Description
Escada launches a new fragrance for women called Joyful, inspired by a positive outlook on the world, optimism and enjoyment of the moment. The face of the perfume is Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr, who confirmed that the perfume “encourages positivity and confidence to see the bright side of life.”
Escada Joyful is a bright floral scent, created with the aim to enhance your mood. The top notes are fruity aromas of black currant, melon and mandarin. The heart is floral and includes accords of peony, and magnolia, as well as nectarine and violet leaf. The base is made from honey and sandalwood.
The fragrance is available as 30, 50 and 75 ml Eau de Parfum, along with body lotion and shower gel of 150 ml.
Joyful was launched in 2014.
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Stoned85 – :
On first spray it’s quite fresh and aquatic and I think I can smell earthy moss and blackcurrent. I don’t really like the first spray at all. After about ten minutes though on the skin it develops into a delicious subtle very clean smell consisting of sweet nectarine and magnolia with a hint of sandalwood and peony. I wouldn’t overspray this. A little on the wrists though and maybe a hint on your clothes and you’ve got a winner. I think the moss note keeps it very clean and fresh. Nothing worse than warm sweaty florals at the end of the working day. This is a smell that’s going to last all day but not over power. You’ll get little wafts and say ‘Oooh what’s that smell? Oh it’s me!’ This perfume is the epitome of a feminine lady and I think it can be worn by any age it just screams pretty lady!!
Note: Some say that this smells like Creed Spring Flowers, I headed over to my local House of Fraser and tested the Creed SF smell. Answer- At first spray Creed SF is strong! After it settles down it does indeed smell just like Joyful. Conclusion – If you want to smell like Lana Del Ray then buy Escada and save yourself £130!! 🙂
Haalty – :
It is just something easy to wear. It’s bright, fresh, and clean.
It’s a very aquatic, floral, fruity, scent. The scent gives off a cosmetic vibe. Maybe a perfume counter in a department store. Needless to say, it’s just a happy and bright fragrance. I suppose the name “Joyful” was an appropriate choice. Sillage and longevity are average.
yhw823speagoessenda – :
Peonies for me are not associated with spring because I have mostly lived where it was too hot to grow them. Peonies are associated with the Estee Lauder cosmetic counter at my local mall, where I first encountered them in Pleasures, and later with Avon’s Peony Soft Musk. In other words, the scent of peonies is linked in my mind with perfume discovery, that joy you get when inhaling a wonderful scent for the first time.
Escada Joyful smells like a busy, buzzing cosmetics department in an upscale store. It’s like a bouquet of ephemeral top notes with no particular nucleus, just fleeting bits of peony and blackcurrant. The blackcurrant is responsible for what some people perceive as an apple note. A vague, hazy, indefinite perfume scent, but clean, fresh, and girly. The only similarity to Daisy is in the violet leaf which does give both scents a green accord. For the most part, Joyful is peony with a slight fruity bite.
There’s freesia here, but it’s not listed. Still, I think I smell a little bit of that fizzy freesia so popular in the early 2000’s. Joyful is not dated, but it’s not a timeless classic either. Wear this when you want a light, uplifting not-too-serious flowery smell.
Longevity is about 4 hours; sillage is soft, but you can amp that up by spraying more. Not as fruity as Escada scents usually are, a real plus.
If you already have peony florals (Eclat d’Arpege, Pleasures Eau Fraiche, Avon Haiku Kyoto Flower, or any of 100 others), you probably do not need this. Would make a great SAFE gift because it’s inoffensive.
epromvl – :
Testing a sample at the moment, I get a very green cantaloupe, maybe it’s the rind and not the actual fruit.
Once it settles I can smell the florals, the peony, and magnolia.
This is surprisingly fresh, coming from Escada.
A very pretty, slightly sweet floral scent which reminds me of Marc Jacob’s Daisy in a way.
It’s one of those “smells nice but not memorable” fragrances.
Styw – :
I smell absolutely no melon! At first spray it’s strong chemical flowers but very quickly changes to a more natural quiet flowery smell. I see so many comments saying the longevity is crap but I sprayed one spray before bed (8:30pm) and could still smell it on my skin at work the next morning. It reminds me of Narsisso Rodriguez for her but less powdery. It’s the girliest fragrance I can think of but sadly no fruit, I was kinda looking to smell like melon, but I still like it!
