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At this current moment, I'm feeling the urge to ask if you still remember me or not, because it's been quite a while since you've last seen a post and my sincere apologies for that!
This post was supposed to be blogged about more than a month or so ago and I'm not really sure why I put it off, but I suppose it's because it's a little of bad news, well not completely. Recently I just got engaged (woo!), and so that means next step is planning a wedding.
Well, let me tell you, it's a little more time consuming than I had thought, but I'm enjoying it! But I'll be honest, with planning that and being in school and taking on a new position in an organization (and working), it's leaving my plate quite full..so stylebyfj is taking a break for some time, but of course it's only temporary!  I'll really miss blogging and ranting to you guys about how I put my outfits together and I hope that you'll hit me up whenever you got a cute #ootd or #ootn you can't help but share.
I guess even though I'm posting this so late, I still didn't want to temporarily leave without one last post. This isn't a goodbye, but just saying that I'll see you later!

~~Keep dressing it up and modest because life's too short to dress boring. ~~

Now this is one kind of shopping that can be very good or very bad from the way I see it. It's very good because it opens your horizon to other options of scarves or dresses and such; but it can also be very bad because one you just love everything and end up spending more than you want (*cough cough* guilty), or the product isn't what you expected it to be.

So here are some of my tips as to how to shop online!

• Details!
•  Usually when we shop for something we don't pay attention to the material or length/width because it's right in front of us and we can see it. But when it comes to online shopping, that "see more below" on the article of clothing you're looking for becomes quite handy.
• Ask around!
• If you know of people that have shopped there, ask them honestly if they were happy with their purchase and if it's worth buying it from them. Sometimes you're the person that people ask, let's hope it's a hit more than a miss!
• Contact them!

• Yeah, it's a stretch but sometimes you need to do it! I was shopping for scarves from a store in the UK and I needed them for my brothers wedding and I got ahold of the owner of the store and made sure everything was just the way I was seeing it and I was quite satisfied with their products.

Here's a list of my favorite online stores (good luck not wanting to buy everything)!

http://www.kabayarefashion.com
https://www.inayahcollection.com/
https://sanzaa.co.uk/
http://www.thehijabsouq.com
http://houseofhayaa.com

Usually I say you always need something in your outfit to bring contrasting colors together, but this time I just loved how the colors clashed each other, I put them together anyway! So recently, or well it's recent to me since it's been FOREVER since I've shopped at Forever21 (hah, see what I did there), they have got a collection of some really nice and long flowy cardigans. And that's like gold for a hijabi (especially when they're having a sale..), so of course I bought some. This burnt orange color is growing on me I must say because it's such a good vibrant yet neutral color that you can combine with other colors, such as a plum purple or magenta. Not only that, but it's a good summer and fall color (so yes, this won't be the last time you see it).  I was feeling blue (not like actually :( ) so I just put my navy blue scarf and gold tooth chain on my favorite Aztec romper  to make this week's outfit. The flowy palazzo pants syncs really well with the flow of the cardigan, which made me like the outfit even more. Not to mention how comfortable it was! I would say this outfit is simple yet bold and some don't like to try out clashing colors or prints as such, but you know what? Life's too short not to so enjoy the way you express yourself ( in a modest fashion of course;D ). Hope you guys loved the outfit this week and a rather special outfit will be shown soon so stay posted!




OMG where did you get that?!
 Romper: Rue21
Cardigan: Forever21
Scarf: sanzaa.co.uk
Gladiators: DSW
Necklace: Either H&M or Charlotte Russe!

This is going to be really quick (and I'm so sorry I'm posting late), but finally blogging about my bag essentials! Everyone is different and every bag size is different so some things that I consider as minimum essentials (for me at least) are: my baby Vaseline (I can't stand it when I have dried lips), glasses, sun glasses, wallet, and probably concealer. But when I have my big bag, I get to throw in a bunch of stuff (yes, like a toothbrush and floss don't judge me okay). So what are some of your purse essentials?! Let me know if you liked this post and want to see things similar to it! :)

You know when you get a purse and you're like "omg I love it!...now which outfit do I wear it with?" Yeah, I had one of those moments when I got this super cute Aztec printed cross-body bag. Well I finally figured it out and I made this outfit one loud for sure. As if having a bold print for the purse wasn't enough, I just added a little color. Honestly though, it is just a little, just extremely bright :D My cousin had gotten the scarves but she told me she wouldn't wear them, so I figured I couldn't turn down an opportunity to wear a highlighter colored scarf and just stand out like no tomorrow. And so that's what I did. The long light denim blouse allows for all the mix of colors to somehow fuse into each other. You know how I love to contrast my colors, so I did so by wearing my favorite African flip-flops that has a vibrant blue beading, contrasting the neon orange. You just need to be a little creative and in a "yolo" mood to wear something like this. Also, yes I took all of these pictures with a selfie stick! To my friend that got it for me, thank you again! Hope you guys love the outfit as much as I do and keep posted for Thursday's topic! :)
























OMG where did you get that!?
Light denim blouse: Old Navy
Jeans: Charlotte Russe
Scarf: Express
Purse: Ross
 Necklace: H&M
Sandals: Africa  
 
 
 
 

Yes I took this with a selfie stick!

 Man can Florida get hot. It was so hot at the picnic yesterday, my face kind of felt like it was burning. But, hey who wouldn't come to visit here during the summer especially with all our amazing theme parks :D





          HI guys. I know I went MIA on the outfit posting for a few weeks, but I told you I'd be back! I guess I can call this outfit a classic "me" outfit because it consists a few things: 1) long and flowy, 2) a kimono (or komodo dragon as my fiancé calls it), and 3) floral print. I wore this outfit for our multi-mosque Eid picnic (which was very nice actually), because it's really light (material wise) and comfortable and it was long enough where I could wear leggings underneath instead of jeans or pants (because I honestly don't know how people do that in this weather).
But since it was for Eid, I dressed it up with a long chained necklace that I honestly haven't worn since probably high school. I think because my scarf style changed, I forgot how to wear the long necklaces. But since the high-low maxi is loose, I was able to throw it on and add a little fancy shmancy to the outfit. Of course I always have my rings...I love rings. With the komodo dragon having...oops, I mean kimono! Thanks irfan *squinty eyes to the side emoji*! The kimono has both the emerald forest green and salmon pink on it allowing for the scarf to flow well with the high-low maxi dress. Very simple outfit, even you could put something like this together! Well hope you guys loved the outfit and are having a fun-in-the-sun (or shade preferably) summer!









OMG where did you get that!?
Kimono: Ross
High-Low Maxi: Ross
Leggings: Victoria Secret
Black Long Sleeves (undershirt): Old Navy
Scarf: Al Warda Collection
Rings: H&M
Necklace: Charlotte Russe

You guys, Ramadhan literally got some wings and flew by (come on, admit you kind of laughed at my lame joke). But really though this month went so fast and as usual it was so amazing and we're going to miss it a lot but....EID TIME! We have a few eids throughout the year but this is just so special because it's a celebration after going through some good spiritual detoxing and you feel like you're ready to tackle the rest of the year! Now Eid time of course calls for Eid outfits and gifts!












Where to shop:
Dollar Store
Target (dollar spot is amazing, it's where I found the mason jar)
Walmart
Cotton On (for scarves or cute jewelry)
Beya
H&M (they have cute jewelry and depending on when you go, you can find deals on their scarves)
Burlington