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ium586speagoessenda – :
I bought this and initially liked it, and have been trying it every now and then over the past six months. It has some wonderful warm, spicy and feminine notes that draw me back to it, but lately I have been noticing a distinct bug spray note. I have never received any compliments while wearing it, so perhaps this one will be retired from my shelf.
Bailey_fromAC – :
Harshly animalic, slightly sweet and floral, extremely soapy, but powdery to me only on second thought. Would consider this inoffensive but confident and indeed very feminine.
lexus9272 – :
I have struggled to wrap my nose around this complex multifaceted fragrance for awhile. Smooth and rich, it’s loaded with depth and presence. No sharp edges but still commands attention. My final decision is that it’s just not for me. I feel as though this fragrance is wearing me, and not the other way around.
Bonnyaa – :
First time I sprayed this…I was wowed…in a good way.
This one is a tough-cookie for me….there is so much to like about this scent…yet….so much I do not like.
This is one that can change due to body temp…temp in rooms…outside/inside…ect….In at-home a/c environment…I like this….outside in warmth..the scent doubles and the civet musk takes over…!!..
This is like a symphony being played with some musicians playing in tune…and others playing out of tune…LOL.
I will be using this scent again to try to figure it out,but it may be a struggle.
vladimip – :
A lovely scent surprise from Russia, Maroussia is quite unique. I can’t make out specific notes, certainly not peach or any other fruit. But the fragrance is lovely, smooth and a little spicy. This is a woman’s perfume but a man could also wear it.
Maroussia should be better known. It’s inexpensive but doesn’t smell cheap. I came across it on Ebay and bought it after some research on this site. Thanks, Fragrantica, this blind buy worked out well.
navomeliqyan – :
I purchased Maroussia specifically because several people mentioned it smells like Charlie Red. Red is one of my all-time favorites and this perfume does not disappoint. This smells like Red wearing a pair of designer shoes. I am hopeful with the longevity of this since my one complaint about Red is that it fades too quickly. I love the bottle, it’s gorgeous.
пельмешко_клон – :
I`m in love!
Just bought 2 big bottles of this juice and I`m pretty sure I`ll be wearing the hell out of them this autumn-winter season! At testing I decided I need it in my life and that is it. Rich, heady floriental, as good as Samsara, or maybe even better? It goes perfect with my skin – sweet, lush, mainly carnation and sandalwood and the best ylang-ylang I experienced recently..I get no prominent civet, or else it is not the same civet I already know (and not in favor of, most of the time..) Very wintery, perfect for cold weather as I imagine now in September.
If you like lush, spicy florientals, try it if you get a chance, you won`t regret it!
Alenka1983 – :
Maroussia 100ml EDT By Slave Zaitsev:
From Russia With Love?? You May Ask & Indeed Yes Would Be My Reply!! Absolutely Can’t Get Over Just How Beautiful This Perfume Really Is!! Have Literally Just Blind Bought This Gorgeous Hidden Beauty After Reading Up On It & Finding Out That It’s Actually Actress “Rula Lenskias’ Signature Fragrance!! & Indeed I Can See Her Wearing It With Her Beautiful Flame Red Hair & Her Flair & Utter Style!! From The Gorgeous Deep Red Heavy Glass Bottle Till The Magnificent Perfume Inside It This Perfume Scream’s Absolute Pure Class!! It’s Mysterious It’s Sexy & The Naughty Little Russian Girl We All Want To Be Sometimes!!
This Perfume Is Deffo A Warm Oriental With The Most Outstanding Beautiful Ingredients & Deep Musky Trail, With A Really Beautiful Balsamic Allure & Mixture Of Flowers Including Rose/Tuber Rose!! Was Actually Stopped By Eight Complete Strangers & Asked What Perfume I Was Wearing!! Yes This Perfume Would Be Great When The Tempture Turns Cold But Also A Warm Balmy Summers Night Enjoying Great Company & A Nice Meal!! Sillage Is Also Great At Around 12+ Hours On My Skin!! Absolutely Adore It & Deffo As Good A Perfume As Any Top Line Guerlain!!
