BLODWODE

LIMITED EDITION • In partnership with Robert Eggers’ Werwulf and Focus Features, Heretic presents Blodwode, a scent of resin bleeding from wounded bark, wild wormwood, wet leather, and the heat of flesh lingering in the aftermath. Sharp, bitter, and untamed, it’s an understanding that the forest doesn’t forget what it has seen. Samples available.

FIRST AYRE: Cynamon Bark, Lentisque, Yren-Blod
HERTE: Jasmin, Rose of Turkye
LASTING WYRDE: Patchouli, Vetiver, Benzoin, Flesh Musk

FRAGRANCE STORY

In partnership with Focus Features, Heretic is proud to collaborate on Blodwode, which translates to “Blood Wood”. It is an understanding that the forest doesn’t forget what it has seen. Each leaf and piece of bark is a museum of the scent and trauma it has experienced. Sharp. Bitter. Wild. Wormwood crushes beneath unseen steps. Resin bleeds from wounded bark, and beneath the bark is something older – fur, musk, and heat. Wet leather and animal hide resemble the heat of flesh that was once human.

We knowe the smelle of wolves.
We stood here longe before men learned to feare the darke.
Beneath our boughes, he came stumbling,
his breath burning in the winter ayre.
Salt. Leather. Living skin.
His hands brushed our bark,
and left a warmth that fled too soone.
Then another scent entered the wode.
Sharp. Bitter. Wilde.
Wormwood crushed beneath unseen steppes.
Resin bled from our wounded bark.
Beneath it stirred something elder:
fur, musk, heat.
The smelle of wet leather and animal hide.
The heat of flesh that was once man.
Then came the sound,
cloth tearing, bone cracking.
The forest filled with the smelle.
Iron and heat,
thick in the winter ayre.
And beneath our roots,
we knew him changed.

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.