Carciofo Liminale

The forgotten garden.

The artichoke rises as an unexpected protagonist, vegetal, noble and bitter to its soul, balanced with the golden warmth of helichrysum, the everlasting flower. The whole speaks of fields in full sun, where carob adds a dark, woody, near-caramelised nuance. That green, leathery character is softened by a velvety embrace of beeswax, honey and cocoa butter. The contrast is magnetic, vegetal crispness against a fleshy, lingering sweetness that melts into the skin, turning intimate, welcoming and deeply seductive. Named for the artichoke, it is the green bottle of the pair, dedicated like its sibling to liminal spaces, to transition and threshold.

Maqueda Perfume is an independent Italian fragrance house that treats scent as a dark art, blending alchemy, ritual, and the nigredo of matter into intensely atmospheric compositions. Guided by its enigmatic creator Maqueda, the brand experiments with high concentrations of precious raw materials to evoke olfactory “saturation” at the very edge of comfort, crafting perfumes that feel more like esoteric experiences than accessories. Customers are invited to wear these potent creations primarily on clothing, both to respect their formidable strength and to fully immerse themselves in Maqueda’s unsettling, mystical universe.