rkb425intitytek – :
I love how clean and feminine this scent for an oriental fragrance. I own the EDT, and the top notes all seem accurate to me: clean air, bergamot, and a hint of citrus and peach. I can smell it all! The middle notes are soft, powdery, and floral with a warm, powerful base of amber, musk, and maybe a little allspice. This is definitely a winter fragrance.
illelsRilioro – :
Clean, naked skin against a fur coat with some sweet and spicy flowers and a civet snarl. Makes about as much sense to wear in the summer as the aforementioned fur coat, too. I am saving this one for cooler temperatures, and wearing it without the clicketyclack of knee-high pointed-toe stiletto boots doesn’t seem right to me either. Truly a treasure.
kosta87 – :
Very sexy and mysterious! I remember seeing the ad on TV back in the day and was mesmerised by the woman who took off her uniform to reveal her red dress underneath.
This fragrance is warm, sexy and glamorous! This is what I’d imagine a sexy Russian Bond girl would smell like. A real femme fatale!
kamnik – :
This one is really outstanding. Like being in an old cold stony cathedral when it’s heat outside (I tested it on a hot day).
All of ingredients are fussing into one perfume and it is difficult to name each note.
After spraying: cough sirup (guaiac?) + floral almost indolic note, but more pleasant, like honeydew honey (I guess it is civet) + something like cinnamon? rum? + fruitiness of plum/grape?
After half an hour: there is a grape hyacinth!!
cloneldnork – :
I stumbled upon this perfume while looking up notes. It has many that I like, and given the price point, I figured I’d blind buy it.
Well, I must say that I’m impressed with this little gem! On me, it’s thick, woodsy, powdery and somewhat resinous. It does have many notes that I like, but the combo kinda scared me a bit. Thankfully, this is lovely!
As for the scent, if you like CK Obsession for women or Cartier’s Must, then you would easily like this. It’s got a very similar vibe with the aforementioned. As for comparison to Amouage’s Lyric, I can smell it a bit. Both are warm, thick perfumes.
Longevity and sillage are great too! If you love civet and animalic perfumes along the lines of Obsession, do try this beauty. I’m glad I did!
Zeta_Igor – :
GEEZ WOW. I just received my birthday cheapie haul and I love them all. I label my test strips, spray, assess and then decide from there which one will be first on my skin. I didn’t have a single miss in my entire haul of BBs and I’m feeling rather proud. But Maroussia was the strip I kept going back to. I don’t *think* I’ve ever smelled anything like it before, except that it reminds me of something I can’t place from my childhood (I think?).
I’m not very sensitive to “heavy” scents, and I don’t find this particularly big, bombastic or crazy. Those who have mentioned how light it is, I agree. It has a slight sandalwood/civet astringency (those notes are astringent to my nose) in the beginning that really rounds off for me in the dry down. I think the heaviest thing about this is the bottle. It’s just a nice, cold, round, creamy floriental with a little shock of fruit. I think it leans more toward what would be considered unisex to our modern nose. It’s not spicy, just sort of mellow, resinous, woody…slightly chilly iris-powdery. I actually get less carnation/civet/aldehydes and more of everything else below.
I don’t really believe in delineations of something smelling cheap or expensive anymore. Especially as things skyrocket from dirt cheap to exorbitant due to rarity, quality aside. “Cheap”, unpopular perfume serves to prove to me how overpriced popular niche perfume usually is. Quality is whatever gives you pleasure and joy, not whatever costs the most. Ask my jar of niche yuckyscent samples how they feel next to “cheap” Loulou.
drden57 – :
WHERE HAS THIS PERFUME BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE? IT IS MAGICAL AND WONDEROUS! THIS IS A DIVINE PERFUME THAT I WOULD NEVER NEGLECT!
♥♥♥ I blind bought this even though a few comments here said not to. I am glad I didn’t put buying this perfume off another day!!! .The bottle of a Russian church/building captivated me so I decided to read the reviews. This perfume sounded so intriguing I just HAD to have it! I am so glad I did. I get more compliments when I wear this than ANY other perfume I wear. I cant imagine anyone not liking this its so exquisite! It is 100% a EXTREMELY seductive aphrodisiac potion.
