ToskovatMy Past Selves' Flowers

Description My Past Selves' Flowers is a eulogy for who you used to be, pressed between the pages of a diary that stopped being written years ago. The opening is deceptively soft, white tobacco and green tea over ripe mangosteen and tropical fruit, the kind of sweetness that feels like a memory rather than a moment. Ginseng and genmaicha (that faintly smoky, toasted-rice tea) keep it from ever turning saccharine. At the heart, opium poppy tangles with wilting orchid, peony, and rhododendron, flowers past their prime, held together with green olive leaf and a bitter thread of nettle. The base is where the mourning happens: nag champa, hinoki incense, dragon's blood resin, labdanum, and a dark thread of real oud settle into something heavier, warmer, and unmistakably elegiac. It doesn't smell new. It smells remembered. Scent Character Woody: 55% Oud: 23% Fresh: 13% Floral: 9% Translation: this is a resinous, incense-driven woody fragrance first, with real oud material giving it depth and a faint smokiness, cut by tea-leaf freshness and a hint of wilting floral, not a "flower" fragrance despite the name, but a woody-incense elegy dressed in dying petals. Fragrance Pyramid Top: White Tobacco, Tea, Mangosteen, Genmaicha, Ginseng, Tropical Fruits, Grape Seed, Bromelia Heart: Opium (Poppy), Tea, Olive Leaf, Orchid, Peony, Nettle, Rhododendron Base: Incense, Hinoki Incense, Nag Champa, Oud, Dragon's Blood Resin, Resin, Labdanum Performance Longevity and sillage both score at the top of the scale. This is a heavy, resin-and-oud-anchored extrait built to last. Expect 8+ hours on skin and a noticeable trail, especially in the first few hours as the incense and dragon's blood resin bloom. This is not a shy fragrance; a little goes a long way. Best Occasions & Season Best suited to Fall and Winter, when the warmth of the resins and incense feels grounding rather than heavy. Reach for it on a Night Out, a Date Night, or any Special Occasion that calls for something with weight and a story. This isn't an office fragrance, it's a mood. Unisex. Concentration & Provenance Concentration: Extrait de Parfum Perfumer: David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi House: Toskovat, an independent, conceptual niche perfumery Release Year: 2023 Why Try It as a Sample Toskovat is a small, avant-garde indie house built around narrative, not mass appeal, the kind of perfumery that rewards curiosity over caution. A 1mL sample is the honest way to meet a fragrance this conceptual before committing: enough to live with the tea-and-tobacco opening, sit with the wilting floral heart, and see whether the incense-oud base speaks to you the way it's meant to. All Toskovat samples ship in a 2mL vial, filled halfway. 100% Authentic Every Toskovat fragrance at Venba is verified for authenticity. Backed by 200,000+ orders and a 4.9-star Trustpilot rating, with free U.S. shipping on orders over $100 and hassle-free returns. FAQ Q: What does My Past Selves' Flowers smell like? A: A resinous, incense-forward woody fragrance with real oud, wrapped around wilting florals, green tea, and a faintly sweet tropical-fruit opening, melancholic rather than sweet. Q: Is this a floral fragrance? A: Despite the name, florals are a supporting note (peony, orchid, rhododendron) rather than the focus. The dominant character is woody and resinous. Q: Who is Toskovat, and what are they known for? A: Toskovat is an independent niche house led by perfumer David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi, known for dark, conceptual, narrative-driven fragrances built around unconventional ideas rather than classic elegance. Q: How long does it last? A: This is a strong, long-lasting extrait. Expect 8+ hours of wear with noticeable sillage.