SUMMER DAYZ. A COLLAB WITH @TWITCHBEARD

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE SCENT PROFILE, READ ABOUT HIS MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY BELOW:

BEING DIAGNOSED WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME AS A TEENAGER CHANGED MY LIFE. AT AN AGE WHEN I WAS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO I WAS, I WAS GIVEN ANOTHER CHALLENGE I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND AND NEVER ASKED FOR. FOR YEARS, I STRUGGLED WITH ACCEPTING MYSELF.

I QUESTIONED WHY I HAD TO LIVE WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME, BATTLED WITH MY CONFIDENCE, AND OFTEN FELT LIKE I WASN’T ENOUGH. WITH THE LOVE OF MY FAMILY AND THE SUPPORT OF TRUE FRIENDS, I EVENTUALLY LEARNED TO ACCEPT MYSELF AND LOVE THE PERSON I SAW IN THE MIRROR.

BUT TOURETTE SYNDROME IS SO MUCH MORE THAN TICS. THE TICS ARE ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. BENEATH THE SURFACE WERE BATTLES PEOPLE COULDN’T SEE—ANXIETY, OCD, INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS, DEPRESSION, AND A MIND THAT SOMETIMES FELT IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE. I SPENT COUNTLESS NIGHTS FIGHTING THOUGHTS ABOUT THINGS THAT HADN’T HAPPENED AND MAY NEVER HAPPEN, BUT MY MIND CONVINCED ME OTHERWISE. I CARRIED PAIN I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN.

EVENTUALLY, THOSE BATTLES BEGAN AFFECTING MY WORK, MY FAMILY, MY RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE WAY I SAW MYSELF. THERE WERE MOMENTS WHEN I TRULY BELIEVED THE PEOPLE I LOVED WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME.

I FELT DEFEATED.

I LOST SIGHT OF MY WORTH.

BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS, I MADE A DECISION: I WAS GOING TO FIGHT. I STARTED SPEAKING OPENLY ABOUT MY STRUGGLES. I BEGAN LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AND REMINDING MYSELF THAT I AM LOVED.

I AM WORTHY.

MY LIFE HAS PURPOSE.

MY CHILDREN NEED THEIR FATHER.

MY FAMILY NEEDS ME.

AND MY STORY IS NOT FINISHED.

THROUGH EVERY DARK MOMENT, GOD WAS THERE.

EVEN WHEN I DIDN’T REACH OUT TO HIM, HE NEVER STOPPED REACHING FOR ME. WHEN I FELT LIKE I COULDN’T CLIMB OUT OF THE HOLE I WAS IN, GOD GAVE ME THE STRENGTH TO KEEP MOVING. HE SURROUNDED ME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO REMINDED ME THAT I DIDN’T HAVE TO FIGHT ALONE. HE GAVE ME THE COURAGE TO SHARE MY STORY AND TURN MY PAIN INTO PURPOSE.

I STILL STRUGGLE.

I STILL HAVE GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS.

I STILL FIGHT BATTLES THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL NEVER SEE.

BUT I’M STILL HERE. AND I REFUSE TO GIVE UP.

NOT BEING HERE TO WATCH MY CHILDREN GROW IS NOT AN OPTION. LETTING TOURETTE SYNDROME DEFINE MY WORTH IS NOT AN OPTION. ALLOWING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, OCD, OR INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS TO CONVINCE ME THAT MY LIFE DOESN’T MATTER IS NOT AN OPTION.

I CHOOSE TO FIGHT.

I CHOOSE FAITH.

I CHOOSE MY FAMILY.

I CHOOSE HOPE.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I CHOOSE TO KEEP GOING.

ONE DAY AT A TIME.

ONE PRAYER AT A TIME.

ONE BATTLE AT A TIME.

MY STORY IS NOT OVER.

GOD IS STILL WRITING IT.

SCENT PROFILE: PINEAPPLE, CREAMY COCONUT, TOASTED COCONUT, WATERMELON, LIME, BASIL, OAKMOSS, SANDALWOOD, FIERCE & COOL WATER COLOGNE.

SCENT BREAKDOWN: TROPICAL PARADISE MEETS CLEAN CONFIDENCE. JUICY FRUIT, CREAMY COCONUT, FRESH LIME AND SMOOTH WOODS CRASHING INTO A WAVE OF MASCULINE COLOGNE!

