Smudge

I selected this as a part of a Heretic discovery set, recommended by Hayden Anhedonia (Ethel Cain). She had described it as "coming home to the person you love most" and it "stinks so good". This perfume is an experience and is absolutely my favorite right now. My first impressions when sprayed, is the crackle of a campfire. As it sets, emits wood and dried flowers are intermixed with the flames. The evolution over time I can only describe this campfire of wood and flowers dying down as you are laying close to someone you deeply cherish. The scent just evokes a vision of my myself sitting closely to my partner sitting with our close friends around a campfire in the fall with the crunch of leaves and laughter. I absolutely love it and I wear it daily. I really can't wait until its cold and I am wearing it. If you enjoy incense/burning wood/dried flowers kind of smells, you will enjoy this a lot.

I’m originally from the Southwestern United States, and this instantly reminds me of home. The sage is photorealistic; first spray is sage and cedar, and strong smoke. It does smell exactly like a burning smudge stick. It reminds me of the desert at night, of dusty, dry air and campfire smoke. On me, it’s peppery, smokey sage for 3-4 hours, drying down a little sweeter with the patchouli. I love woody scents, and this is a super unique smokey addition to my collection. It’s not a safe blind buy and not for everyone. I consider it more masculine with the lack of sweetness, but honestly, I don’t think it has a gender. I feel like an ancient druid wearing this. I love it.

You walk past the magical herbs and wander to the back of the metaphysical store, almost in a trance as the oddity-filled shelves slowly begin to warp... My first time wearing this it smelled very strongly like liquid smoke and I didn't like it, but I gave it another go and was very glad I did. As it dries the smoke gives way to the patchouli and sage for a smell remniscent of incense. It lasts a very long time- I could still make it out on my wrists after 12 hours! I wouldn't wear this to work for fear of smelling like a dirty hippie but it has made its way into my regular rotation.

Sensational. Unique. Primal. Five stars. Smoky, resinous, ambery, bit of incense. Smells ancient, powerful, mysterious, and darkly sensual. Lasts for hours. To my nose it also smells 100% masculine. I bought it instantly after smelling it at a fragrance shop last week in Japan. Been wearing it ever since. I was over the moon about this fragrance before I even knew Heretic fragrance house only uses natural (non-synthetic) ingredients. My new signature scent. Awesome and daringly creative.

Nice custardy Labdanum forward scent with smoke, patch, and vanilla in key support roles. Thankfully I don't get any sage here as sage tends to come off a little b.o.-ish on my skin. Maaybe in the first millisecond of spraying there's something green there, but it isn't detectable at all after. I love Labdanum and sometimes wear the e.o. solo, so this was an easy purchase. Lasts forever, which is saying something considering this line is synthetic free!