30 community ratings

Black Salt

Name: Black Salt
Brand: Heretic

Perfumer: Douglas Little

2025UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.8/ 10

Community score
30 ratings

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Heretic Black Salt is a unisex scent that sets the chill of lime, black pepper and eucalyptus against a salty, faintly smoky heart of sea salt and smoke.

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How does it perform?

From 26 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.1 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.5 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.7 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.7 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

83% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Lime Black pepper Eucalyptus Tangerine

Heart notesfirst few hours

Jasmine sambac Sea salt Smoke Water lily Turkish rose

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Petrichor

Labdanum

Kelp

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Floral
Aquatic
Green
Spicy
Earthy

What does Black Salt smell like?

Voters find its longevity good and its sillage moderate, and they place it mostly in leisure and daily wear, with some votes for nights out and evenings. The sample is small, so these read as first impressions rather than a firm verdict. It doesn't lean masculine or feminine and sits comfortably in between.

It opens fresh, citrusy and lightly spicy with lime, tangerine, black pepper and eucalyptus. In the heart, jasmine sambac, Turkish rose and water lily add a soft floral note, while sea salt and smoke bring an aquatic, slightly smoky edge. The base of petrichor, labdanum and kelp settles into an earthy, green finish.