50ml

MARISSA ZAPPAS

ANNABEL'S BIRTHDAY CAKE

Name: ANNABEL'S BIRTHDAY CAKE
Brand: MARISSA ZAPPAS
Price: 175.00 $
Availability: InStock

Eau De Parfum

Unisex

Sizes

Starting

$175

Description

Annabel's Birthday Cake by Marissa Zappas is an ethereal and elevated gourmand that reimagines the classic birthday cake scent. It opens with a delicate interplay of powdery heliotrope and bright lemon sugar, evoking a sense of whimsical celebration. As it develops, the fragrance unfolds into a creamy heart of candied rose petals and rich tuberose frosting, balanced by hints of freshly baked cake. The dry down settles into a comforting warmth of honeycomb, roasted tonka, and cocoa absolute, creating a nuanced and sophisticated dessert experience that is never overly sweet. Perfumer: Marissa Zappas

Scent Profile

Sweet

Floral

Powdery

Gourmand

Creamy

Vanilla

Lactonic

Fruity

Almond

Notes

Top Notes

Heliotrope

Lemon Sugar

Balloons

Latex

Middle Notes

Candied Rose Petals

Tuberose Frosting

Whipped Cream

Cupcake

Base Notes

Cake (Fresh-Out-The-Oven)

Honeycomb

Roasted Tonka

Cocoa Absolute

About MARISSA ZAPPAS

Marissa Zappas is a perfumer, scent designer, and poet based in New York City, whose ethereal and nostalgic fragrances blend fantasy, reality, the gothic, and the modern, drawing from her anthropology background and admiration for early 20th-century avant-garde perfumes. Her signature Redamance collection, launched in 2022, features olfactive portraits of overlooked historical women like Imperia La Divina, Ching Shih, and Queen Nzinga, using notes that reflect their eras, personalities, and environments to connect past and present through perfumery. What makes her unique is this poetic, anthropological approach, creating personal and collaborative scents that evoke history, death, and sensory transport.

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Perfumer

Marissa Zappas

Marissa Zappas is a New York City-based independent perfumer, writer, and poet whose approach merges her anthropology background with admiration for early 20th-century avant-garde perfumes. She trained at Givaudan, starting as a receptionist and apprenticing under master perfumer Olivier Gillotin for two years before freelancing in 2017, and holds an M.A. exploring perfume's history, death attitudes, and cemetery construction. Her ethereal, nostalgic fragrances like Annabel’s Birthday Cake blend fantasy and reality, gothic and modern, often through collaborations with NYC artists and projects like co-founding Gumamina with Courtney Rafuse.

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Reviews

Community Insights

Reviewers often describe Annabel's Birthday Cake as a unique and sophisticated gourmand, moving beyond a simple sweet cake scent to offer a more complex and nuanced experience. While many appreciate its comforting and nostalgic qualities, some note a distinctive 'latex' or 'plastic' undertone.

Pros

Performance excellence: Many find it long-lasting with good projection, lingering beautifully on the skin throughout the day.

Versatile appeal: It's considered a playful yet grown-up fragrance, suitable for various occasions and enjoyable any day.

Quality composition: Reviewers praise its complex and balanced blend of notes, noting its sophisticated and expensive-smelling character.

Cons

Specific limitation: Some individuals detect a prominent 'latex' or 'plastic' note, which can be off-putting.

Situational drawback: A few reviewers find it leans more towards a 'bath or body care product' or 'baby powder' scent rather than a true gourmand, and some report poor longevity as a skin scent.