A fragrance inspired by a tea, a tea inspired by a fragrance. Heretic's newest scent for the fall season is Dirty Chai, a collaboration between artfully aromatic creators Heretic Parfum and August Tea that allows customers to purchase a set that includes a rollerball perfume by Heretic and a gourmet tea blend from August.In this podcast Heretic Founder/Perfumer Douglas Little talks with the duo behind August Uncommon Tea, Aaron Shinn and Gina Zupsich, to gain insight into their creative proce...

Inspired by the ancient practice of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, Heretic's latest perfume launch Dirty Hinoki was created to express the multi-sensory experience of clearing your mind and opening yourself up to the nature around you. The smooth, citrusy and herbal notes of hinoki wood run through the top, heart and base of this fragrance, accompanied by cozy and reassuring sacred resins and cashmere as well as complex woody notes from cedar, elemi and balsam. Hinoki’s proven ability to al...

Our Dirty Hinoki fragrances draws inspiration from the practice of Shinrin Yoku, or forest bathing, so we've sat down to speak with an expert on the topic. Ben Page is a Forest Therapy Guide, global advocate for the practice of forest bathing, and the author of Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing. He is the founder of Shinrin Yoku LA and Integral Forest Bathing and has been guiding Forest Therapy walks since 2015. Ben has served as the Director of Training for th...

This is a special episode, shared here via our friends at Smilemakers Collection. SmileMakers is a brand known for their sleek vibrators and their mission to normalize the perception of female sexuality. They interviewed Heretic Founder/Perfumer Douglas Little on their podcast where they discussed the role that the sense of scent plays in sex and sexuality. Here more from this taboo-breaking brand on their Clitastic Chronicles Podcast.

To celebrate the season of the Witch, our founder/perfumer interviews Pamela Grossman, a celebrated author of the occult, practicing Witch, and creator of the Witch Wave podcast. Join in this fascinating conversation as they delve into the history, lore, and anthropology of the witch.

Tune into our latest podcast with the hysterical Gregory Arlt. Mr. Arlt is a celebrated and award winning makeup artist and self-proclaimed "beauty exorcist". Listen as Gregory discusses his work with some of Hollywood's greatest faces and hear his side-splitting, blind-smell-review of some of our fragrances.

Meet Arnaud Winter, senior perfumer for Cosmo International Fragrances. Mr. Winter is a celebrated French perfumer who has developed scent for prestigious global brands. Listeners are invited into a intimate conversation about the path to perfumery, inspiration, and formulation. Arnaud and Douglas have worked together for 20 years developing fragrances for beauty, home and personal fragrance projects. A fascinating seat at the perfumers bench as they explore the science, art...

Maurice Harris, the fine artist and floral sculptor known as 'Bloom & Plume', joins Heretic in celebrating the explicit scent of fresh florals for our latest perfume launch "Flower Porn". The concept of Flower Porn was inspired by the back rooms of a flower market, so we wanted to connect with an inspirational florist to hear about their experiences. When we found Maurice, we found someone whose work goes far beyond floral arrangements. His photography and art is a journey of self-l...

Inspired by the back rooms of a flower market, Flower Porn is Heretic Parfum's newest creation. A fragrance bursting with florals and herbaceous stems, it's an explicit floral explosion that contains high concentrations of orange blossoms—one of the most expensive materials used in natural perfumery. Listen to hear our perfumer, Douglas Little, describe the inspiration behind this incredible scent.