Perfume Review: Juozas Statkevicius Perfume
January 10th, 2007
In case you didn’t know, fragrant things do come from the Baltics. I’m not just talking about Dzintars (that probably had its best days back in the Soviet times). I’m referring to the country just south of my dear homeland, namely, its native, Juozas Statkevicius, a world famous Lithuanian fashion and theater costumer designer, and his signature scent. Shame on me for my ignorance - I knew nothing of him or his designs until I tried the scent (in this case, a celebrity scent revealed the celebrity). Juozas Statkevicius perfume is a reason enough to travel to Latvia so you can make a side trip to Vilnius (a mere few hour drive) to visit his boutique and smell/purchase this amazing scent.
Juozas Statkevicius perfume, quite honestly, shocked me. An incense scent for elegant, feminine with a flair designs? Bravo! About time someone breaks the cycle of ultra-fruity-floralness (extra credit for that someone being from the Baltics). The scent contrasts “shadow and light, past and modernity, simplicity and complexity, power and softness”, and I couldn’t agree more. Created by Fabrice Pellegrin (Caleche Eau Delicate, Diptyque Do Son), it’s everything I want an incense perfume to be: it has enough density, moldiness, spice, and sweetness to make it dark, mysterious, and very easy to wear. It’s incense with a soft dried fruit accord and an aromatic ambery drydown. It’s a love child of Etro’s Messe de Minuit and Paco Rabanne’s Black XS.
Juozas Statkevicius perfume features the notes of incense, jasmine, patchouli, coriander, vanilla, benzoin, musk, amber, cashmere wood. To my knowledge, it can only be purchased from the Vilnius boutique (time to write a petition?)
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35 Comments Add your own
1. Victoria | January 10th, 2007 at 1:37 am
Sounds wonderful! Thank you for this great review!
As for breaking the cycle of fruity-florals, someone must do it on the Calvin Klein-Estee Lauder level. Alas, it is the only place where it really counts on the wider market.
2. Leopoldo | January 10th, 2007 at 3:21 am
*racking my brain for Lithuanian connections*
3. Martika | January 10th, 2007 at 3:39 am
Sounds wonderful! I went to the official website, apparently he has 2 agents (one in NY, another one in Paris) so it might be possible to obtain the perfume through them? I am sure one does not have to go all the way to Vilnius to get it
4. Cait | January 10th, 2007 at 5:10 am
I am thoroughly intrigued. In response to Victoria, I’m trying to think of a bigtime incense scent. Black Cashmere? Now I’m kinda craving that again. I never would have worn incense perfume (save no. 22) until I became such a perfume fanatic.
5. newproducts | January 10th, 2007 at 6:58 am
Oh, this one sounds wonderful! Someone needs to go and bring back a stash of these for us perfume fanatics.
6. benvenuta | January 10th, 2007 at 7:01 am
It really sounds lovely! I`ll join your petition.
7. Patty | January 10th, 2007 at 7:19 am
Needneedneed.wantwantwant
8. Elle | January 10th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Where can I sign that petition?? *Want*. Must see a therapist about this little problem w delayed gratification for scents I seem to be having….which I blame entirely on great reviews like this.
Oh, and this scent would also be reason enough to travel to Estonia, so you could make a side trip down to Latvia and then Lithuania.
9. chaya ruchama | January 10th, 2007 at 7:50 am
I really don’t want to detest you, Inushka…
This sounds so like a must-have, but it will have to be a have-not, alas.
You don’t do this on purpose, do you?
And I loved you, you know- I really did…
10. Judith | January 10th, 2007 at 8:15 am
Ack! Must have!! I did write that agent in NY (I think others did as well). No answer:(
11. Marina | January 10th, 2007 at 9:01 am
Well, *I* knew that fragrant things come from the Baltics…because I know Dzintars and because I know you
12. tmp00 | January 10th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Oooooh Ina…
I’m with Chaya: you make it sound so must-have and then make it sound so perfectly unattainable! Whaaaah! (/tantrum)
13. patricia Seybold | January 10th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Count me in on that petition. Now, if we can only find someone to translate it for us! I am a second generation Lithuanian but I only know a few phrases…sadly none that will get us through to the mysterious Mr. Statkevicius. Guess it might be time for a trip to the old country.
Patricia Verkauskas Seybold
14. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Vika, I completely agree! Time for the big wigs to get the hint.
15. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Leo, surely there must be some.
16. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Cait, Black Cashmere is truly one of a kind. Such a statement!
17. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Martika, I really hope so but so far they haven’t been responding. Grrr.
18. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Newproducts, I wish that someone could be me! Alas, I might not be going till summer.
19. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Benvenuta, thank you! We need more people.
20. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Patty, agreeagreeagree.
21. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Elle, LOL! OK, how about we start up north, then move to the middle, then finish in Lithuania?
22. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Chaya, I have your best interest in mind, sweetie.
Time to book that trip, eh?
23. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Judith, I’ve never gotten any response either. GRRR again.
24. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Marina, awww, you sweet thing, you.
Fragrant things also come from Samara!
25. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Tom, sorry, baby.
Perhaps after this post we’ll be heard.
26. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Patricia, how cool! Yes, you really need to go back.
27. Trina | January 10th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Ok, this post is cruel. Just cruel. *sniff*
28. Ina | January 10th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Trina, you never know, you might be thanking me for this at some point.
29. tmp00 | January 11th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Well, I wrote to him and recieved this kind response:
“Dear Tom,
I’m very happy about your interest! I have to inform you that right now I’m talking with my Agent in NY about this perfume export to US! Maybe one day they come…
Thank you very much!
Best wishes,
Juozas Statkevicius
Fashion and Theatre Costume Designer
www.statkevicius.com”
Let’s hope!
30. Ina | January 11th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Tom, TOM, how on earth did you manage to get a response?! But I’m so glad to hear this! Weee!!!
31. tmp00 | January 11th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Dunno- I wrote to the hotmail address on his contact page. That, and the shameless flirting…
I don’t want to post his email, but it is on his page. I also think that the unshaven cutie on his site is him.
32. Ina | January 11th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Tom, ah, the flirting. But of course!
33. Gaia, the non-blonde | January 11th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Makes me want to go back to my Baltic roots. I’ll have to email this to my mom. She’ll get a kick out of it. Lithuanian fashion and fragrance… I’m curious.
34. jcmunich | January 24th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Hah, I found this fragrance in Germany, in Munich to be more exact… in a small store specialising in hard to find brands. They have a website as well: www.suendhaft.com
35. Aromascope » Juozas&hellip | February 20th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
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