10ml
10ml
10ml
10ml
MARISSA ZAPPAS
MELITODES OIL
Perfume Oil
Unisex
Sizes
Starting
$55
Description
Melitodes Oil by Marissa Zappas is a fascinating perfume oil that delves into the duality of light and shadow, drawing inspiration from Persephone's epithet, "the honeyed one." It opens with the aromatic freshness of wild thyme, reminiscent of sun-drenched Greek hillsides where bees hum. As it develops, a rich, herbal honey note emerges, softly incandescent and tinged with a dry, bittersweet quality. The fragrance settles into an intimate, enveloping base of powdery orris, creamy sandalwood, and a gentle soft musk, creating a scent that feels both ancient and deeply personal. This oil offers a unique interpretation of honey, moving beyond simple sweetness to explore its mythical and complex facets. Perfumer: Marissa Zappas
Scent Profile
Honeyed
Herbal
Powdery
Green
Resinous
Sweet
Bittersweet
Notes
Top Notes
Wild Thyme
Middle Notes
HoneyBase Notes
Orris
SandalwoodSoft Musk
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.
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.
Reviews
Community Insights
Reviewers often describe Melitodes Oil as a scent that beautifully balances sweetness with an herbal, almost bittersweet edge, evoking a sense of ancient myth and personal introspection. It's noted for its evocative quality, transporting wearers to sunlit landscapes and shadowy depths.
Pros
Performance excellence: As an oil, this scent is noted to last all day with minimal reapplication, offering above-average longevity.
Versatile appeal: It's considered great for sunny days with a cool breeze, suggesting a refreshing yet comforting wear.
Quality composition: The blend is praised for its unique interpretation of honey, moving beyond typical sweetness to include herbal and bittersweet nuances.
Vibe & Emotions
Mythical and Evocative: It conjures images of Greek goddesses, ancient hymns, and the interplay between light and shadow.
Intimate and Enveloping: The scent deepens into an intimate experience, like honey poured over stone, offering a sense of warmth and closeness.
Sweetness and Sorrow: It captures a suspended feeling where sweetness and sorrow meet, reflecting a complex emotional landscape.
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