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Left: My trainer’s legs who has 20 years of workout experience. Right: My legs after following her programmes for 9 months now. I'm seeing my thighs definition (that's if WhatsApp haven't butchered the image quality). But my thighs were previously hanging/droopy thighs from excess adipose tissue. Now they're  firm and this is just from working out from home.  Caroline Girvan is the GOAT. I won't stop recommending her, she's the real deal. If you've been thinking of strength training and you can't afford the gym yet, start with Grow with Jo and progress to Caroline.  I'm very satisfied with my results with my measly 3kg pair and 6kg pair dumbbells. And I will keep progressively overloading the dumbbells when I get the financial capacity to do so.  Honestly, she is the only thing I kept consistent this March cos between multiple application rejections, being ill with malaria and house hunting, March didn't quite go well for me. But it's well. W...

It took 5 years but here we are. 5 years for Seduction to have not just a competition but get itself knocked out of my being my favourite perfume. I got the new release by Beguile by Ọma, Golden Kiss. I wasn't really tempted to buy it first cos of the cost and I was looking at being financially prudent. But luckily I got some monetary gifts during my birthday and having come out of a malaria ailment and getting a few client gigs, I figured I should splurge on something. And the only thing I really had interest in getting is it. It's currently my most perfume spend yet but totally worth it.  How do I describe the scent profile? Literally, it's a sweet floral scent. But to evoke the emotions, it smells luxurious. Like you see those old money aesthetics and being put together. Like someone aptly described it, "it smells like the woman I want to be." That's the vibe it gives. The notes are giving vintage perfume vibes but not in that granny (coughs in Coco Channel...