My name is Devaky, I am the Founder of Mama Spice. I design spice blends the way a « Parfumeur » creates perfumes.
If you take 130 spices & aromatic herbs, the potential to create blends with new fragrances & flavours that transcend geographical, cultural & social boundaries is limitless. You are limited by imagination, talent & money.
1 blend can have 10+ ingredients. A slightly more complex process than simply assembling them. All–natural sensory bouquets that contain not just my creations, a lifetime of knowledge & wisdom gained from generations is passed on. Spices deserve to be celebrated & elevated. So, I built MAMA SPICE, a Spice Perfumery in Marseille where you can purchase our collection of …
SEASONINGS REIMAGINED.
An ode to 3rd–culture identity, home is where the spices are. A union of Provençal aromatic herbs & Indian spices bring a universe of unexplored new perfumes & tastes to relish. Their nobility grace our food since millennia, yet we still struggle to use them, succumb to clichés. We ignore how versatile, easy & fun it is to cook with spices. To understand spices, their benefits & uses is to open a door to outstanding culinary potential.
Vision
Build bridges across different cultures & cuisines, connect people with spices, inspire healthier communities. The ready–to–use blends are well–balanced for all types of cuisines without overwhelming the natural taste of ingredients. It’s all about dosage. Épicé ≠ Piquant.
Mama Spice, a living book.
Accessible to every girl with an Internet connection, but not always an education, in the hope it will encourage others to pave their own destiny. A survivor’s testimony to escaping an arranged marriage from India with a child to rebuild a life of dignity, independence & respect.
When I arrived in Marseille in 2000, all I had was my 3–year old, a bank loan for my Master’s tuition at Kedge (ex Euromed) & our vital necessities. I went back to university, my son began kindergarten. We learnt the language, understood French culture & its people, adapted to fit–in.
Rock bottom was the foundation on which I rebuilt our lives. From the toughest life–altering decision to leave India: Home, family, friends, the comforts & stability they provide, to:
▪︎ Be relegated to a 2nd class citizen living in an 8M² room in Luminy with a child, without any support system or financial aid.
▪︎ Be the 1st Indian national hired by Airbus Helicopters.
▪︎ 15+ years invaluable competencies gained in corporate industry.
▪︎ The entrepreneur I’ve grown into…
Mama Spice is the footprint I leave for every girl who dares: Never give up, believe in yourself, channel ambition into reality.