My Favorite Picks: Amal Al Mulla Summer Exclusive 2013

As usual, the lovely talented young Bahraini Designer Amal Al Mulla has enchanted us again with her Exclusive Summer 2013 collection! A whimsical collection weaved from the free spirit of a bed of wildflowers. A visual representation that balances out the strength and independence of the wild hearted nature to create a fresh refined look for today’s women.

This season, she incorporated feminine sensibility with a touch of masculinity in the form of defined lines and hints of leather here and there. A luscious palette extracted from the stems of a wildflower ranging from Monaco Blues, Peony Pinks, Yellow Zests, emerald greens to mulberry purples. With the fine textures of pure silks, soft crepes, organzas, french laces and delicate nets.

Here are two of my favorite picks of her Exclusive Summer collection...

 Dotted lace dress

Printed Monaco top

Dotted lace dress -worn here as a skirt-

To see the rest of Amal Al Mulla's collection Click Here.

Get updated with Amal Al Mulla:

Telephone: +973 39090996

E-mail: Sales@amalalmulla.com

Facebook Page: Amal Al Mulla

Instagram: @AmalAlMullaOfficial

Have a great week ahead!

Ramadan Mubarak

اللهم تقبل منا صيامنا وقيامنا وأعنا على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتك

Ramadan Kareem

May Allah accept all your prayers in this Ramadan 

For the Love of Shabby Chic

To all the shabby chic-ers, on the 9th of March 2013 I went to this breath-taking tea party soft launch for Pachachic. It's the Kingdom's first shabby chic store where they sell unique and affordable shabby chic, vintage-style home accessories that compliments any home!

They hosted the launch at Block 338 restaurant, and they beautifully transformed the whole place into this heavenly cottage chic theme, showcasing and selling some of their furniture pieces and home decor goods. They also designated a huge table with beautiful pastel and floral settings filled with scrumptious dessert, pop-cakes, cupcakes, tea, and much more!! Not forgetting to mention the little corner that added a playful touch to the launch, Photo-booth with a beautiful vintage floral backdrop along with pretty props and bloggers related signs and logos! 

Enjoy the photos my lovely followers...

The pretty ladies behind Pachachic

Some of the lovely bloggers that I saw in the event; Pretty Little Posts, Blonde in Bahrain, and the Purple Bow Tie

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Me and Amal from A Day in the Sandbox,,, Happy shoppers =)

Thank you Pachachic team for the lovely invite, it was such an unforgettable festive tea party launch, I really can't wait for your shop to open!!! <3

For more info and updates regarding the lovely Pachachic, don't forget to check their following:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Comeback of The Body Shop

The Body Shop celebrated its re-opening in Bahrain City Center branch last week. The Body Shop Pulse concept has a more welcoming atmosphere, brighter, friendly service, cute try me samples are all over the store but the best part is that they included mini tester pots to take samples of products that are hard to try in the store like shampoos and shower gels!!

The Body Shop have also introduced new product lines, such as the eau de toilette perfumes, and a lot of new body scrub and body butter varieties.

I here leave you with the pictures of the Body Shop Pulse event..

Caught Georgina from Blonde In Bahrain in action

 Mara from the Electric Fireflies testing the body butter

Amal from A Day In The Sandbox sniffing some of the Body Shop new perfumes collection

I was really excited and confused, don't know which body scrub scent is my favorite  all of them smell soo delicious!!!

I love this picture of Ashwathy from The Style Council, very playful!

My favorite products,,, Thank you so much The Body Shop for the lovely goodies and wonderful experience. <3

Don't forget to stop by on your way to City Center and check out the new face-lift of the Body Shop and their new products.

Natural Goodness

Have you ever seen soaps that are so cute you just can’t imagine using?!

Well, I am happy to introduce Lave Affair to you my lovely readers! Artisan hand-made soaps and bath products  proudly made in Bahrain with the finest and most luxurious ingredients. But I gotta warn you guys; you are going to wish that you could just smell the images in this blog post, because they smell sooo deliciously good!!

Lave Affair products are all 100% natural. There are no harsh chemicals added, so you guys don't have to worry about chemicals adversely affecting your skin! Enriched with various natural essential oils and plants extract like olive oil, coconut oil, Almonds, honey and lavender extract to give the products their aroma and leaves your skin soft and glowing! Using natural soaps is a great way for cleaning your body that also leaves it soft and smell wonderful!

