Ching Shih

Redamance - Ching Shih

Marissa Zappas 2022

This fragrance opens immediately with the scent of osmanthus. But this osmanthus is not bright, juicy, and shampooey like other osmanthus’, it’s charred, ashy, medicinal, alluring. This fragrance smells like a Chinese apothecary bubble bath, wisps of incense, charred roots, and giant flowers.

I wore this for the first time to watch Haywire play under the A12, the scent of fireworks, motorbike exhaust and flamethrowers mixing with this fragrance was a masterpiece.