COCO PARFUM NO.1

Esme was a student at one of the most prestigious fashion schools in France. However, nothing seemed to inspire her.

But one thing was for sure: she loved dessert.

One of her favorites was a rich chocolate cake she'd often pick up from the local cake shop on her way home.

Esme adored the richness of the dark chocolate sauce. There was something so alluring about the way she wanted more and more. She could hardly ever resist the urge to come back for more.

When Esme graduated from fashion school, she wanted to start a business.

She had exhausted every one of her ideas. Nothing seemed to excite her.

So after a long day of brainstorming, she decided to take a break. She sat down at her favorite cake shop and ordered the delicious slice of chocolate cake, that would make her day all better.

Whilst she sat back and enjoyed her cake. Suddenly it hit her. What if she designed a perfume with the essence of her favorite chocolate cake?

I mean, she didn't want it to smell edible, but just like a chocolate cake, she wanted the perfume to bring a feeling of nostalgia, richness, and a little sweetness.

It wasn't long till her dream perfume was created.

And now, it was time for the launch party.

The party would be inspired by her rich chocolate cake; the muse for her creation.

The party was chocolate-themed. And those who attended had to have their outfit inspired by their favorite chocolate cake.

Not all came in brown. There was one girl, whose outfit was inspired by a chocolate, raspberry cake. She preferred her cake to be a little sweeter.

As Esme began to talk to her guests, she realized there was something strange about the way they spoke. It was as if they were from another time.

"Perhaps it was just the type of people that were invited, and they were all from the same town....a small town?...", she thought to herself.

It wasn't long till Esme forgot about the oddness, and it was time to present her speech.

As Esme looked around the room, she paused and realized that everyone's outfits seemed to be from the Victorian Era.

And the room...it hadn't looked like this when she first booked it. The room was decorated as if it were the 1800's.

Something wasn't right. I mean, it was 2021.

But it didn't matter now, because it was time for Esme's speech.

And as part of her grand entrance, Esme sprayed a mist of her perfume upon arriving on the stage.

It was quite theatrical, but it suited the moment.

As the perfume wrapped around Esme's body, she suddenly looked down, and her outfit was completely different. It was almost like magic.

Well...it had to be magic. How did her outfit change so suddenly?

Nobody seemed to notice in the audience. It was as if they were under a spell.

Esme realized she had been standing on the stage for some time without saying a word, so she went ahead with her speech, regardless of how odd things were becoming.

As she began to say her first few words, she suddenly realized, her accent had changed. She starting to speak in a different dialect too.

"What was happening??" she thought to herself.

She ran off the stage in shock and tripped over her long Victorian dress.

As Esme looked up, still shocked and confused, she sees a Woman looking her way. This Woman's appearance was quite intense, and it was almost as if she was a witch...

"Evening, Esme. My name is Willow, I am the Witch of West Villanus", the lady said, as she pulled out her arm and helped Esme from the floor.

As Esme remained in shock, Willow said: "Come into the next room, and I will relieve you from your confusion, my Dear".

Esme followed Willow into the next room. As they both sat down, Willow had explained to her, that the lab in which her perfume was created, was run by Witches.

They often made perfumes for big brand companies, but the spells that were attached to these scents, were subtle enough, to go underdetected.

There were perfumes created with love spells, beauty spells, and lust spells.

But when Esme briefed the lab, she asked for the scent to feel like the person had been taken back in time. She also wanted the person to feel like they were wearing something elegant and rich.

Willow had explained, that the Witches had followed Esme's brief and turned it into a spell...

So when her guests and Esme had sprayed the Coco Parfum No.1, they literally had been taken back in time. And their outfits turned into something more elegant and rich.

At this point Esme thought she was in a dream. Still in shock, and still not having said a word, she decided to leave the event.

And as the perfume wore off, her outfit and the time era around her, seemed to have changed.

"Could all that the Witch had said be true?", she thought to herself.

The next day, she turned on the TV, and there was breaking news.

Her perfume was on the news!!

Reports of illusions were coming through from those who had purchased the Coco Parfum No.1.

Some called it magic, but others called it a hallucinogen.

But a common illusion that came through, was a change in the time era around the person, as well as a drastic outfit change.

It wasn't long until the perfume became banned from the store shelves...

But there were still those who kept their perfume and enjoyed a moment of their alluring, rich fantasy...

Just like all the moments Esme had with her rich, chocolate cake...