

In 2020, the country’s urban population grew by 4.5%, indicating that 1.5 million new residents arrive in its cities every year. Moreover, rapid urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa will lead to an estimated threefold increase in the urban population from 441 million in 2020 to 1.3 billion by 2050. Among the more than 30 megacities around the world with 10 million or more inhabitants, many of these same issues are urgent. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the wellbeing of Kinshasa’s people economically and health-wise. With nearly 15 million residents, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is known for its epic traffic jams, widespread poverty, unreliable electricity, decades of violent confrontation and an underlying vulnerability to floods, droughts, and other climate shocks. I think every woman should learn to wear perfume in bed.Like many of the world’s megacities, Kinshasa faces many challenges.

Now as a mother, I love it when my children come to kiss me goodnight and they acknowledge the way I smell. In fact, in exchange for sweets, I supplied my friends with a scoop of my pomade. I remember back then in boarding school in Delta State when all the girls adored the smell of my pomade- a gift from my mother. Let us talk about this obsession with scents how did it come about?
CAN I BECOME INVESTOR IN VANGUARD FROM CZECH REPUBLIC PROFESSIONAL
You need a professional before the UK law will let you even sell your perfume. No, I’m not qualified to do that professionals handle that. It sounds like you also mix the ingredients yourself… By this time, my kids were a bit grown up (they’re 19 and 17 years old now) and I thank God my husband was very supportive. Scents had become second-nature to me and I knew exactly what quality I was searching for. You know, there are things in life for which you don’t need a university degree and I think, for me, scent is one. I smelt and sampled a thousand oils before deciding on the choice of fragrance. I had to travel to India, Grenada, Vietnam, Egypt, the border between Somalia and Kenya, France, Czech Republic and some other places. I just loved perfumes so much that I wanted to know about them. I was partially into property management, though. I was just a ‘house-wife’ taking care of my home and kids. You said you weren’t a celebrity when you went into this business who were you? So, it was amazing to know it was my turn for people to wait for me. I was surprised but then it dawned on me that I had also waited for a Hermes Bag for one year, with my own money. Harrods relayed my message to the clients and they said they were ready to wait for six months! So that means you lost those seventeen customers?

You know, the bottles are hand-blown and are totally handmade they’re produced in Czech Republic and are also refillable. I however had to let them know they had to wait for another six months because till date, each production takes six months. Some had been put on display at Harrods, but three days after the launch as well, I got a call from Harrods, saying seventeen people had booked for my perfume and were waiting.

But I was stunned to find that on the day of the launch, I had no bottle left everything was sold out because Roja involved the great British press in the launch. You know, everyone would prefer patronize designer brands with known names. Actually, when it was time to launch out, I was very much scared because I felt nobody knew me apart from friends and relatives who liked my perfume.
