DUBAI BEAUTY HAUL - DUTY FREE , SEPHORA AND MORE

Last Month, I went to Dubai and may have done a little bit of shopping! Having never been to Dubai before I was very excited to hit the shops and brands that we don't get over here in the UK and the Dubai Mall didn't disappoint!
Firstly in Duty Free, I picked up the new Chloe fragrance called Love Story Eau De Parfum. I have been wanting to try this for ages and wasn't sure if it was available yet in the UK. I was so pleased to see it at Duty Free and picked up the 50ml bottle, but I don't think it's available in high-street stores until January. I love the orange blossom and jasmine scent and the cute packaging which is inspired by the padlock bridges in Paris. Chloe has to be my favourite perfume brand, so I'm pleased to add their newest addition to my collection.
In the Dubai Mall, of course I had to take a trip to Sephora. I was a little disappointed as it seemed the store was under construction and part of the shop closed off so everything was a little squashed, but I did manage to pick up a few things. I bought the Marc Jacobs Hi-Shine Nail Lacquer in Gatsby, which is a metallic pinky, champagne shade. I also bought a Formula X Effects Top Coat Nail Polish which I haven't tried before in Turbulent which is a lovely blue and black top coat that can be built up over your regular nail polish. I then decided to treat myself to the Nars - And God Created The Woman Eyeshadow Palette, which was a bit of an impulse buy, but a girl can't have enough palettes! This is the same as the original popular palette but the shadows have just moved around and swapped places. This also comes with a wide contour eyeshadow brush and a pro-prime smudge proof eyeshadow base, which I'm looking forward to giving a go. I have been looking on the Sephora website and I may have to make a little order, as there are so many nice things.
I then went into Bath & Body Works, I wasn't too impressed with there selection and they didn't have many Halloween candles that I had seen online. So I just ended up picking up three PocketBac Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels in the flavours; Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin, Orchard Apple and Island Margarita as these always come in handy. I also picked up this cute Little Sparkle Cosmetics case from Bloomingdales and thought this would be the perfect size to carry make-up around in my handbag and it's in my favourite colour! My last purchase was this Dubai Starbucks mug from the airport. I try and collect a Starbucks mug from everywhere I go, I think it's a nice little souvenir!

What do you think of my Dubai purchases? If you would like to see a full review on any of these products let me know!

SEE BY CHLOE EAU FRAICHE

Chloe Eau De Parfum was one of the first perfumes I ever wore in my early teens and still is one of my favourites to this day. I have continued to buy and receive Chloe fragrances over the years and haven’t found one which I haven’t liked, a couple of my favourites including the Rose edition and Love collection. See by Chloe was introduced in 2012 as the younger but still sophisticated scent to sit beside the main range. I knew I was going to like it, but when I did eventually smell it on a beauty counter I knew I had to take it home as the scent was just me.

See by Chloe’s newest member is Eau Fraiche Eau de Toilette Spray, which is the fresher and lighter version. Its notes include; Apple Blossom as the top notes, Water Hyacinth and Jasmine as the middle notes and Vetiver as the base notes. The scent is really feminine and floral, whilst staying modern and not over powering at all.

My signature scent recently ran out so I decided to buy this limited edition in duty free back in May and I haven’t worn anything since, which is strange for me as I normally like to switch up my fragrance every day. It’s the perfect Spring/Summer fragrance and I just can’t get enough of this scent, I don’t walk out the door without it. The only downside to this scent is that it doesn’t stay very long on the skin, or at least I can’t smell it throughout the day like you can with some perfumes. But I don’t mind spraying more, I guess if you want the scent to stick around go with the original version.

Apart from the fragrance itself, I really like the shape of the bottle – a gorgeous, iconic birdcage, which looks high-end pretty on any dressing table. I wish I had bought the same size bottle as I have in the original fragrance as I know I’m going to need to buy another bottle as I adore it that much. It is definitely going to be a favourite for a long time to come.

I love the look of the new fragrance from Chloe called Love Story which is coming out in September, I’m sure this one will be making it to my collection in no time.

You can buy See by Chloe Eau Fraiche 50ml or 75ml from large department stores and online.
What is your favourite fragrance of the moment?