50ml
50ml
50ml
MARISSA ZAPPAS
THE SUN CARD
Eau De Parfum
Unisex
Sizes
Starting
$175
Description
The Sun Card by Marissa Zappas is a bright and uplifting fragrance that truly captures the essence of a sunny day. It opens with a luminous blend of heliotrope and sweet orange, accented by a subtle hint of spice, creating an immediate sense of warmth and cheer. As it develops, the heart reveals a beautiful frangipani, lending a creamy, tropical floralcy, balanced by the dry, comforting aroma of hay. The fragrance settles into a soft, sheer amber base, leaving a radiant and inviting trail. This scent feels like pulling back silk curtains to let the sunshine in, evoking feelings of vitality and joyous celebration. Perfumer: Marissa Zappas
Scent Profile
Floral
Sweet
Sunny
Amber
Hay
Spicy
Notes
Top Notes
HeliotropeSweet Orange
Spicy NotesMiddle Notes
Frangipani
HayBase Notes
AmberAbout 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 The Sun Card as a stunning, sunshiney floral, highlighting its bright and balanced composition. Many appreciate the prominent frangipani, sweet orange, and heliotrope, finding it to be a warm and creamy scent. It's frequently noted for its ability to evoke a cheerful and optimistic mood.
Pros
Quality composition: Reviewers praise the beautifully balanced frangipani with touches of sweet orange and almond-like creamy heliotrope, finishing with dry, warm hay and sheer amber.
Unique floral character: The frangipani is often described as true to life, adding a tropical and creamy sweetness.
Versatile appeal: Many consider it a perfect spring scent, offering a lovely sweet and familiar aroma.
Cons
Specific limitation: Some individuals find they don't get along with the frangipani note, perceiving it as warm and slightly plastic.
Situational drawback: A few reviewers have noted that the hay element in the scent trail could be overly reminiscent of sweat.
Comparisons
Similar to Diptyque Olene: Reviewers suggest that those who enjoy Diptyque Olene might also appreciate The Sun Card.
Reminds reviewers of Universal Flowering's Heliotrope Milkbath: It's been described as a more G-rated version of this fragrance.
Vibe & Emotions
Vitality and abundance: The fragrance is said to reveal an omen of vitality and abundance, like the sun's gift.
Joyous celebration: It evokes a sense of joyous celebration, bringing a bright and sunshiney feeling.
Angelic and innocent: Described as an earnest, angelic, sunshine-yellow floral, both pollen-y and nectary.
Nostalgic: The scent can bring forth memories, described as sun-faded and tender, like a memory box.
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