Cactus Abduction

Cactus Abduction by Heretic Parfum is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with grapefruit, bitter orange, carrot seed, cedarwood and ginger, moves into black pepper and geranium and dries down to vetiver, patchouli, benzoin and oud. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects softly.

Notes, explained

Opening

Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
Bitter Orange Marmalade without the sugar. Sour and slightly medicinal.
Carrot Seed Earthy, rooty and oddly powdery. Often used to echo iris.
Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.

Heart

Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.

Dry-down

Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.

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