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You never forget your firsts, that’s how the saying goes. And it’s so true! I remember my first customer, first Instagram follower, first reviewer and so on. Well this week another first is being added to my list; my first retail client, Shop 1990 in Houston, TX is now carrying my fragrance, Remember When in their store! I feel like a child on Christmas Day every time I think about it. And what’s unique about this new partnership is how our paths crossed. I was at SAKS earlier in the year l …

Don’t let me fool you, it’s extremely difficult to create, manufacture, sell and get other people excited about your product. What makes it easier? Instinct and the people you surround yourself with. I made a promise to myself before stepping out to create MAIR; I told myself I would design and create my perfume line as if it were already a brand that could rival Dior, Prada & Burberry. But I didn’t stop there, I also had to work with the best. Which to me meant finding a chemist that alread …

I am always baffled when I meet people that have never traveled outside of their home state, and even more confused when I further discover they have no desire to see, or experience the world beyond what is familiar to them. Adventurous usually makes the top three list of adjectives my friends use to describe me, and they’re spot on. My sense of curiosity runs wild, it has no cap. When I first started driving I didn’t understand how the massive freeways of Houston worked, or how to get anywhere …