Happy Shopper.

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Under perfect circumstances, shopping is fun. You have the money for the things you need, and more money for the things you might want, it's sale season, you have a cool, un-complaining shopping companion who doesn't mind carrying your bags (thanks, bro), and Crabtree & Evelyn is still open in Jeddah.

Seriously. I don't know what I'd do when that shop closes. And I have a funny feeling it's gonna close down. I WOULD DIE. Me and the only other person in Jeddah who buys things there every month (hi Nadeemers!).

My new best friend is pictured here in her Saudi trappings:




And then here, without:


Coz, you know. Two nekked girls. Or angels. Terrible. Tsk, tsk. QUE HORROR!!

This is the best thing I've bought all year. It's light, non-greasy, smells so good, and leaves your skin soft, supple and practically glowing.

Come on, people! Go to the Crabtree & Evelyn shop and buy things there so they don't clooooose!! *sob*

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So, anyhoo, have I ever mentioned how I happen to be THE advertising industry's dream target market? Oh, yes. I watch Nike TV ads and I rush to check if I can go and get the latest product and magically turn into Kobe Bryant. (IT HAPPENS, YO.) I can't casually browse fashion/women's magazines, because I mark the items on the What's Hot pages and imagine how totally Kate-Moss-nonchalantly-glamorous I'd look if I could just go and buy them all. OH YES, THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BULGARI SUNGLASSES AND NON-BULGARI SUNGLASSES, say I. (You know, because I saw it on some skinny chick photographed in excellent, gorgeous lighting, Bulgari ad, Marie Clare's.)

So I needed new training shoes. Yes, yes, I NEEDED them. I'm not much of a trainers wearer, but I need them for my workouts. So I go and shop as responsibly as I could, until I found the perfect pair.


Are they comfortable, you ask? Was it the pair that I needed? Cushioned? Light? WHO CARES, MAN? If Jay-Z says they are, THEY ARE.

(Okay, I was lucky. They're perfect.)

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I haven't seen these since I was a little girl. My brother used to tell me that they were missiles fired into the sky to fight back aliens that were trying to take over our country. (Well, our host country.)

I don't know if they had more of these in the sky when I was a kid, or if I just stopped looking up at the sky.



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  1. MohamedNovember 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    hey hey coming to Jeddah soon

    http://thebossnews.blogspot.com/

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