Perfumer: Cristiano Canali
In Sanskrit Mauna means Silence.
The Silence Mendittorosa refer to is not the absence of noises, but the Strength, free of time and space, uncontaminated and a sacred vibration, behind everything, before everything. After all.
The perfume is a beautiful honeyed sandalwood with tonka and an incense mix of precuous resins.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Mauna suits close, unhurried moments where presence matters more than volume: a quiet room, low light, and conversation that stays near the skin. It projects a calm, inward poise, like warm wood and incense held in still air rather than broadcast across it.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, Mauna wears most naturally when given space on skin rather than overapplied. One or two sprays are enough to let the sandalwood, incense and tonka unfold slowly; in colder air it feels smoother and more enveloping, while in warmth the ginger and resins become more noticeable.
Who it’s for
For wearers who love sandalwood in a more contemplative, resinous form: woody-spicy, softly sweet, slightly leathery and spiritually toned rather than bright or transparent. It will appeal to those who prefer intimate, textured fragrances with depth, warmth and a meditative character.
Release year
2024
The nose
Cristiano Canali. Canali is an Italian perfumer known for a reflective, material-focused style that often gives central importance to a single raw ingredient and its emotional resonance. In Mauna, that approach is especially clear: sandalwood is treated as the core subject, supported by incense, ginger and warm resins to create a fragrance that feels inward, textured and quietly radiant.
Collaborators
Stefania Squeglia, Mendittorosa’s founder, shaped the concept and brief around the idea of Mauna as silence understood as sacred vibration rather than absence. Her collaboration with Cristiano Canali gave the fragrance its philosophical frame and its focus on the depth and dignity of sandalwood.
Mendittorosa’s story
Mendittorosa is an Italian niche house built around perfume as art, symbolism and personal philosophy. Its fragrances are conceived as talismans: handcrafted, narrative-driven objects that unite scent, design and artisanal materials, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and emotional meaning rather than mass-market polish.
Mauna’s concept
Mauna belongs to Mendittorosa’s Talismans Collection and was created as an ode to the deeper layers of sandalwood. The name comes from Sanskrit and refers to silence, but in the brand’s interpretation it suggests a timeless, sacred vibration behind everything. The composition was inspired by Indian sandalwood and by Canali’s own formative encounter with it in India, then shaped into a meditative blend of incense, resins and warm woods.
Extra info
Mauna means “silence” in Sanskrit, and Mendittorosa frames that silence as a sacred vibration rather than emptiness. The fragrance sits in the Talismans Collection and is presented with an artisanal ceramic lotus sculpture on the flacon, reinforcing its symbolic, handcrafted identity.
Perfumer: Cristiano Canali
In Sanskrit Mauna means Silence.
The Silence Mendittorosa refer to is not the absence of noises, but the Strength, free of time and space, uncontaminated and a sacred vibration, behind everything, before everything. After all.
The perfume is a beautiful honeyed sandalwood with tonka and an incense mix of precuous resins.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Mauna suits close, unhurried moments where presence matters more than volume: a quiet room, low light, and conversation that stays near the skin. It projects a calm, inward poise, like warm wood and incense held in still air rather than broadcast across it.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, Mauna wears most naturally when given space on skin rather than overapplied. One or two sprays are enough to let the sandalwood, incense and tonka unfold slowly; in colder air it feels smoother and more enveloping, while in warmth the ginger and resins become more noticeable.
Who it’s for
For wearers who love sandalwood in a more contemplative, resinous form: woody-spicy, softly sweet, slightly leathery and spiritually toned rather than bright or transparent. It will appeal to those who prefer intimate, textured fragrances with depth, warmth and a meditative character.
Release year
2024
The nose
Cristiano Canali. Canali is an Italian perfumer known for a reflective, material-focused style that often gives central importance to a single raw ingredient and its emotional resonance. In Mauna, that approach is especially clear: sandalwood is treated as the core subject, supported by incense, ginger and warm resins to create a fragrance that feels inward, textured and quietly radiant.
Collaborators
Stefania Squeglia, Mendittorosa’s founder, shaped the concept and brief around the idea of Mauna as silence understood as sacred vibration rather than absence. Her collaboration with Cristiano Canali gave the fragrance its philosophical frame and its focus on the depth and dignity of sandalwood.
Mendittorosa’s story
Mendittorosa is an Italian niche house built around perfume as art, symbolism and personal philosophy. Its fragrances are conceived as talismans: handcrafted, narrative-driven objects that unite scent, design and artisanal materials, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and emotional meaning rather than mass-market polish.
Mauna’s concept
Mauna belongs to Mendittorosa’s Talismans Collection and was created as an ode to the deeper layers of sandalwood. The name comes from Sanskrit and refers to silence, but in the brand’s interpretation it suggests a timeless, sacred vibration behind everything. The composition was inspired by Indian sandalwood and by Canali’s own formative encounter with it in India, then shaped into a meditative blend of incense, resins and warm woods.
Extra info
Mauna means “silence” in Sanskrit, and Mendittorosa frames that silence as a sacred vibration rather than emptiness. The fragrance sits in the Talismans Collection and is presented with an artisanal ceramic lotus sculpture on the flacon, reinforcing its symbolic, handcrafted identity.