Inexcusable Evil by Toskovat'

I blind-tested it at a niche perfumery because the name caught my attention. I’d seen a few TikToks about Toskovat’, but I didn’t want to be swayed by reviews since, in the end, everything is very subjective. That said, in my opinion, this perfume is more of an olfactory experience than something I’d wear. If I had to describe it with a scene, I’d say it’s like bleeding in the snow. It’s a perfume I usually describe as cold. The gunpowder, iodine, and that ‘blood’… metallic smell… is what predominates for me. Lots of projection and longevity. The price depends on your budget, tastes, and whether you like the experience. Personally, I’m not able to value this perfume for my collection. I didn’t like anything about it, but hey, try it yourself! That said, I don’t see it for a blind buy for me.

The day I met this fragrance, I had the pleasure of blind-testing several from the house without knowing the notes or chords, just reading the name and hoping to smell something that would make me say: ‘Yes, this is it’, ‘This takes me to…’. When I atomized Inexcusable Evil, my hair stood on end and I couldn’t even stay smelling the blotter for one second. Something was wrong, something smelled off, and emotionally it made me uncomfortable, almost a visceral rejection. Objectively, it has a very sharp metallic aspect, with mineral nuances, something earthy, something burnt, and a very realistic blood accord. But it causes me tremendous discomfort. I swear I tried to analyze it more, but my stomach hurt smelling it for more than two seconds, my teeth chattered, and I got a headache. It was like voluntarily walking up to an aggressor and telling them ‘hit me’, and they hit me, and I moved away by reflex, but I came back to stand in front of them again, repeating this cycle in an inexplicable addiction to violence. This olfactory experience (because that’s what I consider it, I don’t see this for perfuming anyone lol) took me to a battlefield, where there’s an impossible conversation to reach an agreement between rage, gunfire, anguish, and mutilated humans. I don’t know if on skin the appreciation would be different, nor if it evolves into something else, I just know that the half-hour I spent trying to understand it was the most anguishing half-hour on this perfumery journey

Does anyone know what this perfume is similar to Nautica Voyage?

Pleasantly surprised by this fragrance. I had the chance to try it at a niche and indie store, and I didn’t expect the scent to be so addictive. I wouldn’t buy it because I wouldn’t wear it much, but as a scent to appreciate or to smell on someone else, I like it. I’ve sniffed the blotter many times, I’ve gone back to the store to try it, and even though it gives me a headache, I can’t take my nose away lol. I smelled it on a rainy day and it was magical and deeply melancholic. Wonderful concept, I detect a lot of gunpowder, with metallic touches and something earthy. I imagine it like a war tank (even though I’ve never smelled one xD)

Seriously, they compare it to Nautica Voyage???

I think if you smell this in the dry-down phase without being told it has blood and gunpowder notes, or that it’s inspired by the desperation and pain of war, you wouldn’t see it coming. Few would say it smells repulsive. Smells different? Yes. Smells strange? Yes. And you might not like it? Of course. But does it smell bad? NO. After so much context on YouTube and TikTok with horrific images, I expected a slap in the face upon smelling it. It wasn’t like that. The opening didn’t seem overwhelming; it’s a soft gunpowder. After 2 or 3 minutes, that gunpowder fades and that metallic, mineral note emerges, evoking blood. If you expect it this way, it will remind you of blood, because iron is iron, that’s simple. It might result in disgust if you’re looking for something bad, which is what it aims for. But objectively, it doesn’t smell bad. I’ve smelled worse things, like gunpowder and scorched smoke in Vi et Armis or Tonnerre de Beaufort London; that really overwhelms. It’s not easy, it moves away from the usual, but it’s neither repulsive nor vomit-inducing. Maybe you won’t receive compliments, but also no rejection. It might attract attention, and not necessarily for bad reasons.

Holy crap, this review is so hard… I don’t know if to give it a yes or no… On one hand, it smells disgusting, I’d never wear it. On the other, the quality is insane and it perfectly replicates the vibe you’re looking for. If you like blood, gangrene, gunpowder, and oxidized iron, you’ll love it; if not, stay away because this is exactly what it is.