MY MOM STARTED THIS THING WITH MIXING SCENTS. SHE WOULD MIX TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERFUMES TO MAKE HER OWN SCENT. BELIEVE IT OR NOT SHE MADE A HIT EVERYTIME!
I REMEMBER US GOING OUT ONEDAY AND SHE JUST FINISHED RUBBING HERSELF DOWN IN HER OWN UNIQUE SCENT. WE GOT ON THE BUS AND RODE DOWNTOWN TO THE SHOPPING AREA IN BROOKLYN. WE WENT INTO THIS DEPARTMENT STORE CALLED "MAYS". SHE NOTICE A GUY FOLLOWING HER, SHE TURNED TO HIM AND SAID "WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME, DO YOU KNOW ME? IN A SASSY VOICE. HE SAID "NO, I DON'T KNOW YOU, BUT I LIKE YOUR PERFUME. DO YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT'S THE NAME OF IT?" SHE SMILED AND SAID "IT'S CALLED ROSALYN'S SCENT AND THEY DON'T HAVE IT IN STORES. SO I GUESS YOU CAN'T BUY IT FOR YOUR WIFE." SHE SMILED AT HIM AND TURNED AND WALKED AWAY. HE STOOD SPEECHLESS, AS I TURNED BACK TO BE NOSEY, HE STILL WAS STANDING THERE WATCHING HER WALK AWAY.
I WAS ABOUT 8 OR 9 YEARS OLD AND I STILL REMEMBER IT AS IF IT WAS YESTERDAY. THAT SCENE WAS SOMETHING YOU WOULD SEE ON T.V.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT DAY, I WOULD JUST BURST INTO LAUGHTER BECAUSE IT WAS SO HILARIOUS.
I CREATED ROSALYN SCENT AS A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER, I WANT HER DREAM TO LIVE ON THROUGH ME. EVERYTIME I SIT AT MY TABLE AND CREATE A SCENT, I ALWAYS ASK MY MOM TO GUIDE ME THROUGH IT. (YES I TALK TO HER SPIRIT) MY MOTHER ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT HAVING HER OWN BUSINESS BUT SHE NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO GET STARTED. MY MOTHER DIED AT THE AGE OF 33 YEARS & IT LEFT A HOLE IN MY HEART THAT WOULD NEVER HEAL. EVENTHOUGH SHE HAS LEFT THIS EARTH BUT I KNOW HER SPIRIT IS WITH ME & SHE'S GUIDING ME THROUGH LIFE.
MY HANDS ARE HER HANDS & WE'LL FOREVER BE A TEAM, HER DREAM WILL FOREVER LIVE THROUGH ME!
I WROTE THIS PAGE IN CAPS BECAUSE I'M BOLD & I WANT THE WORLD TO FEEL MY PASSION. |