коля дудник – :
First thought was green apple soap bar. After some time I felt ozonic note, melon and lovely floral. Maybe there is something joyful about it, maybe you feel happy after bath. It’s clean and light, but it’s nothing so special and very soapy. Can fit everyday.
prince-of-persa – :
Terrible longevity for an EDP. Sits very close to the skin. This is a bad Escada. Perfume for 5 year olds. It is vague, watery, something ozonic too. Reminds me of an even more watered down version of Miracle Lancome. The floral, magnolia in this case, does shine through, but it doesn’t settle. It’s way too ozonic and fleeting.
Just don’t waste your money on this, don’t.
dljsfxbjic – :
i have a sample vial and its summer in australia which i think is a good time to review joyful.
on me, i can smell violets and green notes. its very fresh and uplifting. its a slightly sweet floral and at the moment… i like it.
update to come..
no longevity or silage i’m afraid 🙁
VPA – :
I usually love Escada, but this one for me was not too “Joyful”. You first smell the subtle sweetness of the mandarin and melon. Not too sweet like “candy” or citrusy. It starts to dry down and you smell the sandalwood and light hints of the “sweetness” from the honey. It has a very plastic and cheap finish at the end.
MaxiSex – :
First smelled this at kohl’s and I fell in love with it. I’m a fan of escada but this just smells so pretty and fresh.
stropol – :
I have a sample and I’m glad that I haven’t got a full bottle as I’m disappointed with this fragrance.
I like some Escadas, f. ex. Magnetism, but this one isn’t for me. I can detect mainly melon on my skin 🙁 This fragrance has many ingredients but they don’t develop much! Mainly melon, a little blackcurrant, moss, that’s all.
Escada isn’t much ‘Joyful’ here. It’s cold, like a cold fruit with a floral hint. I detect a weak note of honey in the end but it isn’t a sweet fragrance. There’s a chemical note in this fragrance, I don’t like this. Actually I was thinking about washing the fragrance off but I managed.
I don’t know who could be a ‘marketing target’. Somebody who likes cold, fresh, fruity scents, not sweet?
The sillage is moderate and the fragrance lasts for more than 6 hours on me.
Gjora – :
My imagination
A girl who is in her teenage years, who is interested in sports probably tennis or lacrosse. she is very confident and proud but she isn’t serious about anything. That’s the kind of girl I imagine to wear this perfume
It’s a very young girl fragrance and lacks of depth. The sillage is sweet and perfect but lonegevity is about 1-3 hr ( I tested on my wrist).
The scent is floral floral ( not floral fruity):(. After a while it smells aquatic to me but the dry down is even better than the 1 st scent
ad2616 – :
This is lovely floral scent.
xas158Bessinepome – :
The first thing I notice is that melon note! It’s very unusual so it got my attention. As it dries, it ends up smelling to me a bit like shampoo, floral/fruity shampoo but I find it a tad more interesting than some other shampoo scents I’ve come across. For some reason, I am instantly transported to the memories I have of spending spring/late summers in San Francisco, especially in touristy areas where there is a lot of people, lots of noise, lots of things to do, so much to see, all while the ocean is in the background. So to sum things up, it’s an unoffensive, floral/fruity scent, but has something special to it. I wonder what it is! I like it, and this isn’t usually the kind of scents I wear.
olegloz – :
Just love this !! It s fresh happy and well ,just buy it!!! It makes me feel like being out in a botanical garden!!! Only negative is the longevity !!! 🙁
6678 – :
I think it has a depth that makes it smell quite fresh and almost a little masculine which I like!
Daemon63 – :
Thanks to @verdigris for this sample of Escada Joyful.
My primary interest in Joyful is the dry down. I really enjoy the sweet, creamy, earthy honeyed sandalwood of the base. The three noted of the base are the triad of beauty to my nose.
To be honest, I’m not a fan of the magnolia/peony middle at all.
Joyful opens with sharp floral honeydew in the intro. The fresh, honeyed melon is very noticeable for several hours. Within 5 min, the magnolia and peony become very intense on my skin. The Magnolia is a formidable southern belle, working the room and forcing all to pay attention to her. She makes her presence known like Dolly Parton in the movie Steel Magnolias. You instantly recognize her and she commands your attention! Joyful takes about 3 hours to settle on my body. During those three middle hours, the sillage fills a room with magnolia and peony (still melon is present). As I said, this is the phase I do not enjoy.