Dry skin is caused by many factors, including hot showers, frequent bathing, weather, central heating/ air conditioning, sun exposure, and harsh soaps. Lave Affair bath and body products has the wonderful quality of bringing back the moisture into the skin. It has the ability to cleanse without removing natural oils from  your skin that leaves it smooth and velvety...


My skin tends to be dry most of the time, especially in winter. After using some of Lave Affair soaps and body products, I just can't describe to you how soft my skin is now with less signs of dryness!!

From top to bottom: Lavender, Raspberry + Lemonade, Honey + Almond

The owners; Huda Hammoud and her husband Zulfiqar Naushad ventured into soap making several years ago. They both had a long history of dry and cracked skin and all commercial soaps and body washes were exacerbating the problem. During a trip to Lebanon, Huda tried some natural soap and found that her dry skin problem had reduced dramatically! And from that point, they both began their journey to search for natural solutions for their skin problems.

Huda was taught soap making by one of the premiere soap makers in Lebanon. Utilizing old-world natural soap recipes with new-world techniques and scents, and she has created virtual works of art for daily uses!

Lave Affair products made me look forward to jump into the shower and use their products to pamper myself and enjoy the beautiful fragrance! Wishing Lave Affair all the best and continuous growth in their soapy business. Very proud of you!! =)

Click here to browse Lave Affair website. They also have other social medias that you can check out their latest updates and offers in the links below...

Facebook Page

Instagram: @LaveAffair

Have a bubbly weekend everyone! xo

Etiquette & Manners

To all the lovely women out there, a great way to start 2013 and enhance your girl power!! The executive image, etiquette, manners, communication and leadership advisor & coach; Gloria Starr will host "Etiquette & Manners" workshop here in Bahrain!!!

This workshop will definitely be a great life changing experience that will inspire, motivate, and educate so many women in our kingdom...

The workshop will take place on the 9th of February 2013 at the Royal Golf Club (Riffa Views Majlis Hall) for 4 hours. The workshop will be divided into two groups:

Group A: From 10:00 - 2:00 pm

Group B: From 3:00 - 7:00 pm

Both groups will include a Meal Practice after dining part, and the second part will be about Image Coaching (such as communication and body language)

For any additional information regarding the workshop or bookings, call/SMS 00973-36320638 or email etiquette.workshop@hotmail.com

My Bahrain

Hello there my lovely followers and readers,,,

In this beautiful blissful weather and rain, I wish you all happy national day... Hope you all have a wonderful day/night celebrating this beautiful day, and most importantly STAY SAFE...

كل عام و البحرين بألف خير و سعادة و أمان يا رب ❤❤❤

Love,

Alla xoxo

Breaking News.... I'm On Instagram!!

Good morning Instagramers and photography lovers, I AM FINALLY ON INSTAGRAM!!

Find me at alla_alsh , and let's share our inner photographer pix! 

See you on Instagram and have a great day ahead!! xxx

Think Pink

Well, it's October already my lovely readers, and it's Breast Cancer awareness month! Most of you are aware of breast cancer disease, but many of you have not took the initiative to detect this disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same!

Breast cancer is known to be the second leading cause of death among women around the world!! It is a disease in which malignant cancer cells form in the tissues of the breast. The damaged cells can invade surrounding tissue, but with early detection and treatment, most people continue a normal life. So the early detection of breast cancer through monthly breast self-exam and particularly yearly mammography after the age of 40 can offer the best chance for survival!

Think Pink Bahrain is a non-profit organization that help spreading the awareness of breast cancer disease around the kingdom and raise funds in order to support various breast cancer initiatives specifically early intervention, education, and awareness!

They also have organized some activities to support this cause for the whole month of October, I have listed the activities with their dates, information, and contact numbers in the image below, and please don't forget to spread the word.

If the information are not very clear, click on the image to enlarge... =)

For more information about Think Pink Bahrain and their events...

Email: donations@thinkpinkbahrain.com 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinkpinkbh

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ThinkPinkBahrain

Web: http://www.thinkpinkbahrain.com/

Have a wonderful week!

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!