Cirrus Parfum
Maid Marian
Maid Marian
Notes: Warm hay, honeycomb, patchouli, texas cedar, light incense and an absolutely filthy civeted rose.
NOT VEGAN - contains natural beeswax absolute
This is my ode to all the ren faires of my past and present. The sights, the smells - being fully transported into a cobbled together fantasy world where everything is about joy and entertainment.
This smells like an idealized version of a renaissance faire. Lots of hay littering the ground, forming pathways through the trees, mead flowing, incense in the air, a bit of sweat on your brow, and absolutely everyone around you is wearing some mix of rose and patchouli oil. This perfume is unmistakably warm, earthy, and sweet with just a bit of spice.
Ingredient Information
Featured Natural Ingredients
Featured Natural Ingredients
Dark Aged Patchouli EO, Frankincense EO, Rose Absolute, Blue Chamomile EO, Rose Geranium EO, Benzoin Resinoid, Ylang Ylang Complete EO, Texas Cedarwood EO, Hay Absolute, Vetiver EO, Lemon EO, Cinnamon EO, Bitter Orange EO, Beeswax Absolute
Featured Synthetic Ingredients
Featured Synthetic Ingredients
Velvione, Honey Lactone, Beta Damascone, Synthetic Civet Absolute, Coumarin, Methyl Ionone Beta
Potential Allergens
Potential Allergens
Limonene
Citronellol
Geraniol
Coumarin
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Tried a 2 mL of Maid Marian and did not expect to like it this much. The rose isn’t sugary at all, it has a slightly animalic pull that keeps it from smelling "polite" . It sits on skin in a really intriguing way. I upgraded from 2 mL to 10 mL right away.
When I first tested this it was solely on paper ( twice on test strips ) and the first hit was pungent, the sort of scent that reminded me of stale antiques and unwashed people at a muddy open field festival. I almost immediately wrote this one off but being intrigued even by things I dislike the smell of, I decided to spray it on my arm just to see if my mind count be changed, which usually is a no. Not sure if it’s because I let the scent sit a few weeks after spraying, or my skin chemistry ( or both ) but it smells like a completely different and genuinely lovely scent to those first initial tests.
On me it reads as majority honeycomb, droplets of incense and cedar, slightly earthy but not cloyingly so – reads more like a honeycomb tea than anything else which is enjoyable. There’s the tiniest bit of rose on my skin and none of the civet which I’m thankful for because that was one of the offenders on paper ( not a fan of animalic scents unfortunately ) and that mixed with patchouli can be quite strong at first. After a while it mellows to a honeycomb-wood sheen over the skin, really nice and not offensive in the least. After letting it sit on my skin, maid marian gives midsummer festival in the woods with a bowl of honeycomb ice cream and a pot of fresh brewed rose tea, the sun is setting and people are laughing in the distance. There’s music, everyone is happy.
In all, after hating it I quite enjoy it! :)
An amazing blend of animalic warmth and rose. The civet is perfect and pairs so well with rose. I imagine like a dark almost black rose when I smell it.
This is the strongest and longest lasting of the bunch. If you like the vintage classics like Tabu or Shalimar, you'll love this. On the opening I'm hit with what I thought was a rich, strong amber. I think this is part of the honeycomb accord, but to me it smells almost like Amber Paste from Kuumba Made (a sadly discontinued favorite of mine) with more complexity. I don't really get any incense, but there is a slight smokiness. Once the strong honey/amber opening fades, there's definitely hay and civet, rounded out by a sweet but musky rose. It's a very golden, vibrating kind of scent. I love civet and it doesn't pull pee-like on me, but it's definitely noticeable. The civet is more reminiscent of how civet acts in vintage perfumes, adding a mulch-y richness and darkness to the floral rose. Same with the patchouli, it adds a lot of mossiness/dark green tones over the gold and pink of the honeycomb/rose.
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