After the middle fades, I finally find the phase I like. Initially I wanted to scrub Joyful off my skin. (First day of testing, I actually did scrub it at the two hour mark) I’m glad I waited it out on days 2-4 of testing. The base makes me feel cozy again and again. The magnolia is still faintly floral through the base, but only barely. The Oakmoss and honey really harmonize with the sandalwood, giving me sensual, earthy warmth.
Joyful lasts about 8 hours on me, half of which is the dry down phase I enjoy.
Would I buy this? No.
Why not? Takes too long to settle. The middle is too floral for my tastes. The base sits too close to my body. I already own several scents that express the same sentiments as this base but with greater projection and less magnolia.
If you are a fan of magnolia, you may enjoy Escada Joyful.
Vadjawka – :
Oh I wanted to fell in love with it.fruity.happy.fresh.summer.
And what I feel it’s sharp notes .maybe green apple like at dkny ,but not sure.
Lemonade?nope.fruity?maybe but it’s to loud at beginning .just not good for my type of skin .
newsome898 – :
I am a bit surprised by the reviews on this. Yes, it is a fruty floral, and it might be boring to some, but it still a nice scent, its not like it stinks or something. At least to me.
I got this one in the Sephora sampler and I really thought I was not gonna like it since I really don’t like other Escada scents I’ve tried because they are way too sweet and very artificial-fruity, I’m also not a fan of Miranda, so I had zero expectations.
However this one was a surprise. Yes it is sweet but not overly. It is fruty: on me I smell the melon, and is not THAT artificial. It also smells flowery and I get the comparison to Be Delicious but to me this one is a bit less crisp and I don’t detect any apple or citrus. It is fresh but cozy. And it dryes down to powdery flowers. And thankfully the fruits on this one do not smell like candy, which is the case on some other Escadas.
This got a very decent sillage and on me lasts a good 7-8 hours. I could still smell it when I showered.
It is not surprising (unless you expected to hate it like me) but it is a happy scent, quite unnofensive, fresh, clean and a bit sweet.
Igoryn – :
I love this perfume and perfumes like it! Fresh, floral, crisp, summery and light! When I wear it I feel fresh and happy. The scent throw is great for a couple of hours. It then starts to cling closer to the skin and on me it actually lasts for a whole day. Love it!
Dina23 – :
Apple and Rose. Very similar to DKNY apple. Thats all I get. Longevity is terrible. Burst of freshness- quite young. Not one I would think of purchasing….
Payton_fromAC – :
I think if you like Estee Lauder’s Modern Muse you’d like this, quite a bright white floral. It is a very pretty floral fragrance, nice blend of white flowers and aquatic notes, only problem here is the longevity, it isn’t that great, it does literally start to fade after about an hour, it doesn’t exactly project well either.
бедуин – :
clean… vibrant.. fresh.. young.. floraly.. bright.. crisp.. bubbly.. alive.. joyful..i wouldn’t mind smelling like this all summer and spring in the morning evening time..an easy to wear perfume.. a happy perfume.. a likable perfume..fine ..delicate ..yet perfumey ..and fun yet elegant.. and sensual in an innocent way..i am not a huge floral fan but this floral i like.. i feel good and happy wearing it ..although i have it in a tester form so i am not sure about the spray.. i smell it from testers and pour it all over me.. it replenishes me.. it gives me an energy boost ..and makes me want to sing.. be happy ..its full of sweet little flowers ..full of faint fruity notes and bubbly champange like crispiness ..that makes it fluffy.. airy ..not dense.. not sickly sweet.. very vibrant up beat..light yet full ..it doesn’t smell overly synthetic even if it is ..it smells like a pink white floral garden.. it smells like a classic frenchy floral ..with white light musk.. and a boozy touch.. it smells a bit vintage.. a bit rosy ..a hint floraly.. a lot of clean accords.. even soap its also a bit tart.. and citrucy ..in a floral y way its a great lift me up perfume.. a nice everyday scent.. that everyone will compliment you on.. and says oh you smell lovely.. its non offensive ..its skin close.. i wish it lasted longer.. but that’s the case with most top notes in perfumes.. to get that vibrancy you have to keep re- applying to get the zesty boozy freshness.. before it starts hitting in to second gear and the rosey accords merge with their indolence and even headache inducing molecules at least to me ..don’t get me wrong ..it is a beautiful perfume ..from start to finish.. for almost everyone except those sensitive to white florals and indolic jasmine like me..
