#LUSHCosmetics: Scents and Stories!

Changes in weather brings different feelings. I love winters and when weather starts changing, my mood changes accordingly. Everything is all fun and games for the adults, but as for the kids, they obviously become victims of these changes. For the first part of winters when the weather is shifting, it’s better to stay at home and not fall prey to the undeniable flu sneak attacks! (Happens to the best of us).

Heyya everyone. Last weekend I visited Lush Cosmetics Middle East’s event

“Scents and Stories”. It was a launch event of their new 28 scents which were inspired by 28 different stories. But they mainly focused on their 6 best fragrances. 

The event was arranged in a warehouse. And as we entered we were given passports and were explained that as the scents are inspired from different places in the world so we will need the passport to travel and find out the scents. And as we will visit different booths, we will be stamped on our passports.

We started our journey from their 1st scent Road to Damascus inspired by Damascus Syria itself. Then it was What Would Love Do? As the name itself says, the scent was more of a romantic soothing kind. We tried their Rentless, Dirty Rose Jam and many others. It became so difficult to decide which one was the best amongst all. They have also introduced their Arabic inspired perfumes like Zaatar and Cardamom and Coffee, and OMG it takes you back to the family times spent at the breakfast tables on weekends with gossips and cardamom teas and coffees. At the end, I and hubsy finally decided that we really liked the RENTLESS and hence we bought it. It’s a unisex perfume so we can both use our best scent :P ..

Here I would like to thank the whole LUSH team for the wonderful hospitality and gesture. We were served with some yummy snacks coffee and juices. I really liked it and was overwhelmed. Thank you so much guys. At the end we were to see a documentary about rentless's inspiration. They served us popcorns and FREE bathbombs. Oh my... I was absolutely in love with everything!

Later on the exit the guy told us that we can also use the stamps which we collected in the event at any LUSH store to get a free hamper which was such an extra ordinary cool thing!! I was obviously shook and super happy since all LUSH products are so amazing!

After the event, we actually decided to visit the LUSH store in midriff city center and asked for help to pick out products that we might need, and they helped us so much that they offered us a free counselling session with the in-house aestheticians.

My experience was so bomb, that now I can officially be termed as a LUSH-Head! A MILLION OF HUGS AND KISSES to the entire team of LUSH cosmetics for such a beautiful experience and an absolutely wonderful customer service and hospitality! Kudos to you guys! Muahhs!

So there you have it! My first ever very cool experience of LUSH cosmetics that have turned me into a now hopeful regular customer! Do tell me what your favorite LUSH products are, so I can pick them up on my next LUSH haul!! My favorite so far is their ROOTS hair mask and FULL OF GRACE! So, yeah! Till I pen down more of my experiences, Ciao!

Love,

Anum

Xoxo

Tour de UAE: Week four dont need more !!!

My My... I've given birth to an alien... you heard it right !!!

Hey ya all... you guys must be thinking how I can change my statement so so soon? Well Alhamdulillah my baby is growing into an active boy who loves screaming, laughing out loud and making my life more exciting. But these days both me and daddy are trying to make his nerves calm. He is in a new phase where he's picking things so fast that we are nervous upon our acts. If I shout he'll probably shout much more louder than me. So with his teachings we as parents are also learning to be at peace all the time.

Well here I am again with the last longest week. so here we go again.

Day 22: Al-Ain Zoo
Fridays are always the most tiring days as we don't really like sitting back at home. So the morning started with the decision of taking the fam to al-ain zoo. Due to waking up late we thought to have breakfast on our way. So our first stop was Mc Donald's as it was the only place we saw opened and rest were closed due to Jumma prayers. We had our breaky in not more than 5 minutes as the restaurant itself was closing. And then once again our journey started. Al-ain is quite far far away from Ajman. So we stopped twice or maybe thrice for a tea/coffee break. finally we reached the zoo. Mayn... it was extremely hot but still everything seemed impossible to stop us from having fun. After all baba's whole family was here.
For the zoo.. I just want to say that its just an amazing place not only for kids but for adults too. So many different types of animals we witnessed. And for the first time in my life I saw the gigantic giraffes.. finally I can die in peace now lol.

         


Day 23: Shopping
The days baba decides to go on shopping are the happiest days of my life. And again it was one happiest day. MIL and FIL were just gathering gifts for the remaining siblings and their grandchildren and we were to help them.

Day 24: Fail Trip
It wasn't a great day as baba came late from the office but still insisted us to visit Dubai Water Canal. We reached there and alas! it was closed already. :(

                                                    Yes we took pics even on a fail trip

Day 25: Mirdif City Center
MCC is one of my favourite shopping destinations in Dubai. We took the fam there but this time not for shopping. But for gifting FIL a brand new smartphone as his old one wasn't working. OMG I cant explain his happy face.
 

                                                                     Yusha's tentrum phase

                                                                        Boyses washroom selfie

Day 26: Lazy Day
After four days of running it was time for a resting day.

Day 27: Shopping
Yayy.. once again we were out for some more shopping as still few things were left.

Day 28: Dubai Outlet Mall
I swear I didn't buy anything. We just went there to buy something nice for  BIL. And obviously we had dinner in its food court. After that we thought to just check out the new last exit with the mad max theme. BIL who is a mad max fan enjoyed the most. He took pictures with every car parked there.

                                                   Now I know... He just needs freedom

Day 29: Lal Qila Restaurant
It was the tour's last dinner. We took them to our most favourite place. its a Pakistani restaurant with buffet and obvio their food is just mind blowing.

Day 30: Good Bye
Everyone was down because fam was leaving. But husband had other plans. He took all of us just to roam around the city and have good chit chat during the long drive. We again went to Dubai Water Canal, saw Emirates Mall and finally landed to DXB Mall for dinner. Rushed back to home and rested for a while and left for airport. I just dislike goodbyes as they make me all senti and emotional. So we did say good bye but with a promise that they will visit us soon.


Hope you all enjoyed the whole journey while reading. Do let me know what other places should I write in my "yet to explore places" list. And also how am I writing and which areas need improvement. I'll really appreciate your feedback.. till then CIAO.

Love

Anum
XOXO