Collective Haul: Back To School + Much More ♡

Hey guys! It's back to school season so obviously time to get some school supplies! I am posting this a day before school and I'm still a little confused about the fact that school starts on a wednesday instead of a sunday as usual. Also I wanna mention that it might be hard to post when school starts but I will still try to keep up my tuesday, saturday and thursday posts. I also went shopping with Mahdeim and we got some stuff with her! (not school related)

Back to School Supplies:

This section of the post is a little different from the rest I'll just kind a explain how it goes. I have the pictures labeled with numbers and then under the picture I'll have a little description of the thing and where I got it from.

1) Pink polka dot and cheetah print binder from the Dubai Library
2) Maroon file from the Dubai Library
3) Blue Elle file from the Dubai Library
4) Purple file from Carrefour
5) Elle file from the Dubai Library
6) Navy blue file from the Dubai Library
7) Red Elle file from the Dubai Library
8) Dark Brown file from the Dubai Library

9) 4 subject notebook matching the binder from the Dubai Library

10) 2 pink septcouleur notebooks from Borders

11) Little pink and a purple notebooks from Prints which I'll use as a personal journal at school

12) 4 subject Flower print notebook from the Dubai Library

13) 2014-2015 chevron print school planner from Paperchase

14) Loose leaf pockets for my binder from the Dubai Library

15) A pack of x18 Maped colored pencils from Borders

16) A pack of x12 colored pens from Prints

17) A pack of x8 blue ink pens from Borders which I've been loving and using for a couple of years now

18) A pack of x3 blue ball point Pilot pens from Borders

19) A pack of x2 blue gel pens x1 black gel pen and x1 red gel pen by Pilot from Borders

20) A Pack of x2 0.5 Pentel mechanical pencils from Borders

21) A pack of x2 0.5 Faber Castell pencil lead from Carrefour

22) A 0.5 polymatic automatic pencil by Faber Castell from Carrefour

23) A 0.7 velocity pencil by Bic from Carrefour 

24) A pack of x2 0.7 Faber Castell pencil lead from Carrefour

25) A pack of x6 Staedtler highlighters from Borders

The reason why I got so many mechanical pencils is because none of the shops had the specific mechanical pencil that I usually use so I got different ones to see which one will suit me better.

26) White adhesive labels by Herma from the Dubai Library

27) A pack of 10 erasers by Faber Castell from Carrefour

28) A pack of pink scissors and transparent tape by Scoth from Borders

29) A mini ergologic stapler by Maped from Borders

30) A pack of atlas staples from Borders

31) A pack of 4 geometrical scales by Maped from Borders

32) A pack of x3 correctors (one of which is PINK) by Pentel from Borders

33) Pink calculator by Canon from Office Depot and this is not packed because I got this last year, and I really like it

34) A Staedtler sharpener from Borders

35) x2 Fantastic glue sticks from Borders

36) A pack of 5 colored post-it notes from Borders 

Beauty:

Mahdeim and I went shopping together, and also hung out before school starts! We both decided that we want to get some supplies other than pencils and pens for school. We stopped by Boots and got some things there! The things I bought from there are a mini hairbrush, wet wipes, Smint mints, and some bobbi pins! Just some usual things.

We went over to Bath&Body Works and there we both got ourselves little bags to keep all our school essential beauty things in, and I really like the bag! It says "Be Happy" on it, and it really just makes me happy! It also came with some things in it. It came with a mini body butter, a mini body wash, a mini body mist in the Beautiful Day scent. It also came with a sanitizer in the scent Malibu Sunset. All the things smell super good and fresh!

Another beauty thing I got, well it's not really a beauty item, it's an accessory! I wanted an anklet for a while now, and I decided to get one when I went out with Mahdeim. I'm not sure where I got this from, it was a little stand at the mall.

Clothing:

I stopped by Bershka and couldn't stop myself when I saw varsity jackets. I love varsity jackets and I decided to get another one! This one is just blue and i really like how they have the little red detailing on it.

Also from Bershka I got a grey shirt with flower print. The main reason I got this shirt is I guess because of what's written on it, I personally really liked that. It doesn't show clearly on the picture but it says "Everyone listens, but no one really hears"

Electronics:

We stopped by a few electronic shops and I got myself a USB to use for school, and I also got a selfie stick. The reason I got a selfie stick is because I gather a lot with family and friends and we like to take group pictures, and keep them for memories. So I decided to get one! Also I got a remote for it.

London Goodies:

I decided to keep best for last! Mahdeim went to London this summer and got me some super sweet and cute gifts! She got me M&M's from M&M's world and a very cute wallet from Karen Millen! I love the wallet and can't wait to use it.

