One of my oldest friends, who now lives in Kuwait, visited Dubai last weekend so we planned a sojourn to Mall of the Emirates for lunch and a little window shopping.

Window shopping of course, is just another term for ‘I plan to buy all the things’… and that’s exactly what transpired. After a wonderful lunch at Le Pain Quotidian we enjoyed a leisurely stroll around Harvey Nichols, which resulted in a number of purchases.

Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray was first up as I literally can’t live without it, and this was swiftly followed by an impulsive purchase of Double Wear Foundation. It’s having somewhat of a revival online, with everyone talking about its longevity, etc. I love nothing more than a full coverage, long-wearing foundation, and happily – that’s exactly what this is. A week later I can confidently say that’s it’s one of the best makeup purchases I have made this year. Highly recommend!

The elephant in the room (or in the picture I should say), is obviously the shiny new shoes. I bought a pair of Jimmy Choo Attila’s earlier this year and absolutely love them. Aside from being aesthetically pleasing, the comfort level is also excellent and I do love a pointed toe… I spotted this rose gold pair and immediately fell in love. A pair of heavily discounted J Brand jeans also came home with me, because I need more jeans to wear in 40 odd degree heat!