Nissaba – perfumes from the world's fields
Nissaba is a perfume brand from Geneva, founded by Sébastien Tissot and Eric Stucky de Quay. Each fragrance is dedicated to a single region of origin and built on its natural raw materials, and the name comes from Nissaba, the Sumerian goddess of grain and later patron of writing. At SNUD in Vienna-Josefstadt you can smell all the Nissaba regions side by side and find out where your nose wants to take you.
What makes Nissaba special to us?
We love that with Nissaba you always know where a fragrance comes from – and who made it possible. Every bottle is a small map: the smoke of the Chaco, the jasmine fields of Tamil Nadu, the mountain meadows of the Alps. And we like the good feeling that part of every purchase flows back to where the plants grow.
Who are Nissaba fragrances for?
For anyone who wants to know where their fragrance comes from and loves natural raw materials. If you like green and fresh, start with Chaco, Malli Nadu or Provence; if you're after wood and mountain air, with Les Alpes; and if you love spicy and warm, with Sulawesi, Grande Ile, Tierra Maya or Andevalo.
From sourcing raw materials to a brand of its own
For many years Sébastien Tissot led the sustainable sourcing of natural raw materials at DSM-Firmenich – he knows the people who grow and harvest fragrance plants first-hand. In 2021 he met Eric Stucky de Quay, who brought his experience in sales. Together they build every fragrance on the natural materials of one region – guaiac wood from Paraguay's Chaco, jasmine sambac and tuberose from southern India, hay and juniper from the Alps.
That is how Chaco came about, green, citrusy and woody, Malli Nadu, green, floral and fruity, and the Extrait Les Alpes, woody, green and aromatic.
Laser-engraved and refillable
The fragrances are composed by perfumers such as Alexandra Monet, Ilias Ermenidis, Sébastien Cresp, Fabrice Pellegrin and Coralie Spicher. At least 90% of the ingredients are of natural origin, the light glass bottle is laser-engraved instead of labelled and refillable, and 5% of sales go to projects with agricultural schools in Paraguay, Madagascar and India.
They are joined by Frank Voelkl with Grande Ile and Nicolas Bonneville with Sulawesi. Les Alpes and Andevalo come as Extrait de Parfum, the other fragrances as Eau de Parfum.
