A fragrance of haunted beauty, Carnival of Souls is both tender and uncanny. Milk cream and mimosa wrap the wearer in powdery softness, while incense and saffron add shadows and complexity. With violet, patchouli, amber, and musk rounding the composition, this scent evokes vintage glamour veiled in the surreal.
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
- Fragrance Accords: Powdery , Spicy , Amber
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Notes:
- Top: Mimosa, Milk Cream, Incense
- Middle: Violet, Vanilla, Saffron
- Bottom: Patchouli, Amber, Musk
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- Additional Product Notes: The sample comes in a small spray vial and may differ from the product image shown.