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Heretic Parfum
Pistil Whip

Eau de Parfum, Unisex, $165 Retail value
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Heretic Parfum - Pistil Whip

What would it smell like to be mugged by a flower? "Late one night I was walking from the subway when I lived in NYC and I was mugged at gunpoint. I surrendered my wallet, was pistol-whipped and then left in a heap. After recovering from this traumatizing incident, I experienced something called an 'olfactory hallucination' that lasted for weeks. I would wake up to the smell of tuberose and gardenia, but the flowers were nowhere to be found. After seeing a few doctors I learned that traumatic events can trigger these scent-based hallucinations. It eventually went away, but the experience stuck with me and became the inspiration for this fragrance." - Douglas Little. A play on words, Pistil Whip is an explosion of lush florals combined with verdant moss and wet stone. A hypnotic scent not restrained by gender, Pistil Whip was nominated for the coveted Fragrance Foundation Award in 2017.
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Featured notes
Learn more about the top, middle, and bottom notes in this fragrance.
Gardenia, like jasmine, tuberose, and freesia, is the Queen of the White Florals in perfume. It’s heady, full, vanilla-and-smoke aroma is one of the most classic notes in all of fragrance, and those that love it can’t do without it. Gardenia is best in big white florals, where it’s natural power can fully bloom. It’s grandeur and feminine sensuality are ideal for hotter weather, and summer is where it truly soars.
Fragrance family
Watery
Refreshing and invigorating - this fragrance family is also referred to as aquatic or ozonic. Fragrances feature marine notes of sea mist and ocean air. Light and airy - watery scents are the epitome of crips, clean freshness.
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  • Fresh26%
  • Strong23%
  • Warm15%
  • Light13%
  • Sweet11%
  • Powdery10%
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  • TH
    TAKORIAN H.
    Reviews  17
    Products received  23
    Need this !!
    Perfectly described as being pistil whipped with a flower. Strong but not overpowering definitely a long lasting smell that turns heads by all that smell! I’ve recently received many compliments!
    My ratings
    Floral
    Flirty
    Date Night
    Summer
    Strong
    Intense
    1
    0
  • BW
    BRITTANY W.
    Reviews  4
    Products received  39
    Gorgeous
    Wanted to try this because I love tuberose. I’m so glad that I did! The first time I wore it, my husband came into the room sniffing like a hound dog on the hunt! Needless to say, he approves!!
    My ratings
    Floral
    Flirty
    Everyday
    Spring
    Fresh
    Easy-going
    2
    1
  • SS
    SARAH S.
    Reviews  56
    Products received  380
    Bought the bottle!
    This is currently one of my favorite fragrances! I wasn’t sure how I felt about it upon first spray, but I tried spraying it both on paper and on myself before realizing that it seems to go really well with my body chemistry. Apparently, Heretic first made this limited edition fragrance in 2017 and recently brought it back for a limited run (slightly different due to changes in ingredient availability). Bought a bottle while I still can! :)
    My ratings
    Floral
    Flirty
    Everyday
    Summer
    Powdery
    Intense
    2
    0
  • SD
    Shannon D.
    Reviews  97
    Products received  137
    very floral, nicely sweet
    smells like an office job (think young teacher or admin office area) met with a beautiful early summer day in grandmas garden. very soft and floral forward, goes quite sweet in a flower not gourmond way after settling. Partner (33m from texas) mentioned it smelling like a "Southern Mom" perfume but in a good way (thanks gardenias lol) has potential to feel "old lady".
    My ratings
    Floral
    Classic
    Everyday
    Summer
    Sweet
    Easy-going
    2
    0
  • SM
    Sara M.
    Reviews  3
    Products received  18
    Favorite So Far
    This scent is soooo deliciously clean and crisp. It’s extremely floral almost like gardenia. But even though it packs a huge floral punch, it’s still extremely light and feminine. I tend to lean towards more androgynous scents. But this one just blew me way and I plan to purchase the bottle! One thing I will say is I which it lasted a little longer on the body. You can still catch a sneaky whiff of it here and there after a few hours, but it cuts the strength of the scent in half by then. Either way I was so happy I picked this one.
    My ratings
    Floral
    Clean
    Everyday
    Spring
    Fresh
    Refined
    2
    0
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Heretic Parfum makes handcrafted fragrances from naturally derived botanical ingredients blended in organic non-GMO sugarcane alcohol. On a mission to show the provocative side of naturals, these pure plant-based perfumes go far beyond “clean”, harnessing the wild beauty and therapeutic functional benefits of the powerful plant extracts they contain. Made for all genders, vegan & cruelty-free.
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SCENT WORLD
FEATURING: DOUGLAS LITTLE
From a young age, Douglas understood that a rebellious nature
lived within him. That’s the driving force behind Heretic. The brand
is an expression of his intense love of nature and he’s on a mission
to show the provocative side of naturals and the dirty side of clean.