It is yet another Christmas season. I am excited about this period because I made a huge decision to make it more about others than myself, It is more about putting smiles on faces. This is why I am giving you something exciting 

We have included artists ranging from Mariah Carey, the Pentatonix, Sia, and your fave, Justin Bieber. We have created a Christmas playlist for our music lovers to enjoy during the festive season. But first here is my love letter to you. 

Click the link and enjoy its totally FREE.

RUBERYLN CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST

My Favorite is "You're a Mean one, Mr Grinch". What's your favorite?

Welcome back to my blog , Thank you for consistently reading.

I love this weeks discussion so much.

You know how people ask you for maybe gum and you say you don't have and the next thing that comes out from their mouth is "you're a lady now, you're supposed to have all these things",  and in your mind you're like 'from just asking me for gum i'm supposed to have these things' .
What things ???
Well I have formed a habit of doing your assignment , I have done it again and i'll take you through the essentials you should have in your purse.
Having invested in your bag collection as we spoke earlier about , what do we need to put inside the bags? I mean we can't just carry empty bags right? what are the essentials we need in our bags.

1. Safety pin/thread and needle :You know those times your skirt zip can just rip off or your button keeps opening or the space between your two buttons seems too wide and its revealing your cleavage, well safety pins and needle and thread are your emergency go-to guys.

2. Hand sanitizers : Please we all know this is necessary germs everywhere!!!  we live and breathe around them , we cant be washing our hands all the time just a tiny drop can fight some of those germs .

3. Perfume : Ladies, having a small bottle of perfume in our bags cannot be over emphasized , even better now we can get perfume oils that are portable and can be kept in our bags. You know the spots to put perfume right? Your wrists and rub together, your elbow curve , behind your ears and the side of your ankles. Yes o! You must "smell nice " 🤣

4. Debit card/emergency cash sometimes a cashless policy can do you well, but at the same time let us have at least cash of N2000-N5000 in our bags for emergency. Emergencies such as car break down , being jilted by an angry guy after lunch or dinner(i'm being open minded , don't judge me ) , atm isn't dispensing and some other weird and silly but important things.  Anything can happen we need to stay prepared as ladies.

5. Red lipsticks/lip gloss- it so important to have this. Why red? you might ask , well for one thing it confuses the guys (so i heard ) it gives a pop that's another good reason and it makes your teeth look whiter !! best reason. Whatever your complexion red lipstick is a go-to, but if you still don't trust the power in red, try out lip gloss you can never go wrong with that. Just so you don't walk around with a dry lip , there is this glow lip gloss gives, even to a natural face. This isn't a beauty blog but it makes your lips look beautiful.

6. Mints/gum-  If it's just for your sanity please carry this around to help others and yourself at the same time. Get rid of bad breath after a long day or in the middle of the day. Its not that you didn't take care of your teeth well, you did. But closing your mouth for long like when you are sleeping can cause bad breath also this is why we brush in the morning. we also need mint to get rid of certain smell from food like fish, garlic etc.

7. Bobby pins/ribbons - Though bobby pins always disappear some how, we still need them in this heat especially if you have long hair on, i'll advice short hair but even this sun can't stop our   long hair slay because we are hotter .

8. Hair brush/comb - Lets take an instance. I'm going for an outing and i rest my head on the sit and it puffs up by the time i get to my destination, instead of me using my hand to comb my hair ,I rather  an actual comb or  a brush to my rescue. Brushes and combs vary with types of hair or weaves worn.

9. Phone charger/Power bank - Another instance you know how you go for a party and you are taking pictures, putting up videos and all of that. Time to go home, 2% battery, no charger , no Samsung S10 to charge your phone 🤣. no power bank . Worse could happen emergencies and all of that.
Always keep your phone alive and always have airtime to call its very important.

10. Tissue- Spilled tea, spilled food , catarrh etc. tissue is used for so much this is why it is important to have it with you always.

I remember last year when i was teaching my finishing school ladies,( shout out to ruberyln finishing school Queens ).
 We treated this topic and it was a lot of controversy , how will we put all these in our bags and all of that.
Look at these items they are all small and can fit into a small purse which you can put in your bag or you can create a space for it in your bag.

Thank you for reading

When you hear investment first thing that comes to your mind is what? Putting money to get more money back at a certain percentage right ? True I totally agree, but do you know you can invest in much more than just money.
Walk through this blog with me, let me take you through more ways of investment .

OK! so I will be telling you what I have invested in and what i plan to invest in and i believe you should invest in them as well.

My first investment;
 WEIRD BAGS
I found that I love something and I went for it , I don't like the regular big bag. I hardly carry them really, just one or two for work. But those weird bags, I love ! I mean I stun you with  my dressing for starters and then  i serve you the main dish with  my  weird bags and you're like oh wow! that's unique.
Your choice may not be weird bags, it could be Ankara bags or those big bags or just basic clutches, all in all my point is we need bags.

 house bag

 my lipstick bag

my perfume bag
 and my radio bag












WEIRD!!! right but its what i love and i invested my money in it ,with an aim to look good no matter how many times i wear each of  them they will always be stunning.

