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Spectral Grace is part of the Ghosts summer fragrance collection with spirits as its unlikely muse for the season. Breezy. Diaphanous. Vaporous. Ethereal. Transparent. Sparkling. Spectral. Lyrical. These are words that are often used to describe summer fragrances. But they’re also go-to adjectives for ghosts. This collection is a collaboration between Heretic and the Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland. The museum had an exhibit called “Ghosts” about five different paranormal activities and asked Douglas Little, founder and perfumer of Heretic Parfum, to create fragrances to accompany the exhibit. Each parfum has a spectral musk accord that’s a combination of safe synthetic and naturally occurring musks that create unique sensations.
A huge fan of vintage perfumes, Little had a hard time finding an interesting contemporary lily of the valley perfume, so he created one with Spectral Grace. The note was very popular with Victorian women during the turn of the century, and its demand started to fade during the 20s. “It represented innocence and you just don't see it anymore,” Little says. He merged it with petrichor notes that appear in Nosferatu, like dust and ambergris, yet the perfume is very feminine. “It’s the perfect fragrance for an elegant weird girl, for someone who wants to wear a beautiful gown and wants old world refineries, but in a modern take.” Ethereal, elegant and haunting, Spectral Grace lingers between glamour and decay, like the atmosphere of an abandoned Hollywood soundstage, a place built for illusion, now left to breathe on its own. At the heart is lily of the valley: pale, precise, and quietly luminous. Once associated with idealized femininity and immaculate poise, here it appears softened and estranged. Clean and floral, yet touched by time. Surrounding this central note is the scent of abandonment: dry woods, fine dust and the cool must of enclosed spaces. A subtle ozone note runs through the composition, lending a sense of static and anticipation, as if something might still be waiting for its cue. Notes of fine dust and damp stone follow, for a haunting scent of ivory air and pale velvet.
Spectral Grace does not depict a person, but a type of presence once performed: elegance constructed for the camera, now unmoored from its role. Long after the scene has been struck, this fragrance lingers in the space between glamour and decay, refinement and erasure. It is an eau de parfum, edp.
Made with no phthalates, parabens, synthetic dyes or formaldehyde. Vegan friendly. Cruelty-free. Handcrafted to surpass all industry standards of “clean” with plant-based ingredients blended in organic, non-GMO sugarcane alcohol.
HERETIC PARFUM SPECTRAL GRACE REVIEWS
Fragrantica: "Something in this smells very similar to Nosferatu to me, especially in the opening. That walking up a staircase of damp stone with moss and vines growing on it vibe. It's much more floral though, with the lily of the valley featured prominently. A very romantic, vintage scent; my favorite in the ghosts series."
Fragrantica: "An absolutely Lynchian release! Old Hollywood glamor and mystery. Soft Lily of the Valley at a Hollywood Hills estate sale. Something clean and old-fashioned, something dry, dusty and near forgotten. So chic."