That was all for todays post! I hope you enjoyed, also I would love love love to see your supplies or anything that you got for school so tweet or instagram me pictures with the hashtag #BackToSchoolWithDayana and tag me @_dayaaana_ and I would love to like, retweet, and comment on your pictures, maybe even follow some of you back!! Also I really enjoyed my day with Mahdeim, it was a great end to the summer vacation! Have a good day/night and don't forget to smile :)

The Liebster Award ♡

Hey everyone! Today I am posting an extra post for this week!

Today I would like to thank the author of Simply Me who nominated me for the Liebster award. Thank you so so much, I truly appreciate it!
Basically this award is given to blogs with under 200 followers, and is a fairly "new" blog.

If you do get nominated, here is what you have to do:

1. Thank the person who nominated you
2. Answer the questions they have for you
3. Nominate some new bloggers to win the award (they must have under 200 followers, and it cannot be the person that nominated you)
4. Give them 11 fun questions to answer, and also make sure to contact them.

Here are the questions from Simply Me:

1) What is your dream job?

 - My dream job would probably be something in the doctor field, a psychologist or something like that. But by the time I graduate my dream job might change.

2) Why is blogging important to you?

 - Blogging is important to me because I love love love writing and sharing my opinion on things and kind of like helping people out if they have questions about something or need help with something.

3) What is your family like?

 - Well my family is great, I love them all so so so much, and they have been the greatest support all of my life. I love them so much, and they are some of the most kind hearted people ever. 

4) Who's your favorite person?

 - I don't really have one favorite person. My favortie people are definitelly my family, and my close friends who are basically like family to me. God bless them all.

5) When do you think you'll be the most confident with yourself?

 - Well, I always try to be as confident as I can, about everything, and in all walks of life.

6) Are you going to keep blogging?

 - Yes I probably will. I love blogging, and I have so many goals to achieve, and so many post ideas that I still have to do. And it's just really fun in general

7) What's your perfect guy like?

 - Tbh idk, I never thought of that haha

8) Favorite thing to do on a perfect day?

 - What I would want to do is have kind of like a road trip either on my own or with one of my friends maybe, and just have a good time, or maybe go to the desert, but I can't drive so.. But I would actually like to go to Abu Dhabi or just go to the mall and do fun things with my friends or sister like buying some cool stuff or just eating some nice food. Basically being around great people.

9) What are your friends like?

 - Honestly they are amazing, and they're all very supportive. They are family to me. And I appreciate, and love each and every one of them.

10) Are you ready for school to start?

 - Not completely. I am ready in the sense where I have all my supplies, but I am not sure if I am mentally ready. Like I am excited to see my friends and stuff, but afterwards it gets serious and all the quizzes and projects approach so that won't be exciting any more.

11) What is your biggest goal/hope in life?

 - I have so many goals that I want to achieve, and I would rather not really mention them. They're all in different fields and all for different good causes.

Here are my questions for the person I nominate:

1) Why did you make a blog?

2) What is your favorite thing to do?

3) How do you see yourself 10 years from now?

4) How would you describe your blogging style?

5) How do you come up with ideas for your blog?

6) What is your dream place to visit?

7) What would you say if someone asked you for a random piece of advice?

8) What is your favorite number, and why?

9) What do you think we could do to best improve the education system?

10) How do you feel about public speaking?

11) How would you describe yourself?

I nominate: 

Mahdeim

Thoughts of a tomato
Gypsy Souls

That was all! Thank you so so much for nominating me I honestly appreciate it! Have a good day/night, and don't forget to smile :)

Oreo Reese's Cookies Recipe ♡

Hey everyone! Today I am coming back with another recipe for all of you! In the past I did an oreo truffle recipe, but this time I decided that I would show you this other super easy no-bake oreo recipe! I brought this to school for a picnic we had with my classmates and everyone was asking me to bring more every time we had another picnic. I thought, why not share this with everyone else, and well here I am!

Ingredients:

- Oreo
- Reese's cups
- Galaxy Chocolate (Smooth Milk)
- M&M's mini
- bowl
- spoon
- tray/cutting board
- knife
- paper cupcake holders

Directions:

Step 1: Today I will be making 9 cookies so I'll need 9 Oreo's, but the amount of cookies you do depends on you. To begin take you Oreos and twist it open, basically seperate the bottom from the top. Then put one of the sides on to your cutting board/tray and leave the other half on a side for now.

Step 2: Now place Reese's cups on the Oreo halfs, and then cover them with the other side of the Oreo.

Step 3: Since the Oreo and Reese's would move around and fall if you would put it on a spoon and dip it in the chocolate like you did with the truffles, what I like to do is transfer the cookies into paper cupcake holders and on to a bigger tray/cutting board.

