The Proposal

Every girl has a dream man, proposal and or wedding planned from the time we can play house with our dolls. That is most girls, I was never one of them. When I met my hubby, I still never really had a vision of how I would of want that moment to play out. The only thing I knew was I wanted it to be private. I am secretly very shy and a public proposal would mortify me. Nothing against grand proposals but sometime the occasion can take away from the true meaning of what giving and accepting to be someone’s forever really means.

I have to admit I did not give my husband much help by eliminating the traditional  restaurant or holiday scene but I knew he would pull through and give me something memorable. So here goes my very special proposal…

It was Saturday afternoon, getting on with my weekend chores to be precise our laundry. I was looking a hot mess bothered by all the clothes around our room. In he comes with a cheeky grin and I give him a very uninterested face.He drops to the floor  on one knee and asks me to be his wife holding a little blue box.

Of course I said yes. What touched me the most was that by him proposing to me in a moment I consider to be at my worst, He showed me that he accepts all versions of me. Accepting his proposal was easy for me because even before this moment I had seen my life with him, His my best friend and He treats me as his Queen.  My ring has been scripted inside with what we consider our relationship has been based on. “Love, Trust & God). Each element in my ring presents each of these words. Diamond=Love, Trust= Sapphire & Gold =God).  So without any further stalling ….I present my customized 1ct Diamond & White Sapphire Solitaire with a twist…

 

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Arabian Scent

How you smell is a pretty big deal. I have to admit I was not always particular about what perfume I use so long it smells good. As I have grown older, experiences and reactions have encouraged my   appreciation of  a great perfume or oil. Lucky for me my husband is a perfume expert and he often spoils me with Arabian Oud. Oud and luxury are often two words that are conjoined and rightfully so.

Many women or men do not mind a great perfume as a present, and today I am going explore some my favorite oud scents . Maybe you could invest for your beloved on Valentines Day.

1.  Arabian Oud – Attractive Floral Intense (For Women)
I love this scent because it is fresh, it has many layers that feed into your imagination. Though the scent initially hints citrus, the base layer is a combination of anise flower and mahogany wood. It is topped off with layers of rosemary,honey leaves,musk , ambre and cashmere wood. I use this everyday (a few sprays) once a day and it lasts forever on my clothes! I always get compliments that I smell good even after a busy day! There is something about this scent that gravitates the entire room to you.
Great News -There is also a male version – (Attractive Woody Intense)
The packaging 
The box is white with golden borders, a simple design fitting for the scent’s simplistic nature! The bottle is elegant with tones of gold in a see through glass bottle perhaps representing it’s lightness. The bottle is shaped as hexagon that can fit in your bag and your dressing table without taking too much space.
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Retail Price at the moment between GBP 35.00 -70.00
2. Arabian Oud-Gharam 
This is recent to my collection ! First off its an oil, so if your not into oil masks this is not for you though I must say you are missing out. it has a base note of mask and vetiver . Heart notes of rose and lutus ,high notes of  rosemary and nutmeg. if the ingredients don’t tell you already this mask will have you smelling so deliciously feminine.
The packaging 
If there is anything such as a beautiful perfume bottle it is the gharam  or should I say bottles.  This perfume comes with a small travel heart shaped botlle that is attached to a chain. The whole presentation of this perfume just screams ROMANCE. A perfect valentines choice. I wear this oil to bed or  when I am going out for dinner because it contributes to my sensual allure. it will have you feeling elegant.
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Retail Price at the moment between GBP 80.00
Well I hope you found my two choices useful. You can get these scents at the Westfield Shopping Mall in Stratford in the only Arabian Oud store in England or online at http://www.arabianoud.co.uk
Comment below what gift you want to receive for Valentines or what your favorite perfume is !!
African Girl xxx

Poverty- A State of Mind

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I need to highlight what was important in this blog post before typing any further and that is the lack of intelligence ultimately results in poverty. I shall elaborate…

It’s totally normal when a guy 23 years of age, has more than 5 baby mothers that he can’t afford to support and I mean not even buy a pack of nappies.  Everyone knows at least one girl who lessens her standards and dignity for a man only for the fact that he can buy her new designer bags, he has the best car, and he can pop champagne in the club??? … And while I’m on that very same guy will splash his money for rent, to pop champagne in the club and look good in designer clothes whilst tomorrow his hungry and homeless! Yes it is just OK not to work for anything you own and it’s OK to go stealing and committing crime just to keep up your fake life style! I could go on. Shocking that this behavior is often referred to as “hustling”.

The true meaning of “hustling” has been diminished because we are a generation that feels entitled. It is a great shame that we have lost the values that our fore fathers grew up with. The social pressure does contribute to why we act the way we do but lets stop making it an excuse. In the beginning of this article I stated that the lack of intelligence ultimately results in poverty, “hustling” as social circles like to call it can only result in poverty. Poverty is not only the severe lack of food, but is also a deficiency of necessary qualities. When you end up in prison because of your  “hustling”, you are going to be experiencing poverty of pride, dignity, confidence and social status, when you end up with a deadly disease because you are on your back for the highest bidder you shall have poverty of life, pride, and self worth.

Ladies and Gents intelligence values the worth of security, peace of mind and confidence that could be earned by the legitimacy of hard work because nobody can ever take it away from you! I would rather date a guy who is studying to be an engineer or who is starting up his business, because I know the money would eventually come and he can give our family security. All these fake gangsters, fake rich people that you can always spot because of the empty noise they create are exactly that ‘empty’.

Leave your comments on what you view as poverty – African Girl xo

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