Reem Abou Samra is a business woman at the top of her game with the ownership of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle licenses under her belt. Some of those names include the celebrity hair salon, José Eber Laloge, Versace Kids, and Samra jewellery amongst many. Reem also participates in a lot of charity work and uses her position to give back to organisations such as the Rashid Centre for Disabled children with personal visits to the centre and treatment days for the children at the salon.
Here we speak to Reem about her wardrobe, favourite designers including Chanel, Dior, and Prada, and how she likes to show her strong personality through quirky, eccentric, or limited-edition fashion items.
This Hermès bag was a gift from my husband, and he managed to track it down after I saw and fell in love with it. He spoke with someone in Paris as the bag wasn’t available in Dubai, and surprised me. Adding the Fendi pom pom is my way of giving the bag a touch of my own personality.
Since I am the ‘Queen of Selfie’ I am always taking a lot of photos which I like to wear sunglasses for. When it comes to what style of sunglasses I am fairly relaxed, so long as they are mirrored, and prefer to try new styles across many different brands.
I design my own jewellery and these three bracelets are from the brand which is called Samra. I tend to do the designing at night for my brand, and I made these bracelets for myself which can be worn separately or together. They are very light and wearable for everyday, and come in a set of 3 as that is a very lucky number in the rules of numerology.
Chanel brooches are something that I like to wear to give a simple top that extra bit of detail. Chanel is a go to brand for me because I like the colours, attention to detail, finishings, and the fact that they are timeless pieces of art.
I was invited to a Roberto Coin event and I saw this lion ring, which meant more because of my husband and my daughters’ star-sign Leo. Then the following month was my birthday and my husband surprised me with it, which was very special as the piece is just limited to 10 pieces worldwide.
I like to always wear coloured lipstick, as it is not always possible to do full make-up every-day, and a vivid lipstick will instantly change your look. Also, I feel that when someone sees you in a bright lipstick it makes them happy!
This Chanel bag was a recent purchase, and I am very close to the brand so they tend to contact me when they have exclusive and limited pieces. When I was shown this exquisite piece I was instantly drawn to it for its quirky style, and whenever I use it on a night out I get many compliments with everyone wanting to take a picture of it!
For me, my hair is very important and I won’t go out without my hair extensions. I use my own brand which are very light, easy to wear, and natural. My daily regime uses my own José Eber products, and then every two weeks I will use a Kérastase masque for extra hydration.
I love to wear platform shoes as they are very comfortable together with having the high heel, which is especially important as I will always wear heels. My go-to brands are Prada and Saint Laurent, mainly due to the comfort of their platform styles, although I do have a lot of Christian Louboutin in my closet because I love his designs.
By Eliza Scarborough
Photographer: Henry Pascual
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