May 1st, 2008
First gift for your wife or girlfriend?
Last night before we slept, we started looking back at our relationship in 1999, and how we got started dating. Then, we started to think about the first gift we presented to each other during our courtship. The 1st flower Harrace gave to me was right after a motivation seminar that i attended, so on graduation night, he stood there with my parents and a bouquet of roses. As i was very emotional after the seminar, it felt so good to have someone to hug and i was totally surprised with the gift. Then in the car, he presented me with a 2nd gift, which was an evening bag in silver colour.
How do you choose a gift for your girlfriend or wife?
1. Does brand matter?
- well it’s extra advantage of course, only if you can afford it. No point breaking the bank just to satisfy a girl and then end up being broke for 3 months.
- for beginners there are many USA affordable brands like Guess? and then later on, you can move on to present her French or Italian brands like Gucci, Prada or Louis Vuitton.
2. What are popular items suitable for women?
- this depends on the age group and the style of your girl. Buy something that will match her identity or image.
Here are some ideas on what you can purchase:-
a. Cosmetics items such as lipstick, lip gloss, eye shadow, or fun make up kits (especially during Christmas season, you have a wide selection of make up kits that are suitable for parties at night)
- for women that enjoy playing around with make up, popular brands include MAC, Shu Uemera, and Stila.
- for women that are sophisticated and prefer natural make up, the popular cosmetics brands include Lancome and Estee Lauder or Shiseido.
b. Fragranced products such as Perfumes, Body Lotion, Body Shower and Massage Oil.
- check out what type of perfume she already owns to make sure that you do not end up buying something that she already has
- bring her to the fragrance counters to see what scent she prefers eg is it fruity, or strong
- EDT = eau de toilette
- EDP = eau de parfum (this will be more long lasting and therefore more expensive)
- good choice includes perfume sets or fragrance coffret sets which comes with the perfume and the body lotion or shower gel too
c. Jewelry ranges from affordable ranges like Folie Folie Italian 925 sterling silver, Swarovski crystal jewelries, up to the more luxury brand of jewelry from Tiffany
- avoid buying genuine gold jewelry unless you know that your partner actually likes to wear gold jewelry
- simple platinum or white gold chain with pendant, bracelets or earrings with semi precious stones like topaz, or citrine are good choices too
I can still remember Harrace presented me with a Chanel lipstick during our first week of courtship and i was so happy as it was my first time to own a Chanel range cosmetic. The only thing that went wrong was that the lipstick colour was not something that i would normally have chosen, (so check what lipstick colour she normally wears, eg it is bright red, ruby, peach, or nude tones that she wears usually).
Of course, the longer you’ve been together, you will be more likely to know your partner’s taste. The recent items he purchased for me in April? Two Louis Vuitton bags, including a luggage bag (as i’m always rushing to the airport every fortnightly), and a Sony Ericsson brand new W960i mobile phone.
In the next posting, i’ll share tips with ladies out there on what gifts are great for your boyfriend or husband.
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