I quickly found THE BIGGEST BOTTLE and bought this Oriental gem of a perfume on eBay for only 13.75, but it smells so much more expensive! It can cost a lot more for this perfume so do not think its just a cheapie, IT’S NOT! This is not a ” dirty fragrance”, as some are saying. It is not loud or old fashioned smelling either. The ones that are saying it is too strong did not give it enough time to settle on the skin. This fragrance is absolutely magical. At first it’s very strong but do not let that deter you because the dry down is a divine sexy love potion. It reminds me of Design at first because of the civet, which I understand is synthetic for ethical reasons. The civet comes on very strong at first but quickly fades. It’s a luxurious, sensual, and mature scent.The amber is so rich, balmy, and intense. It has a resin scent that is so soft and beautiful words cant describe it. Even though its very strong at first it quickly subsides. The people that are commenting saying it gives them a headache over-sprayed it or did not give this perfume a chance to settle on the skin. It does NOT smell like hairspray, pickled cucumbers, bug -spray or mothballs. It does NOT smell like post-coital heat nor is it dusty or bitter. It is NOT just a perfume for formal events or for funerals either, but this is just MY opinion.
This perfume suits cold weather because it’s so warm and delicious, but it is also is fine for warm weather because of the resin notes that melt into the warm air. It is so sensual and mature.
This is definitely my favorite scent and I have smelled most all of them. Its magic in a bottle and has became my signature scent. No other frag can compare with this one! Its so enchanting. It has a little bit of soapiness but its a clean refinement. There is absolutely no perfume like it. It is so heavenly after it settles into the skin. It’s so SEXY. It’s definitely my favorite. I would cry is they ever stopped making this luxury perfume, SO I AM STOCKING UP!
I just got the shower gel and body lotion to layer this divine scent. I also bought the cutest tiny bottle of this off of Ebay! It is now on my beautiful vanity.
A few people here reviewing said it smells like CK Obsession but I disagree it does not smell anything like it. It smells SO MUCH BETTER!!!…. Give this fragrance a chance it will not disappoint you!
I was hoping it would smell like a feminine version of the men’s cologne Farenheight and I was right!
PS. Even though this scent is far from being gourmand, I think some gourmand lovers would really enjoy this scent. Its a powerhouse. And to the person that said they would not want to stand close to somebody after spraying this perfume I just want to say I would not mind standing close to you AT ALL! And if you’re married and your husband does not like it its probably because you smell sexy and he does not want other men to notice you ahahah! Do not let anyone ( including your husband) dictate what you can and can not wear unless it truly makes him have an allergic reaction.
PSS. I am wearing a different fragrance today but my bottle of this is close to me in my work drawer and I just got a wiff of it and regret not wearing it today. I honestly cant believe a scent can smell as good as this. I love you so much Maroussia, please marry me. ♥♥♥
If you would like a free sample send me a direct message with your address I will send a small vial. No problem.
Update- I notice that if you wear this at night and you go to bed with it on it smells awful the next morning I guess it’s the civet… All of the balmy goodness is gone all that’s left is STANK. Sorry but it’s true.
fanat_dku – :
Beautiful bottle and this fragrance has substance. I was a little worried about the Civet but it works perfectly. It truly is a warm, spicy lovely scent. Great for cooler weather with a heady, vintage feel. It is what I would guess a deeper, warmer scent from Russia would be like and this one did not disappoint. Definitely a great evening warm oriental scent.
crazykinder – :
OMG omg… this is so dirty sexy floriental. Strong and really intoxicating. On my skin it is mostly jasmine and tuberose, and iris, which transpire… and then, it’s civet I think, and it’s only very slightly woody-powdery. More bitter than sweet. A rare find, a gem. I think it requires some self-confidence to wear it unashamedly.
Update: an hour and then a day later – after around one to two hours the scent isn’t so sharp and imposing anymore and the more ‘explicit’ notes get smothered. Instead I am discovering some kind of smokiness in the base notes, and muskiness, too. This perfume is so complex and beautifully dark.