Step 4: Now you have to make tempered choclate! Tempered chocolate is normal chocolate, except it won't melt at room temperature. To make tempered chocolate you have to cut up your chocolate (in this case I am using Galaxy Smooth Milk) into little pieces, and then place a quarter of what you chopped into the microwave for 10 seconds, then take it out and stir. Keep doing that until the chocolate is melted fully, then add the remaining chopped up chocolate and stir again. Place it in the microwave for 10 seconds, take it out, stir and you're done! I used around 5 packets.

Step 5: Drizzle the chocolate over the Oreo and Reese's cookies, also make sure that the chocolate covers the sides of the cookies too. It's okay if the chocolate doesn't cover the bottom of the cookie you'll barely notice that when eating it.

Step 6: Now take your M&M's mini and put some on top of the cookies to add some M&M's taste and to decorate it a little. You can add any other topings of your prefference but I just went with the M&M's.  Afterwards just pop it in the fridge for it to set, for a couple of hours. Or until you need to serve it.

Step 6: After they set in the fridge take them out, and let them sit outside a little before serving.

That was all for todays post! Hope you all enjoyed, and if you try this out be sure to send me pictures! Before I end this post I would like to thank you all for 2000 pageviews, it's insane how in such a short time I reached so many pageviews, from so many different countries.. I appreciate each one of your reads, and I am so grateful that you take the time to read my posts!! Have a good day/night and don't forget to smile :)

Product Review: Clinique Moisturizing Gel ♡

Hey guys! Today I am doing another product review, and this time I am reviewing my all time favorite moisturizing cream. I've used this in the past and it's amazing. They also have another formula for the same gel but that's in more cream form and it doesn't really absorb in as quickly, and as well.

This gel is really good, I absolutely love it, and it makes my skin super soft and nourished! It honestly works wonders. Another good thing about this, is it's perfect for sensitive skin, and as most of you might know I have senstive skin, yet this still works totally fine. It's also cool and soothing, and makes my skin feel hydrated and very comfortable throughout the whole day. This also works for oily or combination skin!

I honestly highly recommend this moisturzing gel to everyone!

Thank you so much for reading, hope this helped you! I know it was a really short post but I just had to do this review because this gel is definitelly worth it and I felt like all you might be interested to try it out! Have a good day/night, and don't forget to smile :)

DIY Lip Scrub ♡

Hi guys!! I've seen a lot of people do this tutorial on YouTube with so many different ways, and I thought why not show you guys a tutorial too! This is very simple and easy to make, and you will probably find all the ingredients you need in your kitchen!

Before I begin I just wanna say that a lot of you may know that I love LUSH and I also have their lip scrub which does work wonders, but it is quiet pricey for a little container of sugar lip scrub so I thought of making this tutorial, also if you're on the go and you don't have time to get a lip scrub from LUSH or anywhere else then you can obviously use this method. Also if you wanna read more about my LUSH lip scrub then click here.

Ingredients:
- Honey
- Sugar
- Any type of oil
- Lemon
- Small bowl
- Container
- Spoon

Directions:

Step 1: To begin with get your little bowl where you will mix your ingredients and add 3 teaspoons of sugar, you can use either white or brown, but since I didn't have brown I used white. 

Step 2: After adding the sugar add half a teaspoon of honey and half a teaspoon of oil. You can use any oil that you have, cooking oil, olive oil, coconut oil, or any that you prefer.. 

Step 3: Next thing you are going to add is the fresh lemon, the reason you're adding this is for the flavor, basically kind of like lemon lip scrub.

Step 4: now mix all the ingredients together and keep adding either more sugar or lemon to reach the consistency that you like. I personally preffer it to be a little more sugary and chunky yet still have it kind a stuck together.

Step 5: Lastly transfer your lip scrub into your desired container, I would recommend you to use a smaller container but since I didnt have one I used one that's just a little bigger, but that really depends on you. Make sure your container has a lid. And voila!

Thank you so much for reading! I hope this helps all of you who have chapped lips. I personally tried this out and it did give a noticeable result, it made my lips softer and nourished, it also made them a tad more pigmented making it look like I have a little lipstick on, yet it still looked natural. If you try this out I would love to see how it worked for you and I would love to see your before and after pictures! Have a good day/night, and don't forget to smile :)

Little Clothing Haul ♡

Hey guys! This weekend I did some warm cloth shopping, and also some summery cloth shopping. Since I live in Dubai it sounds weird getting warmer clothes but it does get quiet chilly in winter, and also we are planning to travel to colder places the upcoming year. Anyway, I decided to share with you all the few things that I got, and I hope all of you will enjoy this haul.

