DITA VON TEESE X HERETIC PARFUM / SCANDALWOOD
A creative collaboration between burlesque icon Dita Von Teese and Heretic Parfum, Scandalwood is a scent fit for a sex siren, created with the eye of a visionary. A soft, red-lipped whisper with an all-consuming allure.
Naturally occurring musk notes can only be achieved working with ingredients that are derived from animals. Heretic is completely cruelty free, so for this particular fragrance, Heretic had to rely on certain synthetic notes to achieve the musk chord they wanted in this seductive scent. They then combined those musky notes with naturally derived materials in Heretic’s usual fashion, and the result? A carnal and mysterious fragrance that dives deep into velvety sandalwood, roses wrapped in leather, and sparks of coriander.
This scent is seductive, creamy and musky. Soft and sensual like the gentlest touch on soft skin, but with a darker, more alluring base full of intruiging depth.
NOTES
Top: Coriander, Bois De Rose, Atlas Cedar
Middle: Bulgarian Rose, Ylang Ylang Absolute
Base: Sandalwood, Orris Butter, Labdanum, Myrrh, White Musk
PERFUMER
Douglas Little
HOW IT WEARS
When you first apply Scandalwood, you’re immediately hit with the smooth, velvety creaminess of sandalwood. Once it’s been on the skin for a minute is when things start getting real hot and heavy though – you pick up the soft sweetness of the florals, barely detectable but still there. Coriander seed lends a slightly spicy, earthy edge to the scent, paving the way for a base of musks, resins and woods. The sandalwood is of course persistent throughout the wear of Scandalwood, and paired with musk, creates this intoxicatingly sexy your-skin-but-better feel. As a perfume oil, this scent will last about 4 hours on the skin. It can be worn by itself but we’ve found it also makes an excellent layering tool with other fragrances.
LORE LOVES
Scandalwood has been a best-seller at Lore since its launch – it’s honestly hard to find someone who doesn’t like this fragrance! Being a Dita collaboration, it was always going to be sexy and sensual, but it’s not overt. It’s subtle, like a whisper in your ear, the brush of a hand on your leg or a lustful glance. Texturally, it’s like silk stockings or an expensive négligée – come on, what could be more Dita than that? The way Scandalwood effortlessly melts into the skin means it never feels overwhelming, making it very easy to wear. We’ll be honest, spray with caution, because Scandalwood tends to have an almost aphrodisiacal effect.
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 Parfum is a fragrance house with a mission to show the provocative side of naturals and the dirty side of clean.
Based on the mysterious, sensual and feral aspects of nature, Heretic began with a conscious choice to do things a little differently. The fragrances in the line are all plant based, made up of a blend of essential oils, concretes and absolutes, blended with non-GMO safe synthetics and alcohols to create challenging, unapologetic, visionary scents.
“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.
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.
All Heretic Parfum fragrances are cruelty free and vegan, and range from 100% natural to 47% natural.
