Story
Micodelirio was released in 2024 by Nasomatto, the Italian independent perfume house founded in 2007 by perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri, who runs his lab and offices from Amsterdam (Netherlands). The composition is the latest entry in the Nasomatto catalog and continues the conceptual line Gualtieri has held since Hindu Grass: compose to map a state of mind, not to please.
The name fuses a Greek root for mushrooms with the Italian word delirio. Nasomatto frames the perfume as the result of a natural vital delirium that evokes a flourishing ecosystem of organic disobedience. The house reads delirium not as a malfunction but as a vital force, a state of mind that disrupts rational obedience and gives decision-making back to instinct. When embraced, the press kit argues, delirium becomes an engine for creativity, fearlessness, and transformation.
The brief is more philosophical than narrative. Gualtieri describes Micodelirio as an active medium that works through repetition, not to escape reality but to meet it without compromise. The composition is positioned as wearable thinking rather than wearable sensation, a register that defines Nasomatto's late catalog and connects Micodelirio to Black Afgano, Hindu Grass, and Sadonaso without copying any of them.
Released a year after Sadonaso, Micodelirio takes its place among Nasomatto reference signatures: Black Afgano, Hindu Grass, Duro, Silver Musk, Pardon, Nudiflorum. Together with sister house Orto Parisi, also founded by Gualtieri, the Amsterdam project has turned the Dutch capital into one of the European centers of conceptual niche perfumery, alongside Paris (France) and London (United Kingdom).
The olfactive experience
Nasomatto refuses to release official notes for any composition. Alessandro Gualtieri treats raw materials as a kept secret, convinced that naming them would constrain and mislead the act of smelling. Micodelirio follows the same logic: you wear it without a tasting note, the way you would walk through a forest without naming every plant in it.
The 2024 release came with a clear positioning statement. Nasomatto puts it this way: "Micodelirio is a state of mind where instinctive freedom prevails." Shaped as an active medium, the perfume works through repetition, not to escape reality but to meet it without compromise.
Wearers consistently report a green, coniferous lift on application, threaded with pine resin and a balsamic veil that lands cool and slightly mentholated. The heart sinks into a damp resinous forest where a forward mushroom accord becomes the centerpiece, an unusual move in niche perfumery, where mushroom is almost always a background nuance rather than the lead. The drydown turns powdery and dry-woody, with a soft tropical fruity edge that keeps the composition out of the dark-undergrowth cliche.
The bottle carries the same logic into the object. The cap is carved from banksia wood, shaped as an otherworldly pine cone. The shape and texture vary from one bottle to the next, a deliberate gesture from the house to signal the uniqueness of nature: no two caps are identical, where every other Nasomatto release sticks to a fixed cap silhouette.
Olfactive profile
The olfactive profile of Micodelirio builds a green, damp resinous signature anchored by a forward mushroom accord and finished by dry, powdery woods. The opening lands as coniferous and balsamic, almost mentholated. The heart settles into a wet forest where pine resin and a clear mushroom note pull the composition into rare territory. The drydown turns powdery and dry-woody, with a soft tropical fruity edge that keeps the perfume from collapsing into a forest-floor cliche.
The distinctive signature rests on that mushroom accord, treated here as the lead material rather than as a hidden facet. Where most niche woody resinous compositions chase warmth or spice, Micodelirio works an organic, almost hallucinated dampness and turns the mushroom into a symbol of the vital delirium Gualtieri claims. The result lines up with the Nasomatto conceptual project and reads as one of the clearest expressions of the house's recent direction.
Not to escape reality, but to meet it without compromise.Nasomatto press kit
Key characteristics
Family
Woody resinous, conceptual niche tradition
Typical longevity
Up to 10 hours on skin, persistent on fabric
Sillage
Modest sillage at close range, contained projection that lengthens through the drydown
When and where to wear
Within the niche conceptual register, Micodelirio reads as an introspective, atmospheric signature. The damp green resinous architecture makes it more wearable across daytime contexts than the polarizing Black Afgano, and it favors thoughtful settings over loud rooms.
