HOOTD: 4th of July

Remember that little tip I posted? The one on how to pull off the shirt over a dress look. To show how easy and convenient it is to get the skirt and cute top look, I'm gonna post my Fourth Of July outfit pics. So obviously for the 4th I knew I wanted to wear red white and blue and  have either a dress or a skirt on.

How patriotic right? 

So I didnt really have any dress or skirt that I thought would be appropriate or that was the right color. Soo I pulled out my red abaya that I wore to Eid last year, I bought it brand new and I was very very excited to be able to get another wear out of it. It has design on it that makes it look quite dressy, but I figured as long as I covered it I could get away with wearing it. I stole a USA shirt from my brother. A threw it all together and got the finished results.

That's what the Abaya looked like originally. Quite fancy right? 

Outfit Details

Hijab (White Pashmina)-H&M $5

USA T-shirt-Walmart $4

Jean Jacket-Thrift Store $1

Red Abaya/Skirt- Somali Mall $45

Belt- Thrift Store $1

That's what the outfit ended up looking like. I really really liked it :) Especially when I consider I didnt have to go out and buy anything. And everything was found in my closet (And my brother's drawer) :)

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Thanks Lovies!

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Little Black Dress Hijabified

I'm sure we've all heard of the wardrobe staple: Little Black Dress or LBD as titled in some magazines.

They're mentioned countless times, shown in a quite heroic light when said to to save the day when in those nasty 'what to wear' situations.

"no modern woman’s closet is complete without at least one LBD."

You might even be more familiar with the lady who brought all the hype to the LBD, Coco Channel.

Yep thats the LBD I'm talking about. This dress is Legend---wait for it----Dary (I watch wayyy too much How I Met Your Mother).

But seriously it is.  

Now its time to take those and bring it to the bright side. Little Black Dress turns into Long Black Abaya aka LBA.

This is a staple in every hijabis wardrobe no joke. It is essential! Cant be complete without it. If you dont wear abayas than I'm talking about your long black maxi dress. Regardless this is something that every hijabi must have. If you dont have it run out and buy one right now!! I dont know how you made it this long without it  but its something that once you have you'll wonder 'How did I ever live without you.

LBD-Long Black Dress

I found this dress on the Old Navy website for only $27. Wonderful deal so if youre looking for one go and check them out here.

LBA- Long Black Abaya

I know this abaya is brown but they have black available on the website as well. And only for $20. Yesss I know thats a steal so go to Eastessence and buy this here.


Ive been in so many pickles where this wonderful piece of cloth came in handy:

• Woke up late; pull out that LBA
• Not sure what the dress code it, Grab that LBA
• Have that hijab that you think might be a little too bright, Tone it down with your LBA

Seriously I can go on. But I think you get the idea. You can dress it up, with some heels and some red lips, or dress it down with some sandals and a denim jacket. 

The options are endless!

I know you'll love the LBA almost as much as I do.

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Independence Day!!!

Okay so 4th of July is coming up! Yay!

Me personally I love Independence Day! I think its a festive day that gives Americans the chance to spend time with family and those we love. <3 Also it gives me the perfect chance to wear my favorite print <333333333 STRIPES!!!!!

Sidebar- Yessss! I'm Muslim.

And Yesss Im American.

Yes it's possible to be both.

Anyways back on topic. Here are some outfit ideas for Hijabis 4th of july :

~Palazzo Pants~

If you want to wear pants and still be modest Palazzo pants are the way to go. They're loose so you can be modest and very very stylish! I love them myself and probably own about 5 pairs of them.

 ~Black Maxi Dress~

 I know that most hijabis have a black maxi dress or black abaya so this is an easy one. Just pair the staple item with some red and blue accessories to set off the black and bring out the 4th of July in your black dress

~Tru' Red White and Blue~

 Most people have something blue something red and maybe even a little white in their closet. So go and dig around until you find a way to coordinate all those colors into a fabulous outfit. Umhmmm foxyyy ladies <3

~Good ol Skirt~

Now this is for us ladies who have maxi skirts galore. *raises hand* Guilty! Pair a blue maxi skirt with a beautifully striped shirt and blue accessories keep the shoes simple and comfortable and BAM! You've got the perfect outfit

I hope you loveee my choices and sorry about posting something 2 days before the holiday. I started it but than lost interest loll a great problem of mines. But the beauty of these outfits is you dont have to go out and buy anything! You can recreate all of these outfits with a slight twist from something in your closet :)

Happy 4th of July lovelies!!!