Another thing to invest money in is CLOTHES , lately i learnt a style for organizing clothes , its called "kon-mari" when you are trying to organize your clothes you ask yourself , "does this spark joy"  it might seem funny, but most of us have clothes that don't spark joy anymore, we need to give them away , get new and beautiful clothes. I know a great fashion designer that can help, check out her  IG: @ruberyln that's a cheat sheet for you , now you have to pay me🤣 lol, just kidding. Check out her page and website www.ruberylncouture.webnode.com to get good and affordable clothes.
Never forget in the words of Coco Chanel "if you dress shabbily you will always be remembered for the clothes but if you dress beautifully,you the individual will be remembered" .

Something new to invest in is  UNDER WEAR, yes darlings it is very necessary.  Does your under wear spark joy ? Why not get matching undies. Did you know the average french woman wears matching undies? if this is your preference like me , i think matching underwear is really sexy i encourage you to invest in them.You wont regret it.

I will not forget about HAIR PRODUCTS for both natural and permed hair- Ok so aside from the fact that i like to take time out and take care of my hair and rub products in it to feel the texture become so soft, i also care for the growth and strength of my hair and hair products are needed for styling , washing e.t.c. i can recommend mega growth, bae hair care as well, tested and trusted.

some other things you can invest in
BODY PRODUCTS/BODY OILS - this is very important and even more important to some people, our bodies need to be taken care of  because it is a temple and for this i can recommend bath and body works , that's the only product i can use and it works marvelously for me , i have oily skin so creaming could cause lots of sweating, but not with bath and body works and it has so many flavored scents.

PERFUMES - if you read my previous blog you will see how important fragrances are. No 1 reason to have them is to avoid an ugly smell and no 2 is to always leave a lasting impression about yourself, let people say "that lady/girl/woman always smells so good. I know you've heard dont care what people say about you , honey!! in this case please care . Of course you can never go wrong with Chanel, it is Chanel 🤣🤣, but you don't have to buy Chanel, there are lots of amazing fragrances out there. that should be carried about to freshen up, I will write more of this on my next blog.

SHOES -
There is a saying that you can tell so much about a person by just looking at their shoes. I totally agree, no matter your kind of person, when i say kind of person we have people who would rock  stilettos over boots or sneakers and vice versa and some people are ok with flat shoes and sandals really no stress. We all need good shoes no matter our kind of person as ladies we need to always make a good impression about ourselves . Let's keep this in mind. I for one has started investing in shoes

I don't know which is number one on your list of investments , i know someone who says to me looking good is serious business. This is very true, the best thing is to take it all one step at a time you have a whole life to figure this out, don't rush , don't stress yourself . I will still put up a blog of wardrobe essentials as a guide and what every woman should have in her purse.


A WORD OF CAUTION  TO THIS TALE : No one is saying finish all your money in one place, but according to which is of top priority  to you put some of these investments in your monthly budget, could be one per month, or two and you can still save  for other things and spend on other things.
i tell my students in my finishing (etiquette school), "Make a conscious effort to look good all the time" 


If you have more suggestions on what to invest in please let me know in the comment section below , i hope you had a nice time reading .





FREEBIE OF THE WEEK 
if you can guess where A WORD OF CAUTION  TO THIS TALE was said, you have a gift from me

Hint: cartoon

Over the years there have been a lot of fashion trends. Some so outrageous you cannot even begin to imagine and some so outstanding you cannot help but join in. Many of these trends slowly faded away and while some have come back to stay others are just gone and forgotten. 

Knowing this let me introduce you to Ruberyln SS19/20 collection. AMETHYST.

Amethyst is a precious stone and the traditional birthstone for February (a big shout out to all my February lovelies). It is purple in color and was used as a gemstone by the ancient Egyptians. Many believed it to be synonymous with luxury and with its color it was aimed to symbolize royalty. Amethyst crystal is known to be a natural stress reliever that encourages inner strength and peace. 

I as a stylist and fashion designer along with many others believe in the positive energy that the amethyst provides with no strand of negativity and that’s what I am here for. I have been able to harness these believe into creating for you my new glorious collection. 

As seen with other trends both old and new were not in or out. We are here to stay, a forever trend. 

Ruberyln is given you an opportunity today to not just start a fashion trend but be a fashion trend. Be timeless. Hop on and let’s take a ride aboard the SS19/20 collection.  

Wear class and be at peace. Stride boldly oozing positive energy. Wear amethyst. Wear Ruberyln. 

Place your orders now. Be the first to wear amethyst. Don’t forget you can never go wrong in a Ruberyln outfit. 

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Written by: Olowoyo Oluwatobiloba