NOSFERATU BODY OIL

A lightweight, fast-absorbing blend of six nutrient-rich botanical oils that deeply conditions the skin while leaving behind a luminous, velvety finish and the scent of our Nosferatu fragrance, a partnership with Focus Features and Nosferatu the film. Designed to be worn alone or layered beneath fragrance, each application becomes an extension of Heretic’s belief that scent is not simply worn—it is experienced through ritual.

• Naturally-Derived Fragrance: A chilling scent of wilting lilacs, velvety vegan ambergris, and petrichor.
• Botanical Oils: Sea Buckthorn, Meadowfoam, Sunflower, Evening Primrose, Raspberry, and Rice Bran Oils.
• Fast-Absorbing
• Lightweight, Silky Finish
• Softens & Nourishes
• Perfect for Layering with Perfume

PRODUCT DETAILS

At Heretic, we have always believed that fragrance is more than something you wear. It is a ritual, an invisible companion that has the power to transform mood, awaken memory, and reconnect us with the natural world. Our Body Oils were created from that same philosophy: to nourish the skin with exceptional botanicals while extending the quiet ritual of scent beyond the pulse points.

Each bottle begins with a carefully composed blend of six botanical oils chosen for the unique role they play in restoring the skin. Sea buckthorn, prized for centuries for its remarkable concentration of vitamins and antioxidants, brings vitality and renewal. Sunflower and meadowfoam envelop the skin in lasting moisture with an elegant, weightless finish. Evening primrose helps restore balance, while raspberry seed and rice bran contribute their own abundance of essential fatty acids and protective antioxidants, leaving skin luminous, supple, and deeply conditioned.

But a Heretic Body Oil is more than the sum of its ingredients. We see these botanicals as living materials, plants that have gathered sunlight, earth, water, and time before finding their way into your daily ritual. As the oil melts into the skin, the body is nourished, the fragrance unfolds slowly with the warmth of your own chemistry, and an ordinary moment becomes something more intentional.

For the body, it is profound nourishment. For the mind, an invitation to slow down. For the spirit, a simple reminder that caring for oneself can be an act of reverence. This is skincare as ritual. Fragrance as devotion. Nature, bottled.

SHOP THE NOCTURNAL RITUALS COLLECTION
At Heretic, we believe caring for the body should be as transporting as wearing fragrance. These body washes, lotions, and oils were designed to transform daily routines into moments of ritual. 

Cleanse. Anoint. Protect. Three simple rituals for body, mind, and spirit.

THE NOSFERATU FRAGRANCE

This body oil is scented with our Nosferatu fragrance, a partnership with Focus Features and the visionary mind of Robert Eggers. What does the world of the vampire smell like? It’s a scent that is also an apparition: otherworldly, straddling a line between this world and the next. 

Cold, pale and pellucid, this fragrance evokes the uneasy chill of encountering an apparition. It opens with a clap of thunder and downpour of rain outside Count Orlok’s castle. Strikes of lightning fill the air with petrichor and electricity. The damp earth releases a fresh, clean, but ever so musty scent of plant oils and geosmin released from the Carpathian Mountains.

Tangled in the stones of the dark, wet heart chord you will find lilac in a vivid bouquet of cadaverous hues punctuated by inky violet absolute. We are immediately reminded of Nosferatu’s heroine Ellen Hutter. This floral accord of ether conjures memories of forgotten innocence and love everlasting, but in a flash and to our horror the purple beauty vanishes, only to appear once more as if back from the dead. The ionine, also known as “the disappearing molecule”, from her delicate leaves and stems is elusive and will be revived again and again in fleeting moments. Just then, another complex character drifts onto the scene in the form of vegan ambergris. A paradox to our senses, it reminds us of the salty oceans we long for, where a ship is waiting to take us home. Soft and velvety, the ambergris dances on the skin in a nostalgic waltz that is both delicate and hedonistic. 

Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is now available on digital.

RITUAL USE

Use Nosferatu Body Oil to summon stillness. Massage onto damp skin to leave the body soft, luminous, and delicately scented. Nosferatu restores with rain-soaked earth, lilac, and vegan ambergris, quieting the mind and soothing the body. A decadent veil of botanical oils melts effortlessly into the skin, imparting lasting moisture and a subtle satin glow.

Use with Nosferatu Body Wash. Layer with Nosferatu Lotion and Nosferatu Eau de Macabre.