“By the beginning of year two, I’d love to start having one proprietary scent,” she said. “Certain businesses are starting to have their own scents, like the Edition in Tampa, and I’d love to do that for St. Pete businesses.”
Walker has a bachelor’s degree in microbiology, with minors in chemistry and infectious diseases.
“After working for a pharmaceutical company for a few years, I became a sommelier, moved up to New York, and made wine,” Walker continued. “And for the past year, I’ve been working at Cellar Masters.”
Now, Walker is channeling her deep understanding of chemistry into the world of perfumery.
But her fascination with fragrance goes back to childhood.
“As a girl growing up, the suggestion was to only wear one perfume so that when people smell it, they think about you,” she said. “I think that’s a sweet sentiment, but those days are kind of gone. People want to have a scent for every moment now.”
Super Memory will offer one-on-one guidance, no appointment needed, to help guests find scents that feel authentic to them.
“At these other fragrance shops I visited, you could sit down at a bar and smell a variety of scents. It’s an experience,” Walker said. “That’s what I wanted to bring to St. Pete.”