MAYA Fragrance Review: I Bought Into the Hype (and am glad I did)

I was in middle school when I started wearing perfume. All the cool kids were wearing Colors by Benetton I was found a damaged box of the fragrance at TJ Maxx and was thrilled. I felt so mature, so elegant, as I over-spritzed my wrists, behind my ears, my hair, and any pulse point Seventeenmagazine told me … See more

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Is Maya perfume oil a good way to get back into perfume?

And when I heard about Maya perfume oils, it seemed like the ideal formula for getting back into perfume. The premise is that the oils smell totally different on everyone, and when you wear them you have a signature scent no one can copy. Sounds awesome, but I was skeptical. Most perfumes smell a little different on different people anyway. ...

What is Maya oil?

It's an oil in a roller ball, that can be worn alone or with other MAYA fragrances or even essential oils. I got the tiniest bottle and immediately tried it on. ...

What is Maya base?

They are such fans, starting so many threads for this line of fragrances that works with your body chemistry that I broke down and bought a bottle of MAYA Base, the most popular in the line. It's an oil in a roller ball, that can be worn alone or with other MAYA fragrances or even essential oils. ...

What does Maya base smell like?

Founder Alana Shlenker worked with a perfumer to develop the Maya Base ($72) so that it totally transforms according to your pH and environment. And it works. The way it smells in the bottle (clean with maybe a hint of gardenia) is nothing like how it smells on my skin: warm and musky and vaguely like vanilla bean. ...

Do you wear Maya base?

If someone is familiar with MAYA Fragrance and you say you wear Base, they'll immediately ask if you've tried the other fragrance, No. 1 and if you layered it with Base. And I read this and heard this so often, against my better judgment I bought No. 1. I read that description and knew it wouldn't be a good fit but I was so curious. ...

Can You overdo Maya base?

I can't seem to overdo MAYA Base either. A roll on the wrists, then wrists rubbed behind ears gives a subtle, “Mmm, you smell nice” hug. Or you can go all out, applying to forearms, between the breasts, on the navel, applied to fingers, and rubbed onto the ends of your hair. Even then, you don't risk overwhelming an elevator. ...