its like a refreshing body spray.. an energizing sprites.. of a vitalizing clarisne like body mists.. it smells like you ve just taken a shower.. and sprayed a light body floraly musky fruity mist ..it is a happy.. joyful perfume it does deliver its name.. in a bottle.. it does deliver the promise of joy in an unimaginable way.. its a perfect gift for a teen ager.. for a young bride.. for a working mother..for mothers day..for a teacher..a neighbor..your friend or sister.. for all women of all ages its truly a joyful perfume..a friendly happy perfume..with no complications ..simple..clean..innocent..light..crisp..refreshing..enteresting and joyful..
its the kind of perfume you go ahhhhhhhhhhh when you smell it ..its the kind of perfume i am craving lately.. in this desert heat of dubai.. i just keep a sample with me at all times and keep smelling it.. it instantly refreshes cools and puts me in a better place ..it is a magical joyful perfume i was given my first sample of this at a magic show maybe that’s why i conatate the feelings of it with that magical night..
irchik190488 – :
Hmm…. Had a sample of this perfume . Smells amazing . but poor thing is that is longevity of it
starik_roma – :
WATERY – I can´t detect any of the items advertised; only watery flower element – so: wear it coastside environments. That´s my suggestion!
sergunya – :
When I first sprayed it on, it reminded me of Marc Jacobs Daisy but more mellow, which I loved. I enjoy Daisy but it’s a bit floral for me.
After about an hour of wear, I smelled like I had worn a men’s fragrance. Not even a hint of the original scent! I was really disappointed, I hoped it would be nice all the way through 🙁
Pneumvefe – :
Smells like a typical generic fruity floral. Clean, kind of Marc Jacob-ish… It’s so boring with no character at all. Not particular fond, but don’t hate either. It’s a very inoffensive scent. I keep the little sampler vial at work and dab a little bit on whenever I feel like it and it’s OK. While the combination with the melon and the magnolia and some citrus might be unique, there’s probably a good reason why…
ilya 84 – :
Very, VERY sweet “in your face” floral with a sharpness I find not too pleasant. I can see this being worn by the early teenage crowd more than anything. It’ very light and airy (the sillage is nuclear) with the florals (all sickly sweet and cloying) mingling with a fruity melonish fresh sharpness that many might find appealing in said age group. Overall the construction fits more for spring/summer wear than fall/winter. Most importantly, it’s not one for those looking for the refinement of classic perfume. It contains no surprises. It’s more for the types that like their body spray to knock everyone over for several dozen feet, but don’t want to reapply every hour or so.
Ladomir – :
Well, it’s very boring. Nothing special. Green apple and “citrusy” scents can be found for a lot cheeper imo. Joyful doesn’t even last long on the skin 🙁
2801800 – :
It has a Be Delicious vibe (the green apple). But with less apple. Instead more green and more fresh, floral. Good, but prefer Be Delicious.
Robot_Boy – :
Ooh I really like it! It’s fresh, yet soft and feminine. To me this smells like quality. Romantic, flowery, tiny bit powdery. Youthful.
оборотень – :
This fragrance is plain, vacant, yet self-absorbed and narcissistic, just like the model who happens to be the face of it.
Sorry but I’m not sorry.
domino1977 – :
Fresh floral scent, good for spring and summer. I can smell a lot of violet leaf which is pleasant even if normally I am not a big fan of green scents.
Is it joyful? Possibly yes, but for me it is just spring in a bottle.
zpi605InsuffBooni – :
This smells very much like a Lysol air freshener. About the only person I can imagine this making joyful is Monk.
Yousha – :
After recieving this as a sample a few days ago I urge ESCADA to release this in the UK! This may be ”safe” fruity floral fragrance but it is still unique to some extent. To me this smells melony and aquatic with some floral/citrus/fruity notes. This scent has a certain 1990s vibe to it which brings back memeries of wonderful (discontinued) fragrances like L’eau de Eden by Cacherel, Dalimix by Salvadore Dali, Blue Romance by Escada and Laura by Laura Biagotti.
The bottle is simple but it is very beautiful and modern!
