Maddie's Secret
Perfume

Ralph's Capsule Collection by John Early with Radish

The capsule, a collaboration between famed and Maddie Ralph, marks the brand's first foray into the culinary space. Ralph, a Los Angeles native, was working as a dishwasher when a video of her assembling a vegan smashburger, filmed on a back-of-house phone and posted without ceremony, found its way to several million people overnight. She has been at Gourmaybe ever since, where her recipes continue to draw a devoted readership.

The pieces, developed in close collaboration with Ralph herself, take cues from the sensibility she's become known for: a kind of unguarded brightness, a serious devotion to pleasure, an interest in food and beauty and wellness as forms of self-authorship rather than self-improvement. The same devotion she brings to her dishes, the craft, the taste, the unhurried attention, she brings here.

John Early and Maddie Ralph's collaboration continues into cinema in theaters with the prestigious Magnolia.

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frequently asked questions

are your products tested on animals?

No. Maddies Secret EDP's formula does not utilize products tested on, or derived by, animals.

do your products contain parabens, phthalates, BHT or dyes?

No. Maddies Secret EDP is IFRA compliant which means that they do not contain parabens, phthalates or BHT. The fragrance does not utilize dye in her fragrances, either.

can I return or request refunds for purchases made online?

Unless your merchandise was damaged upon receiving it, online purchases may not be returned, refunded or exchanged.

do you accept international orders?

International orders may be placed through Luckyscent.com.

can I track my shipment?

Upon shipment, your delivery confirmation code will automatically be emailed to you. It can be tracked at the US Postal Service website. If you have any questions regarding your order, please email our customer service team via the Contact page.

if my order gets lost in transit, can I have a refund or replace it?

If your order was marked as, “delivered” unfortunately, no. PLEASE, PLEASE make sure that your address is 1) correct and 2) has a secure mailbox so your package won’t get stolen. If your package was lost or has not been delivered in adequate time, please email customer service. Sometimes USPS is very (very) slow.

when can I expect to receive my order?

The fragrance will be officially available beginning first week of July 2026. And orders will be shipped accordingly. Please allow up to 14 business days for your product to arrive. It may and likely be less time, but it may not be!

can I expedite my order with next day or overnight shipping?

There are restrictions with flammable items like fragrance. Due to air transport restrictions and regulations, our items are required by the U.S. Department of Transportation to be shipped by Standard Ground Shipping only. This means they are not eligible for Premium or Overnight Shipping.

can I get free samples?

We offer free samples at our events in conjunction with Maddies Secret (the movie) out in theaters June 19th, but otherwise samples are not free. You can order samples online with Luckyscent.com.

About the Collaboration

John Early and Marissa Zappas with Radish present a new, sensory dimension of his feature film Maddie's Secret: an eponymous gourmand perfume.

Maddie's Secret, John Early's directorial debut, tells the story of Maddie Ralph, an unexpected viral food influencer celebrated for her unique and inspired recipes. However, once the pace of Maddie's newly fledged fame increases, so does a secret she has lived with since childhood. And we are all left wondering: Will Maddie be a good girl forever — or is this her moment of personal liberation?

Maddie's Secret EDP is in direct ode to our heroine. With notes of night-blooming jasmine, toasted rice, chocolate milk, saffron, and Sichuan pepper, the perfume winks at the millennial influencer-approved ingredients of test kitchens past while paying sincere respect to Maddie's hometown of Los Angeles, her innocence, maternal comforts, and the dark wildness of secrecy.

The creative direction riffs on classic "good girl" perfumes, filtering key aesthetic elements from fragrances like White Shoulders by Elizabeth Arden and Clinique Happy through a more complicated 21st century tone. A harmonious tension between old world and new — which is why Marissa Zappas is uniquely suited for this project.

Marissa Zappas is a highly worshiped niche perfumer known for her collaborations and personal collection that balances typical "old lady" perfume with a deeply experimental edge, like her cult-classic fragrances Annabelle's Birthday Cake and Maggie the Cat is Alive, I'm Alive. Zappas most recently worked as the nose behind Nosto's Calico, Teen, and Shiver fragrances, nominated as a 2026 Allure Readers' Choice nominee for breakthrough brand. Her fragrances brush the classic up against the future — just like Maddie Ralph's take on food.

Like Early's movie, the fragrance was made end-to-end with the same artistic integrity, joie de vivre, and care. Though a promotional object, a "merch moment" for the film, it mirrors the film itself: an elevated art object that resists category, falling somewhere beautifully in between. It's extremely unusual for an independent film to have such nice things.

Radish connected two geniuses — Zappas from the perfume world and Early from the comedy world — to prove our belief that the marriage of artistic forms creates products that are as magical as they are successful.

