They're Real Mascara by Benefit - Review ♡

Hello everyone! I am alive! To start off, I know, I'm a horrible blogger when it comes to keeping posts coming, especially for the past months, and since the start of this year really. I would like to sincerely apologize for that, and I would like to thank all those who stuck around and all the readers from the many different countries that read my blog on a daily basis even when I'm not so active!


Today I'm gonna do yet another mascara review! I got this one two weeks or so ago and it wasn't till a couple of days ago when I really and completely treasured this mascara! When I first got it, I wasn't too impressed, honestly I was this close to regretting the purchase because it seemed a little mediocre for some reason. But then, after a few days of usage I really liked it! It visibly elongated my lashes, gave them volume, separated them, and gave my eyes a cute fluttery look. Also what I really like, is the brush itself doesn't over grab the product, if you know what I mean. When it comes out of the tube the consistency and amount of the mascara is just right and the application becomes a 100 times more smoother, nicer and most importantly easier.

Now what really impressed me about this mascara is it doesn't smudge at all! Being a non-waterproof mascara I expected it to smudge but it didn't, even when I went swimming at the beach the other day, and it really took me by surprise because even after swimming under water and just having an afternoon at the beach it stayed just the way it is! And that was definitely a HUGE win win for me personally! And the greatest thing is, it rubbed off right away and with no difficulty once I used makeup remover (I use the Gently Off Eye and Lip Makeup Remover by MAC)!

If you tried this mascara be sure to let me know what you think down below in the comments, or contact me through any of my social media links which you can find on my contact page! Also, be sure to tell me if you have any blog post requests and I'll be sure to work on them! It doesn't necessarily have to be beauty related, it could be topics relating to real-life situations or something you see in the world today! Have a lovely day/night, and don't forget to smile :)

Drugstore Mascara Review ♡

Hey everyone! I recently ran out of all my mascaras and when I decided to stop by the closest Sephora it turned out to be closed for renovation, and to my luck it was a day when I really needed a mascara (hahaha), I wasn't left with much choice as to stop by Boots and get myself a mascara from there! Now I'm not usually into drugstore makeup and I don't own many, if any really but I decided to try something out this time.

When I got there I expected to settle for Maybelline since a lot of people use it and refer to it as the "best mascara" however I consulted the woman who worked at the makeup stand and she recommended this GOSH mascara called "Crazy Volume Mascara". It definitely does give great volume and lengthens the lashes very well! It also gives the volume and length effect from the first few strokes and many coats are honestly not necessary, unless of course you want the really dramatic look!

I also feel like this mascara is a really good black color, if you know what I mean. It really stands out, and kind a in a way darkens the eye, at least that's what I felt, but in a very good way tbh! (NOT in a "dark circles" kind of way!) The brush isn't an exact specific shape, it's kind a like most regular mascaras but how I like to say "it's with a little twist of it's own", I think you should look at it in real life and up close to really judge!

Aside from all the great things I mentioned, there is a little downside that I faced. It is hard to wash off. I don't know if it's just me or it's like this for everyone, but this mascara takes forever to take off, and it usually leaves a little residue, so I always make sure to use a generous amount of makeup remover and rinse my face a couple of times!

That was all for this post! I'd love to know what's your all time favorite mascara or maybe one that you didn't like so much (and why)! For any other requests or inquiries check out my contact page! Have a lovely day/night, and don't forget to smile :)

P.S: I apologize for the pictures!

The Blogging Situation! ♡

Hello everyone!

To begin with I would like to sincerely apologize for suddenly totally disappearing off of my blog and not posting at all for several months! School has LITERALLY taken over life and all of my spare time has been dedicated to either resting or spending time with friends, and I never really had the proper amount of time to sit down and really work on a good blog post piece for you all! But I wanted to say that I am back. I might not post too much in the next few weeks as I will be having exams but June 11th onwards I'll be on my summer break, meaning loads and loads of posts! Be sure to recommend post ideas, and tell me more about what content you'd wanna see! Also, as a disclaimer; for the next few posts picture quality might not be as good since my camera isn't available at the moment and I'll have to be using my iPhone camera instead. Anywho, enough about my situation and sudden disappearance, I hope you're all doing good, and that you're all happy and healthy! Stay tuned for new posts coming soon! Have a great day/night, and don't forget to smile :)

Overcoming Fears ♡

Hey everyone! How are y'all doing? Before I get into today's post I would like to sincerely apologize for being so inactive during January. As we all know school can be very over pressuring sometimes (or probably most of the time), and so it has really taken from my blogging time. However, I'll definitely try my best to be and stay as active as possible!

