Calice Becker

Calice Asancheyev-Becker (born c. 1964)^[1] is a French master perfumer and director of Givaudan Perfumery School.^[2] As of 2018 she was president of the International Society of Perfume Creators.^[1]

Becker has won the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Fragrance Foundation.^[3] Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez's Perfumes: The Guide praised many of Becker's creations, including a five-star rating for Beyond Paradise (2004, a “masterful portrait of a gorgeously fresh, fictional, ideal tropical flower”),^[4] Beyond Paradise for Men,^[5] and Tommy Girl (1996), calling the latter one of the most important of all time because of its influence.^[6] Chandler Burr, perfume critic for The New York Times, wrote of Becker’s 1999 creation for Dior, “It makes me think of a setting sun hitting a gold chain — gold has no scent, but if it did, it would smell like J’Adore.”^[7]

List of creations

• Balmain Monsieur Balmain (reformulation, 1990) ^[8]
• Balmain Vent Vert (reformulation, 1991)^[9]
• Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Girl (1996)^[6]
• Joop What About Adam (1997)
• Avon Women of Earth (1998)
• Christian Dior J’Adore (1999)^[6]
• Avon Dreamlife (2002)
• Donna Karan DKNY Energy for her (2002)
• Donna Karan DKNY Energy for him (2002)
• Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise for Men (2004)^[10]
• Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise for women (2004)
• Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Girl 10 (2006, with Stephen Nilsen)
• Donna Karan Gold (2006)^[11]
• Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise Blue (2006)
• Lancôme Cuir de Lancôme (2007, with Pauline Zanoni)
• By Kilian A Taste of Heaven (2007)
• By Kilian Beyond Love (2007)^[12]
• By Kilian Liaisons Dangereuses (2007)^[13]
• By Kilian Love (2007)^[14]
• By Kilian Prelude to Love (2008)
• Davidoff Silver Shadow Private with Jacques Huclier (2008)
• Calvin Klein Secret Obsession (2008)
• By Kilian Back to Black: Aphrodisiac (2009)^[15]
• By Kilian Pure Oud (2009)
• Payard Bergamot Truffle (2009)
• Payard Lychee Mousse (2009)
• Payard Pistachio Ganache (2009)
• Marc Jacobs Lola (2009, with Yann Vasnier)^[6]
• Vera Wang Rock Princess (2009)
• DKNY Delicious Ripe Raspberry (2010)
• DKNY Juicy Berry (2010)
• By Kilian Love and Tears (2010)^[16]
• By Kilian Rose Oud (2010)^[17][18]
• By Kilian Playing With The Devil (2013)^[16]
• Oscar de la Renta Mi Corazon (2013)^[6]
• Oscar de la Renta Coralina (2013)^[6]
• Oscar de la Renta Granada (2013)^[6]
• Oscar de la Renta Oriental Lace (2013)^[6]
• Oscar de la Renta Sargasso (2013)^[6]
• Oscar de la Renta Santo Domingo (2013)^[6]
• Avon Far Away Gold (2014)
• By Kilian Sacred Wood (2014)^[19]
• By Kilian Imperial Tea (2014)^[16]
• By Kilian Intoxicated (2014)^[18]
• Oscar De La Renta Oscar Flor (2015)^[16]
• By Kilian Moonlight in Heaven (2016)^[18]
• Ralph Lauren Collection Lime (2016)^[20]
• Versace Dylan Blue (2016)^[21]
• Versace pour femme Dylan Blue (2017)^[21]
• Narciso Rodriguez for Her Fleur Musc (2017)^[16]
• Essential Parfums The Musk (2018)^[22]
• Arquiste Indigo Smoke (2021)^[23]
• By Kilian Kologne (2022)^[24]