Danderma's Blog, page 139

Revamp your Walls with Y2Z Stickers

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As I am currently in the process of renovating my living room I've been thinking of how to spice up my walls. Paint? Wallpaper? Stickers? I was leaning more towards stickers as they are more modern when out of no where I got an email from the owner of Y2Z website.

 Y2Z provides over 400 different designs for wall stickers! The best thing is that you can order them online from the comfort of your own house and choose the designs you need and customize them with options if available and voila! A few days later and your order will arrive to your door step. Plus its easy to install!

These are the ones I like the most, I am still trying to decide which ones to have

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Like them? Me too! If you are interested you can order yours now from Y2z (link).

In Case You Didn't Know What Danderma Means

Danderma actually has a meaning. It is not a nickname for Dana, it is not a nice sounding word only, it is not a just a name. It is the old Kuwaiti word for ice cream. It was the first thing Iooked for when I bought the Kuwaiti Dialect Encyclopedia and sure enough there it was

If you didn't know what Danderma meant until this post, what did you think it meant? I'm curious…

Good Saturday Morning…

Good Saturday morning

The weather keeps getting better and better! Wow! Its simply a waste to stay cooped up inside especially given that its the last day of the weekend and we will be stuck at work or school tomorrow!

What are you having for breakfast today? I am craving a tall stack of fluffy pancakes drowned in chocolate with a big fat cup of coffee, mmmm

"Danderma" by Lamy's Perfumes

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I went to 52 Degrees last week to check out Danderma by Lamy's Perfume and purchase myself several bottles as gifts Its not every day you go to a shop and find something named after you so I went with my camera to document this moment in my life

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As I approached Lamy's perfumes corner I spotted my little perfume immediately! A small elegant 50ml bottle with my name on it. Its box is light green

I tried it, hints of Gardenia, Rose, Patchouli, and Orange Blossom gives the floral mix an oriental touch. Pretty nice indeed! Price Tag?

Danderma's perfume is more expensive than Pink Girl's perfume since the oils I've chosen were expensive :p Pink Girl's perfume was really nice and fruity too! I liked it a lot

Thank you so much Lamy's Perfume You helped make the name Danderma into a brand name with its own perfume :p Wish you the best of luck.

Shetsawoon Bel Kharda?

I have bagfuls of little coins… 5 fils 10 fils 20 fils etc. If I count them up they might amount to 20 or 50 KD! I am thinking of decluttering and I am wondering what to do with all this change? Take it to stores and exchange them with notes mathalan? Fashla I go to the bank and stand in the teller line only to put bags of kharda on the counter and ask for them to be changed chini Uncle Scrooge!

Shetsawoon ib your kharda?

Blast from the Past: Art Attack

When my baby sister who was little in the 90′s she was fascinated by a British art show called "Art Attack" presented by Neil Buchanan. She talked about it endlessly and when it came on TV, Disney Channel if I am not mistaken, she would watch it mesmerized by Neil's creations. I have to admit that I liked watching it too and was especially fascinated by the Big Art he made when he would use towels for instance to make a big painting by twisting them around.

I wonder if we ever attempted to recreate something he made? I have a vague memory of using some empty kleenex boxes but I am not sure…

I wish we had such great innovative shows. Maybe that's what we are missing in our local TV's especially given that we have many new emerging talents now a days!

Do you remember Art Attack? And its special opening tune? Were you a fan or attempted one of his creations?

Shino '3adakom Elyoom?

Thursday is here and the weekend is about to start! What are you planning for lunch? Eating in the office? Bel zwara? At home? Skipping lunch?

I am craving a big fat plate of rich slippery pasta with different types of mushroom. Mmm ymmm. I wonder where can I find the best mushroom pasta in Kuwait? Must go on the hunt for one…

What about you? What are you craving?

The Blogger's Bowling Night…

We received an invitation for a Bloggers Bowling night from Tamdeen Entertainment to be held on Wednesday night in 360′s VIP bowling room.

 We arrived there at 7 PM on the dot to find a sign outside asking the bloggers to sign in.

We were led to the VIP room which was beautifully decorated with balloons, a DJ was playing away and we were welcomed in warmly.

We were given a sheet of paper to sign our names in and write down our shoe sizes so they would bring the bowling shoes to us to change into them.

I went into the VIP room for the first time and I liked the design very much.

It was time to change our shoes and get prepared for the tournament.

We were assigned into teams. I was in team number 1, or was it 4? Anyways it was at the first lane :p O awal ism b3d!

and just as we began playing we were bombarded by endless dishes of food and munchies! The smell was simply mouthwatering!

