Mendittorosa Amygdala is one of the most emotional, cerebral, and artistic fragrances in modern niche perfumery. Created by Luca Maffei for the Italian artistic house Mendittorosa, Amygdala explores the idea of emotion, memory, fear, instinct, and olfaction through scent — inspired by the amygdala, the almond-shaped part of the brain associated with emotions and smell.

How It Smells

Amygdala opens with an unusual contrast of bitter almond, coffee, ginger, and green brightness before evolving into a dense floral-woody cloud filled with iris, violet, jasmine, orange blossom, labdanum, and smoky vetiver.