i met the owner of Goldfield and Banks yesterday!

To my fans of Goldfield and Banks, yesterday, i’m very proud to announce something i was able to participate in, and something extremely unexpected to say the least!

So i’ve become a local customer at a niche perfume store, and became fairly good friends with the store manager. She invited me to a really cool event that i went to yesterday, something i couldn’t pass up the opportunity for.

I met sales executives, curators, enthusiasts, and best of all, i got to meet Dimitri, the owner and master perfumer behind Goldfield and Banks.

They showed us raw ingredients, oils, and process of making them, and gave out autographs and cool free stuff.

I literally only knew one person there lol, but as someone who’s struggled with severe social anxiety for a really long time, i couldn’t even have imagined myself going there a few years ago.

I walked in, introduced myself to the first girl i saw, talked to her for a while, introduced myself to more people, and got to meet the owner!

and dude, i wasn’t nervous or scared at all. in fact, i was able to just make a normal, really good conversation with him! we conversed for around 20-30 minutes, and talked about everything, life, perfuming, our dreams, inspirations, etc. Definitely a nice guy, slightly closed (still friendly though) at first, but super cool when he opens up.

even better yet, he started to introduce me to some of his other colleagues. he pulled the camera guy over, and we took a picture together! i took a selfie with him too. he told me how impressed he was with me, about my personality and vision, and said with the right drive, i could do some amazing things. literally made my day, im so shocked i was able to make such a good impression in just 20 minutes.

he asked me if used any social media, i told him i was off it for now, and he told me, when i get insta back, to post that picture and tag him. and when he left, he looked for me to tell me he was leaving. Im still in the best form of shocked ever.

like genuinely.

now that being said, i don’t mean this to brag or get a big head haha, im genuinely so proud to have been able to be in situations like these, and it shows both potential, but also how much more i have to learn and grow, he was probably just being kind LOL.

i also was able to make great conversation with the sales guy, he told me that he saw potential in me to be a really good salesman, said i have that “spark”, which i hope is a good thing lol.

and even crazier?? the sales girl i first met right when i walked in? it turns out we’d been on the same cruise to mexico two years ago.

even crazier… i wanted to go talk to her, and sort of did, but got scared to follow through because i felt like she was out of my league 🤣.

i didn’t even realize who she was until after she left LOL. but i gave myself a pat on the back for being able to actually talk to her, and for developing over these years.

i picked up some extra samples too, some more from dior privee and chanel’s exclusive line.

might i just say, how proud i am to have come this far. going from a dude with dupes and adidas bottles, intimidated by basic designers, to now having the opportunity to have met some pretty high end people in the industry and build a gorgeous, passionate collection. i’m developing from the shy, anxious, insecure kid i used to be, to someone better.

and this brotherhood i owe my thanks to. i’d have never been able to be in this position to have become THIS passionate and comfortable in this hobby. and like i said, to have been able to meet such profound figures in this industry, i’m so proud and happy! thank you all! i have a long way to go!

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