What did I eat? A big fat cup of american coffee being the coffee holic that I am

Then it was time to bowl, miss, hit, strike, laugh, eat, drink, and have a great time!

2 hours of sheer fun later and these are the results:

His won the first prize for being the best bowling player with the highest point, the 2nd winner was Moody,and the third was Moody's friend Lara. The rest of us got to go home with coupons and a rechargeable golden card for the Bowling Rooms.

We truly had a unique and a very enjoyable night bowling in the VIP room. I don't know why I've never booked it before! Thanks to Tamdeen Entertainment, Rasha Al-Muhtaseb, and Fatima Al-Fadhala for their invitation and kind welcome.

To book the VIP room you can call 99091277 or 25362330 extension 4402. For more information you can visit their website www.funat360.com

L'Occitane Candy Cooking Contest and new X-Mas line

L'occitane had a great marketing idea for launching their new X-Mas 20ll limited edition line.  Provence". Since the new line's scents are inspired from the delicious old sweets they decided to launch the line with a Candy Cooking Contest!

The event was held in Terrace Grill restaurant in JW Marriot hotel which was reserved entirely for the event.

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The place was nicely decorated with, what else, candy of course!

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After a quick presentation introducing the new X-Mas 2011 line, we were invited into the kitchen where the candy making would start.

Those who wanted to participate had to put on aprons and chef's hats. We were also handed out printed papers with recipes for Marshmallows, Macaroons, Jujubes Candies, and Glazed Strawberries.

Then the chef's began demonstrating the candy making for the contestants.

The smell was out of this world I tell you. Bubbling sugar, readily prepared dessert thingies.

I'm guessing these are the macaroons.




Look at the marshmallows! I am not a fan of marshmallows but how can you resist them when they look that way? Like goblets of sugary bliss?
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The contestants began to cook their own candy by then since the chef's made it look so easy.
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By then Bu Tootee was salivating and I wasn't going to risk the temptation to ruin his diet so we had to flee before the candy was ready to be consumed. Not before we were given a L'Occitane goodie bag though.

If we cannot eat candy, then the least we can do is indulge as much as we can in its scent! Inside the goodie bag there were a selection of items from the new L'Occitane X-Mas line.

The first scent "Fig Tree Leaf" scented candle.

Then two shower jellies scented as "Citron & Clementine" and "Rose & Violet". Both had an amazing scent and a luscious texture! My favorite is the Rose one, so yummy!

and last but not least a home perfume diffuser set, the kind that I adore with the little sticks, with the Fig scent.

What a lovely goody bag. We truly had a great time with a unique experience! Thank you L'Occitane and Ms. Shayma Bakhesh for your kind invitation
Now for the latest offers and promotions from L'Occitane you can scan this bard code below.

Hajj Preparations: Packing the Bags

Since Bu Tootee is going with a 7amla he must pack his bags and ship them before he travels. Yesterday we finally packed his bags and today he should drop it to the 7amla. I am listing what he -well I to be concise- packed for future reference and for anyone who might need ideas:

Big Bag to be shipped:

1- 3 E7rams. Taken out of their packaging and washed.

2- Shoes: White slippers for e7ram, Bathroom Slippers, Trainers.

3- A full set of underwear for a few days, socks, and Dishdashat noom.

4- A change of clothes for 3 days after e7ram was done. 3 Shirts & 3 Trousers.

5- Toiletries: Scent free toiletry kit (post). An extra bar of scent free soap. An extra bottle of scent free shampoo. Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Shaving Cream, Face Wash, scented toiletries for after 7ajj, perfumes, body wash, and mofraka.

6- A cream for rashes and a heat cream thing for sore muscles.

7- Toilet seat covers, travel wipes, dettol wipes, and that gel you put to kill the germs on your hands.

8- Small packages of kleenex and Ear cotton puds.

9- Pins for e7ram, and a nails and hair grooming kit.

10- Towels

When he goes to the airport he will be wearing one e7ram, the belt, and the e7ram shoes and pulling a handbag. In the handbag which he is taking to the airport he has:

1- A change of clothes: Underwear, socks, tshirt, trousers, and Dishdashat noom.

2- Dettol wipes, travel wipes, kleenex, and toilet seat covers.

3- A first aid mini bag: Panadol, Vitamin C, Limesip, Zirtec, Buscopan, Gaviscon, Plasters, and mini sweets.

4- Chargers for the Galaxy Tab and the Phone.

5- Money, Passport, and 7aj and prayer booklets.

6- Extra set of pins.

I hope we didn't forget to add anything. Do you have something to add maybe? Or something you or a relative is taking and should be helpful.