TOSKOVAT – When Scent Takes a Stand
What if a fragrance doesn’t ask for compliments—but demands a reaction? What if perfume isn’t meant as an accessory, but as a bold statement against apathy, repression, and consumerist logic? Then we’ve entered the territory of TOSKOVAT—an artistic perfume project that doesn’t compromise.
Founded by Romanian artist David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi, TOSKOVAT doesn’t see itself as a brand, but as an expression. A language of scent that begins where others stop. Pain, war, capitalism, inner fracture—none of it is masked here, but laid bare. Made visible. Made smellable.
David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi: The Man Behind the Manifesto
Born in Bucharest, raised amidst systemic upheaval, cultural tension, and personal instability, Jipa-Slivinschi learned early on that identity is never smooth. His approach to art was never strategic—it was necessary. Before diving into the world of perfumery, he worked as a filmmaker.
Eventually, film wasn’t enough. He wanted something more intimate, more corporeal. Scent became his tool—a medium for memory, resistance, reflection.
“Perfume is the only medium that hits you subconsciously. Before you can classify it, it’s already inside you. That’s power. That’s responsibility.” – David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi
The Longing of the Brand TOSKOVAT
The name TOSKOVAT comes from Slavic roots and stands for deep yearning and inner weight. It’s reflected in everything: the bottles, the texts, the concepts. No glossy packaging. Scents that don’t flatter, don’t aim to please—but strike.
INEXCUSABLE EVIL: War, cruelty, moral failure.
A fragrance like a political document. Metallic, clinical, burnt. The olfactory portrayal of war.
ANARCHIST A_: Critique of capitalism, sensory overload, spiritual emptiness.
A comment on consumption: cold air, credit card traces, gasoline. Harsh reality, not a fragrance for festivities—but for honest thought.
I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN: Self-sabotage, fear, premonition.
A fragrance like an internal monologue. Blurred vanilla, white emptiness, a looming sense you can feel—but can’t stop.
What touches me about TOSKOVAT fragrances
What makes TOSKOVAT so special to me is not just the olfactory radicalism—but the depth of the stories behind it. No scent stands alone. Each is a fragment of memory, a piece of world-feeling, an echo of something lost. And none moved me more than this one:
Empty Wishes Well
This scent from TOSKOVAT Perfumes already carries a quiet longing in its name—and on the official website, its story reads more like a personal diary entry than a product description.
“I found this rusty old coin in my pocket, from somebody I can’t recall, from a place I don’t know... But now money doesn’t make wishes come true, and there is no well. They dried up... But I still have my hope. I know rain will come... and more shall live again.”
– Source: toskovat.com
This passage hit me deeply. Perhaps because it’s so honest. Because it shows how much we’ve lost—and how much we still carry: a rusty coin. A memory of old wishes. And one last, defiant bit of hope.
This scent doesn’t smell like optimism. It smells like the decision to keep going—fractured, but not without light. It’s this delicate blend of melancholy and resilience that resonates with me as a person—and that makes TOSKOVAT so unique as a brand.
What TOSKOVAT and scent amor have in common
Anyone who knows me, Georg R. Wuchsa—the creative mind behind scent amor and scentnews—knows that superficiality has never been my thing. My selections, my texts, the conversations I have with scent artists shape me into someone who doesn’t see perfume as a product, but as an emotional experience.
And that’s where the deep connection to Jipa-Slivinschi lies: Neither of us are salespeople—we’re emotional intermediaries. We both believe in the power of the invisible—in the idea that a scent can speak more than words. And we have the courage to choose depth in an industry often smoothed over by marketing polish.
“If a scent moves something in you—then it has fulfilled its purpose.”
– G.R. Wuchsa
At scentnews, we don’t report on hypes—we report on conviction. On perfume that is more than lifestyle. On works of art in molecular form. And TOSKOVAT is exactly that: uncompromising, intelligent, human.
Whether there will ever be a collaboration between Toskovat and scent amor remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: the emotional connection is already there. And sometimes, that’s enough.
Further Sources
- Official Website TOSKOVAT
- Interview on Parfumo.de
- Article on Dazed Digital
- About Georg R. Wuchsa – wuchsa.com
- Official Website of scent amor
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