One more update: This Maroussia reminds me somehow, and a little bit, of Guerlain’s Samsara – most likely because of it’s iris combined with ylang-ylang. But Maroussia is sharper, and definitely bolder. Also, I do not know how and why, but all Maroussia’s top notes combined give me the clear scent of neroli at moments. …which is delightful, also.
mhes65 – :
What a treasure! Where have you been hiding? Perfect to have found this mesmerizing scent in the beautiful red glass bottle. I have a high fondness for oriental floral scents, but this borders….well it doesn’t have borders. This perfume has a classic ageless quality. One would think it was from the 1920’s & has proved its self = timeless.
I don’t feel like dissecting the individual notes of this magical scent. The list is already above. This scent is wonderful in my opinion. It’s like a dance, a slow dance, an intimate dance to a wonderful song. None of which you’ll remember the details, only the magical moment felt. Picture Cinderella dancing in a ballroom in her powder blue dress. The scents of the floral arrangements that adorn the palace. She then runs to her carriage outside. The scents change to the soft woodsy night. All she has besides her one glass slipper is the moments she’ll not forget. But we, we have the magical scent in it’s beautiful red bottle.
I will buy a back up of this one. It smells more expensive than it is. Lucky us who love this aroma.
mav0994 – :
The beggining is very scary and strong. After a while it becomes soft and lovable warm floral orental. It does not last very long on my skin.
VIPSIOPAR – :
This is gorgeous for me I love the bottle I cannot find it anywhere near where I live so I buy it online this perfume is luxurious and elegant with fruit flower and musk notes it last long time it’s sexy and sophisticated smell at first of aldehydes and fleshy peach some citrus note then it smell of rose and carnation lots of carnation ylang and heliotrope many flowers smooth soft then it turn into sandalwood musk incense woods lots of different smells all good smells very rich and strong perfume I wear it for evenings is fancy and artistic I like to wear this to dinner party my aunt in Moscow love this parfum too it is Russian but American women will love it
zkv13433 – :
Pure indole-free white flower, violet, tart candy notes, faint incense-like resins, this one is lovely. The bottle is beautiful and wow, very inexpensive. There’s a dusting of pollen throughout the scent that reminds me of spring meadow flowers, not anything with scent, but that yellow, dusty/green scent of just-sprung flowers in the sun. While the blend is complex and can initially seem heavy, it wears remarkably light. A lovely surprisingly light oriental. Love it.
lcq460Negeltzex – :
Such an elegant and empowering perfume! And a bargain!
Wore it a few years back and would wear it again! Very distinctive and sexy!
kamikadzee1994 – :
Love this.
First smelled and bought it last year.
The sandalwood is predominant, and Maroussia is light, a tiny bit sweet, and airy.
Strange though that even though the perfume wasn’t made until 1992, I must have smelled something similar to it during my childhood that was associated with Russia, because when I first experienced Maroussia, I thought how Russian it smelled.
2112igor – :
I can only smell civet and makes me sick.
On the dry down, it turns somehow powdery, but there’s something sharp, maybe it’s the carnation,and it’s not pleasant on my skin.
I can see why some people like this one. It’s elegant, and not pervasive, with an 80’s vibe, but it lacks something.
I’ll give it a second try, but in winter. This is not a summer fragrance.
6opka – :
Maroussia almost killed me when first sprayed for the first time (blind buy) today. I guess it is just a habit to spray a lot when applying perfume – note to self; DO NOT spray loosely when applying Maroussia! SO heavy and heady and almost headache inducing. And that being said from a girl who LOVES Thierry Mugler’s fragrances. I guess that speaks volume, when I say Maroussia is just too much.
I blind bought Maroussia because of the great reviews, it was super cheap, and because of a life long passion for Russia.
I primarily get civet. Civet civet civet, so much of it ! Besides civet, I get a heavy aldehyldes, similar to old Chanel No 5 . It also has something lemony which I can’t put my finger on, but which turns it into a manly/unisex cologne kinda undertone, which personally I don’t like (at least on me).
I can clearly see why it is being praised so much as a Cinderella fragrance which doesn’t get nearly the hype it is worth; this is clearly a multi facetted quality fragrance at very little money. EXTREME projection and lasting power – be careful when spraying as this is a sillage and projection monster. It has several interesting layers – unfortunately none of them are my personal taste, but I can see why others fall in love.
