Sincerely Angie

Scent-cerely

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Did you catch it? Lol! Yep, you guessed it. This post is dedicated to my current favorite scents! If you are subscribed to my YouTube channel, then you already know what type of time I’m on. Watch the fragrance playlist here.

Over the last 5 years maybe, I have been on a perfume kick. Over the years, I have taken a lot of pride in being a woman and doing all things lady-like or girly. I went through a purse binge, shoes are still a thing, blazers, jeans, lipsticks and eye shadows, false nails and pretty much anything you can think of. I will buy it and buy a lot of it. On clearance of course, but purchases are made nonetheless.

I, like many other ladies have always worn some smell good but it was usually what was on sale at B&BW or a department store. Mainly, body sprays from VS or B&BW and celebrity fragrances like Brittany Spears, Paris Hilton, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, etc. But over the last 5 years or so, I’ve put a little more funds behind the fragrances I buy or get gifted to me.

My first intro to higher end fragrances was Alexander McQueen. I knew nothing about notes, silage, the olfactory journey and body chemistry when it came to perfume so at first sniff, it caught me off guard. Some time later, it grew on me and I actually like it. The bottle is half full. I’m still learning about the notes that I like and maceration. I love unisex scents but a few notes I enjoy are white florals, oud, amber, woody, aromatic, saffron, jasmine and musky.

Now, let’s get into my favs(#1 being my favorite overall), their price(high and low end), links to get them on Amazon and where/how I like to wear them. Hopefully you can grab them for your special someone for Christmas!

https://youtube.com/shorts/FLcK-Rabtqg?si=Gk0V00ZJjwXNIOet

My top 5 fragrances! 1. La Vie Est Belle(Lancome) 2. YSL Libre 3. Red Zara Temptation 4. Shaghaf Oud Tonka 5. Bade’e Al Oud Sublime(Lattafa)
  1. La Vie Est Belle – Lancome ($150+) Grown and sexy! For date night or girls night out.
  2. YSL Libre – ($100+) Very grown and sexy exclusively for date night.
  3. Red Zara Temptation – Zara ($17 in stores/$30+ online) Perfect for everyday wear or running errands. Perfect dupe of BKR540.
  4. Shaghaf Oud Tonka ($45+) Perfect to wear if you’re going shopping or to brunch.
  5. Lattafa Sublime ($20+) For everyday wear to work or to sleep.

I have many more faves and go-to’s but these are the ones I tend to reach for first.

Sincerely,

Angie

Questions for the Mind and Heart

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If you’re at a point in your life where you need a little bit of change or a shift, start by asking yourself some tough questions. Honestly, they don’t even have to be tough questions, maybe they’re just questions that will tug at your heart strings or cause self reflection.

To get the wheels turning for you, I asked DJ (resident podcast guest) to submit questions that he thought would be thought provoking or helpful to one’s life/future. I’m posting the questions as is so I didn’t rearrange the order or wording. Answer them to yourself, in a journal entry or however you see fit. I hope that the growth or change you seek, is on the other side of the questions.

Questions:
1. How long are you going to keep your gifts dormant?

2. Who am I?

3. Am I an architect or a demolition expert?

4. When people leave my presence, how do they feel?

5. What’s causing me to procrastinate?

6. What’s my relationship like with money?

7. What’s your legacy going to look like?

Happy March and happy growing!

Sincerely,

Angie and DJ

It’s Income Season

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You read that right. Income season, not income tax season. I pray for the spirit of waiting all year for increase, to be removed from our minds and hearts. You can have increase at any given moment. All you need is the opportunity, expectancy and a renewing of your mind. Renewed mindsets brings about great abundance. Don’t wait all year for tax season to get a quick increase in your finances, income season can be yours all year long!

This year, try focusing on you receiving income and increase on a regular basis. Income, if we’re talking financially and increase when speaking of any and all areas of your life. Increase your self-awareness, self-control, relationships, health, peace, etc. Anything that is in coming, that you can receive is what you can train your mind to think of. I guess I could’ve named this post “Incoming Season” but it doesn’t have the same depth to it. Look up the definition of income and increase and seeing the definition might just change your mindset or life.

If you focus on lack or areas of your life where you are lacking something or there is a deficit, that lack could remain. Focus on increasing any area of your life where there may be a lack or where improvements can be made. This could range from anything like, your response when you’re mad or upset to improving your arrival time at work. Don’t limit yourself! We should always aim or desire to be better as a person not only for ourselves but for those around us.

Since it’s a new year, I have to provide y’all with money tips for the first quarter. Check out the new podcast on money with Eric Lewis from the IKG podcast.

It’s time for increase in your incoming funds. These tips are only here to give examples of how to cash in on some extra dollars. Do what works for you! Income is the key word so the goal is to have in coming funds! Lets start to cash out on some things we utilized last year.

  • Cash out survey or referral programs points for Zelle, PayPal or Visa Gift Cards (ex. Rakuten or Fetch )
  • Redeem your credit card points for cash or gift cards (ex. 25,460 points, could equal $254.00)
  • Any interest that you may have gained on your savings accounts can be used to keep compounding or to move to another account for spending. You earned it. (Your savings account shows $5,138. The $138 is most likely interest earned (check your bank statement for interest earned total). Cash out the $138)
  • Your stocks may be doing well. It’s time to check them and possibly cash out your initial investment to reinvest or use elsewhere. (You initially spent $500 on Apple stock, it’s currently worth $1,200. You could sell the shares that would equal $500(your initial investment) and keep $700 worth of Apple shares.) Remember, stocks are a long game, so only think of cashing out the initial investment if you really need the extra or if you deem it worth it.

Please note that anything that I have ever suggested when it comes to money and saving, I have done it personally or I have seen the benefits of it first hand. Happy saving, investing, cashing out and INCREASE!

Sincerely,

Angie