THE FORBIDDEN LIBRARY
A collection of five extraordinary olfactory worlds, bound by curiosity and the unconventional imagination of Heretic. The Forbidden Library brings together our most imaginative discovery books for five olfactory volumes, each an invitation into a world of strange beauty, curious characters, and unexpected encounters.
Vol 1: RHUBARB THIEF
five 2mL fragrances
Vol 2: GHOSTS
five 2mL fragrances
Vol 3: THORNAPPLE
one 5mL fragrance
Vol 4: FLYING OINTMENT
hand & foot salve
Vol 5: WERWULF
three 5mL fragrances
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A COLLECTION OF FIVE OLFACTORY VOLUMES
Five extraordinary olfactory worlds, bound by curiosity and the unconventional imagination of Heretic. The Forbidden Library brings together five of our most imaginative discovery books, each an invitation into a world of strange beauty, curious characters, and unexpected encounters. Within their pages, fragrance becomes folklore, the ordinary turns extraordinary, and the boundaries between scent and storytelling disappear.
This is a library of olfactory wonders for those who believe the most fascinating things in life are often those we are told to leave undisturbed.
RHUBARB THIEF: Inspired by the fairy tale books of the 19th century, the Rhubarb Thief Discovery Set is presented in a collectible storybook format. Inside are six hand–tipped watercolor illustrations by artist Sam Wolf Connelly, telling the story of Monsieur Lapin and his rhubarb alchemy. At the back of the book you will find five 2ml fragrances, four new and one of our best-selling layering fragrances:
RHUBARB THIEF 2ML: Rhubarb, Grapefruit, Angelica, Pink Jasmine, Cedar, Oakmoss
BEEKEEPER 2ML: Honey, Beeswax, Myrrh, Papyrus
FOURTEEN CARROTS 2ML: Carrot Absolute, Oud, Clove, Vetiver
JASMINE SMOKE 2ML: Blonde Tobacco, Jasmine, Guiacawood, Tonka
DIRTY HINOKI 2ML: Lemon, Hinoki, Cypress, Frankencense, Thyme, Wormwood, Balsam
GHOSTS: A set of five spectral scents, each one a different apparition. Together they form a summer mythology, not of brightness and excess, but of long shadows, warm skin, and beauty that refuses to stay fully alive. Supernatural musks, sheer woods, ghosted florals, and animalic whispers, each presented in a 2ml format, designed to be worn, layered, and lived with across the season.
SPECTRAL GRACE 2ML: Lily of the valley elegance, preserved and untouchable, blends with petrichor, fine dust, and ivory air.
SHADOW PEOPLE 2ML: An unsettling scent of cold vapor, oakmoss, static electricity, and damp earth.
DOPPELGÄNGER 2ML: An olfactory replication of the self. Skin-like musks designed to echo human warmth.
THE VEIL 2ML: The charged moment before crossing. Sheer skin musk, orris butter, and patchouli dissolve into silver vapor and gray silk.
EKTOPLASMA 2ML: Flesh remembered, strange and luminous. Spectral musks combine with dust, lactonic florals, ghostwood and ambergris.
THE FLYING OINTMENT NOCTURNAL HAND & FOOT SALVE. Inspired by the mysterious unguents of historical folk practice, this restorative balm is crafted with spider web-inspired proteins, sea buckthorn, quartz crystal, mushroom extracts, resins and herbs that replenish skin and prepare the body, mind, and spirit for the dream state. 30G tube, comes with turning key.
WERWULF: In partnership with Robert Eggers' Werwulf and Focus Features, Heretic presents the a limited-edition set of fragrances exploring the seductive nature of transformation and the primal instincts we dare not surrender to. The forest. The beast. The blood. Three fragrances bearing witness to the transformation from man to beast. The Werwulf Discovery Set includes a deluxe mini 5ml of each of the three fragrances.
ÞE WODE HATH TETH 5ML: The scent of the feral woodland itself. Cold bark, frozen soil, and smoke in the air. Resinous. Mineral. Austere.
WERWULF 5ML: The transformation. Skin, damp earth, root, resin, and the suggestion of wet fur. Intimate. Warm. Primal.
BLODWODE 5ML: The memory of what the forest has witnessed. Bleeding tree bark, leather, musk and the heat of flesh that was once human. Animalic. Resinous. Untamed.
RETURNS: We only accept returns for defective or damaged products. If you’d like to sample the fragrance first, we recommend you start with one of our Discovery Sets.
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Free U.S. shipping on orders of $75 or more (a $10 flat-rate applies to orders under $75). See FAQ for international shipping rates.
RADICALLY TRANSPARENT
We aren’t afraid to bare it all. We list every single ingredient in every single fragrance.
SAFE, NATURAL INGREDIENTS
No phthalates • No parabens • Non-toxic • Always vegan friendly & cruelty-free
GENDER NEUTRAL
Fragrances shouldn’t be assigned a specific gender, which is why all our scents can be worn by anyone.