Smells vintage and unique and truly is a gem at this price, but personally I can’t wear or stand it . It is simply too much. But for the right woman or man (definetely a unisex fragrance) it can be magical. Bottle is intruiging and mystic and ”russian”.
DON’T BLIND BUY THIS 😀
muusernamef5 – :
As a teen in the 90’s, this fragrance, along with Red Door and Red by Giorgio Beverly Hills were THE epitome of glamor. They were everywhere, no escaping them. Hunt for the vintage version of this expensive smelling cheap EDT if possible. It’s spicier, muskier and just two sprays would last all night.
Killer_93_ – :
Albertos: yes, I think a man could wear this.
Cladkiu – :
Dear! Will this smell be unisex? please reply. I love it Fancy Nights JS.
nbsexst – :
I am a bit of a snob when it comes to fragrance. Meany years ago I discovered this little red bottle in private bathroom’s cupboard (yes, I do that all the time and who says that he/she does not, lies) of one of the nicest and classiest ladies I have ever known. It was in the mighty company of exclusive Chanels, Guerlains and who knows what else. Then it hit me that I have seen it in supermarket and said to myself “How unconventional and unexpected of her, smells nice too” as I realized she wore it most of the time.
This last few years since my obsession culminated I would read a comment on Maroussia thinking fondly of that nice lady and her dirty little secret. I loved dr.Harrison’s article and always said to myself I should at least buy it for fun.
And I did. It stayed unopened for months til one lazy pajamas Sunday (reserved for samples). I’ve spent entire day reapplying it every 2-3 h, almost rolling in it.
What en enchanting melodrama PMS-driven bitch! Russian novel heroine neurotic! Absolutely loved it! Fun, addictive, comfortable with a bite, cheap thrill. And I tried cranky niche ouds and ambers, boring florals.
You dirty, dirty little thing I shall never forget you again! Promise!
And if anyone asks, I shall (dis)honestly say Amouage Opus I, because my friends are even bigger snobs then I am and incapable believing if I said them the truth.
It also reminds me of vintage N°5 extract’s dry-down.
InorodeeffindX – :
After a long love affair with Tabu, My heart was to wonder.
I smelt Maroussia on a friend, My olfactory scenes went wild, My heart did a flip, I fell deeply and madly in love with Maroussia at first sniff.
Our love affair went on for a passionate 12 years Until my heart was again to wander when I fell for the younger seductress La Vie Est Belle!
Now a days, I think most may neglect Marroussia , with so many gorgeous beauties to choose from, but I will always fondly have her in my collection, because she done me proud.
Love you Marrousia. ❤
mysin.a – :
@mishlava3000 I too smelled mortein flyspray when i first sprayed it. I dislike it very much. However I enjoy reading very different opinions from mine. Amazing how some love & some hate the same scent. Fascinating!
GrinGO4359 – :
I love this hidden intoxicating gem, I found it by accident when I saw it in a drugstore catalogue, and it looked so different than everything else that after reading some reviews I walked in and bought it, not risking much money as it was very cheap. Love at first spray, it smells so well blended, deep and complex that I cannot pick out notes. I bought backups since, although I’m still at the beginning of this very first bottle.
Despite the opulence and heavy hitter notes, it is not strong, and whenever I wear it I have to refresh it every coupld hours, which I do with pleasure as it is an amazing creation. Warm, elegant, silvery grey smoke, balmy and almost boozy but not in the sweet way. I am working from home today, listening to Die Walkure and drinking hot tea, and it is extremely comforting in this unusually cold winter. Makes me feel warm and safe and cuddly, and makes me feel like everything is, and will be, all right. However, it would suit the most elegant dress and coat in a night out just as well.
I love spraying it and instaltly pressing my nose deep into the scent, intoxicated.
