Heretic Parfum · 2020
Dirty Vanilla Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
gourmand
sweet
cozy
intimate
skin-close
creamy vanilla incense, with dry cedar smoke
Scent Notes
Gourmand
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Heretic Parfum Dirty Vanilla smells like creamy vanilla incense, with dry cedar smoke. It opens with cedar, coriander and camphor wood, moves into vanilla CO2 and settles on patchouli, vetiver and sandalwood. It reads unisex.
This fragrance is best in fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. Reach for it for the office and date nights. Released in 2020.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for the office.
- Sample first if: you have not smelled it before; it is not an easy blind buy.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $165.
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Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Occasion
Office · date
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
- Date
Heretic Parfum is a Los Angeles all-natural niche perfumer, the identity angle is natural raw materials (petrichor, mushroom, carrot seed, clove) built into concept-driven compositions. It is overwhelmingly unisex (30 of 31). Prices span a wide band, about $14 to $165. Top accords are woody, sweet, spicy, earthy and floral. Standout live picks: Spectral Grace (fresh linen bouquet, dewy lily and green woods, $125), Angel's Trumpet (soft creamy florals, green leaves, dewy powder, $165), Fourteen Carrots (spiced carrot root, earthy vetiver, clove-citrus, $65), The Veil (damp forest floor, smoky leather, musky skin, $27.99), Midnight Toker 2025 (smoky clove and tobacco, warm vanilla haze, $65). Natural-materials niche with a concept-first identity.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like creamy vanilla incense, with dry cedar smoke. It opens with cedar, coriander and camphor wood, moves into vanilla CO2 and settles on patchouli, vetiver and sandalwood.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits the office and date nights.
It reads unisex.
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