What would Santa smell like? Up and down chimneys all night long… his scent is probably far more subversive and complex than just “cookies and candy canes”, which is why Heretic Parfum dreamt up this holiday season’s naughtiest candle: Dirty Santa.
Inspired by the pagan Yuletide celebrations that used to mark the winter solstice in Norse and Germanic cultures, Heretic perfumer Douglas Little took smouldering hickory and wood smoke laced with pine, warm clove, and oakmoss, and then finished it all off with a seductive hint of leather.
Despite its name, Dirty Santa is an exceptionally clean candle, handcrafted from plant-based ingredients and pure soy wax, resulting in a long-burning flame and a heady scent. So whether you’ve been naughty or nice, you can relax and indulge in its smoky, woody embrace.
NOTES
Balsam Fir, Oakmoss, Burning Wood, Leather, Elemi, Patchouli, Clove
BURN TIME
Around 60 hours.
HOW IT SMELLS
Woody, festive and just a little naughty, we can’t get enough of Dirty Santa. We actually love it so much we would burn it all year round!
ABOUT THE BRAND
Heretic – one who does not conform to the ideals or opinions of the masses; one who follows their own path. Created in 2016 in New York by Douglas Little, Heretic is a natural, artisan, small batch fragrance collection. Based on the mysterious, sensual and feral aspects of nature, Heretic began with a conscious choice to do things a little differently. Provocative, challenging, unapologetic, visionary and beautiful – Douglas Little has created a rare, unusual and comprehensive collection. As Heretic boldly disrupts the status quo of the fragrance industry with their radical transparency, their fragrances delve into the esoteric world and the realms of homeopathy, ayerveda, and herbology. Douglas made the choice to work with entirely natural materials – essential oils, concretes and absolutes (blended in non GMO, organic grape and sugarcane alcohol) using traditional perfumery techniques. Believing that nature gives us sexy and erotic scents, the Heretic perfume collection creates unique depth and complexity. “Natural fragrances are much like wine in that you can detect nuances of the plant, the soil, and its surroundings. They have characters that cannot be achieved with synthetic copies. These fragrances are alive, they create an olfactory fingerprint” Douglas Little.
