YAAAAAAAAY Marni at H&M!

I've had one hell of a day, hell a year even. But today most definitely takes the bag as one of my bestest days EVER in Dubai. It all started on Thursday morning, where I found an e-mail in my inbox asking me if I wanted a shopping experience of a life time. I, of course, said yes! I wanna be the first one on the list even if I had to wake up at the break of dawn to do it. Why? & more importantly what was it that made me jump at such an opportunity? DUUUH! Marni at H&M because I would FINALLY get to see (& actually buy) the long awaited collection. I must admit, having seen a couple of these pieces & collaborations for over a decade now, this one by far is the BEST.  & the set up at the H&M store in Deira City Center was one to be enjoyed & quite honestly absorbed REALLY SLOWLY. I can honestly say, I have no clue how I ever shopped in any store/boutique without this VIP treatment.  I had an hour to browse, enjoy & see all the pieces up close & personal & then make my final decision. Being the nerd that I am, I had already shopped in my head & knew what I wanted for almost everyone in my family.  However, couldn't take any home until the official launch on March 8th (it's going to be delivered to my front door the day of! Am I excited? YES INDEEDI!). Here are a couple of pictures from my lovely morning thanks to my photographer de jour aka THE MOST AMAZING guy on Earth (after my hubby of course) Waseem. Who was patient enough to wait while I tried everything on & gave his opinion on everything (ladies, this gem is single).

Waseem & I bright & early making our way over to Deira City Center (I thought Mirdif for some sort of silly reason so it's a good thing HE was driving). Thanks Cafe Nero for our morning caffeine dose! Wasmi's definitely grateful!

Me: 'Wasmi I see it!' Wasmi: 'Where?'

I walked in feeling like a kid in a candy store & wishing I had a WHOLE lotta cash in my bag... Alas, it's good to walk in with nothing & walk out with a warm fuzzy feeling of owning a couple of pieces from this collection

Waseem striking a pose & checking out the men's collection (Bahrainirants had a list of WANTS on the list)

They looked YUMMY up close too!

The men's section is JUST AS YUMMY! 

Jamila showing us the pieces of the collection before we (more like I) went CRAZY

Where do I start? OK, what my family wanted!

OMG LOVED this hat & you WILL be seeing me around town this summer sporting this!

Yes, I was THAT excited!

The pieces I got my husband, mother, sister, & myself

Paying... (weeeeeep)

All packed & ready to go... until the 8th that is!

The incredible H&M ladies & gentleman (he DJed while we shopped)

xoxo ma PFFers,

P.S. Thank you to the entire H&M team especially Jamila! You were AMAZING & made this shopping experience an even better one. Thank you also to Ayman Al-Saleh from Bates Pangulf PR for making me feel like a VVIP today!

P.P.S. Link/Store of the Day: Surf the H&M store site now before the 8th of March & decide what pieces you're crazy about & want to introduce into your wardrobe! I promise you it'll help you survive the hustle & bustle of the 8th! & make sure you have your favourites & back up favourites just in case! Believe me this entire collection is to be coveted!

P.P.P.S. Song of the Day: Next to Me by Emeli Sande (Heard this song on the radio & fell in LOOOOVE with it! Absolutely beautiful lyrics, beat & artist! I hope you enjoy it too! Sending you all lots of positivity this grey & dusty day in Dubai)