ViamTaftapaft – :
Maroussia is like having a hot cup of tea with lots of honey, spices and a shot of rum after a long walk in chilly air, followed by a long session in a sauna. The skin is still damp and fragrant with a hint of vanilla and baby powder. This is not at all a dirty scent. On the contrary – it is clean, warm, cheerful and unintentionally sexy
mary_kras – :
Definately get a russian vibe from this perfume, but i feel like its one of those perfumes you have to learn to admire instead of just liking it straight away because to be honest if i smelt this first in shops i would have not bought it, but i blind bought it because of how facinated everyone is by it so now im just tryna accept it and like it. It smells like chanel N5 mixed with moth balls and charcaol. I still like it but not sure if id really wear it.
bageboask – :
I nearly blindbought this one, very luckily sampled it first. At first a sharp wave of synthetic notes overpowered my nose and after a few minutes I kept getting wafts of Morten flyspray which I presumed had been sprayed in the chemist. To my disappointment I realised the flyspray scent was in fact Marroussia. By this time my lips were warm and tingling and all I wanted to do was wash it off.
Very potent. Resists soap and water. Definitely try before buying.
TweteExcesE – :
MAROUSSIA
Slava Zaitsev
Year
1992
I wore this fragrance from about 1993 through 1994, to court during trials as a lawyer in Manhattan NYC. Maroussia – Russian for the female name of Mary – is a religious experience in an affordably priced bottle. It shares some similarities to “cheap” Orientals like Passion by Elizabeth Taylor, but can also pass for more expensive Orientals such as Coco Eau de Parfum. If you like those scents, and your skin chemistry can handle floral Orientals and incense musk fragrances, Maroussia will exceed your wildest perfume expectations. Indeed it is a beautiful, exotic, spicy, floral, woody, musky and smoky piece of Oriental amber grandeur.
She comes off as very solemn and formal. Wear her with suits, dark clothing for Church, a funeral or important business dinner. She opens with a scent of bergamot & aldehydes, fresh and startling with an old fashioned kind of aldehyde – i.e. Chanel No. 5 – before it settles down and softens into a sweet powdery floral. Some nondescript background florals keep this in the feminine realm, even though it develops into a unisex scent with masculine notes in the latter stage of her performance.
The floral notes are of the soapy floral kind with ylang, carnation, rose, orchid, jasmine, heliotrope & tuberose. The flowers are not the big stars here but one can easily call this a floral Oriental or Floriental. Smells like flowers in a bouquet that are presented before a statue of the Virgin Mary in a Russian Orthodox Church. Other imagery that comes to mind: 1920’s divas in furs, someone like Gloria Swanson as she performs in Queen Christina, or perhaps Pola Negri. She is a mature fragrance no doubt about it. In today’s context, this is as far away as you can get from the celebrity sugar trash. The woman or man who wears this great unisex Oriental scent is a confident and successful individual who goes after what they want.
There is something strangely religious about this fragrance. The warm incense courtesy of benzoin provides this scent with a regal and Catholic incense type of smell. It’s like a perfume for Empress Catherine the Great or because it is unisex one of the Tsars like Nicholas II. When applied with a light touch the fragrance becomes powdery and soapy, with a whisper of incense and florals. When you put too much of it on, the musky civet note comes through and trust me you don’t want to smell of a funky civet.
Other notes that come through are the fragrant sandalwood, somewhat like the sandalwood in Guerlain Samsara. There is powder & incense, and spiciness and leathery accord. For me the final touch of amber is very nice. In the end she can turn into a high end soap with an amber-woody masculine air. I like fragrances that are unisex more than stereotypically girly scents. This is also not big on fruit at all though as it opens there is a pretty refreshing citrus floral (orange blossom). Smells expensive, vintage and classy. It is an Oriental beauty and I’m all over those Oriental perfumes.
There were times however when in the dead of New York winter, in those cold courtrooms, I did douse myself in Maroussia to get to that warm coat of musk. It always made me feel like I had gone to Church for prayers before coming to court.
It has a very strong projection and fine longevity. Mysterious, exotic, luxurious and royal. This perfume was never discontinued and you can buy it online in such sites as Amazon.com or Fragrance X Beauty Spin or Ebay. Yes it is a cheaply priced scent but the opulence of the well crafted perfume itself speaks of higher prices, and again ROYALTY. So wear this and don’t tell anyone what the perfume is. Keep them guessing.
A most remarkable scent.
Lexones – :
I have funny story about this perfume.
