Sandra J: From Beirut to Kuwait

Usually my blog posts would target readers in Kuwait when I'm back in Kuwait, and readers in Lebanon while I'm here in Beirut. Well today's an exception, this one is for all the readers in Kuwait!

Sandra J. offers a variety of handbags, luggage, flats, laptop bags, wallets, bracelets, etc. and is usually found in Kulte, Verdun and Cream, Saifi Village. You can also find their products in Paris and Geneva.

For those living in Kuwait who are interested in these products, good news! Sandra J. is now available in Kuwait!

You can find them at Galleria 2000, boutique N.11 in Salmiya!

Check it out!

Things Worth Going To

Hello everyone! Before anything I have a reminder for you all,


tomorrow is the "Shi 7elo w Shi Tayyeb" event, where Zinab Chahine will be presenting her very unique jewelry (Ctrl+Z Designs), and Aline Khokaz Ian will be presenting her very appetizing home-made dishes (Garden on a Plate)! It is taking place at Electro Mechanique on Mar Mekhayel Street and starts at 6:00 p.m. See you there!

There's another thing going on that's gotten me all excited! The Beirut Dance Company is performing from the 4th to the 14th of November at the Monnot Theater. It's titled "The Dress" and starts at 8:30 p.m.

I haven't been to a ballet in a very long time, so I'm really excited about this. I'm going to try and get myself some tickets! For those who are also interested, here's the number that you can call for reservations and more information: 01/20 24 22

That's all for today!

The Slaughterhouse - Review

All week I've been hearing just about everyone talking about the Halloween party taking place at St. George. It was an interesting idea since the event was taking place inside the building, the DJ line-up looked great, and one of the most important things when going to events: tables were available for reservation.

I'm going to start with the things that I liked about the event to be fair. One particular DJ blew everyone away, DJ Base. His choice of music was great, it kept the crowd moving. The whole concept of the party being inside St. George was also very creative. Everything coming from behind the bar was great too, an alcohol-poisoning-free night for everyone! Also, people and their costumes, wow. There were a lot of very original costumes, everyone looked great, and they really put an effort into it.

Unfortunately for me (and a lot of other people) our table for 30 apparently didn't exist anymore, which left 30 people expecting to have a place to sit, standing on their feet. Being a girl, I can tell you that the worst part of it was that I had no where to put my things down to dance, and I was in heels so I'm paying for it right now. Also, I don't know the exact numbers, but picture a venue that would clearly only fit 800 people, and now put in about 1,200 people. It was hot and there was barely any room to breathe (let alone dance). Thank God for the long hallway leading to the bathroom, because that's where we ended up going for air.

All in all: great location, good music, amazing crowd, but disappointing organization and a waste of music since there was barely room to dance. I don't think I'm going near an event with the same organizers in the future, sadly.

Stolen Jewelry & the Re-Opening of Starch

I know it's late, but here's a quick review of H&M: it was horrible. I wasn't able to find anything! I guess people are hitting the stores faster than I am these days.


Starch was a boutique in Saifi Village which focuses on Lebanese designers and their collections. Today, they're re-opening with a list of new designers with new collections!

Here are a list of the designers:

Fashion:

"Emily Cremona" by Deena Wassef & Rouba Mouawad

Nadine Mneimneh

Racha El Abbas

Jewelry:

Rana Mikdashi

Bags & Accessories:

"Margherita" by Ghita Abi Hanna

Interiors:

Najla El Zein

On a different note, the jewelry designer Rana Mikdashi's collection was stolen yesterday. Two people on a motorbike snatched it. She will still be presenting her jewelry, but keep an eye out for the stolen pieces, here's the link to her work: Rana Mikdashi's Jewelry

So, for whoever is interested, the re-opening will take place in Saifi Village, on the same street as Cream. And it goes from 5 to 8 this evening. Enjoy!

What's Up, H&M?

All I've been seeing lately are people walking up and down Hamra with H&M bags in hand.

Yesterday, I recognized one of the H&M carrying people and called her over to ask her what all the fuss is about. Apparently, the collection includes a lot of great pieces! She also said, though, that everything was selling like crazy, so there isn't a huge variety of sizes and colours.

I think I'll drop by H&M after lunch today, so I'll report about it later on!

Shi 7elo w Shi Tayyeb

Good morning Beirut! The sun is out, and it looks like it would be beautiful to be sitting outside. Unfortunately I've put myself under house arrest until I'm done with all of my assignments. So no sun for me!


Those of you who liked Ctrl+Z Designs are going to be very happy with this post.

On the 2nd of November, you'll be able to purchase this jewelry at an event being held in Electro Mecanique, Mar Mekhayel. 

In addition to jewelry, Aline Khokaz Ian will have her homemade food there.

Now, I just checked out her group and although I was put off when I heard that it was vegetarian, I must say that the food looked extremely appetizing, and this is all from just pictures so I can't wait for the real thing.


Wait, there's more! The Facebook event page promises that we can "sit down and relax to the sight of vintage Egyptian movies on screen and the sounds of your favorite classic Arabic singers." I'm really excited see all this honestly, I love how the theme of the jewelry and the theme of the event complement each other.


So, I will definitely be stopping by, but I kind of need help. I have a confession to make, I have absolutely no idea where EM is, so if anyone could point me in the right direction (either in the comment box or via email) I would really appreciate it.


Event's Facebook Page
Ctrl+Z Designs
Garden On A Plate


I'll post a reminder once we get closer to that date!

Shoes? Check! Jewelry? Check!!

Let's jump right in!

Girls, whoever is interested in buying a pair of Nike High-tops, keep checking out the Nike store in Beirut Souks, because they constantly bring in new models. I finally bought mine, and I'm very happy with them. Here they are:

I made it to Lunatic, I absolutely love the store. I love the exterior design, I love what they're selling. You can find pretty much anything you want in there, and it's so funky, it just made me happy while I was looking at their stuff. For now, I only bought some jewelry, but I'm going back for other things! Here's what I bought:

I don't know what I'll be up to next, so I can't promise anything. But I do promise that whatever it is, I'll make it worth the read!!