The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Markievicz launched in 2021 from Scopoli. The perfume is made by Chloe Viala and Elena Perez Diez. Its name points to Countess Markievicz, the Irish revolutionary leader associated with fearless determination and the struggle for freedom. That independent, quietly forceful spirit fits a fragrance that begins with polished citrus and herbs, then takes on a more complicated character through floral notes, caraway, oakmoss, and green tea. It is not a portrait built from sweetness or overt glamour. It is a composition with an outward brightness and a grounded, mossy center. On skin, bergamot and grapefruit lend a clean shine while lime adds a sharper citrus edge. Clary sage introduces a green, slightly herbal quality, keeping the opening crisp without making it feel sparse.
The structure is where the personality lives. Clary sage brings a cool herbal edge, while lime, bergamot, and grapefruit give the opening its clean lift. Hyacinth and carnation soften the transition without losing definition, and caraway adds a lightly peppered, aromatic friction. Underneath it all, cedarwood, green tea, and oakmoss pull the composition toward wood, earth, and moss. The result is fresh with a shadow beneath it, a scent that moves easily between polish and instinct.
The evolution
The opening arrives with a clean, citrus-herbal voltage. Bergamot, grapefruit, lime, and clary sage make it feel fresh on skin, almost brisk, but the caraway prevents the brightness from becoming simple. The heart softens into hyacinth and carnation, with flowers that seem more atmospheric than decorative. Their green, mineral edge sits close to the herbs in the opening, while the caraway lends a faint peppery warmth beneath the citrus. Over the following hours, the composition settles into cedarwood, green tea, and oakmoss. The green materials keep the drydown alive, while oakmoss lends a damp, earthy texture that pulls the whole thing together. Cedarwood gives the later stages a dry structure, and green tea adds a restrained leafy note that keeps the floral heart from becoming too sweet.
Cultural impact
Markievicz takes its name from Countess Markievicz, placing the fragrance in dialogue with Irish revolutionary history and a figure associated with determination, idealism, and freedom. That sense of resolve gives the composition a clear emotional center, reflected in its movement from bright citrus and herbs to textured florals, caraway, oakmoss, cedarwood, and green tea. The result is a fragrance for people drawn to scent as an idea and an atmosphere, not simply a decorative accessory.
The House
ScopoliScopoli is an Irish-French fragrance house centered on Dublin and Grasse. The house presents its perfumes as unisex compositions, made in small batches through its Dublin perfumery, with a stated connection to natural ingredients sourced with sustainability in mind. Its name also evokes Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, the eighteenth-century Italian naturalist whose work shaped early modern scientific inquiry. The Scopoli collection is known for Didessa, Fall From Grace, Awake & Dreaming, and Markievicz, all listed as 2021 releases.
The Creator
Chloe Viala & Elena Perez DiezThe available material does not provide a verified ingredient list or technical account of Viala’s work, so her signature techniques cannot be stated with confidence. Her decade-long tenure at Carrément Belle points to a fragrance language shaped by repeated experimentation an…
