Portrait of perfumer Véronique Nyberg

Born in the Swiss Alps, Véronique Nyberg grew up amid the scents of nature. Majestic mountains, pine forests, wild flowers - all of these nurtured her creative soul. Yet her path to perfumery was not predetermined. She could have become a painter or a sculptor, two arts she is particularly fond of. But fate decided otherwise.

Her first encounter with perfume

Her first encounter with perfume began in childhood, a story of scents and emotions, primal and essential. She remembers the fields of narcissus that bloomed and scented every spring around her home in the Swiss Alps.

Her studies initially led her towards organic chemistry, but it was her passion for fragrances that captured her imagination and guided her career. After joining IFF as a chemist, she quickly expressed her desire to become a perfumer, an ambition that led her to train at the IFF perfumery school in Grasse.

Career and inspirations

It was in New York that she first began formulating her fragrances. It was a period she describes as exciting, vibrant and thrilling, a time of emulation and a rich cultural bath that she still carries with her. Since then, she has made the world her laboratory.

Perfumer and vice-president of fine fragrance creation at Mane since 2014, Véronique Nyberg also has a creative leadership role for the team of perfumers in Paris. Today, with the pace imposed by brands for creation, fragrances are often composed as a team, and her New York experience makes her particularly comfortable in this exercise.

Véronique Nyberg is an artist at composition. Each note is a colour, each chord an emotion. She draws her inspiration from her memories, from the places that surround her daily life. Guerlain's iconic Shalimar, her grandmother's fragrance, resonates with her like a familiar melody. The Bagatelle gardens in Paris are her secret refuge, where she loses herself in the scents of roses and lilacs.

Noteworthy creations

Among the perfumes she has composed, L'Amour Fou by Emmanuel Ungaro occupies a special place. This sophisticated, delicate fragrance for women has become her signature. It embodies love, passion and audacity - values that inspire Véronique Nyberg every day. For her, perfumery is much more than just a job: it's a way of expressing emotions, telling stories, making a statement.

Her other notable compositions include collaborations with houses such as Thierry Mugler, Lancôme, Paco Rabanne and Jimmy Choo. As a perfumer, Véronique Nyberg has combined her love of white flowers, such as jasmine and orange blossom, with a passion for iris and its sensual intensity.

Through her olfactory creations, Véronique Nyberg transports us into a world where the senses are king, where each fragrance tells a story. Through her creations, she invites us all on a sensory journey where the boundaries between the real and the imaginary become blurred, where emotions are translated into enchanting fragrances.

Her creations include a number of niche fragrances. On SCENTISSIME, you can discover the alcohol-free fragrance "Un Homme à la Mer" for the brand VELVETVELO.