OIL INGREDIENTS (1 OZ): OSTRICH OIL, HORSE CHESTNUT OIL, HEMP SEED OIL, CAMELLIA SEED OIL, SWEET ALMOND OIL, BROCCOLI SEED OIL, ANDIROBA OIL

BUTTER INGREDIENTS (2 OZ): REFINED SHEA BUTTER, ARGAN BUTTER, HORSETAIL BUTTER, CHAMOMILE BUTTER, COCONUT OIL, MEADOWFOAM SEED OIL, KIWI SEED OIL, APPLE SEED OIL, OSTRICH OIL

COLOGNE: 2 OZ

WE MADE A COOL DEAL FOR THE FIRST 25 TO BUY THIS COMBO.

WHAT YOU RECEIVED (3 OPTIONS):

OIL COMBO OF: LOOK UP/SUMMER DAYZ

OIL/BUTTER COMBO OF: LOOK UP/SUMMER DAYZ

OIL/BUTTER/COLOGNE OF: LOOK UP/SUMMER DAYZ

LOOK UP IS A SCENT TO PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT, MOTIVATION AND REMINDER THAT YOUR STORY IS NOT FINISHED YET.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE SCENT PROFILE I WANT TO SHARE MY MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLE AND HOW GOD AND MY FAMILY PULLED ME THROUGH. FOR SOMEONE STUGGLING I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.

I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE IN SUCH A DARK STATE OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY THAT I COULDN’T SEE A WAY OUT.

THE EXHAUSTION OF FIGHTING THESE BATTLES IN MY MIND, TO PUT A FAKE SMILE AROUND PEOPLE WHILE SILENTLY FALLING APART AND TO BELIEVE A LIE THAT EVERYONE WOULD BE BETTER WITHOUT ME. BUT I’M STILL HERE.

NOT BECAUSE I WAS STRONG ENOUGH OR HAD EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT. I’M STILL HERE BECAUSE GOD MET ME IN MY DARKEST HOUR OF MY LIFE AND REFUSED TO LET MY DARKNESS HAVE THE FINAL WORDS.

THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN I THOUGHT MY STORY WAS OVER, THE PAIN WAS TOO MUCH BUT GOD COULD SEE WHAT I COULDN’T SEE, HE SAW THE DAYS I HAVEN’T LIVED YET, THE PEOPLE I STILL NEEDED TO LOVE, THE PURPOSE I HAVEN’T YET DISCOVERED. THIS TESTIMONY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE.

GOD PULLED ME THROUGH A MOMENT I SHOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED AND I WILL SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE THANKING HIM FOR THE MERCY HE SHOWED ME EVEN THOUGH I CURSED HIM FOR PUTTING ME THROUGH THOSE DARK HOURS.

MY WIFE & FAMILY WERE MY BIGGEST SUPPORT SYSTEM. WITHOUT MY WIFE, IDK WHERE I WOULD BE RIGHT NOW. SHE NEVER LEFT MY SIDE, I CAN’T IMAGINE IF SHE WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN AS STRONG AS SHE HAS BEEN AND STUCK BY MY SIDE REGARDLESS OF WHAT I PUT HER THROUGH AND TRUST ME THERE WERE MANY DARK DAYS. I OWE HER EVERYTHING. 

SCENT PROFILE: LAVENDER, CREAM, BERGAMOT, BLACK PEPPER, KUMQUAT, CITRON

SCENT BREAKDOWN: OVERALL VIBE: 🪻🍊🥛🔥

IMAGINE FRESH LAVENDER WRAPPED IN SMOOTH CREAM, HIT WITH BRIGHT CITRUS, THEN FINISHED WITH A CRACK OF BLACK PEPPER. IT STARTS CLEAN AND REFRESHING, TURNS RICH AND CREAMY, AND LEAVES BEHIND A WARM, CONFIDENT EDGE. SMOOTH ENOUGH TO PULL THEM IN. FRESH ENOUGH TO STAND OUT. BOLD ENOUGH TO BE REMEMBERED.

OIL INGREDIENTS (1 OZ): MEADOWFOAM SEED OIL, HORSE CHESTNUT OIL, HEMP SEED OIL, CAMELLIA SEED OIL, SWEET ALMOND OIL, BROCCOLI SEED OIL, ANDIROBA OIL

BUTTER INGREDIENTS (2 OZ): REFINED SHEA BUTTER, ARGAN BUTTER, HORSETAIL BUTTER, CHAMOMILE BUTTER, COCONUT OIL, MEADOWFOAM SEED OIL, KIWI SEED OIL, APPLE SEED OIL, OSTRICH OIL

COLOGNE: 2 OZ