The first thing I got is this jacket, but it isn't really like normal jackets, it's kind a like a coat, but it's super cute, and it's a little bit baggy, but not too much, it's very balanced and I love the detailing on it. I've seen jackets of this style all over tumblr for a while and I loved them so much, and when I saw this one in Zara I just had to get it. Now, it looks super weird on the picture, but trust me it looks amazing when you try it on.

Zara TRF

The next thing I got is this mustard color sweater. This is a little out of my comfort zone as I usually go for more laid back colors but this color looked really good, and it looks super cute when you put it on, I am so excited to wear this! Also I think it's good to try new things once in a while, and as most of you know I'm a little obsessed with sweaters so this a great addition to the collection in my opinion.

Zara KNIT 

I got another sweater which is a more laid back and dark color, and I really liked this one. It's kind of like a cropped sweater but it's long cropped, and it's also stretchy. It's just super cute especially if I add some accesories. Also I felt like it would be nice to add a darker sweater since I mostly have lighter ones.

Zara KNIT

Next I got this dark blue, thin material jacket from Pull&Bear, and this is something I got mainly for school because our uniform is blue, and well I don't really like the jacket they provide us so we are allowed to get our own as long as it's blue or black. I liked this one because it's a thin cotton material and it will be good for all times.

Pull&Bear

Also from Pull&Bear I got this super cute shirt which I absolutely loved from the moment I saw it, it's floral print (one of my faves) and it's just super adorable, comfy, cute, and just simply lovely. I'm pretty sure I will be wearing this A LOT.

Pull&Bear

Lately I've been getting into sports and working out, I'm also taking some gymnastics/workout classes with a trainer so I decided to get myself some new workout clothes, because for some reason I am becoming more and more obsessed with workout clothes, haha. What I got was these purple stretchy leggings and they are made specifically for working out. I also got these tops with cute designs/prints on them to wear with the leggings, and I'm also planning to get other colors for the leggings, and more tops but this time different ones (as in shirts not tops if you get what I mean). I don't really know where this is from (sorry)...

Last but most certainly not least, I got myself a BEANIE. I love beanies but I just never get any, but I saw this one at Zara and I just had to get it. I don't actually mind how hot/cold it is I will wear it anyway, maybe not outside but at home definitelly. Also once we travel I will probably use that much more, not only that as I mentioned earlier it does get quiet chilly here so I have an excuse to rock my beanie!

Zara

That was all for today's Haul! Hope you all enjoyed! And I hope you are all having a great weekend, also I would love to see any of your guys's new clothes so feel free to email me! Have a good day/night and don't forget to smile :)

Morning Routine ♡

Hi everyone, today's post is something I was very eager to do for quiet a while now, and I was trying to figure out exactly how am I gonna do this post. As you can tell by the title, I'm doing my morning routine! Now this is a routine that I do on most days of the week but twice a week I have gymnastic/workout session so I wake up earlier and have a little change to my routine but I won't add that because that isn't always included into my morning. Anyway, let's get into this.

When I wake up, I don't get out of bed easily especially on summer days when I sleep late. I like to stay in bed for a couple of minutes, and go on my phone, I check some messages, twitter, instagram all that cool stuff. When I finally get out of bed I go to the bathroom, wash my face with the Thalgo Face Wash which I actually have a post on, and you can check it out over here. After washing my face I brush my teeth with the Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste.

After I'm done with all of that I like to wash my hands with the soap that we have that day (or basically week), and now it's the sweet pea from Bath&Body Works. After washing my hands I go to my room and brush my hair, and if I feel like it I will do some simple hairstyle like a bun or ponytail, but I usually wouldn't.

Afterwards I go to my closet and pick out the outfit that I will be wearing that day (for a closet tour comment down below or contact me), if I'm staying at home I will wear something comfy like sweat pants or leggings with a random shirt, but if I'm going out somewhere then I will obviously wear something more presentable, but that doesn't usually happen I don't really remember going out in the morning this summer. Anyway, after I dress up, I make my bed (if I'm not too lazy.).

When all of that is done I go downstairs to have some breakfast, now I don't always have the same thing for breakfast but on the picture you will see some of the things that I would normally have for breakfast like cereal, eggs, cream cheese, yoghurt, juice, water, and all that breakfast yummines (actually I'm not such a big fan of breakfast but you gotta have your most important meal of the day right!)

Since I brush my teeth before food, some time after breakfast I use moutwash just to refresh and start off doing anything that I have to do around the house, if I have nothing to do at all I would usually just sit on the sofa or do something on my phone, or watch some series on my laptop, and chat with friends.

That was all for my morning routine! I hope you enjoyed! If you have any suggestions for my next post comment down below or contact me! Also if any of you followed me on twitter please do mention me and tell me that you found my twitter through my blog so I can follow you back! Have a good day/night, and don't forget to smile :)