Dirty Ginger

Very aptly named, and lives up to the "Dirty" moniker better than any of Heretic's others in their Dirty line. If you want your perfume to smell like clean laundry or shower freshness, this isn't the one for you. If you're looking for something exotic and carnal, then look no further. I think this one is completely unisex. Starts off with beautifully pungent, mouthwatering, in your face fresh GINGER and lime. Very quickly the ginger and lime settle down (though still very much present) and the cumin becomes prominent. This is where the "dirty" part of DG kicks in, and as others have noted the cumin can be pretty bodily. While it's definitely reminiscent of B.O., it's in the best way - very sexy. Underneath all this is a green earthy smokiness from the shiso, vetiver, and labdanum. It's similar to Goop's Edition 02/Shiso, which Douglas Little also created and which shares many of the same notes so this is no surprise. If you've smelled that one, I would say DG is (not surprisingly) much heavier on the ginger and lime. They are particularly similar in the extreme dry down.

Once you get past the astringent opening, about 5 minutes, you’re in for a ginger treat. This is the first time I’ve worn anything from this brand, Heretic, so I’m not familiar with any of their other offerings. Anyway, my first impression is that I’m loving this natural composition, ginger is dominant but their are other herbal and spice elements: shiso, citrus and cumin. It’s absolutely wearable, a lovely journey, and I’m loving it. A couple of side notes: Dirty Ginger is nothing like Grimoire, I’m not sure who voted that way, but maybe your bottle has gone off? And when I saw that stupid Gwyneth Paltrow vagina candle for sale on the Heretic website, it made me question everything about this brand.

A unique citrus aromatic scent . Unlike its name suggests, the perfume is not totally about ginger, although ginger is one of the main notes. The other notes it is blended with include pepper, cumin, clove, shiso, lime, tea, paolo santo and vetiver. All these lend a mystical South Asian vibe to this nicely balanced natural perfume reminiscent of the holy water used in Hindu Vedic rituals. The slight masculine leaning scent has moderate sillage and good longevity. Very interesting and somewhat evocative. Enjoy!

Spectacular!!! That's the word to describe Dirty Ginger by Heretic Parfums! I absolutely adore this fragrance! I just sprung for the full bottle as it's so amazing! Bright...bright ginger with lime! It smells even better than it sounds. The shiso leaf, woods and vetiver all combine to make this one of my new top fragrances!!! The all natural composition of this product does affect longevity to some degree, but it is just so brilliant that I can say enough good things about it! Highest recommendation!!!

According to the Heretic site: DIRTY GINGER OPENS WITH SPICY, TART NOTES OF BLACK PEPPER AND LIME, CATAPULTING THE SENSES INTO A ZESTY GINGER FIST FIGHT. SHISO LEAF AND CLOVE BRING MYSTERY AND ALLURE TO A HEART CHORD SPIKED WITH GINGER, BEFORE DELVING DEEP INTO THE EARTHY, SENSUAL TONES OF VETIVER, CLARY SAGE AND PALO SANTO. TOP: BLACK PEPPER, LIME, CUMIN HEART: GINGER , SHISO LEAF BASE: PALO SANTO, VETIVER Please excuse the CAPS (copy/paste) My favorite Heretic fragrance....so far. Bravo ♡♡♡