Today for Fragrance Friday, we wanted to introduce you to the new bad boy on the block from our favourite nonconformist fragrance house.
Midnight Toker is the latest addition to Heretic’s gothic fragrance series – dark, brooding and, let’s face it, bloody sexy.
It’s the fragrance of heated skin, hedonism and tobacco-stained lips that will have you coming back for more… much more.
“Once upon a time my favourite everyday fragrance from Heretic would have been Scandalwood, but I think she’s been usurped by Midnight Toker. That said, they’re a really hot couple layered together.” – Clea
We think Midnight Toker might be our favourite (neo) gourmand from Heretic Yet! It is so perfectly balanced – definitely spicy and smoky, but the purity of the rich and sweet vanilla bean is always in the background, anchoring the fragrance to the skin. Like a wisp of spiced smoke coming from a clove cigarette, this scent is totally intoxicating and addictive.
Notes
Top: Clove, Cypriol
Middle: Orris Root, Jasmine, Apricot
Base: Tobacco, Vanilla, Birch Tar, Labdanum
Heretic Parfum knows who their audience are – those of us who are looking for niche fragrance that’s unapologetically unorthodox, even a little deviant. Why else would their name be Heretic?
Lately, they’ve really doubled down on this by releasing (and re-releasing) more gothic feeling fragrances. They’re the perfect scents for those who don’t want to let go of their emo phase, for our horror-lovers and fragrance freaks.
Below are some of our favourites.
Nosferatu, like the film, was designed to make us contemplate the primal instincts that are within us all and the twilight zone between man and beast inhabited by the vampire – It’s a fragrance that will haunt you, but in the best possible way.
Notes
Top: Lilac, Ambrette
Middle: Petrichor, Violet Absolute, Orris Concrete, Cypriol
Base: Vegan Ambergris, Oud, Labdanum
Coeur Noir EDP
Inspired by the notion “the heart wants what it wants”, Coeur Noir encourages you to surrender to your deepest darkest fantasies. It’s soft and sensual, yet has an earthy richness to it that’s totally intoxicating. The perfect fragrance for a hot date or a sexy night in.
Notes
Top: Rosewood
Middle: Labdanum
Base: Madagascan Vanilla
Poltergeist EDP
Poltergeist is the scent of camping somewhere in the US’s Pacific North West, surrounded by huge pine trees and damp undergrowth. A campfire rages, its smoke permeating the green forest air. You huddle around and tell ghost stories, then later back in the tents, the previously innocuous sounds of the forest seem a little spookier…
Notes
Top: Juniper, Pine, Hinoki, Frankincense
Middle: Neroli
Base: Birch Tar, Wormwood, Galbanum, Patchouli, Labdanum, Palo Santo
Smudge EDP
She may be an ol’ faithful, but we couldn’t leave Smudge out of this list! Inspired by an Irish saining stick (a nod to the perfumer, Douglas Little’s Irish heritage). This scent is herbaceous, resinous and earthy, like a gentle wave of your smudge stick when cleansing your space.
Notes
Top: Atlantic Cedar, Frankincense, Sichuan Pepper
Middle: Clary Sage, Juniper, Tonka Bean
Base: Labdanum, Patchouli, Canadian Balsam, Sandalwood, Styrax
“Natural fragrances are much like wine in that you can detect nuances of the plant, the soil, and its surroundings. They have characters that cannot be achieved with synthetic copies. These fragrances are alive, they create an olfactory fingerprint”
– Douglas Little.
All Heretic Parfum fragrances are cruelty free and vegan, and range from 100% natural to 47% natural.
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Watch Clea's video review.
