Summer Festival

The Story

Since 1993, Escada has released an annual limited-edition summer fragrance, each a fun, fruity celebration of sunshine in colourful packaging, replaced by a new one the following year. Summer Festival was the 2021 edition, inspired by carefree days with friends at a sun-soaked music festival. As a limited release it has since been discontinued and replaced, so original bottles are scarce. Our interpretation keeps this fresh floral scent available.

How It Smells

This is a breezy bouquet at a summer festival. It opens cool and fresh, with an icy accent and a soft cherry blossom giving a delicate, pink-petal prettiness. A lift of green mandarin adds a zesty, juicy brightness, while jasmine sambac deepens the floral heart with a touch of sweetness. The base settles into a smooth, creamy sandalwood that lends a soft, lasting warmth. Light, floral, and fruity, it is a fresh, feminine scent made for warm, carefree days.

The Notes

Top: ice, cherry blossom. Heart: green mandarin, jasmine sambac. Base: sandalwood.

How Our Version Compares

Our interpretation rebuilds Summer Festival at 40 percent perfume oil, a far higher concentration than the lighter eau de toilette and eau de parfum sprays most people know, where the actual oil content is often only a small fraction of that. Made in the EU to careful standards, it is formulated to track the character you remember while giving you stronger projection and noticeably longer wear on skin. Because the oil load is so high, a little goes a long way: one or two dabs at the pulse points is usually enough for the day, and the scent unfolds slowly through its top, heart, and base over many hours rather than burning off within the first one. An oil based fragrance also sits closer to the skin and reacts to your own warmth and chemistry, so the way it develops on you will be subtly your own rather than identical to anyone else. If you want to stretch the wear even further, apply it to freshly moisturised skin, which holds the oils far better than dry skin and slows down evaporation. Storing it away from heat and direct light will also keep the blend smelling true for longer. This is an independent interpretation inspired by the original accord, blended in our own workshop, and it is not the branded fragrance itself.

Common Questions

Is the original discontinued? Yes. Summer Festival is no longer in production, so authentic bottles are increasingly scarce. Our version is made fresh and stays available.

Is this the original fragrance? No. It is an independent interpretation of the accord, rebuilt at 40 percent perfume oil.

Is it very sweet? No. It is a fresh, floral-fruity scent, lightly sweet from the cherry blossom but kept clean and breezy.

When should I wear it? It is a spring and summer daytime scent, ideal for warm weather and fresh, sunny days.

Comparative Advertising Disclaimer

Escada and Summer Festival are trademarks of their respective owners, and all rights remain with them. Parfumour is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to Escada in any way, and no business relationship of any kind is implied. Our product is an original interpretation created to evoke a similar scent profile, and the trademark names are used purely for honest, descriptive comparison, so that you can quickly identify the style and fragrance family you are looking for. We make no claim to sell the original product, and we do not use the same ingredients or formula. Any similarity lies in the overall impression of the scent as interpreted by our own perfumers, not in the source materials.