Four wearing benchmarks
Temperature range
Best between 5 °C and 20 °C (41 °F to 68 °F).
Time of day
Comfortable from morning through evening, with a slight edge after dusk.
Settings
Long walks, museums, slow reading sessions: ideal.
Dosage by context
Daytime: one dose is enough. Evening: two doses open the resin further.
Fit by season
| Season | Fit | Critical notes |
|---|
| Spring | ★★★★ | Reference season, the damp green character meets the air. |
| Summer | ★★ | Workable on cooler nights, heavy at peak heat. |
| Autumn | ★★★★ | Natural home, the mushroom accord lands fully in context. |
| Winter | ★★★ | Sharp and lifted in dry cold, less obvious in wet snow. |
Fit by setting
| Setting | Fit | Wearing recommendation |
|---|
| Office | ★★★ | Workable in a single restrained dose. |
| Formal evening | ★★★ | Reads well in creative or curatorial environments. |
| Gallery opening | ★★★★ | Reference setting for the conceptual register. |
| Intimate dinner | ★★★ | Readable for wearers who appreciate atypical green resinous signatures. |
| Sport | ★ | Unsuited. |
| Travel | ★★★ | Travels well when dosed lightly. |
Similar perfumes
Four compositions share an aesthetic kinship with Micodelirio through the damp resinous woody family or through the vegetal hallucinatory imagery.
| Perfume | House · year | Why related |
|---|
| Hindu Grass | Nasomatto · 2008 | Conceptual green herbal signed by Alessandro Gualtieri, same vegetal imagination. |
| Iris Silver Mist | Serge Lutens · 1994 | Earthy damp iris, comparable focus on raw organic matter. |
| Like This | Etat Libre d'Orange · 2010 | Soft fruity wood with an earthy edge, bridges into the Micodelirio drydown. |
| Slowdive | Hiram Green · 2015 | Natural resinous artisanal composition, comparable grammar of legible materials. |
Frequently asked questions
Who composed Micodelirio?01
Alessandro Gualtieri, the Italian perfumer who founded Nasomatto in 2007, composed Micodelirio in 2024 from his Amsterdam (Netherlands) studio.
Why is it called Micodelirio?02
The name combines a Greek root referring to mushrooms with the Italian word delirio. Alessandro Gualtieri frames the composition as a natural vital delirium that restores decision-making to instinct.
What is the olfactive family of Micodelirio?03
Woody resinous. Nasomatto does not release official notes. Wearers report a green coniferous opening, a damp resinous mushroom-forward heart, and a dry powdery wood base with a soft tropical fruity edge.
How long does Micodelirio last?04
Up to 10 hours on skin, with a tenacious resinous drydown that lingers on fabric for longer.
Is Micodelirio for men or women?05
Nasomatto markets the composition as an extrait de parfum for men and women, as it does for the rest of the catalog.
What is the bottle cap of Micodelirio made of?06
The cap is carved from banksia wood and shaped as an otherworldly pine cone. The shape and texture vary from one bottle to the next, a deliberate move by Nasomatto to signal the uniqueness of nature, an exception in a catalog where every other cap follows a fixed silhouette.
When should you wear Micodelirio?07
Best between 5 °C and 20 °C, particularly suited to spring and autumn, from morning to evening. The damp green signature opens fully in cool, breathable air.
How does Micodelirio sit in the Nasomatto catalog?08
As the latest Nasomatto release, Micodelirio is the clearest reading of the house in 2026. It picks up the vegetal line opened by Hindu Grass and pushes it further by treating mushroom as the lead material, an unusual choice in niche perfumery.
What perfumes are similar to Micodelirio?09
Is Micodelirio still available in 2026?10
Yes. The composition is distributed through selective niche retailers and on the official Nasomatto website.
Sources
Published June 11, 2026 · Updated June 11, 2026 · Last fact-check: June 11, 2026 · Author: Osmetheca Editorial Team
