Many of us grew up in post-independence Jamaica with assorted popular fragrances such as Khus Khus, Cacique, Brut by Faberge, and Old Spice. And there was also Aqua Velva, a fragrance that ran a clever ad in Spanish on the Jamaican JBC TV, urging legislation to protect women from men who wore Aqua Velva!
My first encounter with fine fragrances was in the late 1970s on a trip to Haiti when I ran into Christian Dior, Monsieur…
