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Yes, more than a year after its debut, Heretic’s Nosferatu Eau de Macabre — launched as a limited-edition scent ahead of the December 2024 horror film remake of the same name — is still an object of desire among fragrance fans of the occult.
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
The designer considered how this figure, both human and divine, transforms the object of desire into a cultural power.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff is an object of desire and Fennell’s desires cannot extend beyond her worldview, and clearly, that world is very white.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
The intent was to make the sleek, modern stereo an object of desire.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
The placeholder icon does what mountains have done for millennia, serving as what the environmental philosopher Margret Grebowicz describes as an object of desire.
—Christopher Schaberg, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Throughout the film, audiences watch Perfidia wield her sexuality, while also being an object of desire for both men.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
What once evoked bingo afternoons and hard candies has now become an object of desire for those who want that classic, quiet-luxury vibe.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
The fruit—massive, smooth, and unmistakably shaped like a woman’s hips—has long been an object of desire and mystery.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
The designer considered how this figure, both human and divine, transforms the object of desire into a cultural power.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff is an object of desire and Fennell’s desires cannot extend beyond her worldview, and clearly, that world is very white.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
The intent was to make the sleek, modern stereo an object of desire.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
The placeholder icon does what mountains have done for millennia, serving as what the environmental philosopher Margret Grebowicz describes as an object of desire.
—Christopher Schaberg, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Throughout the film, audiences watch Perfidia wield her sexuality, while also being an object of desire for both men.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
What once evoked bingo afternoons and hard candies has now become an object of desire for those who want that classic, quiet-luxury vibe.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
The fruit—massive, smooth, and unmistakably shaped like a woman’s hips—has long been an object of desire and mystery.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Object of desire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/object%20of%20desire. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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