Watermelonade

Here is a quick and easy this summer's most refreshing drink that you can easily prepare and enjoy in no time! -The ingredients below makes for 2- 

Ingredients:
- 2 slices of watermelon (Deseeded and cubed)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon sugar, or don't, if you prefer to avoid added sweetener!
- 120 ml water

Method:

- Add the watermelon chunks in a blender - The smaller the chunks, the easier to blend-, juice of one lemon, and 2 tablespoons water. Blend well until it's smooth.

- Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to 100 ml water, and mix until the sugar is dissolved.

- Mix the watermelon puree with the sweetened water, add more sugar to adjust the taste. Serve it cold/ with ice and drink away!

Happy Sunday everyone... xx

FMH Boutique... Styling Event!

On Wednesday 26th of September, a group of bloggers and I were invited to a styling event at the FMH Boutique (See previous posts Here and Here). The idea of the event is that each blogger choose one of two beautiful models and style them with our favorite pieces from around the shop!

The gorgeous models Amira and Abi

It was so much fun and hard at the same time to choose between two gorgeous models and to pick ONE outfit from a shop that has EVERYTHING fabulous and stylish! And to see the rest of the bloggers and their beautiful styling skills, it was indeed a very difficult task for me! But in the end, after all the confusion on what to choose, I picked an outfit that I would so definitely wear; something very simple and comfortable, very me!

So below is the model that I picked (Abi) with the pieces that I chose to style her with! What do you guys think? =D

DL1961 black jenas, Jerome Dreyfuss bag, Naven green cropped top, Style Stalker top (Underneath the cropped top), Finsk shoes, Mercedes Salazar necklace, FMH cuff 

The lovely ladies Stella (Owner of FMH Boutique), and Nadia

Muneera from Arabella blog, Ashwathy from The Style Council blog, and Nora from the Closet Jigsaw and their models

Maha from A Day in The Sandbox blog wearing her sister Amal Al Mulla blazer (See Here)

D from The Purple Bow Tie blog styling her model

Mara from the Electric Firefly blog

Pretty Little Posts and the Closet Jigsaw

What I wore that night + DL1961 goody bag  

Make sure to Like FMH's Facebook account and follow them on Twitter for any future updates!

Fashion Talk: Amal Al Mulla

Amal Al Mulla is the youngest fashion designer in the Kingdom that has a huge passion for the fashion design industry. She recently graduated from the Royal University for women in the Kingdom majoring in fashion design, and pursued her dream directly after graduating and created a brilliant fast moving Ready-to-Wear label!

S&S: What do you enjoy the most about designing clothes? And what is the most challenging part?

AAM: The best part about designing is the opportunity to create and produce pieces that were just mere ideas in your head, expressing certain concepts or thoughts through fashion and actually transforming the intangible to something tangible, beautiful and wearable for others is just such pleasure.

The most challenging part of designing is basically the whole process of it, as delightful working in this field could be, everything  from designing to the production process always has its bumps along the way that needs to be meticulously dealt with, but in the end, with dedication and hard work, challenges are always weighed off by the end result.

S&S: What was your inspiration for your A/W'12 collection?

AAM: The A/W'12 collection, which is out now just in time for fall was inspired by one of my favorite Eras throughout history; which is Art Deco. It was such a revolutionary captivating period that changed the world in so many ways that was important for me to revive through fashion with a personal twist. After a heap of studies and understanding for that particular period, the pieces were designed with its elements and aesthetics hidden behind them but in a way that blends with fashion today.

S&S: What is your fave piece from the line?

AAM: I have to say the second look from the collection. Which is the pale gold structured dress; it was one of my first designs that needed no tweaking or modifying and perfectly defined the collection as whole, characterizing the Era yet breaking it's roughness by maintaining that elegance and sophistication.

S&S: Who is your most influential fashion designer?

AAM: True designers reside forever from the 1900's, and they truly are the genuine inspiration and influence for myself. Mr. Dior did wonders for fashion and Cristobal Balenciaga was a genius.

S&S: What's coming up in your design line next? Tell us a little about your inspiration behind your coming collection for Spring 2013...

AAM: We are currently working on our Spring/Summer'13 collection, it's lively, there is definitely a shift from our fall collection, we are fusing in some bright colors, fresh silhouettes and patterns, something dynamic to fit the season.

To find out more about Amal Al Mulla's collection and future updates, visit the following links:

www.amalalmulla.com

@amalalmulla_

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Emmy's 2012: My Top 5 Red Carpet Looks

This Emmy Awards red carpet was filled with lots of beautiful gowns, gorgeous bright pop of color, and glamorous hairdos, everyone looked amazing that night!

From left to right: Leslie Mann, Emilia Clarke, Emily Vancamp, Julie Bowen, and Heidi Klum are my top 5 personal favorites! What was your favorite dress of the night??

xxx

Pesto Spaghetti Salad

Yesterday I was so hungry and had nothing in my kitchen to make a proper lunch for myself! So I found few things here and there and thought of making spaghetti salad with pesto dressing from these few limited ingredients! And it turned out to be a fulfilling yummy dish! I was going to make pesto spaghetti only, but I was so hungry that I had to add few of what I have left in my fridge, so I turned it into a yummy salad that can be eaten cold or warm!

Ingredients:
- Whole wheat spaghetti
- 1 Tomato, diced and deceeded / or 5 cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/4 Bell pepper cut into small squares
- 1 Spring onion (small)
- 1/2 Avocado cubed
- 3 mushrooms

Pesto Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- Few mint leaves/ cilantro
- 1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts
- 1 clove fresh garlic / 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- Few drizzles of olive oil
- pinch of ground pepper
- A juice of half lemon

Method:
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
- In a food processor, gradually add the pesto ingredients and blend until everything is well combined.
- Now combine both the pesto paste and spaghetti, and enjoy!

Happy cooking! xxx

Weekend Links

The prettiest camera strap ever!

Pastel eyes ! I like the pastel green, must try it one day..

When will I stop it!

20 Free high resolution denim textures

Beautiful HUGE natural flowers bouquet

I want these thin knuckle rings

This will be add to my next week menu!

Finally, a song that is stuck in my head for a while now Mushaboom


Happy viewing everyone!! xxx

Watercolor Canvas

As I was just browsing the internet as usual, I came across this group "Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers" and I instantly fell in love with them! Nicki's voice you guys is perfectly flawless!!! She has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul -music that's like an enchanting friend you've known for a short while but feels like you've known forever-.

Check out their Van Sessions songs, they are pretty amazing too!! ENJOY!!! xxx

Bits + Pieces of My Week

1. Satisfying my Cinnamon roll cravings!! 2. Wearing my DL1961 denim bag that I got from FMH Boutique launch (Here) 3. Beautiful Steve Madden studded flats 4. My highlight dish of the week; Pesto with whole wheat Spaghetti

Hope you have a nice week!!
xxx

Watermelon Red

You can tell it's still watermelon season just by noticing these roadside cars selling them everywhere across our precious island! And I FINALLY got the chance to take a quick snapshot of these beautiful sweet, drippy, RED juicy watermelons that grabs my attention every time I pass by them!!! And I could'nt help but share this photo with you guys... 

Have a blessed Friday... xxx