A fragrant and floral dedication to emotions and the intricate patterns that shape and run through the structure of our brains. Liquid joy prepared with balsamic labdanum, leathery orange blossom and violet leaf absolutes and a drop of fruity coffee nuance.
Perfumer: Luca Maffei
Strength: 35% extrait de parfum
The origin of some materials in the formula:
pink pepper -> South America
arabica coffee -> South America
cinnamon -> Sri Lanka
galbanum -> Iran
jasmine sambac -> India
violet leaf absolute -> Egypt
orange blossom absolute -> Tunisia
Ylang Ylang -> Madagascar
guaiac -> Paraguay
Vetiver -> Haiti
Labdanum -> Spain
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Amygdala suits close, attentive settings where its contrasts can unfold without being flattened by noise. It feels made for a room with low light and real conversation, where its floral sheen, coffee bitterness and leathery warmth can read as intimate, slightly unsettling, and deeply present.
How to wear
Best worn in cool to mild weather, Amygdala benefits from a restrained hand: one or two sprays are enough for its 35% extrait concentration. On skin it opens dense and textured, then settles into a warm, balsamic trail that stays close but persistent, with enough diffusion to be noticed in still air.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like perfumes with contrast: floral but dark, sweet but spiced, polished but animalic. It will appeal to those drawn to niche compositions with incense, leather and coffee, and to scents that feel expressive, symbolic and a little uncompromising.
Release year
2020
The nose
Luca Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for compositions that balance clarity with texture, often moving between luminous florals, woods and modern gourmand facets. His work tends to feel polished but emotionally charged, with a strong sense of structure and contrast. For Amygdala, Maffei shapes Mendittorosa’s psychological concept into a fragrance of tension and release: floral notes are lifted against coffee, cinnamon, incense and leather, creating a scent that feels both cerebral and instinctive.
Collaborators
Stefania Squeglia, Mendittorosa’s founder, shaped the concept and brief, bringing her psychology background to the fragrance’s emotional and brain-inspired theme. Luca Maffei translated that vision into the formula, while goldsmith-sculptor Nibo Carmine Borrelli created the sculptural cap that extends the perfume’s symbolic language into the object itself.
Mendittorosa’s story
Mendittorosa is an artisanal Italian house built around symbolism, ritual and emotional storytelling. Its perfumes are handmade, cruelty-free and deliberately individual, with an emphasis on natural materials, artistic packaging and concepts that feel more talismanic than commercial.
Amygdala’s concept
Amygdala was conceived as an olfactory reflection on the brain region that governs emotion, memory and instinct. Stefania Squeglia imagined it as a kind of flower inside the mind, where soft florals and vivid spices meet darker, more primal materials to express shifting states of feeling and perception.
Extra info
Amygdala belongs to Mendittorosa’s Talismans collection and comes in a 35% extrait concentration. Its name refers to the amygdala, the almond-shaped brain structure linked to emotion and memory, and its bottle cap was designed as a sculptural object by Nibo Carmine Borrelli.
A fragrant and floral dedication to emotions and the intricate patterns that shape and run through the structure of our brains. Liquid joy prepared with balsamic labdanum, leathery orange blossom and violet leaf absolutes and a drop of fruity coffee nuance.
Perfumer: Luca Maffei
Strength: 35% extrait de parfum
The origin of some materials in the formula:
pink pepper -> South America
arabica coffee -> South America
cinnamon -> Sri Lanka
galbanum -> Iran
jasmine sambac -> India
violet leaf absolute -> Egypt
orange blossom absolute -> Tunisia
Ylang Ylang -> Madagascar
guaiac -> Paraguay
Vetiver -> Haiti
Labdanum -> Spain
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Amygdala suits close, attentive settings where its contrasts can unfold without being flattened by noise. It feels made for a room with low light and real conversation, where its floral sheen, coffee bitterness and leathery warmth can read as intimate, slightly unsettling, and deeply present.
How to wear
Best worn in cool to mild weather, Amygdala benefits from a restrained hand: one or two sprays are enough for its 35% extrait concentration. On skin it opens dense and textured, then settles into a warm, balsamic trail that stays close but persistent, with enough diffusion to be noticed in still air.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like perfumes with contrast: floral but dark, sweet but spiced, polished but animalic. It will appeal to those drawn to niche compositions with incense, leather and coffee, and to scents that feel expressive, symbolic and a little uncompromising.
Release year
2020
The nose
Luca Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for compositions that balance clarity with texture, often moving between luminous florals, woods and modern gourmand facets. His work tends to feel polished but emotionally charged, with a strong sense of structure and contrast. For Amygdala, Maffei shapes Mendittorosa’s psychological concept into a fragrance of tension and release: floral notes are lifted against coffee, cinnamon, incense and leather, creating a scent that feels both cerebral and instinctive.
Collaborators
Stefania Squeglia, Mendittorosa’s founder, shaped the concept and brief, bringing her psychology background to the fragrance’s emotional and brain-inspired theme. Luca Maffei translated that vision into the formula, while goldsmith-sculptor Nibo Carmine Borrelli created the sculptural cap that extends the perfume’s symbolic language into the object itself.
Mendittorosa’s story
Mendittorosa is an artisanal Italian house built around symbolism, ritual and emotional storytelling. Its perfumes are handmade, cruelty-free and deliberately individual, with an emphasis on natural materials, artistic packaging and concepts that feel more talismanic than commercial.
Amygdala’s concept
Amygdala was conceived as an olfactory reflection on the brain region that governs emotion, memory and instinct. Stefania Squeglia imagined it as a kind of flower inside the mind, where soft florals and vivid spices meet darker, more primal materials to express shifting states of feeling and perception.
Extra info
Amygdala belongs to Mendittorosa’s Talismans collection and comes in a 35% extrait concentration. Its name refers to the amygdala, the almond-shaped brain structure linked to emotion and memory, and its bottle cap was designed as a sculptural object by Nibo Carmine Borrelli.