#65 - Douglas Little, Heretical Perfumer

The Witch Wave

Pam Grossman

Arts, Visual Arts, Spirituality, Other, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Douglas Little is a natural perfumer, creative director, product designer, and artist. He is the founding director of Heretic, a natural, artisanal fragrance brand that develops scents based on the mysterious, sensual and feral aspects of nature. He has collaborated with the likes of Lady Gaga, Dita Von Teese, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Alexander McQueen, and has also specialized in installation work, creating provocative window displays and other artful branded environments for luxury clientele like Van Cleef & Arpels, Bergdorf Goodman, Maxfield Los Angeles, Jim Thompson and the immersive dinner-theater experience Queen of the Night.

Douglas’s prior namesake brand, D. L. & Co.: Modern Alchemists and Purveyors of Curious Goods, made a splash in the marketplace by infusing visions of antique luxury with a fresh, modern spirit, combining of botany, Edwardian decadence, and dark beauty to a range of products beginning with artisanal perfumed candles and extending to home goods and accessories.

A California native, Douglas studied marketing and product development at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, as well as at the Syndicat National des Fabricants de Produits Aromatiques in Grasse, France.

On this special Valentine’s Day episode, Douglas discusses how he’s blended his lifelong fascinations with fragrance and the occult, the magic of “dirty rose,” and how scent can make us more in touch with our sensual side.

Pam also discusses her V-Day (and B-Day) rituals, and answers a listener question about a witchy connection at work.

Our sponsors for this episode are Temperance Home and Bar Botanica, Mithras Candle, Hag Swag, BetterHelp, and Zouz Incense.

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0:59.7	Ah, it's been a long day. I'm tired.
1:04.3	Ma, I know just what you need. I'll tuck you in, and light your my first candles.
1:14.3	That's just what I need, how did you know?
1:16.4	This is secret. My favorite at bedtime. Good night. Good night, Mama.
1:47.2	The world is filled with bewitching people, and you might be one too. Welcome to the podcast,
1:56.0	where art is magic, magic is real, and reality is stranger than dreams. I'm Pam Grossman,
2:03.2	and this is the Witch Wave.
2:33.2	Hello, and welcome to the Witch Wave. My friends, it is almost Valentine's Day,
2:46.4	which means it is almost my birthday, and this year I am turning 4-0. I'm going to be honest
2:57.7	and say that celebrating this milestone in a pandemic is not what I had in mind,
3:05.7	but I am determined to mark the occasion with lots of love and gratitude and magic.
3:14.8	I'm planning on doing the three R's. I'm going to relax and relish and do some ritual.
3:27.3	I know there is some semi-secret cake situation that Matt is devising as well,
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