Calice Becker
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As a child, Calice Becker once asked her mother how flowers get inside a bottle of eau de cologne. The liquid inside was transparent, but it smelled strongly of orange blossoms. Once she started studying perfumery, she discovered the answer to this mystery, and today she herself fills crystal bottles with flowers.
One of the most respected perfumer in the world, Calice has created world renowned fragrances such as Dior J’adore and other “chef d’oeuvre” for YSL, Marc Jacobs and By Kilian.
The Musc
Ethical sourcing Reg Ginger from Laos implementing a polycultural approach and natural Lavandin grosso from France. Beeswax also from Laos allowed 2 secondary schools to be built and limit rural exodus. Australian Sandalwood promoting a sustainable supply of sandalwood oil that is harvested by Aboriginal communities in the southern part of Western Australia. A duo of sythetic musk (Nirvanolide and Serenolide, exclusive captif from Givaudan) offering fresh, creamy notes as well as long lastingness, with a touch of sweet facet.
"I imagined this fragrance as a cloud of enveloping and comforting musk. A delicious musk blended with red ginger, lavender, a radiant floral heart and soft, woody tones of a sublime sandalwood album from Australia."
Extract The Musc
Un ambery muskyphilter of extremesensuality
The ignition is immediate. From the very first moments, Calice Becker’s composition bursts into the spicy warmth of cinnamon. This fiery breath electrifies the rosy and fruity notes of the floral heart, to which Georgywood – an exclusive molecule with a woody profile – adds an unprecedented vibration. Over the hours, The Musc Extrait fully unfolds the exceptional voluptuousness of its trail. Darkened by the mysterious character of patchouli and textured by the creamy swirls of sandalwood, the trio of white musksasserts itself. Two amber molecules, Ambrofix and Ambrarome absolute, lend an enchanting depth. Traversed by the honeyed nuances of beeswax absolute, the composition reveals captivating liqueur-like facets. With a lascivious, almost animal sensuality, its imprint invites a passionate embrace.
More of a night musk, it’s the scent of skin warmed by desire.
“In this extremely concentrated version of The Musc, I envisioned a profoundly carnal embrace. Musc ignites upon contact with blazing spices. Its trail grows more animalic, exalted by an overdose of Ambrofix™. Its caress becomes bolder, sculpted in the shadowed swirls of sandalwood and vetiver. A quintessence of desire.”