Amina Horne, the founder of So Serene Oud, left her hometown Mombasa, a coastal city in the southeastern part of Kenya, and traveled to the UK. She settled in her ancestral land in Scotland. In 2013, she initiated her perfumery venture by mixing and harmonizing scented oils

So Serene Oud became the first manufacturer of Abaya Spray in Kenya which is an iconic fragrance since it's creation