Collection: Toskovat'

The name comes from the Russian concept of toska: a deep, often causeless spiritual longing that has no clean English translation. It runs through everything Toskovat' makes. David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi calls his fragrances extraits de mémoire rather than extraits de parfum, a distinction that matters: these are not perfumes designed to smell beautiful, they are designed to make you feel something specific. The references are visceral and deliberately uncomfortable, childhood, loss, war, nostalgia rendered in contrast rather than harmony. The house is small, the output is intentional, and the point of view is completely its own.

Perfume for the collector who wants to be challenged

Toskovat' suits someone who follows perfumery for the ideas as much as the smell. Read the concept alongside the notes: memory, unease and emotional contrast are central to the experience. Spend time with the fragrance as it develops, because an unsettling opening may be part of the story. This is a house to explore when you want a distinctive point of view and a perfume that gives you something to think about as well as wear.

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