50ml
50ml
50ml
MARISSA ZAPPAS
PETRICHOR
Eau De Parfum
Unisex
Sizes
Starting
$190
Description
Petrichor by Marissa Zappas is an evocative fragrance that captures the unique scent of rain on dry ground, a true olfactory meditation on renewal. It opens with distinct earthy notes touched by a bright lemon, setting a fresh yet grounded tone. As it develops, the heart reveals a beautiful blend of orris root, vetiver, and immortelle, adding a powdery and slightly green complexity. The fragrance settles into a deep, naturalistic base of moss, ambergris, musk, and sandalwood, creating a lasting impression of fertile earth after a rainfall. This scent feels both ancient and modern, offering a unique take on a familiar natural phenomenon. Perfumer: Marissa Zappas
Scent Profile
Earthy
Woody
Powdery
Mineralic
Green
Fresh
Notes
Top Notes
Earthy Notes
LemonMiddle Notes
Orris
Vetiver
ImmortelleBase Notes
Moss
Ambergris
Musk
SandalwoodAbout 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 find Petrichor to be a distinctive interpretation of the post-rain scent, leaning into damp earth and orris. While some appreciate its realistic wet moss and green qualities, others note a powdery evolution and a potentially sweet drydown. It's generally seen as a unique and atmospheric fragrance.
Pros
Performance excellence: Many enjoy its atmospheric quality and how it evokes the feeling of nature in repose.
Versatile appeal: Described as warm and natural, making it suitable for everyday wear.
Quality composition: Reviewers highlight the perfect combination of vetiver and orris, creating a sense of quiet solitude and cold, humid soil.
Cons
Specific limitation: Some find it less of a realistic petrichor and more an 'idea' of the environment, with a drydown that can become quite sweet and orris-dominant.
Situational drawback: A few users mention shorter longevity, with the scent fading within a couple of hours, and some find it too earthy compared to traditional rain scents.
Comparisons
Reminds reviewers of Annabel's Birthday Cake: The drydown has been noted to share similarities with another Marissa Zappas creation.
Similar to other petrichor scents: It's placed within the genre of mineralized, dust, and rain-influenced scents, though often praised for its rounded and aeriform quality.
Vibe & Emotions
Quiet solitude: Evokes a feeling of peaceful introspection and connection to nature.
Bucolic memories: Triggers a cascade of natural, atmospheric recollections.
Warm and natural: Offers a comforting and grounded sensation, suitable for a relaxed mood.
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