Blodwode

In partnership with Focus Features, Heretic presents Blodwode, meaning “blood wood,” a scent of resin bleeding from wounded bark, wild wormwood, wet leather, and the heat of flesh lingering in the aftermath. Sharp, bitter, and untamed, it is built on the understanding that the forest doesn’t forget what it has seen. Cinnamon bark, lentisk, and yren-blod open with a sharp, resinous bite, like the bark of a tree split open in winter air. Jasmine and Turkish rose bloom at the heart, their floral softness carrying an undertone of something darker beneath the surface.

Patchouli, vetiver, benzoin, and flesh musk settle into the base, leaving a warm, animalic trail of wet leather, hide, and heat. Blodwode is for those who know that every leaf and piece of bark holds a memory, and that what the forest has witnessed is never truly forgotten.