Shadow People by Heretic Parfum captures the quietly unsettling feeling of being watched – as though a figure stirs at the edge of your field of vision, only to disappear again when you look.
This tension defines the composition. It develops less like a classic fragrance story and more as a floating, unresolved atmosphere. Dust notes evoke rooms where much time has passed. Petrichor and geosmin introduce a cool, mineral moisture; the rare Plai rhizome provides a smooth, slightly metallic contrast.
A sharp breath of ice-cold citrus and aromatic air emerges from the darkness. As it develops, dark flowers and muted spice hover at the edge of perception. Oakmoss, mossy woods and ambered musk remain like traces in an empty corridor.
- Top note: White flowers, cool air, ozone
- Heart note: Lily of the valley, jasmine, rose
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Base note: Ambergris, aged sandalwood, light musk notes
Shadow People is difficult to pin down. Not dramatic, but a controlled disquiet that hints at something unresolved, something that cannot be fully explained. A distinctive choice for anyone who earthy, mossy and mineral fragrances prefer intrigue and tension to agreeable sweetness.
Heretic Parfum creates distinctive, gender-neutral fragrances with a botanical signature. Founder and perfumer Douglas Little combines botanical ingredients with selected modern fragrance molecules. The fragrances are made in small batches at the studio in Los Angeles and are designed to unfold individually with time, warmth and movement.
Ghosts Collection
GHOSTS – Heretic Parfum x Chelsea Wolfe
Shadow People is part of the GHOSTS Collection, a collaboration between Heretic Parfum and musician Chelsea Wolfe. The five fragrances in the collection – Spectral Grace, Ektoplasma, The Veil, Doppelgänger and Shadow People – explore themes of memory, perception and fleeting presence.
The fragrances in the collection are deliberately designed to be transparent and dynamic. Spectral musks, light woods, ghostly florals, and delicate animalic nuances emerge, recede, and appear again later.
Within the collection, Shadow People represents a presence perceived only at the edge of the field of vision. Dust, petrichor, and cold minerality translate this idea into a tension that never becomes threatening, but slightly displaced and unsettling is.
For a personalized fragrance effect, Shadow People can be combined with the other fragrances in the GHOSTS Collection. Find inspiration for your own fragrance combinations in our article Individual Perfume Creations: The Art of Layering.
How to use
- Spray onto the insides of the wrists, behind the ears, along the sides of the neck, on the décolleté, or in the crooks of the arms as needed.
- Shadow People develops with heat and movement and can be reapplied throughout the day.
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For a personalized fragrance effect, Shadow People can be layered with other fragrances from the GHOSTS Collection.
Ingredients
Botanical extracts
Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Cedar Wood Oil, Abies Balsamea Extract, Evernia Prunastri Oakmoss Extract.
Naturally derived fragrance ingredients
Benzyl Salicylate.
Safe synthetic fragrance ingredients
Ambroxide, Dimethylcyclohexylethoxy Isobutyl Propanoate, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Timber Propanol, Ethylene Brassylate, Methyldihydrojasmonate, Trimofix, 5H-Cyclopenta[h]quinazoline, 6,6a,7,8,9,9a-hexahydro-7,7,8,9,9-pentamethyl-, Methylcyclopentadecenone, Ethyl 2,2-Dimethylhydrocinnamal, Operanide, Cyclopentadecenone, Sinfonide, Heptamethyl Decahydroindenofuran, Isobutyl Quinoline.
Functional base ingredients
Organic Non-GMO Sugarcane Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol.
Note
The composition combines botanical extracts, naturally derived fragrance ingredients, and selected safe synthetic fragrance and functional ingredients. Each ingredient was deliberately chosen to balance the mineral coolness, dusty facets, and mossy, woody depth of Shadow People.
No phthalates • No parabens • No synthetic colorants • No formaldehyde • Cruelty-free • Vegan-friendly.
Shadow People consists of 92% from ingredients of natural origin in accordance with ISO 9235.
Fragrance family
We classify this perfume in the following fragrance families:
- Earthy, Woody, Green
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