Today I decided to tackle the subject of overcoming your fears. I'm sure that we all have our own fear of something in particular whether it's heights, clowns or even maybe public speaking. For me personally, I am a super shy person and public speaking has always been quite hard even though I always genuinely enjoyed it throughout elementary and middle school. As I got into highschool however I got deeper into this fear, and shyness, and tried avoiding all possible stage or public speaking related events because of being too afraid. Honestly though, I didn't know the reason to my fear and I still honestly don't. But whatever the reason might be, and what your fear is, work on it. Don't just ignore it and live with it constantly bothering you. Try your best to really face it, and if you need to, ask for help. Whether it's help from your best friend, your family, or even a therapist if required!

At first, I myself tried to avoid anything, and everything related to public speaking and stages, but one day (which was actually a few days ago) we had an event which pretty much the whole high school attended, and at the end of it everyone was free to give a commentary if they wanted to. At first I was very hesitant about going up and saying what I wanted to say but then all of a sudden the reassurance and comfort from my friends, and the sudden encouragement I felt actually made me WANT to go up and say something. I went up confidently to say what I wanted to say, but soon enough fell into a devastation after that nerve racking opportunity has been literally taken away from me since "there was no more time". At first, I fell deeper into my fear and shyness, but I took a long thought about it, and about how I felt and it made me feel so encouraged, and like I could do anything now, ANYTHING. It was such a great and huge burst of encouragement and it will definitely help me the next time I do something related to this.

Now, the reason why I shared this little experience and the reason why I wrote this post is because it's okay to be afraid of something, and it's also okay, and very important to try and overcome, and face it. It's important for yourself, and you should never degrade that fact because you are important and the things you go through are important too. I want you all to know that whatever your fear might be you can overcome it, and every baby step counts in this journey. If you don't want to talk about it with people, then read about it, write about it, vent out to paper. And remember, as long as you have the determination and a positive mindset you'll be able to overcome anything!

Thank you for reading and I really hope this has helped you! Have a great day/night and don't forget to smile :)

P.S: If you ever need anything or have questions about anything I'm here for you, and if you have any specific post you would want me to do then feel free to contact me!

December Favorites + Burj Khalifa Fireworks ♡

Hey everyone and Happy New Year <3 I hope you have a great one! Since it's the first day of a new month, and a new year, I decided to do a monthly favorite, and in a couple of days I might do a 2014 favorites post of the different things I liked throughout the year. Also, I would like to apologize for not posting the past few days, I wasn't feeling too well, and just needed some time off. Anyway, let's get into this post!

My first favorite for the month of December is a bag I got recently from Gucci. Most of you probably know this bag, and have seen it before. It's the Soho Metallic Leather Disco Bag which I absolutely love, and I am very happy with this purchase. This month I've been carrying this bag with almost everything, and I really love how it fits all of my essentials perfectly, also it's not too huge and it has a long strap, which is my favorites aspects in a bag, aside from color and etc.

Soho Metallic Leather Disco Bag - Gucci

My second favorite product for this month is my Amorino Soul Perfume which you probably saw in my previous posts, and I absolutely love this perfume. Aside from the Jo Malone perfumes I got this month this one is definitely my all time favorite. I use it everyday and it's just perfect. It's also great when it comes to mixing, and it even worked well with my Jo Malone scents. It's just lovely! (Side note: it does have a cap originally, but it fell and broke)

Amorino Prive Soul

That was all for my December Favorites! I hope you all have a great year ahead, filled with great memories! The fireworks at The Burj Khalifa were incredible at 12am today, also if you want to create your own animated firework at The Burj Khalifa to share with friends on social media follow this link: Create Your Own Fireworks, also by following the link you can see the whole fireworks show from beginning to end! Have a great day/night, and don't forget to smile :)

Book Review: Girl Online ♡

Hey everyone! Today I decided to do another book review. This time I'm reviewing Girl Online by Zoe Sugg! Zoe is a youtuber and blogger, one of my favorites actually! And the release of her book was pretty exciting!

The book is about a girl who has an anonymous blog under the name "Girl Online" and she writes about things she goes through and learns in life, which I think is pretty cool. Also I feel like I can relate to the characters which is something I love in books, and the best part is there's something I can relate to in each character.

Moreover, I feel like this is a good romance novel in the senses of it not being too explicit and not too overly romantic if you know what I mean. There were a few parts in the book which I wasn't very fond of but overall it was a great book which I enjoyed, and couldn't stop flipping pages until I got to the end. Also I feel like this is a book anyone as a teenager can relate to since it's centered around this stage, social networking sites, and having new explorations/adventures which will in turn serve as lessons in life. Also, I love the cover of the book, it fits so well into the whole mood, and plus it's hardback which is another win win, well unless you don't like hardback books.

