Marissa Zappas

Marissa Zappas is a perfumer and poet based in New York City. Her approach to perfumery merges her background in anthropology with her admiration for avant garde perfumes of the early twentieth century. Her fragrances are often personal, but she is also known for her collaborations with New York City artists and writers.
In 2022, Marissa launched her Redamance collection, a name derived from the word "redamancy" which means, "the act of loving in return." Each perfume is an homage and olfactive portrait of an overlooked woman from history and the notes reflect her time period, personality and environment. These include Imperia La Divina, Ching Shih and Queen Nzinga. Redamance aims to connect women of the past to women today through the transportive art of perfumery.