Honestly I have tried almost all the fragrances available in all the stores by now and none of them come close to Joyful at least here in the UK. It seems to be all over the shops in the USA and none of their customers even like it! In the USA they have much more variety of fragrances than many of us in other countries which is all the more reason why this Escada fragrance should be released here in the UK where I can guarantee we will be more accepting of it!
mldcvdmi – :
I believe except from love, like, dislike it should be a category like “nothing special” or “not like, either dislike” or “meh” os something similar. There are a lot of perfumes that I don’t dislike, but I don’t say that I really like them or I would want to buy them, but I end up choosing the like button, since there is not something else. Anyway, I would say that this characterization goes for this Joyfull. I got a test sample and I also tried it in the cosmetics store. It is kind of generic. Reminds me a little of Pleasure and a little of a H&M perfume called “Secret Garden”. Although it doesn’t last long and the sillage is not strong either. Anyway it is kind of generic floral perfume
Pitupi – :
Very synthetic fragrance smelling like a fragrance. Why this was even made?
nvt804Unlogrere – :
Just received the sample from Escada. There are too many out there with the same fragrance and this one is no new. I am yet to test the sillage and longevity. I have to post again on that. The first impression – reminds me of D&G light blue for women.
leb – :
It smells a little plain to me. There’s this floral soapy freshness that comes from peony. And melon doesn’t make it any better either. I expected this to be more sweet.
Very ordinary fragrance, quite boring like many other aquatic floral scents.
I wouldn’t even think about buying it.
cernomazst – :
For me it’s pure magnolia. If you’re looking for that type of scent go for it.
denis460 – :
I expected much more of this. It’s simply boring. There are thousands fragrances like this already. And somehow it’s too close of the Especiallys as well. And I agree, there isn’t anything “Joyful” about this fragrance. It doesn’t stand out at all, it’s just… Dull. Boo Escada, how could you?!
inhellilk – :
I am affraid this is a failure! Escada, that’s used to bring each summer limited editions like cherry in the air, taj sunset, island paradise, etc… is failing to produce a decent spring, summer scent that is here to stay! And I am really surprised!! Those limited editions are fun, sexy, delicious and JOYFUL! How on earth JOYFUL ended up so grim?
It’s initial blast is good, it promises a playful fruity fragrance with a lot of peach, melon and black currant with a touch of citruses! Just after the initial blast, the flowers makes themselves known with the magnolia shining brightest. However, it quickly settles into a skin scent barely noticed by the nose that lasts for a maximum of 4 hours!
It says here that the base consists of honey, moss and sandalwood but I am affraid that I failed to smell any of the base ingredients… No honey, no sandalwood and definitely no moss!!
In the end, Joyful promises a lot but delivers a little… Disappointing fragrance Escada!
grebnev – :
I am amazed at all the people saying that this is a typical fruity floral. There may be a tonne of fruity florals on the market now but not all of them smell the same! I challenge those to name a popular ”nowadays” fragrance that has the combination of melon, nectarine and magnolia? The floral fruity group has such a wide scope and there are still endless possiblities for creating unique scents. However it is always the good fruity florals that get discontinued!
Edit: Does anyone remember the wonderful Blue Romance fragrance from this brand all the way back from 1995 when they had a brilliant collection of summer limited editions? The notes are very similar. Perhaps this new Escada Joyful is Blue Romance reincarnated almost 20 years later. Those were the days when owning Escada fragrances made you…… Joyful!
zalda – :
Received a tester of Joyful this morning, and I have to say I really like it! Could not really identify the individual notes in it, but as a whole it smells feminine, flowery, light and simply pleasant – even pretty!
Perhaps not the most original stand-out fragrance, but something that is easy to wear and fits all occasions!
It indeed gives a positive and joyful feeling, as the description says. And hey, they chose the perfect face for it too – Miranda Kerr!
levan1988 – :
Absolutely dreadful,sorry but there is nothing “joyful” about this fragrance after I had tried it in the store today! I was very disappointed, it smelled strangely “cold and fruity” on my wrist, like unripe fruit left in a fridge, weird. I got immediately this unpleasantly strong scent of fruit and flowers which never developed or settled into anything else, despite all the other complex notes in the perfume. The packaging was lovely and the name is great but the perfume itself does not suit me at all.
dron06 – :
OK.
Just OK.
Like too many others out there.