragrance family. It is an EDT.
What other fragrances smell like Escada Acte 2? +
Based on shared notes, Elizabeth Arden True Love (Cedar, Sandalwood, Iris, Jasmine), chopard Mira-Bai for women (Cedar, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Rose), cacharel Amor Amor Le Paradis for women (Cedar, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Rose), Versace Baby Rose Jeans for women (Sandalwood, Vanilla, Freesia, Rose), Maison Alhambra Narissa Et Moi (Cedar, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Rose) may smell similar to Acte 2.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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