Steve's story
The story
His work includes Escada Magnetism, Billie Eilish's eponymous fragrance Eilish, Jessica Simpson's Fancy Nights, and Calvin Klein Escape for Men, earning him multiple Fifi Awards over a career spanning more than two decades.
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From Escada to Billie Eilish
Steve
DeMercado
From Escada to Billie EilishSteve DeMercado has built an illustrious career creating fragrances for Animale, Avon, Calvin Klein, Escada, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Rihanna, and Tommy Hilfiger, among many others.
- House
- Takasago, OK Fine Fragrances
- Earliest in our catalog
- Escape for Men, 1993
- In our catalog
- 19 fragrances · 11 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.1993–2021, in bottles
1993Escape for MenCalvin Klein
2001Marc JacobsMarc Jacobs
2003Escada MagnetismEscada
2003Escada Magnetic BeatEscada
2004BlushMarc Jacobs
2005EllenisiaPenhaligon's
2016Vince Camuto EternoVince Camuto
2021EilishBillie EilishLaunches per year, 1993–2021Peak: 6 in 2003
19932021
In their own words
How Steve works
Signature
Innovative, fearless composition spanning celebrity and designer fragrance across two decades.
Scentsation editorialThe paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 19 fragrances
Who Steve composes for
11 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Steve in our catalog, by house.
Michael Kors5
Marc Jacobs3
Tommy Hilfiger2
Escada2
Jean Paul Gaultier1
Billie Eilish1
Vince Camuto1
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Six to smell first
See all 19 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Billie Eilish · 2021Eilish11,913 ratings · ★ 4.1302Escada · 2003Escada Magnetism5,305 ratings · ★ 4.0003Calvin Klein · 1993Escape for Men2,228 ratings · ★ 3.9604Marc Jacobs · 2001Marc Jacobs1,309 ratings · ★ 4.1305Penhaligon's · 2005Ellenisia1,101 ratings · ★ 3.9506Marc Jacobs · 2004Blush446 ratings · ★ 3.83
Billie Eilish · 2021Eilish11,913 ratings · ★ 4.1302Escada · 2003Escada Magnetism5,305 ratings · ★ 4.0003Calvin Klein · 1993Escape for Men2,228 ratings · ★ 3.9604Marc Jacobs · 2001Marc Jacobs1,309 ratings · ★ 4.1305Penhaligon's · 2005Ellenisia1,101 ratings · ★ 3.9506Marc Jacobs · 2004Blush446 ratings · ★ 3.83Discover
Artists in Conversation
The composer of light
Francis Kurkdjian
Radiant luminosity and ethereal transparency. Kurkdjian's fragrances glow — they possess an inner light that makes them feel both airy and profound. His palette favors ambroxan, saffron, and delicate florals, composed with a musician's instinct for harmony.
234 creations
The architect of Chanel
Jacques Polge
Refined elegance and measured sophistication. Polge's compositions for Chanel embodied the house's aesthetic — never too much, never too little, always precisely right. His fragrances have the quiet authority of impeccable tailoring.
76 creations
The dynasty continues
Olivier Creed
Noble materials and classical structure. Creed fragrances are built around the finest natural ingredients — ambergris, royal water, hand-selected musks — composed in the traditional infusion method that has defined the house for centuries.
54 creations
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