About 5 years ago my (now ex) girlfriend had to do major sales pitch to old geezer important enough to her company to give her 2 paid days and allowance to do hair, shopping and whatever to look her best. Only on the morning of meeting she realized she don’t have appropriate for occasion perfume. I did some digging in her little collection and picked Maroussia (that I bought her few years before, EDP version). Later she told it was good choice since both client and her boss, older female not known for giving many compliments, pointed out that she smelled really good.
Next day she text me in panic: her boss asking for name of perfume, and she no way could admit that she wore inexpensive perfume to such important meeting. Not long before that I had tester of Amouage Opus I, and thought it was very similar to Maroussia. After her boss bought Amouage, she told my GF that although it is indeed very good perfume, unfortunately it doesn’t smell as good on her skin as it was on my GF.
I was laughing at my GF, saying if she ever leaves me I’ll tell her boss what have she done!
марианна – :
This is long lasting and a very powdery scent to me. I liked it but having said that my husband did not care for it at all. I won’t be buying it again but I do have respect for this perfume.
SunBaks – :
Blind buy. Did not work in my skin. If anyone in UK wants to swap, pls PM me.
EmoluttChatam – :
Mon Dieu mais comment ai-je pu passer à côté de cette pépite pendant toutes ces années moi qui suis une parfumista tendance hystérique (rires) !
C’est un bijou !
Sur ma peau il me fait furieusement penser à Miss me de Stella Cadente… Ca en est presque un sosie !
J’adore !! Ha oui alors ! J’adore !!!!
Artem504 – :
I have loved orientals since I was 12 or so. Lyra, Poison, Jungle d’Elephant, Opium, Dune, Organza, Venezia – these were my favorites while growing up. So in a way i miss those times when strong, sweet, spicy, exotic scents were more readily available and sort of “normal” to wear, and I’m always on a quest to discover a new one.
With that being said I was very curious about Maroussia! My hopes were up, and I was expecting to find a new, exciting, possibly a passionate love. So you can imagine how happy i was to finally test it out today. Just that — it’s not for me. It’s makes me sad, as if a broken promise would.
It’s just.. too dusty and too bitter for my taste.
Reminder for myself. Opening: moth balls, heart: bitter herbs, dry down: whispering flowers.
And I don’t enjoy writing negative reviews and tearing down someone else’s love. But. because I was nearly willing to buy it blind, for the lovely reviews only, I thought to share my experience as well. Maybe it’ll save someone to regret.
esofsifyink – :
A blind buy after I saw it on a website and recognised seeing the bottle at an aunt’s place in my childhood. Her bottle was empty so I couldn’t smell it back then, but the bottle alone had fascinated me (that deep, velvety dark red looked so good on the vanity table!) So now I thought – even if I dislike the perfume, the bottle alone is worth it (considering it’s a very affordable fragrance).
I had a pleasant surprise upon spraying some on my wrist, although it’s not at all what I had expected, namely a heavy, spicy oriental, maybe with some unpleasant sharp woodsy notes.
The opening is very, very soft and delicate and I could smell no aldehydes (which is a huge relief), powdery-floral and then after a while got a bit creamier and warmer, but still delicate and discreet.
It’s classy yet very youthful-feminine, almost shy… Love it, it was definitely one lucky blind buy 🙂
ipigareva – :
Quite possibly my favorite orange blossom based scent.
Resinous, woody & creamy. Delectably sweet cinnamon, marzipan, orange blossom & sandalwood.
Tenacious, though with soft projection. Can last for up to 8 hours on my skin, albeit delicately, but I always apply three sprays per wrist to make it a little more noticeable.
Up close there’s lots of amber and cinnamon. There’s a rather biscuitty & edible style to this scent – reminiscent of almond biscotti. In the air, from a distance, this appears more powdery fresh & floral.
The dominant orange blossom note is thankfully not too citrussy & certainly not overly fresh & sweet in that washing powder/fabric conditioner kind of way.
In the drydown the orange blossom is tapered by sweet amber/vanilla & smooth sandalwood.
As a couple of others have noted, this shares some similarities with D&G’s “red cap”, but it’s mostly alike in character/vibe. This is far, far softer and doe