Emmotiv Fragrance Founder/Owner - Cristina Bagozzi

Cristina moved to America from Romania when she was just 11 years old. Very unfamiliar with the culture, not to mention the language it was a bit of a challenge. She recounts, "I struggled a lot with acclimating to this country, and I had to suppress my emotions for a long time," As she grew older she says she  wanted to explore embracing her feelings and even saying the words 'joy' or 'love.' After getting married and working in the beauty industry at such big brands at Avon, Bath & Body Works and Living Proof she decided to launch her own fragrance brand Emmotiv, a clean fine fragrance brand designed to enhance emotions with wearable scents. It premiered just 6 months ago with four fragrances—Joy Rush, Love Euphoric, Calm Soul and Cozy Reverie. We talk about her background, how she has been able to fully self fund her business along with some of her challenges and rewards!