Not your traditional rose perfume, naturally-derived Dirty Rose shows the naughty side of this classic floral. Sweat glistens in the candlelight in warm patchouli air, forgotten crystal tumblers, and spirals of smoke. Wisps of clove cigarettes as their quick embers burn in the piths of a wet lemon rind. Black currant buds drop from their stems, as straps of soft leather fall to the floor. The night sky is peppered with bright shots of stars, the city glowing in amber below.
With wrists tied to the posts in a bed of crushed roses, a whip, a touch, the prick of a thorn. Pressed into lips that taste of vanilla, the flames start to lick the tall cedar walls. An eruption inevitable, a fire untamed. Fueled by the oils of a Damascena rose, it’s worn only by the reckless and blazing wayward souls.
*Please note* This is not the old formula. Dirty Rose has been reimagined for this new 2024 launch.
NOTES
Top: Pink Pepper, Nutmeg, Cedar
Middle: Damascena Rose, Elemi, Black Currant
Base: Cypriol, Labdanum, Patchouli, Vanilla Bean CO2
PERFUMER
Douglas Little
HOW IT WEARS
Opening with bright, bubbly pink pepper, the sweet spice of nutmeg and the smooth sharpness of cedar, it doesn’t take long before Dirty Rose’s heart blooms with rich, velvety Damask rose. This rose is realistic and earthy – not jammy or too sweet. Underpinned by earthy, woody base notes, this is a beautiful interpretation of rose that will last 6-8 hours on the skin.
LORE LOVES
We love this new formulation of Dirty Rose – it’s a little woodier than the last iteration of the same fragrance, and honestly, we think this one is even better. If you’re a rose lover, you’ll fall head over heels for this immediately. It’s like red rose petals scattered on a garden path, leading you all the way into a secret rose garden, full of an array of spectacular blooms that enchant and bewitch with their potent scents. Look, there’s a reason the rose is called “The Queen of Flowers”. Enough said!
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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