Essence Magazine:
By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 10, 2025
My first memory of fragrance is my mother’s Carolina Herrera—a strong, white floral scent that was distinctively hers.
While not my favorite fragrance profile, it was my introduction to the power of scent, and the importance of perfume as part of a Black woman’s self-care routine. Just like Octavia Morgan discovered that fragrances could be more than just a marketing product, I learned that a single
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