About Toskovat
Toskovat is a fragrance house from Romania that builds its perfumes around memory rather than trend. The collection is released as extraits de mΓ©moire β extracts of memory β and the house describes its compositions as deliberately non-linear: scents that arrive out of order, the way a memory does, rather than unfolding in a tidy sequence of top, heart and base.
The name nods to toska, a Russian word for a particular kind of longing β a yearning that has no clear object. That idea shapes the whole line. The fragrances are named after moments, moods and half-remembered scenes rather than ingredients or destinations, which is why the catalogue reads more like a set of short stories than a list of products.
What Toskovat perfumes smell like
Two things stand out across the collection in our encyclopedia.
The first is that the ingredients are treated as atmosphere rather than decoration. Alongside familiar materials such as rose, vanilla, sandalwood and frankincense there are notes most houses never use: gunpowder, iodine, spray paint, sulphur, concrete, rain, candle wax, tar, latex and even a meat accord. When they appear they are usually there to place a scent in a specific room or a specific memory, not to shock for its own sake.
The second is the structure. Sweet and unsettling elements sit side by side β cherry and latex, amaretto and candle wax, pineapple and sulphur. If you are used to fragrances that resolve into something comfortable, this house deliberately leaves that resolution hanging.
Where to start with Toskovat
- Amaretto In The Melting Room (2025) β the warmest and most approachable entry point. Peach, stone and bread open onto amaretto, candle wax and sugar syrup, with vanilla, tobacco and honeycomb underneath. If you want one Toskovat that reads as comforting rather than confrontational, start here.
- Take me to Church (2024) β pepper, saffron, elemi and a distinct dust note over frankincense, myrrh, leather and candle wax, drying down to sandalwood, guaiac wood and tar. The most literal interpretation of the house’s name: a stone building, cold air and burning resin.
- Born Screaming (2023) β cherry and blackberry with a latex note on top, rose and heliotrope in the middle, patchouli, myrrh, styrax and castoreum in the base. Fruity on paper, genuinely strange on skin.
- Inexcusable Evil (2022) β one of the fragrances the house is best known for. Ozonic notes and gunpowder open over guaiac wood, iodine, blood and copaiba balm, before sandalwood, incense, concrete and a rain note take over.
- Spinal Fluid On The Walls (2025) β the most extreme corner of the catalogue: spray paint and sulphur, pineapple and flowers in the middle, then guaiac wood, vetiver, myrrh and a meat accord. Worth understanding before you commit to a bottle.
The collection at a glance
Our encyclopedia currently documents 27 Toskovat fragrances released between 2022 and 2026. The table below covers the releases most often looked up, with the notes that define each one.
| Fragrance | Year | Defining notes & accords |
|---|---|---|
| Watercolor | 2026 | Sweet, woody and green floral accords |
| Domus Numeni | 2025 | Warm spice, amber, leather and a metallic edge |
| Vestibule Terror | 2025 | Sweet spice, honey, cacao and powdery warmth |
| P*rnstar (Noyau Doux) | 2025 | Finger lime, ice and pitahaya over meringue and vanilla |
| In The Belly of The Beast | 2024 | Warm spice, amber, leather, oud and animalic notes |
| Desert Sermons | 2024 | Sweet amber, tobacco, smoke and honey |
| Last Birthday Cake | 2023 | Vanilla, warm spice, smoke and a lactonic sweetness |
| Ichigo Ichie | 2023 | Cherry blossom, nashi pear and cream soda over black tea and orris |
| Forlorn Embers & Black Reigns | 2023 | Bourbon whiskey, tobacco, ash and dried fruit |
| Anarchist A- | 2022 | Aromatic spice with ozone and a whiskey note |
| Age of Innocence | 2022 | Strawberry and bubble gum against gasoline and rubber |
| Empty Wishes Well | 2022 | Woody, aquatic and earthy with metallic and ozonic notes |
What to know before buying
- Concentration: the line is built mostly around extrait de parfum and parfum strengths, so a small amount goes a long way. Apply less than you would with an eau de toilette.
- Sample first: because the compositions are intentionally non-linear and unusual, the opening can be very different from what you get after an hour. This is a house where sampling before a full bottle genuinely matters.
- Price tier: full bottles sit at the upper end of niche pricing, which is another reason to start with samples or decants.
- Where it is sold: through the brand’s own store and through niche retailers and decant services.
Common questions
- Where is Toskovat based? Romania.
- When did the house launch? The earliest Toskovat fragrance in our encyclopedia dates from 2022.
- How many Toskovat perfumes are there? We currently document 27, released between 2022 and 2026.
- Is it a niche house? Yes β independent, small-batch, and sold through its own store and specialist retailers rather than mass-market channels.
- Which one should I try first? Amaretto In The Melting Room for something warm and approachable; Take me to Church or Inexcusable Evil for the house at its most characteristic.