I definitely feel like Zoe did a great job, especially for a first book, and I cannot wait for part 2! (Yes, there will be a part two) Also, Zoe has a vlog where she basically watched her book being printed and I honestly think y'all should check it out here! Also, if one of you got the signed book (you'll know what I mean if you watch the vlog) I would love to know!

Thank you for reading! If you read or have read the book I would love to know what you thought of it! Have a great day/night and don't forget to smile :)

A Day In My Life: Out With Mahdeim ♡

Hey everyone! Sorry for missing yesterdays post I guess I kind of run out of ideas at that point but today I decided to share with you all another day in my life post!

Today has been a year since Mahdeim and I got really close and we thought it would be great to meet up and hang out since we don't get to do that often as we go to different schools and don't live too close to each other either. We also thought of getting each other little gifts which you'll see later in the post!

We went to a mall and went straight to Starbucks because that's kind of like the drill with us hahah. I got my usual which you all probably saw in my previous post, and she got her recent favorite! We also exchanged our gifts! And as they say, great minds think alike. We both got each other Pandora Charms! :') It was really sweet of her, and I really appreciate it a lot! Since you can't really see the charms very well on the picture you can click here to see the one Mahdeim got me up close, and here to see the one I got her!

Sorry you can't see the charms too well!

After meeting up at Starbucks we walked around and talked a lot! We also went to Top Shop and tried on some clothes, and went off to Sephora to look for some makeup products. With time we got hungry and decided to stop by Carluccios for an early dinner! The pizza there to be honest is quite good, and that's definitely where I would go for pizza! It's very thin and not too heavy, it reminds me of the one I had in Italy in some ways actually. However, I'm not too happy with their Ceasar salad, and it's all because of the dressing. It just tastes little weird to me..

After Carluccios we walked around some more, and then decided to stop by Hagen Dazs for some dessert, and we got our usual! The fondue. Now that I think of it, I kind a want some more hahah. Funny story, the woman that works there somehow remembered us and knew exactly what we were gonna order, also she had us sit on the exact same place we did last time (hahah). 

Instragram: @_dayaaana_

After Hagen Dazs we walked around some more but had to go after a while. Nevertheless, it was an incredible day and we definitely had a lovely time! I appreciate, cherish, and love Mahdeim's gift so much! And it was great spending this day with her! (her blog)

Hope you all have an incredible day/night, and don't forget to smile! 

P.S: What have you been up to this winter break?

A Day In My Life: Jumpboxx + Mellow Yellow ♡

Hey everyone! Yesterday (well a couple of hours ago since it's like 2am) I had one of the most fun, exciting and incredible days ever with some incredible people!

Basically, here in Dubai we have a place called Up Town filled with like different shops and cafes and etc and they've opened a trampoline centre here called Jumpboxx. My friends and I obviously wanted to check it out since it sounded like so much fun and everyone we asked seemed to enjoy it a lot. And we did too for sure! I feel like it was a great way to kind a exercise while you're having fun with your friends and just "chillaxing". Also, if you do decide to go I advise you to go for the 2 hour option because that way you get to have more break time and won't be worried about your time finishing. I also like the idea they had of having different areas, like the main area, the foam pit area, the dodgeball area, slam dunk area, and the area for smaller kids. I really think it's a great way for everyone to enjoy and just do what they prefer and what they find most entertaining for them! What I like most of all is that they set aside a day that is for women only which we went on (every wednesday) and I really like that idea, which is definitely very convenient! (I took the pictures of the jumpboxx area from their website as it wasn't allowed to take pictures inside)

foam pit area

main area

overview!

After jumping for about two hours we decided to try out a bakery&cafe at Up Town called Mellow Yellow. None of us tried it before and thought it would be cool for a change, and personally I was very happy with my meal. I ordered their new burger (don't remember the name) which is regular sized however I did really want the mini burgers (but their buns were finished) but nevertheless, I was very happy with the burger I had. It was beef yet it was very light and juicy, and I would definitely go back again, and recommend it to anyone! Also I think that it's a great place to come and hang out with friends even for dessert only! I loved the lemon mint drink I ordered from there which came in a mason jar, but unfortunately didn't get to finish it since everyone was eager to go off to Starbucks! xD

Mahdeim took this picture!! :D

That was pretty much it for today, later on we just strolled around Up Town and waited for our parents to pick us up. I however ended up spending some time with some other friends which was pretty fun and today was by far the best day since the beginning of winter break! I am so glad, blessed, and grateful to have such amazing people in my life. And I definitely spent an incredible time with Nada, Mahdeim, Dana, Aisha, Ghada, Shahd, and Maria today! May God bless them all! 

Hope you're all enjoying your winter break too with the people who matter most to you! I would love to know what you all have been up to during this winter break, and I'm always happy to talk to my readers and know what you're up to and what's your feedback on my posts! Have a lovely day/night and don't forget to smile :)