WERWULF

LIMITED EDITION • In partnership with Robert Eggers’ Werwulf and Focus Features, Heretic presents Werwulf Eau de Macabre, a fragrance that explores the seductive nature of transformation and the primal instincts we dare not surrender to. The scent of skin, damp earth, root, resin, and the suggestion of wet fur awaken the beast that lives within us all. Animalic, earthen, and unnervingly alive. Samples available.

FIRST AYRE: Bitter Pomel, Turkey Rose, Osmanthus
HERTE: Ireos, Violette Leef, Vanylle Bene
LASTING WYRDE: Labdanum, Vetiver, Benzoin, Beest-Fur

PLEASE NOTE: This item is expected to ship by 11/9. Orders including other items will ship together.

FRAGRANCE STORY

In partnership with Robert Eggers X Focus Features, Heretic is proud to collaborate on Werwulf, the scent of the beast awakening beneath human skin. This fragrance explores the moment of transformation, when civility gives way to something older. Warm skin, damp earth, root, resin, and the suggestion of wet fur create a fragrance that feels bodily and unnervingly alive. 

Colde herbes bite the ayre.
Wormwood riseth bitter and lunar,
whispered with olde charms against the darke.
Cardamom warmeth the skin
like breath in winter.
Elemi seeps from wounded fir bark,
sharp and sacred.
Deeper in the wode,
the human scent beginneth to change.
Smoke and leather bloom upon the skin.
Castoreum and costus stir with fur, hide, and heat.
Olde tales wake —
of warriors in wolf-skins,
walking the forest as beastes.
Fir balsam bleeds from black trunks.
Labdanum burneth beneath the ribs.
Patchouli, vetiver, moss, and damp earth
open below.
Something primal moveth under the skin.
Soft musks linger
like the trace of fur in winter ayre.
Wer — Man.
Wulf — Wolf.
This fragrance dwelleth betwixt them:
when the forest taketh the body,
and the wolf waketh within.

Robert Eggers’ Werwulf is only in theaters Christmas.

WERWULF EXPERIENCE

There are, within this collection, three witnesses: The forest. The beast. The blood. Each preserving the scent of what transpired beneath the changing moon. Click the link below to step into the darkness of the woods and experience the transformation from man to wolf, learning more about each fragrance as you go.

BEGIN THE EXPERIENCE

RITUAL USE

In a quiet moment, mist the skin and draw breath. Let the scent carry you beyond the beyond the modern and familiar, into the dark and feral forest where civility gives way to something older.

LAYERING: For a scent of greater potency and one that is uniquely your own, layer two or three Heretic fragrances. Lay the heavier essence upon the skin first, then the lighter. Let the scents mingle, and see what manner of beast may emerge.

Our fragrances are genderless, and may be worn by all. We use plant-derived essences that are light and sheer. Reapply as the day wears on, so that the scent may linger.