Do you find beauty in the shadows and passion in the broodingly romantic? If so, Heretic Parfum has similar inclinations and encourage you to surrender to your deepest darkest fantasies. After all, as Emily Dickinson wrote, “the heart wants what it wants – or else it does not care”. To celebrate this liberating and lascivious sentiment, Heretic’s master perfumer has created a seductive fragrance to capture your forbidden emotions – Coeur Noir.
The name of the scent is a homage to its tarry black heart-chord of labdanum, obtained from a species of Mediterranean rockrose. Rich, resinous, round and warm, this is a fragrance that affects the wearer at the deepest level. The aroma is erotic yet deeply grounding and has been used in meditative and spiritual practices for millennia. The Egyptians believed labdanum’s divine scent could even please the gods and evoke favour and protection.
However, as Coeur Noir’s dark heart reveals itself fully, you will encounter woody, balsamic and slightly smoky notes courtesy of benzoin, traditionally harvested from Styrax trees, before you come across the piquant and stimulating energy from black pepper. To further balance the luscious middle chord, there’s a base note of sweet, creamy Madagascan vanilla as a luxurious and addictive finale. Prized not only for its soothing but its aphrodisiac properties, it ties all the components together into an arousing harmony.
So, let your dark heart want what it wants and embark on an unforgettable love affair with this mischievous scent. Coeur Noir will serve as the perfect olfactory backdrop and linger deliciously on your skin, just like the scent of that mysterious lover after they have left your bed but still linger in your mind.
NOTES
Top: Rosewood
Middle: Labdanum
Base: Madagascan Vanilla
PERFUMER
Douglas Little
HOW IT WEARS
Coeur de Noir is a fragrance that heroes just a few key ingredients and truly lets them speak for themselves. Warm, resinous rosewood mingles effortlessly with rich labdanum, underpinned by the sweet spice of vanilla. It’s ambery, even a little powdery, and sweet in an earthy way. Sexy and sensual, Coeur de Noir will last 6-8 hours on the skin.
LORE LOVES
Okay, we are officially OBSESSED with Coeur Noir at Lore. It’s soft and sensual, yet has an earthy richness to it that’s totally intoxicating. Sweet in a fluffy, kind of marshmallow-y way, once it hits the skin it gets deeper, more intense and mysterious. The perfect fragrance for a hot date or a sexy night in.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Heretic – one who does not conform to the ideals or opinions of the masses; one who follows their own path.
Created in 2016 in New York by Douglas Little, Heretic is a natural, artisan, small batch fragrance collection. Based on the mysterious, sensual and feral aspects of nature, Heretic began with a conscious choice to do things a little differently. Provocative, challenging, unapologetic, visionary and beautiful – Douglas Little has created a rare, unusual and comprehensive collection. As Heretic boldly disrupts the status quo of the fragrance industry with their radical transparency, their fragrances delve into the esoteric world and the realms of homeopathy, ayerveda, and herbology.
Douglas made the choice to work with entirely natural materials – essential oils, concretes and absolutes (blended in non GMO, organic grape and sugarcane alcohol) using traditional perfumery techniques. Believing that nature gives us sexy and erotic scents, the Heretic perfume collection creates unique depth and complexity.
“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.
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