Citrusy
Green
Notesatlas cedarbergamotcedarwoodgaiac / guaiac woodgreen tealemonmate teapalo santopetitgrainteavirginia cedar
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
Chaco is the second largest primary forest of Latin America, called the "impenetrable forest" for its incredibly dense formation. This Paraguayan forest is the only place in the world where gaiac wood grows, known locally as palo santo. The region is also prized by perfumers as source of petitgrain essential oil, as well yerba maté tea leaves. Chaco the fragrance is a cologne style built around a refined tea structure. Perfumer Alexandra Monet placed the petitgrain and maté in conversation with each other, heightening each other’s mellow greenness in the process. Palo santo, with its woody, salty and smoky facets, brings warmth and sensuality, resulting in a unique unisex signature with lightness and modern elegance.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of close, unhurried conversation in warm air: green, bright and quietly textured, with a polished freshness that stays near the skin. It suits a wearer who likes their presence crisp rather than loud, with a dry woody trace underneath the tea.
How to wear
Best in spring and summer, especially in mild to warm weather, where its citrus-green opening can breathe. Apply lightly for a transparent tea-cologne effect; a few sprays are enough to keep the maté, petitgrain and cedar clear without letting the woods turn heavy.
Who it’s for
For someone drawn to tea fragrances, green citrus, and understated woods rather than sweetness or density. It will appeal to wearers who like clean, natural-smelling compositions with a refined, unisex, quietly elegant profile.
Release year
2022
The nose
Alexandra Monet is known for compositions that feel lucid, textural and quietly distinctive, often balancing natural materials with a polished, contemporary structure. In Chaco, she shapes maté and petitgrain into a refined tea accord, letting the woods add warmth without weighing down the fragrance.
Collaborators
Nissaba’s creative direction frames Chaco as a single-origin portrait of Paraguay’s Chaco forest, shaping the brief around maté, petitgrain and palo santo/guaiac wood. Alexandra Monet translated that concept into the final tea-cologne structure.
Nissaba’s story
Nissaba builds its fragrances around single-origin natural materials and the places they come from, treating each scent as an olfactory study of terroir. The house leans into clean, high-natural compositions with a modern, ethical sensibility and a strong focus on transparency and sourcing.
Chaco’s concept
Chaco is named for the Paraguayan Chaco forest, a dense and ecologically rich region that supplies the fragrance’s key materials. The composition was conceived as a tea-cologne, with maté and petitgrain in dialogue and palo santo/guaiac wood adding a warm, smoky depth to the green brightness.
Extra info
Chaco is named after the Chaco forest in Paraguay, which Nissaba highlights as the source of its guaiac wood, petitgrain and maté materials. It is often described as the lightest, brightest scent in the line and as a tea-cologne rather than a classic citrus cologne.
Featured in edits and sample packs
Le Bigaradier and its fragrant gifts
Also featured in
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Notesatlas cedarbergamotcedarwoodgaiac / guaiac woodgreen tealemonmate teapalo santopetitgrainteavirginia cedar
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
Chaco is the second largest primary forest of Latin America, called the "impenetrable forest" for its incredibly dense formation. This Paraguayan forest is the only place in the world where gaiac wood grows, known locally as palo santo. The region is also prized by perfumers as source of petitgrain essential oil, as well yerba maté tea leaves. Chaco the fragrance is a cologne style built around a refined tea structure. Perfumer Alexandra Monet placed the petitgrain and maté in conversation with each other, heightening each other’s mellow greenness in the process. Palo santo, with its woody, salty and smoky facets, brings warmth and sensuality, resulting in a unique unisex signature with lightness and modern elegance.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of close, unhurried conversation in warm air: green, bright and quietly textured, with a polished freshness that stays near the skin. It suits a wearer who likes their presence crisp rather than loud, with a dry woody trace underneath the tea.
How to wear
Best in spring and summer, especially in mild to warm weather, where its citrus-green opening can breathe. Apply lightly for a transparent tea-cologne effect; a few sprays are enough to keep the maté, petitgrain and cedar clear without letting the woods turn heavy.
Who it’s for
For someone drawn to tea fragrances, green citrus, and understated woods rather than sweetness or density. It will appeal to wearers who like clean, natural-smelling compositions with a refined, unisex, quietly elegant profile.
Release year
2022
The nose
Alexandra Monet is known for compositions that feel lucid, textural and quietly distinctive, often balancing natural materials with a polished, contemporary structure. In Chaco, she shapes maté and petitgrain into a refined tea accord, letting the woods add warmth without weighing down the fragrance.
Collaborators
Nissaba’s creative direction frames Chaco as a single-origin portrait of Paraguay’s Chaco forest, shaping the brief around maté, petitgrain and palo santo/guaiac wood. Alexandra Monet translated that concept into the final tea-cologne structure.
Nissaba’s story
Nissaba builds its fragrances around single-origin natural materials and the places they come from, treating each scent as an olfactory study of terroir. The house leans into clean, high-natural compositions with a modern, ethical sensibility and a strong focus on transparency and sourcing.
Chaco’s concept
Chaco is named for the Paraguayan Chaco forest, a dense and ecologically rich region that supplies the fragrance’s key materials. The composition was conceived as a tea-cologne, with maté and petitgrain in dialogue and palo santo/guaiac wood adding a warm, smoky depth to the green brightness.
Extra info
Chaco is named after the Chaco forest in Paraguay, which Nissaba highlights as the source of its guaiac wood, petitgrain and maté materials. It is often described as the lightest, brightest scent in the line and as a tea-cologne rather than a classic citrus cologne.
Featured in edits and sample packs
Le Bigaradier and its fragrant gifts
Also featured in
Tea Scents