Marissa Zappas
Annabel's Birthday Cake
$175
As playful as it is provocative, Annabell’s Birthday Cake juxtaposes latex and sugar in a bold opening before indulging in frosted cupcake accords, rose petals, and creamy tuberose. Anchored by honeycomb, cacao pod, and tonka bean, this scent celebrates identity, nostalgia, and the joy of unapologetic sweetness with a wink of avant-garde irreverence.
Marissa Zappas is an American indie perfumer and founder of Marissa Zappas Perfumes, known for combining fine art, feminism, and fragrance. With a background in anthropology and poetry, her scents are often narrative-driven and deeply personal, evoking emotional states, historical themes, or literary muses. Zappas has built a following among those who view perfume as an extension of identity and cultural expression.
Marissa Zappas is a New York-based perfumer, poet, and anthropologist whose work explores the intersection of scent, culture, and storytelling. Her fragrances are artistic compositions that blend classical structure with whimsical, emotional flourishes, often inspired by mythology, literature, and femininity. Zappas approaches perfumery as both a scholarly and sensorial practice, handcrafting each scent in small batches with attention to narrative, nuance, and historical context. Her work invites wearers to treat fragrance as a form of personal mythology—intimate, evocative, and uniquely expressive.
- Perfumer: Marissa Zappas
- Made in: United States
- Fragrance Type: EDP
- Fragrance Category: Gourmand, Vanilla
- Fragrance Accords: Sweet, Vanilla, Gourmand
- Notes:
- Top: Latex, Sugar, Lemon, Heliotrope
- Middle: Whipped Cream, Cupcake, Sugar, Rose Petals, Tuberose
- Bottom: Honeycomb, Cacao Pod, Tonka Bean
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- Additional Product Notes: The sample comes in a small spray vial and may differ from the product image shown.