Mall Horrors!

So I went for a bit of shopping today after a long stressful day at work.

Overall the shopping spree went well, loved the sale at H&M

But then again a day at City Center Quram can't be complete without a few fashion horrors, right?

Well am done talking about how the girls dress, its getting OLD..

I will tell you now about the fashion horrors in the stores stock

So fashion horror #1: The shoes at Vincci

So look at this photo, look at the highlighted shoe,

reminds you of something?

Let me help you a bit: TORY BURCH!

Now I didn't hear about any collaboration between Tory Burch and Vincci - if you did please let me know-

so am not sure now what is the shoe all about?
 Is it:
A copy-cat?
A Tory Burch inspired design? - if that's the case- its a bad inspiration and the shoe turned out ugly as hell

if it is simply a copy, then shame on you Vincci!

anyhow I am still trying to figure out the whole shoe issue, wondering if ana '6lamthom and there is actually a very top secret collaboration going on..so if you have any thoughts please do share.

So five minutes later: am infront of Nayomi, and I was like hey I wanna get me one of those whole towel sets, they are really cute and very useful. You have the wrap around towel with a bow, a set of 4 towels and slippers.


Here are few photos of them

Now wait don't get me wrong, those towel sets are not the "horror" am speaking about, infact those are gorgeous and one of the very few nice items you can find in Nayomi.

The horror was:

Horror #2: The Bride Costume

So as I was looking around Nayomi, I came across something very disturbing, in the section of their errr  lingerie, there was a sad ass "bride costume". Now I couldn't take a photo infront of the workers in the shop, but I have found some photos of something similar to what I saw in the shop.

It was a bride costume, you know the one where you dress up as a bride, like in Halloween..


It was a short white dress, with a veil, a tiara and a white thong!


something like this:

  

 It was so scary, and freaky and TOTALLY NUTS!

I mean who in her right mind will wear this for her: husband, boyfriend or finace! 

I kept picturing various scenarios 

Scenario A: A girlfriend wears it for her boyfriend on what supposed to be a hot steamy night:

The man will probably run for his life, thinking his girlfriend has lost her mind and wants to force him into marriage more like: ba7o6ak fee el amar el waqi3! Who knows he might think there is a wedding ring hidden up her vagina and a sheikh outside waiting to do the 3aqad el qaran! RUN FOR COVER BOY, RUN FROM THIS MARRIAGE OBSESSED PYSCHO!

Scenario B: A wife wears it for her husband on their wedding night

So she gets out of the actual wedding dress and into this costume and goes like: 7ayaaati ana 3aroostak, and he will be like: duuh, I know, we just had a huge wedding, I know u r my bride, what is the point? isn't that like stating the obvious! I know you are my wife 5laaa9!

Scenario C: A wife wears it for her husband after 3 years

Now this is so sad I don't even want to make fun of it, he knows it, you know it, the whole society knows it, you are not a bride anymore, your 15 minutes of wearing the tiara is over, ahhh simply: sad, very very sad

So as I was looking at the stack of these costumes and imagining the various scenarios, I burst out laughing, the worker there gets offended and I go like : but walla y5awaaf shu hathaaa!

I have no comment all I can say: ربنا لا تؤخذنا بما فعله السفهاء منا! hahahaha!

Hey guys am all in for doing what you want in the bedroom, being kinky and all that, maybe you have some cuffs and a whip, fine by me, its even a little turn on to be a bit nasty, but nothing about this costume is kinky, nasty nor a turn on, its plain SAD and scary, re-enforced how women are so obsessed with weddings- not marriage- nope they like "the wedding" part.



I want to pass by Nayomi after a month, see if the stock moved, it would be interesting to see if there are people out here who would buy it.

And just to add an important point: the material, the stitching, the quality: CHEAP!

and just to top up my day! There was a stand outside Nayomi filled with cheap fake knock-offs of YSL rings and Tiffany and Co necklaces. In the middle of the mall for god's sake! Its bad enough they stock them up in ma3ra'9, but in the middle of the mall? A disgrace!

Other than that, shopping was fun :)

Vanilla scent: an aphrodisiac?

So Jennifer Love Hewitt admits to wearing vanilla extract, yes the actual extract, the one you use in baking, behind her neck to attract men.

"I carry McCormick's Pure Vanilla [in my purse] -- the baking kind -- and dab it on my neck," she tells Us Weekly. "Men are attracted to the scent! One time, I put it on and four different guys were like, 'You smell amazing!'

While I don't agree to taking stuff out of your kitchen and using them as perfume, there is some truth and science to what she does.

According to Neurologist Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago when he conducted a test to understand the impact of smell upon sexual arousal. He discovered the smell which arouses mature men the most was vanilla smell.

So it turns out that Vanilla scent is an aphrodisiac and stimulate the sexual senses, and helps in errr turning men on, and sometimes women too.

I actually thought for a while that I was attracted to a certain guy, and then after a while I discovered I was attracted to the vanilla scent he was wearing, and without it there was no attraction!


anyhow am an extreme case, so nevermind :P



Nevertheless, spraying on some Vanilla scented body mist, will have you smelling good, and it will turn on the senses of those who surround you. I DON'T recommend doing it the way Jennifer is, that is using the actual extract. Instead there are so many body creams and Mists you can find in the market that will give you the same effect.


Since in Oman the choices are limited, here are the top 3


 1) Victoria Secret: Vanilla Lace

This is the one I use, but I don't use the whole collection, I just use the body spray and body lotion.

2) Bath and Body Works: Warm Vanilla Sugar

3) Body Shop: Vanilla

Personally I wouldn't go as far as using the whole collection of any of the above because simply to me a body shower and gel, is something which only you would smell, it rarely lasts on skin, and in that case I would go for a scent that I love using during shower time, something energizing in the morning: Citrus scents, and more relaxing at evening: lavender.

As to what actually stays on the skin, it would be body butter/cream and body mist/spray. You don't want to use two various scents one as body cream and one as spray as the combination if not perfectly planned may end up smelling EEEW! But having your skin moist after using the cream will help the scent of the spray stay longer as compared to spraying it to dry skin.




Other aphrodisiac scents are Cinnamon and Lavender, but am not sure how cinnamon would actually smell on the body!

Lavender on the other side smells greats, I used to love the lavender collection by Loccatine , but too bad it closed here.

Loving The Tunic Dresses by Zara

I love those dresses

I think they are perfect for summer

They actually come in three colors: coral,  sand-beige and blue, which are just perfect for summer.

They are plain, so you can go ahead accessorize them with a thin waist belt, jewelry, maybe even a small scarf. I love the fact that they are plain, so after accessorizing them, even if someone else is wearing the same exact dress, you will still look different.
 -which in Oman, lets face it, the odds of that happening is high, everyone shops from the same freaking mall!-

Their length is very appropriate. The fact that they are below the knee will save you from those -dress more appropriately- looks people give you when you wear a short dress above the knee around here. *sigh*

Their texture is very soft and light, its PERFECT for this weather.

They are on sale for 20 OMR, so cheap its a total steal!

So go ahead get one of them, pair it up with a cute pair of sandals and well pedicured toes and you are perfect to go