One hit is never enough. In Midnight Toker, blonde tobacco is laced with honeyed apricot to create a sensual fragrance that’s like a high from a dangerous lover. The sweet smoke of clove cigarettes unfurls its faceted beauty under the penetrating warmth of smoky Betula Pendula (or birch tar) and the intoxicating allure of singed vanilla absolute. It’s the fragrance of heated skin, hedonism and tobacco-stained lips that will have you coming back for more… much more.
NOTES
Top: Clove, Cypriol
Middle: Orris Root, Jasmine, Apricot
Base: Tobacco, Vanilla, Birch Tar, Labdanum
PERFUMER
Douglas Little
HOW IT WEARS
Midnight Toker begins like the first taste of a clove cigarette when you’ve just put it in your mouth to light it – sweet and warmly spicy. For the briefest moment in the opening, you pick up the scent of caramelised dried apricots, which add just a touch of syrupy fruitiness to the fragrance. As it begins to dry down, the fragrance gets more earthy and smoky – first you pick up the sweet resin of blonde tobacco, then as it wears the tarry, leathery labdanum and birch tar do the heavy lifting. Earthy, spicy vanilla persists throughout the entirety of the wear of Midnight Toker, which lasts a delectable 6-8 hours on the skin.
LORE LOVES
We think Midnight Toker might be our favourite (neo) gourmand from Heretic Yet! It is so perfectly balanced – definitely spicy and smoky, but the purity of the rich and sweet vanilla bean is always in the background, anchoring the fragrance to the skin. Like a wisp of spiced smoke coming from a clove cigarette, this scent is totally intoxicating and addictive – even for those who don’t usually consider themselves gourmand lovers. Douglas Little, the perfumer, has described Midnight Toker as a love letter to his gothic fragrance fans, and we couldn’t agree more. P.S. We are really enjoying wearing Midnight Toker by itself, but have noticed it layers extraordinarily well with Dirty Violet, Dirty Vanilla, and Voodoo Lily.
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.
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