Tubereuse Malefique I Fiori Del Male
At a glance
Is Tubereuse Malefique I Fiori Del Male worth trying?
Tubereuse Malefique by I Fiori Del Male is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men.
- Best match
- Evening, Special Occasion wear in Spring, Summer
- Performance feel
- Good longevity with Moderate sillage
- Signature profile
- tuberose, white floral, animalic with Bergamot, Petitgrain Paraguay, Tuberose
The first impression
Tubereuse Malefique by I Fiori Del Male is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. Tubereuse Malefique was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Luca Maffei. Top notes are Bergamot and Petitgrain Paraguay; middle notes are Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang, Woody Notes and Amber; base notes are Civet, Musk, Java vetiver oil and Cabreuva.
What shapes the scent
The perfumer behind it
Luca Maffei
Luca Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for his work with Acca Kappa, creating scents like Black Pepper & Sandalwood and Tilia Cordata. He also composed Amnesia Rose for Aedes de Venustas and Ambre Gris for Alyssa Ashley. Maffei's style often blends natural ingredients with modern sophistication. His portfolio includes a range of floral, woody, and aromatic compositions.
Notes pyramid
The mood it creates
The Mystic Archetype: Portrait of Tubereuse Malefique I Fiori Del Male
Essence
Tubereuse Malefique channels the Mystic, a figure who dwells in the liminal space between light and shadow. The tuberose and civet suggest a sensual spirituality, while vetiver and amber root the scent in something ancient. They are drawn to the divine feminine, but not the sanitized version-the one that embraces decay alongside bloom.
This fragrance is their sacred oil, anointing the threshold between worlds. The animalic musk whispers of rituals performed under a waning moon.
Style & Aesthetic
They wear flowing silhouettes in ivory or ink-black, fabrics that catch the light like petals. Their jewelry is talismanic: moonstone rings, serpent bracelets, and pendants filled with dried flowers. The aesthetic is decadent gothic, with a touch of the botanical.
Their home is a temple of shadows and candlelight, where fresh tuberoses wilt dramatically in pewter vases.
Philosophy & Values
They seek the truth beneath the surface. For the Mystic, beauty and rot are inseparable-the ylang-ylang's sweetness only deepens when paired with Java vetiver's grit. They value intuition over dogma, and their spirituality is deeply personal, woven from dreams and omens.
Their creed is simple: to be fully alive is to court the sublime and the grotesque in equal measure.
Relationships
They are magnetic but elusive, drawing lovers into a dance of revelation and retreat. Partners describe them as "intensely present yet somehow untouchable," much like the fragrance's bergamot-bright but fleeting. Friends are fellow seekers, bonded through midnight tarot readings or shared silences in old gardens.
Their relationships thrive in the liminal: dusk, equinoxes, the space between waking and sleep.
Lifestyle
Their routines are rituals. Mornings might begin with grounding in damp grass; nights are for anointing wrists with oils and recording visions. They may work as artists, therapists, or botanists-any vocation that honors the unseen.
Travel is pilgrimage: to overgrown cemeteries, abandoned greenhouses, or coastal cliffs where the air thrums with salt and possibility.
Shadow
Their allure can tip into escapism. The shadow Mystic becomes untethered, lost in their own symbolism. The fragrance's animalic base warns of this-too much immersion in the otherworldly risks losing the self.
They must remember that mysticism without embodiment is just another kind of flight.
Conclusion
Tubereuse Malefique is an invocation, a scent for those who walk between worlds. Like the Mystic, it is unafraid of darkness, knowing it is the soil from which the most intoxicating blooms arise.