There is a scent I return to when I forget how to wait.
When I get restless.
When I want to force things into being.
It’s Kisma Va Nasib —
saffron, rose, oud, and time.

Time that doesn’t bow to my schedule.
Time that doesn’t explain itself.
Time that only whispers, “Not yet… but soon.”

This journey has taught me that sometimes delay is protection.
That what looks like pause is often preparation.
And that the sacred doesn’t rush.
It unfolds.

I’ve missed flights that saved me.
Lost jobs that freed me.
Watched launches push themselves back until the scent, the label, the flame — finally aligned.

I created Kisma Va Nasib for those moments.
For the sacred in-between.
The seasons when nothing moves, but everything is shifting beneath the surface.

It’s not always clear when you're in it.
But that doesn’t mean you’re off-path.
You’re being asked to trust.
To root down.
To bloom on divine time.

So light the candle.
Breathe in saffron and surrender.
And know that the universe has never forgotten you.

With love and alignment,
Mouna
Bailao & Co.