Blood Orange
Blood Orange by Heretic Parfum is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with blood orange, bergamot, mandarin, bitter orange, lemon and ylang-ylang, moves into champaca, lotus, rose and sambac jasmine and dries down to musk, benzoin and vanilla. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects softly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Blood Orange Orange with a red-fruit edge. Richer and slightly jammy.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
- Bitter Orange Marmalade without the sugar. Sour and slightly medicinal.
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Ylang-Ylang Banana-custard floral. Rich, tropical and slightly rubbery.
Heart
- Champaca Warm magnolia relative — tea-like, fruity and slightly waxy.
- Lotus Pale, watery flower. Delicate and slightly powdery.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
Dry-down
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
Smells like this
- Perris Monte Carlo Ylang Ylang Nosy Be
- Di Ser Hasunoito
- Carner Barcelona Besos
- Dior Dune
- Jo Malone Jasmine Sambac & Marigold
- Gucci Flora Gorgeous Jasmine
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