Nejla Barbir

About Nejla Barbir

Nejla Barbir is a Tunisian-born perfumer who moved to France in 1980. She holds a PhD in chemistry and graduated from the ISIPCA perfumery school in 1988. She joined Flora Synth in 1987, a company that later became part of Symrise, and was a senior perfumer there until 1999. In 2003 she founded Parfumania Paris, which produces perfume compounds.

After Symrise she worked as an independent consultant, including projects with perfumer Jean-Louis Sieuzac. Her later work covers niche and Middle Eastern-inspired lines. Known credits include Napoli for Kiton (1998) and the Un Air de Damas collection for Dorin (2008). She also made Pour Toujours for Faberlic (2011) and Sang Bleu for Le Galion (2016).

Signature creations by Nejla Barbir

• Napoli, Kiton (1998)
• Un Air de Damas Rose, Dorin (2008)
• Pour Toujours, Faberlic (2011)
• Un Air de Paris Fruity, Dorin (2011)
• Sang Bleu, Le Galion (2016)