Maddie's Secret cameo
Product JOHN EARLYCreator, Director of Maddie's Secret Film MARISSA ZAPPASPerfumist, Creator RUBY MCCOLLISTERDirector, Creative Director & Writer DEB TAMCreative Director, Producer & Writer DAVID SCARPETTIProducer PETER HERESProducer, Radish GORDON LANDENBERGERArt & Design BROCKWebsite
Campaign RUBY MCCOLLISTERExecutive Producer, Director, Creative Director, Writer & Producer DEB TAMCreative Director, Producer & Writer DAVID SCARPETTIExecutive Producer, Radish PETER HERESProducer CHRIS QUINTOS CATHCARTExecutive Producer, Unapologetic TYLER BOEHMExecutive Producer, Unapologetic ANNABELLA LEONETTIProducer / 1st AD EILEY DOYLEOn Set PA MAX LAKNERDirector of Photography MICHAEL GLANTZISGaffer MONTANA PUGHProduction Designer MARIA MARGOTArt Assist ANNA KATHERINE HARMANArt Assist KIMME AABERGStylist HEIDI PAKDELHair & Make-Up JOI OLYMPIA MARCHETTIComposer CORY TODDSound Mix DEB TAM, RUBY MCCOLLISTER, PETER HERESVoiceover, Written by JOHN EARLYVoiceover, Performed by RUBY MCCOLLISTERVoiceover, Performed by
Post VICTORIA MORTATIEditor PETER RUSSELLSound Designer / Re-recording Mixer — Gigantic Studios, NYC MEHAR GUJRALPost Producer MARCY ROBINSONColorist — Nice Shoes, NYC ISABEL CAFARO-ANDERSONPost Color Senior Producer MEGAN RUMPHPost Color Executive Producer
Photo JEFF RAINONEPhotographer NADIA SELANDERPhoto Retouch
Press KATE MCEDWARDSPublicist, Track Shot
Special Thanks HARRIS MAYERSOHN LUCA INTILI MAGNOLIA PICTURESDistributor TESS ORNSTEIN DOGMA 3000 UNAPOLOGETIC PROJECTS DWECK PRODUCTIONS WHETSTONE PICTURES
  • Night-Blooming Jasmine
  • Chocolate Milk
  • Toasted Rice
  • Saffron
  • Sichuan Pepper
Maddie's Secret EDP

LIMITED EDITION EAU DE PARFUM BY RADISH
CREATED BY MARISSA ZAPPAS WITH JOHN EARLY
INSPIRED BY THE FILM MADDIE'S SECRET
EXCLUSIVELY SOLD AT LUCKYSCENT & SCENT BAR

MADDIE'S SECRET EAU DE PARFUM +

$125

A limited edition gourmand from radi$h, made for every "good girl" on the verge of liberation, handcrafted by cult perfumer Marissa Zappas with comedian and filmmaker John Early.

At first, she behaves. The fragrance opens like a good girl should: bright, comforting, familiar. Night-blooming jasmine, almost velvety. The coziness of chocolate milk. The warmth of saffron. A wink at influencer-approved ingredients, a nod to Maddie's Los Angeles, to innocence and maternal comfort.

As it settles, she begins to unravel, and so do her secrets. Toasted rice gone hot. Sichuan pepper flickering beneath the surface. The blooms turn intoxicating after dark, always threatening to spill. Sweet on the surface, something wilder, ALIVE underneath.

This EDP is a love letter to John Early's directorial debut, Maddie's Secret, and an ode to its heroine, Maddie Ralph, an unlikely food influencer with a secret she's carried since girlhood. Will Maddie be a good girl forever? Or is this her moment to break free?

A classic recipe, rewritten just for you. A "good girl" gone gloriously complex.

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Written, Directed & Starring

John Early

98 min · Magnolia Pictures

TIFF 2025 IFFR 2026 New Directors / New Films 2026 LAFM 2026

with Kate Berlant, Eric Rahill, Vanessa Bayer, Conner O'Malley, Claudia O'Doherty, Kristen Johnston, Leah Hennessey, Ruby McCollister, Emily Allan

"An extremely accomplished debut and one of the boldest American movies I have seen in years."
Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire
"Packed with visual gags and a cast of gifted comedic actors, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience."
The Hollywood Reporter
"Early aces his own high-degree-of-difficulty assignment by leveraging his alt-comic instincts against a reverent and revelatory cinephilia."
Adam Nayman, The Ringer
"The laughs start heavy, but Early's best trick is ending this journey in an earnest, emotionally authentic place."
Jake Kring-Schreifels, The Film Stage
"John Early is a better ingenue than Sydney Sweeney."
Kristy Puchko, Mashable
"A wondrous surprise, not because it's good, but because of how it's good."
Mashable

screenings & tickets

Magnolia Pictures

Official Film Site

In Select TheatersOpening June 19 · Expanding Weekly

IFC Center

323 6th Avenue, New York, NY

Tue, June 16Sneak Preview + Q&A with John Early
7:00 PM
Sold Out
Wed, June 17Sneak Preview + Q&A with John Early & Carla Lalli
7:00 PM
Fri, June 19Opening Day · Q&A with John Early mod. John Wilson
2:15 PM
Fri, June 19Opening Day · Q&A with John Early mod. Brace
4:45 PM
Fri, June 19 onwardsRegular Run
Various

Alamo Drafthouse

Multiple Locations Nationwide

Thu, June 26Opening
Various

Upstate Films

Rhinebeck & Kingston, NY

Thu, June 26Premiere
Various

Music Box Theatre

3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL

Coming Soon

Vidiots Eagle Theatre

Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA

LA TheatricalOpens June 26
Various
Find All Showtimes on Fandango

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In select theaters June 19, 2026 · expanding weekly

Maddie is a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company. While her life seems picturesque, mounting professional pressures reawaken her long-dormant struggle with an eating disorder. Unwilling to shatter her image, Maddie unravels quietly, in secret, threatening her relationships and even her life.

Written & Directed by John Early
Produced by Harris Mayersohn, Luca Intili, John Early
Executive Producers: Tyler Boehm, Chris Quintos Cathcart, Theodore Schaefer, Hannah Dweck
Cinematography: Max Lakner · Editing: Danny Scharar
Production: Dogma 3000 · Unapologetic Projects · Radish Films