The Veil – Eau de Parfum – Sample

Woody · Powdery
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It is the middle of the night. The clock reads 2:55 a.m. The large living room of an old house lies almost entirely in darkness, save for a single lamp casting a muted glow across the walls. More than once, the thought has surfaced: who lived here before, who filled these rooms with their daily lives, and whether some traces of them ever truly disappeared. Then the clock strikes three. With the final chime, a gentle draft moves through the hallway. The curtains sway slowly in the moonlight streaming through the tall windows, casting silver shadows across the floor. Suddenly, a powdery scent appears in the air. It seems to have come from nowhere. Dry and soft, it evokes old fabrics, garments left untouched in a wardrobe for decades. Moments later, an earthy note begins to emerge. The smell of damp soil rises as though someone outside has just turned over the garden beds. A slight shiver creeps up the back of the neck. The last light is switched off and the walk to the bedroom begins. In the dark hallway, a cool current of air brushes against the skin, leaving it momentarily still. At the far end of the corridor, a pale veil seems to drift through the darkness. A blink later, it is gone.

The scent remains. Yet it changes, its powdery and earthy facets becoming increasingly delicate and transparent. Almost weightless, it floats through the darkness, lingering like the final trace of an apparition that may never have been there at all.


Top Note: Cool Aromatic Air
Heart Note: Soft Blossoms
Base Note: Bright Woods, Musk

Behind the Fragrance

Sheer • Diaphanous • Luminous
The Veil is light filtering through sheer material, the rituals of passage. At the core is a constellation of musks that echo the warmth and intimacy of skin. Orris butter introduces a powdery stillness, reminiscent of fabric and breath. Vetiver and Atlas Cedarwood provide a grounding current, deepened by Patchouli and Veramoss.

Fragrance Family
  • Woody
  • Powdery
Dominating fragrance note

  • Musk
Fragrance Vibe
  • Exciting
Perfumer
  • Douglas Little

Heretic Parfum

HER•E•TIC. /’here,ətik/, noun: Someone who does not conform to the established ideals or opinions of the masses. Heretic is here to disrupt the status quo and for all those who seek something different. Since the founding of Heretic in 2015 in L.A., Douglas Little has carved out a niche for his modern and extraordinary collection of unisex fragrances. As the only child of professional photographers, Douglas began developing his sense of smell at preschool age and earned a dollar every time he correctly identified the scent of lavender and other plants. Years later, when Douglas realized that a transformation was taking place everywhere - GMOs in food, parabens in creams, and aluminum in deodorants being banned, while the fragrance industry remains hidden - he wanted to create something different: a perfume company that is authentic, sustainable, and radically transparent - who they are, what they make, and how they make it. Douglas sees a unique beauty in natural elements and plants that cannot be replicated. While other companies hide toxic or synthetic substances under the words 'fragrance' or 'perfume', Heretic is more than proud to openly and fully disclose their ingredients. But it’s not just about the 'clean' aspect, the botanical elements, or the scent profiles of the perfumes, but also about the holistic aspects. Douglas describes nature as wild, provocative, sensual, spiritual, cheerful, and passionate. It has a strong therapeutic effect, expressed through its combination of conventional perfumery and the Ayurvedic, healing, and aromatherapeutic properties of natural extracts in its creations. Thus, Heretic creates real, functional fragrances in their own way, because conformity is boring and fragrances should never be boring. Heretic is gender-neutral, vegan & cruelty-free.

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