{"id":8379,"date":"2023-08-17T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bergamoss.com\/my-story\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T13:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T13:47:39","slug":"my-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bergamoss.com\/en\/my-story\/","title":{"rendered":"My story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8379\" class=\"elementor elementor-8379 elementor-1349\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68dd44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b68dd44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf0783 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-peony_core_section_title\" data-id=\"adf0783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"peony_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tMY STORY\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17853f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17853f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a33d58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a33d58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed3596 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ed3596\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b3da6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-peony_core_section_title\" data-id=\"c6b3da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"peony_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t2013\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"qodef-svg--asterix\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M11.258 4.839 10.5-.002l-.758 4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9 4.9l-4.841.758 4.841.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9 4.9l.758 4.841.758-4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9-4.9l4.841-.758-4.841-.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9-4.9Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6d795 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d6d795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m sitting in the car, embracing my wife\u2014back then still my girlfriend\u2014and I notice something different. Her scent, so familiar to me, has changed. I don\u2019t know why, but I ask, \u201cIs something different?\u201d\u2026<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u2019s expecting our first child, and I recognized it by her scent. It\u2019s changed\u2014sweeter now. Like gingerbread spice!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd524f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd524f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c94ba2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c94ba2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdea886 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-peony_core_section_title\" data-id=\"fdea886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"peony_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t2019\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"qodef-svg--asterix\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M11.258 4.839 10.5-.002l-.758 4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9 4.9l-4.841.758 4.841.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9 4.9l.758 4.841.758-4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9-4.9l4.841-.758-4.841-.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9-4.9Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dddc2e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dddc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t care about scents. Perfumes? I just wear whatever my wife buys for me. But then, one December day, my life changes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My wife\u2019s friend, Eli\u0161ka \u0160imek Polzerov\u00e1, an aromatherapist, visits us. She brings her suitcase, her perfumer\u2019s \u201corgan\u201d\u2014hundreds of tiny bottles filled with natural essences. Various cedars, jasmines, red champaca, and Gallic rose.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I take them into another room. I start opening them, and\u2026 It\u2019s love at first sniff.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How could I have ignored this incredible, diverse world of scents for almost my entire life? And the memories and emotions each sniff evokes?!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\u2019t just a fleeting fascination. This is the awakening of a new passion. A love that\u2019s just beginning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, my wife notices and gifts me my first perfume workshop. Several hours of blending, discovering, and confirming what I already know deep down\u2014I\u2019m not turning away from this path.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92efcb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92efcb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217d2f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"217d2f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1c241 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c1c241\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68f87c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a68f87c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb12cb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-peony_core_section_title\" data-id=\"fbb12cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"peony_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t2019 \/ 2020\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"qodef-svg--asterix\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M11.258 4.839 10.5-.002l-.758 4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9 4.9l-4.841.758 4.841.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9 4.9l.758 4.841.758-4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9-4.9l4.841-.758-4.841-.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9-4.9Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbfe80 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dbfe80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Year\u2019s transition, a journey to Thailand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m riding through Bangkok\u2019s concrete jungle in a battered yellow Thai taxi. Hanging from the rearview mirror, an Indian jasmine pendant fills the air.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amidst the flood of neon lights and food stalls, I spot a skyscraper with a bright red sign\u2014\u201cBA\u0164A.\u201d I\u2019m shocked to see it here of all places.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And suddenly, combinations of fragrance names start forming in my head:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Rose + Jasmine = Rosemine? No.<\/b><\/p><p><b>Frangipani + Peony = Frangiris? Sounds weird.<\/b><\/p><p><b>Oakmoss + Bergamot = BERGAMOSS! That\u2019s it!<\/b><\/p><h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d94e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d94e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bergamoss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VYMYSLENI-NAZVU-BERGAMOSS-r0a676d73jvtlsd0zfvp2wony3xdelhq2y19vrl2im.jpg\" title=\"VYMY\u0301S\u030cLENI\u0301 NA\u0301ZVU BERGAMOSS\" alt=\"VYMY\u0301S\u030cLENI\u0301 NA\u0301ZVU BERGAMOSS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706a20f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"706a20f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had no idea this wordplay would change my life forever.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what could this name represent? My own perfume brand, of course!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next morning, I head straight to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfumer\u2019s World<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Asia\u2019s largest supplier of fragrance materials\u2014to buy my first perfumery ingredients.