About UBU

Thank you for your interest and welcome! I’m Tara Markus, Founder & Owner of UBU Gift Sensations .

Simply put – UBU Gift Sensations is about living. Life is a storybook. We all have a special role to play. Life is about YOU being YOU and “we” as a local and global community coming together to make a memorable difference. It is about sharing with one another the sensational gift of life and then living it!

At UBU “Gifting for Life” is our motto.   “Wear the fashion – FEEL the Sensations” is what we do.

By marrying “stylish, talk of the town jewelry & accessories with fashionable giving’ we offer  fabulous merchandise  that not only looks sensational but also entices  a  feel good attitude!  We encourage people,  women, from all over the world  to re-discover their inner and outer beauty, celebrate who they are  and express themselves in style!  YOU be YOU –  make  a Global  sensation and connection!

I named the company, UBU Gift Sensations (YOU be YOU) in memory of my mother. UBU was born out of love and because of my ‘living’ experience in Palliative Care with my mother.  My mother and I were blessed with the opportunity to have many mother/daughter heart to hearts. We lived a life,  full of energy, adventure, emotion and love. Together we imagined and dreamed, fought battles, won and lost, moved forward and sideways in life , always making room for change and  adding chapters to our storybook. We globetrotted, we experienced, laughed, cried, endured, grew independent and dependent, shared roles and changed roles – most of all we loved and we lived!

After a lengthy illness with cancer and other complicatons – Together, in October 2005, we found the strength and courage to appreciate that the time had come for us to walk down different paths. We accepted it was time for us to journey forward. ….AND together late one night we held hands and cried. Then, we held each other closer than ever before…so close it seemed, that our hearts beat as one. Like a child (though in my forties) cradled in my mothers arms I looked to her for answers, for truth, for comfort and for hope…and like a child filled with unknown and uncertainty , I asked mother – What will I do? How will I journey forward, how will I be whole? And with great calmness and such a sense of certainty my mother leaned in even closer, she dried my tears and she smiled. There was a pause… all at once it seemed the Universe stood still, quietly she looked ‘into’ me (like only a mother can do) and said
..YOU be YOU! That is your Gift! Feel the Sensations! Go out into the world and be who you are ! Embrace Life! Live Life! Choose to be happy. Choose to Love! Connect with one another. Enjoy the gift of Living.

IN October 2005 my mother let go of my hand and spread her wings.
 And… UBU Gift Sensations was born!
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At UBU we encourage women, and all people to express themselves in style, from the inside out. We do so by offering:

UBU Online Sensations – talk of the town fashion and accessories – dazzling jewelry, stunning handbags, gorgeous scarves and lovely extras plus Customized Gift Sensations for all occasions – ALL sure to surprise and impress.

UBU Glamette Sensations – sales Reps and UBU Image consultants helping to encourage women to be the best they can be from the inside out! “Wear the Fashion – FEEL the Sensations!”

UBU Life Sensations – Ideal for Fundraisers and Special events and Corporations. ”Gifting for Life™” On-site fashion & gift Boutiques (percentage of sales to palliative Care) + Inspirational, Entertaining, & professional shows designed to give women educational tips on how to cope with stress in and outside of the workplace, deal with life events in a postive manner and rediscover their inner and outer beauty.

UBU Hot Flashes & Highlights – a place where people come together to share, care and give, individually and collectively. Here is where we embrace a Global community and celebrate life.

“Gifting for Life™” is UBU’s motto. I believe the ultimate reason for giving a gift is an expression of kindness and appreciation, sentiments that compliment the tradition of celebrating life events. Giving, sharing, communicating – enriches all of our lives in every way. “Gifting for Life™’ is a motto we can all value.