Christina Kim

I smelled fresh, clean, and most importantly, I had a piece of my yaya back with me. The minute I smelled the colonia, it's like I could remember her more clearly, more fully, to the point that I could bring myself back to the moment of one of our last hugs. I love you, Yaya.

To this day, all I need to do is smell it, and I can conjure myself standing in the hallway of her home again, both of us in our nightgowns, hugging for well over a minute. I can hear the beep of her hearing aid, feel her tiny frame holding mine, and I smell the faint scent of Alvarez Gomez in her perfectly coiffed hair. It's like I'm there, and so is my yaya, in all her fullness.

To this day, all I need to do is smell it, and I can conjure myself standing in the hallway of her home again, both of us in our nightgowns, hugging for well over a minute. I can hear the beep of her hearing aid, feel her tiny frame holding mine, and I smell the faint scent of Alvarez Gomez in her perfectly coiffed hair. It's like I'm there, and so is my yaya, in all her fullness.

To this day, all I need to do is smell it, and I can conjure myself standing in the hallway of her home again, both of us in our nightgowns, hugging for well over a minute. I can hear the beep of her hearing aid, feel her tiny frame holding mine, and I smell the faint scent of Alvarez Gomez in her perfectly coiffed hair. It's like I'm there, and so is my yaya, in all her fullness.

I went from having no sense of smell to being able to smell a chocolate wrapper from across a room. And now I have a new reason to be obsessed with smell. I recently gave birth to my first child. She's made me think about smell in a totally different way. I'm no longer just thinking about how certain smells shape my past and identity. I'm thinking about her too.

I went from having no sense of smell to being able to smell a chocolate wrapper from across a room. And now I have a new reason to be obsessed with smell. I recently gave birth to my first child. She's made me think about smell in a totally different way. I'm no longer just thinking about how certain smells shape my past and identity. I'm thinking about her too.

I went from having no sense of smell to being able to smell a chocolate wrapper from across a room. And now I have a new reason to be obsessed with smell. I recently gave birth to my first child. She's made me think about smell in a totally different way. I'm no longer just thinking about how certain smells shape my past and identity. I'm thinking about her too.

What smells do I want to pass down to my daughter? What scents will bookmark her life and remind her of me, of her dad, of her yaya, of who she is and where she comes from? One thing I know for certain is that she will definitely know the smell of Álvarez Gómez Colonia. And she'll know that she comes from a long line of strong Spanish women, of traviesas, like my mom and my yaya.

What smells do I want to pass down to my daughter? What scents will bookmark her life and remind her of me, of her dad, of her yaya, of who she is and where she comes from? One thing I know for certain is that she will definitely know the smell of Álvarez Gómez Colonia. And she'll know that she comes from a long line of strong Spanish women, of traviesas, like my mom and my yaya.

What smells do I want to pass down to my daughter? What scents will bookmark her life and remind her of me, of her dad, of her yaya, of who she is and where she comes from? One thing I know for certain is that she will definitely know the smell of Álvarez Gómez Colonia. And she'll know that she comes from a long line of strong Spanish women, of traviesas, like my mom and my yaya.