<\/span><\/p><h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I see strange names like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calone, Iso E Super,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galaxolid<\/span><\/i><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can I even take these on a plane? No idea. But I\u2019ll risk it.<\/span><\/p><h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc5c2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bc5c2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864d9b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"864d9b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f1492 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-peony_core_section_title\" data-id=\"03f1492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"peony_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t2020\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"qodef-svg--asterix\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M11.258 4.839 10.5-.002l-.758 4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9 4.9l-4.841.758 4.841.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9 4.9l.758 4.841.758-4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9-4.9l4.841-.758-4.841-.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9-4.9Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376b476 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"376b476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Covid.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important year in my life as a budding perfumer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until then, I was touring with concerts\u2014but every single one gets canceled, and I have no idea what\u2019s next.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suddenly, I have so much time that I dive headfirst into my fragrant hobby\u2014sometimes mixing perfumes for <\/span><b>seven hours a day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I train my nose, compare 20 types of citrus oils, and learn that scents aren\u2019t just \u201cmasculine\u201d or \u201cfeminine\u201d\u2014they belong to families like chypre, foug\u00e8re, gourmand, or aldehydic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I buy <\/span><b>every single book<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on perfumery I can find (mostly in English). I devour interviews with master perfumers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And most importantly\u2014I create. Create. Create.<\/span><\/p><h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bfbaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13bfbaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44dfdab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44dfdab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719d890 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"719d890\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650cb11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"650cb11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d561e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-peony_core_section_title\" data-id=\"d5d561e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"peony_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t2021\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"qodef-svg--asterix\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M11.258 4.839 10.5-.002l-.758 4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9 4.9l-4.841.758 4.841.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9 4.9l.758 4.841.758-4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9-4.9l4.841-.758-4.841-.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9-4.9Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211b4d2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211b4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m trying, but nothing major happens.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I continue studying under perfumers like Sarah McCartney (UK), Harry Sherwood (UK), Emmanuelle Mogelin (FR\/UK), and Christophe Laudamiel (FR\/USA).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I blend perfumes only for friends and family\u2014whoever reaches out to me. And not many do.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launching my own brand feels <\/span><b>out of reach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t even find a manufacturer who can produce a fragrance precisely to my formula.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I start wondering\u2014was I too ambitious? Should I just go back to focusing on music, which has been my livelihood all this time?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t just let this dream slip away.<\/span><\/p><h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed39c20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed39c20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219bc98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"219bc98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024e9a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-peony_core_section_title\" data-id=\"024e9a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"peony_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t2022\u2028\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"qodef-svg--asterix\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M11.258 4.839 10.5-.002l-.758 4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9 4.9l-4.841.758 4.841.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9 4.9l.758 4.841.758-4.841a5.882 5.882 0 0 1 4.9-4.9l4.841-.758-4.841-.758a5.882 5.882 0 0 1-4.9-4.9Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01aee24 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01aee24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My <\/span><b>first big order!<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After posting a video of myself blending a perfume and explaining the process, someone finally reaches out\u2014an existing perfume brand wants me to create fragrances for them!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dream come true!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For now, Bergamoss takes a backseat. I can\u2019t let this opportunity slip away.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I spend months conducting hundreds of tests, shipping dozens of samples, studying <\/span><b>regulations, allergens, and all the tedious yet crucial aspects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of perfume-making.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My bedroom transforms into a <\/span><b>bigger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fragrance lab. 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Here we go.<\/span><\/p><p><b>On April 1, 2025, I officially launched<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bergamoss.com\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.Bergamoss.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the Czech and European markets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And as for what happens next\u2014I\u2019ll let fate decide, while following my nose wherever it leads me.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Thank you all for being part of this incredible fragrance journey!<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A journey beyond language, where one never knows where a scent might take them.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Your perfumer,<\/b><\/p><p><b>V\u00e1clav Lebeda \/ Bergamoss<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3deed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e3deed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY STORY 2013 I\u2019m sitting in the car, embracing my wife\u2014back then still my girlfriend\u2014and I notice something different. 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