Through rows of twirling tendrils and tangled vines grows a rare flower that blossoms only once a year, for one day only. A hermaphroditic flower with both male and female organs nestled deep in the throat of the bloom. Her name is Vanilla Planifolia—a delicate orchid that requires sensitive care and a nurtured harvest. On the day of her opening, a farmer must gently pollinate her and wait up to 9 months for her thick green base to swell into the long seedpod we know as the vanilla bean. It’s then plucked from the vine and cured until that divine aroma of true, raw vanilla finally reveals herself. She is a complex creature with unmistakable allure, from first shy blossom to aromatic climax.
For this seductress, Dirty Vanilla was born. A warm, hypnotic fragrance teeming with natural vine-grown vanilla on a bed of rich amber musk. It is Heretic’s interpretation of the orchid herself. A beautiful enigma, a subtle femme fatale.
NOTES
Top: Cedar, Coriander, Ho Wood
Middle: Vanilla Co2
Base: Styrax, Vanillin, Vetiver, Patchouli, Sandalwood
PERFUMER
Douglas Little
HOW IT WEARS
The hero of this fragrance really is the vanilla, the other notes circle around it gently to emphasise each complex facet of the scent. It has a slight spice, woodiness, earthiness, and resinousness to it, each time you smell it on your skin, you get something a little different. The dry down is a warm, ambery vanilla that will last on your skin for 6-8 hours.
LORE LOVES
This vanilla is definitely on the ‘dirty’ side, in the best possible way – leave your “vanilla” expectations at the door for this scent. Everyone loves a bit of vanilla, but this twist on a traditional scent is super unique and exciting, and adds a real point of difference to the fragrance lover’s collection. Dirty Vanilla’s earthy, musky tones become more prominent as it dries down, so we have been loving blending it with some of Heretic’s fresher, lighter scents to create an intriguing depth.
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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