Voodoo Lily

I didn't know what to expect given the polarising reviews but I am very pleasantly surprised. To me, this is a lovely daily wearable scent with an inviting unisex character. On my skin, it opens with a delicately woody floral landscape. From the beginning the potentially masculine-leaning nuances are detectable, but they balance beautifully with the sweetness of the geranium. The bright aromatics develop soon after, without being too screechy as they mesh with the frankincense. The floral sweetness, the tingling spiciness from the pepper and the juniper accords start to fade after around 15 minutes, leaving room for the softer, almost creamy lily and rose notes. The woodiness becomes the center piece and mingling with the incense it rounds its profile, creating the cozy mood of this fragrance. The flowers are noticeable, albeit subtly, but still contribute to the overall softness of the atmosphere. On the dry down it has a very safe, clean-leaning scent while still maintaining a unique edge to it. I can compare it using a niche-fragranced fancy fabric softener, in the best way possible. I can still detect the lily and a touch of the rose, but it settles into a primarily woody profile. It is still somehow bright and fresh, like the scent of a pile of recently shaved wood chips in a room that had incense burning a day prior and now is decorated with freshly harvested flowers. To me this has a calming effect without being overbearing. I love sniffing my skin before going to sleep after a day of wearing it. Comforting but confident, fresh but cozy, with both masculine and feminine tonalities. I did not detect any potentially repulsive notes, get a headache or perceive it as being sharp in any of the phases. Would love a full bottle after finishing my vial.

One of my favorite shops in Salem, MA, Nocturne had a bunch of Heretic fragrances on display and ready to test. Out of the six perfumes I sprayed, THIS was the absolute best by far. It was love at first smell for me. It opens with a very strong cedar note (which I love) that lingers for a few seconds before that black pepper starts to spice it up which eventually leads into the rose on the initial dry down. After a bit, that patchouli comes through and lingers for the rest of the wear but I can still smell the cedar any time I move my arm towards my face! My boyfriend loved it on me so much that he bought me the travel size right then and there! Here’s to hoping I get a full size for my birthday :)

One of my favorites from Heretic is Jasmine Smoke, which I first sampled from the Rhubarb Thief set. I was bothered by JS being a limited edition, but then I tried Voodoo Lily and found it similar enough that when JS goes away again and I run out, I won't have to worry too much. This isn't a neg, I'm into the smokey sweet bubblegum-like floral. On first impression, Voodoo Lily does seem to have a little more complexity to it, which tracks, as it has more notes. I do prefer Jasmine Smoke's drydown because its much more smokey/heavier than Voodoo Lily's. I will compare these side by side soon to get a better read, but I don't think they're twins. Sisters, definitely.

Oooh! I like this! The lily with the rose mixed with frankincense and myrrh is absolutely gorgeous! I like incense florals so this is absolutely perfect and divine! I just wish it stuck around for longer. The price really does not match the longevity. That's the only issue with Heretic that I have found. When it comes to their most gorgeous floral scents they just do not stick around long enough to justify dropping 130+ dollars for a full bottle. Very unfortunate. I will be looking for this on discount.

I created a fragrantica account just to review this perfume!!! I've been searching my whole life for a signature perfume, and I finally found it in VooDoo Lily!!! Absolutely love it. To me, it is a mix between a sweet floral and a earthy/piney/incense scent. Beautiful! Lasts the whole day on me. I can even smell it on my clothes for days after. This perfume gives me Mugler vibes if you're interested in that type of scent. A complex, earthy, witchy smell.

I really, really like this one. Definitely has that dark-like scent to it. The first spray is spicy but has that patchouli mixed into the beginning. Then the spiciness pretty much fades and it becomes a great soft floral, woody fragrance. This one and Nosferatu give off similar vibes in terms of having that gothic/dark scent, but Voodoo Lily is a bit more likeable for most.

Second review because it's my second bottle. This has become my favorite scent. I get the cedar, geranium on first spray then the patchouli lingers. I've had one person tell me it's too sweet but I get so many compliments wearing this. Im a 40 year old guy just for the record.

