Maya

If I were to give a review a year ago, I would have written similar to others who have stating that Tocca Maya is nice enough but rather generic. I have tried it twice since it was first launched. But about a month ago, I received a sample and I decided to wear it all day and spray it all over. I was so surprised that, as the day went on, I found myself smelling my wrist - getting a whiff of it and liking it very much. By the end of the day, I order a larger bottle and a travel size. It is in fact similar to others - a less potent version (and perhaps somewhat less complex but I'm not so sure about that) than La Vie est Belle but, when I wear est Belle, it becomes stringent and too much, which Maya never does. In fact, it softens down over time and takes on another quality. It has a slight sweetness to it. I DO think it shows off as a chypre - especially the light touch of oakmoss - a giveaway for a traditional chypre. If I may, I would recommend purchasing a smaller travel size or 2 samples and wearing it all to see if you agree. It's not Chanel or high end - but I have grown to like it very much - I have become weary of the strong patchouli/vanilla/sweet perfumes that can be too much. This same things happened to me with another Tocca - although an entirely different scent - Tocca Cleopatra is very similar to Rodriguez For Her Fleur - which I like very much. But Rodriguez can really "stay" with you all day while Cleopatra is softer - I compared them wrist to wrist and ended up liking Tocca better - sometimes we might think that a softer perfume "goes away," because we can't smell it as much but often people can still smell it - it has developed a "cloud" of sorts and envelopes you and is not "in your face" as much. - Just some thoughts - :)

So...I got the Tocca discovery set today and LISTEN...I gotta tell you. Maya? Maya is that gworl. Hands down. Easily. While this isn't my absolute fav of the bunch, I was shocked by the fact that I, a huge patchouli hater (patchouli and I? Mortal enemies. Never been a bigger rivalry.) fell in love with this perfume. But let me tell you about Maya... Maya is the girl you see out walking around with thick rimmed black glasses, fishnet stockings and blood red lipstick. Maya is the girl cradling a whiskey sour in one hand and her phone in the other while wearing a little black dress at the hole in the wall speakeasy downtown. You never really forget her laugh, her wit, or the way she smelled. Black currant is strong in the opening, but it makes way to a beautiful floral -- also, this perfume reminds me of something I used to wear in high school, but I can't exactly put my finger on what it is. But I have scent memories attached to a particular note(s?) in this fragrance, just can't figure out what. Patchouli earths the composition, but not in a dirty overpowering way. Also, this scent is a man killer ... I literally caught two (yes, two) of my bosses getting close to my neck to smell me. In my opinion, not a safe blind buy... Maya is the kind of fragrance, you have to wear her... or she will wear you. I don't feel like this would be fit for everybody. Definitely full bottle worthy and highly considering it.

This is my second time wearing TOCCA Maya - the first time was in the summer and although I didn't hate it, it certainly wasn't a love. I had the thought that I might like this fragrance in cold weather, so I put my sample away for fall/winter. Cut to today, about 5 months later, and I am in love with this fragrance! Most of the TOCCA fragrances I have tried are super floral and/or shampooey, but Maya is neither. I do get the iris note, and it does come across as lipsticky, and a bit of the rose and jasmine, but it's mostly the patchouli and oakmoss mixed with black currant that I smell on my skin. And I love it! The patchouli is unlike any other patchouli I have tried, in that I enjoy it. I don't know what the difference is tbh. Maybe someone else can enlighten me? Either way, I really enjoy this fragrance. It's the perfect cold weather lipsticky patchouli with the slightest hint of fruitiness. I remember this fragrance lasting quite awhile when I tried it in summer, so I am curious to see how the longevity is in cold weather. I just remembered seeing a 20 ml of Maya at TJ Maxx for $12 shortly after trying the sample for the first time...and I passed it up! Darn it!!!!

stunning sweet feminine floral scent. smells like the color purple to me. sweet, earthy, natural. i am very pleasantly surprised by this as i normally find florals cloying but this is very subtle and clean smelling. i can detect the sandalwood base note and i think that is what makes it so intoxicating and brings it up a notch. it is yummy but inedible. i wish i got more of a jammy vibe that others are reporting, but to me its mostly subtlety floral and natural. very fresh and reminds me of frolicking through a garden on a warm spring day. edit: after a few hours of wear, this becomes an uncannily similar to bath and body works "french lavender and honey" that has been discontinued for a a while now. i knew this smelled familiar and that is what this smells like to me.

This makes the second Tocca fragrance I've owned besides Brigitte as most are too floral and grandma smelling. I tried Maya in Sephora not drawn by the purple color but bcuz it was new. I spritzed it in the bend of my arm and forgot about it as I shopped around. I noticed it smelled like Flower Bomb at intro but as it dried down it developed into something sweet, flower, woody,very luxurious and sexy. I received a compliment on how good I smelled from a very handsome and I said this is a winner! I had to have it! Chypre scents are so mysterious and intriguing to the senses. It reminds me of how it smells when I enter Saks 5th Ave!