Till next post,

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Thursday's Tip

Salams!!!

Okay so heres a little fashion secret I follow to really make my closet stretch, not that its necessary. This has saved me so many times when I didn't know what to wear.

I have mostly solid colored skirts and mostly printed dresses. I find myself in a tiffy sometimes when I wish I had a printed skirt to wear with that nude colored top. And things of that sort.

Oh yesss the troubles of my life lolll jk.

But anwyays I found this cool pic on pinterest and have been doing it ever since:

This is like seriously thebomb.com!! You'll love it well I know I do. And no one can even tell. And if they can they're looking at you a little to closely, tell them to backkkk up!

Try it out and

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I'm Supergirl!!! Dun Dunna Dun!!!

Okay so I'm back :)

I went no where loll just havent posted in like a week. 

Anyways, today I went with my sister to help her with a little house shopping. After which she wanted to go to a thrift store. Here it was: The Ultimate Test!

I was kinda nervous with just the thought of going. I havent stepped foot in a thrift shop since I began my 1 year no clothes shopping pledge. And Im around a month in. While there I first tried to ignore the many many options that I came across. So many vintage pants, so many shirts that would make/create that outfit I have wanted for a while. Everything was there, rows and rows upon rows of clothes. I dont know why but I had to go look at the dresses they had. They had this cuteeeee nude pink dress that was only $5. Oh god when I saw that I knew it was over!!

I was gonna loose. I was gonna fail. I tried to rationalize it to myself:

'Well you cant win at everything'. 
'No ones good at everything'.
'Cant succeed at everything'

Yes I had turned this pledge into a competition. I am quite competitive Im beginning to realize lol.

I stood there looking at the dress thinking about the quality of it and how cute it would look with that one blazer I had. I took it off the rack. Looked at it. Held it up against my body. Noted the length was perrfect (I'm 5'7" not that easy to find).

All of a sudden I remembered that this was something that I really wanted to do. I remembered:

'Im not a loser'
'I dont fail'
I accomplish my goals'

I dropped the dress (literally) and walked away quite briskly. I had to get away from it like it was the devil itself. The rest of the trip was a piece of cheesecake. Yum! I just held my niece to keep my hands and eyes busy.  I left  feeling like a baby who'd been teased with some candy and at the last second it was ripped from her hands. It was so close yet I couldnt taste it. I couldnt even get a lick. NOTHING!

But that doesnt matter, what does matter is that I left with nothing. Not even jewelry which would've been totally okay to buy. No vintage handbag. Nothing!

At that moment I felt invincible! I really felt like Supergirl. If I can resist that temptation, And boy is that a temptation, than I can overcome ANYTHING!

♥♥♥Stay Golden Loves ♥♥♥♥

PS. My sisters baby shower is this weekend. I still havent gone shopping for that and the thought of stepping into a mall is a little scarey. I'm sure this will be another test. Lets see how this goes.....

Project Wednesday: Zara Inspired Metal Belt

I did it!! YAY ME!!!
Okay Im probably too excited but who cares loll.

Im sure many of you have see the metal belt that many were wearing. I believe Zara and Mango were selling them. looks something like this: 

Well I saw those belts and I kinda sorta...fell in love...looked at the price tag and ran for the hills. Now you might be thinking I'm just cheap. Not at all the case, I will splurge on some things and buy brand new(even though I still look for sales hehe). But $35 for a belt? sometimes more? 

Really? 

Really???

Nuh uh! Not this one!

Soooo I came across this nifty tutorial for how to make it, put my own little spin on it and BAM! I made this belt for much less than the asking price:

YAY ME! 

I ended up paying less than $10 all together and I still have left over materials I can use for another project. Yep I played it smart :)

It was super easy too! So yep you can make one too. I cant wait for the next project.

Till next time.

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Why I love thrifting

Some people wonder why I enjoy thrifting like I do. Well would you believe most of this outfit was thrifted? Well it was jacket shirt and belt all from thrift shops. I live!!! 

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