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And the Winner of The Self-Love Challenge is…

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I am thrilled to announce that SOFIA BEG ZAHEER is the winner of The Self Love Challenge!

Sofia, I will be sending you this full set of my most favourite body care system – *The Elemis Frangipani Body Care Set!*

The scent is utterly divine! When I purchased my first set I literally could not stop smelling myself!

I said to myself, “THIS is the signature scent of The Elegant Life”, and then I looked into the benefits of frangipani essential oil and just grinned.  Listen to this…

Frangipani fragrance is connected to divinity itself. The flowers inspire spirituality and invoke love.

How perfect is that?

(Below, I list 8 incredible benefits of this gorgeous essential oil.)

May I personally congratulate each and every one of you ladies for participating in the FULL 28 days.

At first it may have felt awkward to say out loud, “I LOVE ________ about myself”, but as the days went on, I could see and sense that it became easier to honour ourselves and say out loud, with so much gratitude, “I really love this about myself.”

THANK YOU once again.  I look forward to more giveaways and special surprises!

x

8 Divine Benefits of Frangipani Essential Oil

1. It makes You Feel Love

Frangipani essential oil is said to be one of the best perfumes in the world, the flower is linked to  feminity, and in Feng Shui, Frangipani is associated with love.

2. It reconnects You With Inner Peace

Frangipani essential oil brings peace and harmony back into your life. Its calming qualities reduce the negative effects of everyday stresses, uplifts your spirits, nourishes your soul and brings self-awareness.

3. It Promotes Self Confidence 

This exquisite oil promotes high, positive self-esteem and lifts your emotions overall.

4. It Gives You Soft, Beautiful Skin

Frangipani essential oil moisturises the skin. The oil ensures that the skin remains soft, even cracked, dry skin.

5. It De-Stresses The Mind By Letting You Sleep

Frangipani essential oil has a sedative effect, helping you to sleep. The oil calms your mind and relieves stress in the process.

6. It Maintains a Healthy Body

Frangipani essential oil has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This maintains a healthy body by eliminating harmful toxins and free radicals from the tissues.

7. It Relieves Headaches

Frangipani oil can relieve a headache and even back pain by relaxing your muscles and nerves.

8. It is an Aphrodisiac 

Frangipani essential oil’s scent promotes sensuality and connection.

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CategoriesMANIFESTING LOVE & PLEASURE

Valentine’s Day Ideas – How to Celebrate Like an Elegant Woman

Looking for some fabulous Valentine’s Day ideas?  Well, as you know already, we do things a bit differently here at The Elegant Life:)

As Elegant women, we always check in with ourselves first.

And when we do this, we have a knowingness of what our soul desires and how it would like to ENJOY Valentines Day.

Now, I’ve always had a dilemma because j’adore themed holidays!  I think it’s the teacher in me:)  So, to go out for dinner and be served everything in heart shapes would thrill me to no end…the problem is, my husband doesn’t feel the same way.

He resists holidays like Valentine’s Day because he dislikes the commercialism of it.  He prefers to be loving and generous to me all year round (okay, and to not have to pay triple the amount for a meal and flowers).

This used to really hurt me.  And the hurt often turned to resentment….“You know I love it, so why can’t you just do it for me?”

However, as you realised from last week’s post on How to Elegantly Set Boundaries, we as Elegant women must know what we require and then decide what we will do if the other person does not give us what we need.

WE are responsible for our own happiness.  

So, here’s what I decided to do, since he wouldn’t budge:

a) I became clear on what I actually LOVE about Valentines Day. You know me by now:) Yes, I love the fact that it’s all about LOVE.

b) I also love how you can easily have a themed evening around it.

c) I also love showing people how much I love them.

d) I love sharing the excitement of a holiday with my kids – they’re exactly like me:) YEAH!

So, for the past 5 years I have been creating a themed Valentines Day dinner, at home with my family, that I love so much.  Yep, heart shaped lights, heart shaped pizzas, heart shaped cakes and decorations, and a LOVE HUNT where my kiddies follow clues that are all based around ways we love each other.

And while I do this, my heart is filled with LOVE, my kiddies hearts are filled with LOVE and my hubby stares at me from a distance with a loving gaze and says, “I love you. The way you get excited about all this is so amazing, so YOU. How lucky our kids are to have you as their mummy.”

And all is well in my world on Valentine’s Day.

If I didn’t do this and my hubby surprised me with a dinner out one year (which I still would love to happen at least once, but there’s zero attachment to it) I would actually miss this little tradition I’ve created.

So, let me ask you a few questions:

If you had to plan your own personal Valentine’s Day,

  • What would you eat?
  • What would you do?
  • What kind of woman would you BE on this day?
  • What gift would you love to receive?

I invite you to create your own special evening, and if you choose to invite someone to share it with you, that’s YOUR choice.

If I didn’t have a partner and children, or for some reason if I was alone on this day I would:

  1. Buy some Processco and luxury dark chocolates for myself.
  2. Treat myself to a warm aromatherapy bubble bath.
  3. Go online and purchase myself something special from Charlotte Tilbury, NEOM, or Elemis.
  4. Spend a bit of time planning the next “Girls Getaway”  with my friends, Sandrine & Laura (this year it’s Italy!)
  5. Watch a movie that my soul desires to watch.

BLISS! Magnifique!

I would FULLY be able to enjoy this day because of the amount of Self-Love I have for myself.  I don’t need anyone to “make” me happy, I know how to do that all by myself. And with this energy emanating from me, who knows what I’ll experience or bring into my life?

I’d be curious to hear how you are celebrating (or not) this Valentine’s Day!  Are you like me and LOVE the whole theme of love hearts? Or do you prefer to cook a simple dinner for two and watch a movie together?  Or, do you go all out, with dinner, hotel and presents?

Please share it in the comments below!

Next week I’ll be sharing yet another way to increase your self-love, so I’ll see you back here soon!

Joyeuse Saint Valentin! xo

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