I absolutely love this scent. I'm surprised no one mentions the geranium. It's the strongest note for me. A green spicy goodness. The patchouli is second for me and rose at the back, but the geranium and patchouli are what stand out. I get so many compliments on this one too.

This was included in the discovery kit i got from Heretic Parfum and I lowk hated it when I first got it because I felt like the rose was way to much, but now I'm a big fan. I love a good woody floral. I could see myself either buying a full bottle of this or pistil whip

this is a lovely perfume. it's dark and sweet from the roses and patchouli yet playful and clean from the geranium, lily, and frankincense. there's something musical about this fragrance, wear this while listening to cocteau twins and ride out the senses!!!

this makes me smell like a middle-aged bisexual man who works at a vintage store and likes goth music nights at the local club. strong banana laffy taffy scent at first.

i tried this again after a couple of months and love it. smells like burnt sugar and flowers

it's strange, it's a woody lily, and for me it leans more on the masculine side

Spicy sandlewood piqued with citrus, dried down to be a complex floral skin

Smells so floral once it dries down on my skin, I love it

I was trying to figure out what a lily was supposed to smell like so I googled Voodoo Lily Plant, and found out that the Amorphopallus which is a deep purplish red giant phallic corpse flower that resembles a Calla Lily on steriods, smells like a rotting corpse. Also according to fragrantica black currants smell like cat piss, so I am pleasantly surprised to find that I kind of like this. I tried another Heretic scent (HAXEN) which cast such a death spell on me, that I feared for my nose hairs trying this one, but they are still intact. I detected nary a whiff of piss or rotten flesh, although inline with the occult name, you might expect that without even knowing the scent profile of its namesake. It has lasted several hours and is quite strong on me. It does remind me a bit of Lily of the valley, a fruity sweet note, patchouli, oud, sandalwood and incense. It’s all there. I wish the top motes lasted a bit longer...it did touch something in my scent memory bank that gave me a little sense of being haunted in a good way. I couldn’t get into Nasferatu because it reeeely smells like mausoleum and funeral flowers—-and yes it gives vampire, but like the movie, this is not a sexy vampire. I was about to give up on Heretic, but I think I will keep trying.

I got Voodoo Lily as part of a sample kit. It is surprising in that the cedar note doesn't blow up on me and turn horrible and sour. The Oud comes out more strongly and that is a note that works well on me. The florals are lovely, I particularly love Lily notes, but they're very strong. I've tried it twice and it's a very strong scent that gives me a headache. I like it though and want to try again to apply with an even lighter hand. I love black current peppery perfumes and wish that note came out more strongly on me. I also wish I got the earthy forest notes others report. On me, Voodoo Lily is a strong, woody, slightly spicy very strong Lily scent. It's nice but I liked Black Salt and Nosferatu a lot more. I'll try my Voodoo Lily sample a few more times. I like it well enough that I think sometimes down the road in a few months I might invest in a bottle if I have the money. I'm looking forward to seeing how it smells in spring or summer. Maybe winter isn't it's time to shine.

tbh the first thing I thought when I sprayed this was "damn this smells like hobby lobby". besides that, I do think this fragrance is really good. it feels dark but not too dark, fruity, herby, woody, and floral all at the same time. it's complex and charming, and works for so many different moods. probably my second favorite out of the heretic fragrances (second only to dirty hinoki <3)

Got this as an afterthought while grabbing Nosferatu and it turned out to be a real winner. I love the way this starts woody and then melts into rose colored smoked patchouli. Makes me feel like I’m the owner of an antique shop who might also deal in spells and charms when the mood suits her.

scent of an 80-something year old who goes to marches with the “i can’t believe i still have to protest this” sign. it’s very pretty, it also smells 200 years old. it reminds me of the ghost tour i took with my fifth grade class on our field trip to gettysburg, heretic oud is so haunted.