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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

Selfie all day everyday

Everyone goes through trial and error when it comes to finding the right one, but this time I think I've found the one...Yes you guys, I've finally found my perfect emerald green hijab...what did you think I was talking about?
There's a perk of having your brother live in the UK (besides visiting him and having him bring you chocolate), and it's being able to actually shop at hijab stores in the UK and check out their amazing collections, because let's be real here guys, they've got the good stuff.
I know Monday is actually a quite gloomy day here, but Florida is starting to pick up the heat so I figured it's time to bring out the beach bummin' outfits. And trying to a beach bum and a hijabi can be quite difficult, but don't worry I got you! I like to keep it simple and breezy with a chiffon black dress that have slits on the side giving you just the right air (of course with leggings underneath), spiced it up with this cheetah print, and then topped it off with this gorgeous emerald green scarf! Oh and how could I forget...my sunhat! I mean who said you can't have hats on hijabs right? Got the best sister-in-law for picking this up right before actually to top my beach bummin' outfit off perfectly! Wasn't much to the outfit but it made a great combo! Hope you guys love it as much as I do!












Omg where did you get that!?
Cheetah Top: Cotton On
Black Maxi: Cotton On
Scarf: http://www.alwardacollection.bigcartel.com/
Gladiators: DSW
Beach Hat: Marshalls

It's the "I have a dream" look

Whether African-American or not, whether American or not, everyone is familiar with that quote said by none other than Martin Luther King (by the way you guys are in for a good read :D). Yeah sometimes we joke around and say "I have a dream that school will end and summer will come," but today's outfit is inspired by the dream in your heart and following through with it. Everyone has a dream, everyone wants something and it's kept, as cheesy as it sounds, in everyone's heart. So if you have a broken heart, mend it. If you have a lost heart, focus and find what you're looking for. If you fear that when you say  "I have a dream to do what's in my heart" won't come true, kill that fear and just follow what's in there and you'll get there. DREAM BIG. And NEVER I mean NEVER think you can't achieve that dream. Well that's my motivational rant for the week!
 But as every outfit comes with a story, this week I decided wearing this loose-fit flowy heart covered shirt and pattern blocking with one of my favorite floral scarves that I haven't worn for quite some time. Now let's time talk about this new item in the closet committee...first off, that maxi dress was too cheap not to buy; I'm enjoying how though it's like a maxi, the slits let you add a dash of color. A part of me was not sure if I should do boots or gladiators since it is a maxi but the slits let you work with either.

Well whether it was the motivational rant or the outfit or even both, I hope you enjoyed this week's post and dressing it up because life's too short to dress boring!







Omg where did you get that?!

Heart Blouse: H&M
Maxi Dress: Cotton On
Leggings:  Cotton On
Boots:  overstock.com
Scarf: Charlotte Russe
Purse: Steve Madden
Ring: Charlotte Russe

Hi guys! :) How's your day been so far, if you're reading this later in the week, how's your week been? I'm in quite a good mood and why not, it's Monday! I should probably do my positivity challenge right now...but I'll do it later (more like in a week).


So I was debating as to what theme I should set for this week's outfit. Because it's mid-September and they're advertising pumpkin everywhere (I mean have you seen Dunkin Donut's advertisement) so I wanted to start the fall theme, but you know living in Florida can hold you back from that. So I decided to have this outfit show that now it's time to sizzle down and cool off into the fall outfits; but of course if I bounce back to a summer outfit it's probably because it is so hot that week and wearing sued
e boots and a leather jacket just won't work. So in order to cool off, I color blocked some chilled colors that are my personal favorites, a vibrant, frosty mint and refreshing cobalt blue (get that color in your closet if it's not there yet!). What I love about these outfits is that if I want to mix colors such as this together, all I need to do is look for a scarf with those colors in it and it just wraps it all together. Gosh I just love scarves (especially my floral ones), they just complete my outfits (yes, I know I'm a hijabi so it should). And I added the braided belt just because I like to neutralize all the colors mixing together.

Well I hope you guys loved this rather easy and cute outfit and get excited for the fall outfits, because I know I am!


Omg where did you get that!?
Dress: H&M
Cardigan: Old Navy
Scarf: Cotton On
Belt: H&M
Flip-Flops: African store I don't think had a name to

I wasn't ready...

"First day of school! First day of school!" I don't know why, I kept on hearing that in my head in Nemo's voice (it was one of my favorite movies okay). So last night I tweeted that I didn't know what I was blogging for today being Monday and first day of the new semester, when I actually did know (well, kind of). So I got ready for my 7:30 class (yes, that early in the morning) and I was like "hey, this is cute," and then changed...I have no idea why, but I did! I had this outfit saved for later because I'm wearing my first maxi skirt! I know right, it's about time I have one so I saw it (on clearance of course) and bought it, and am so glad I did. Now that outfit you shall see later.

It has pockets!

So anyway, many of you that already have a maxi skirt, and know they basically work with any top of an appropriate color of course; so I just grabbed two patterns I haven't put together in quite some time and touched it up with a light cream colored cardigan that works with the off-white color of the scarf and bam, first day of back outfit! What did you wear on your first day back? And it better not have been sweat pants :P





Omg where did you get that!?
Skirt: Kohl's
Shirt: Old Navy
Cardigan: Wetseal
Scarf: store in NYC
Gladiators: DSW
Watch: Michael Kors

A selfie my cousin took while scarf fixing

It's that time.....FIFA World Cup 2014! Being on vacation really threw off my posting time, but as I always say, better late than never! So as you saw last week, I added some new stuff to my closet and so majority of this week's outfit is quite new. I've been really wanting to wear crop tops, because they are always so cute...but that can be kind of difficult when you're a hijabi...until you figure a way around it :D So one, you can wear a crop top on a maxi easily! Or (and this may be a little more complicated), but you can wear it as I'm wearing it here! The only reason it is complicated is because you have to look for the right black shirt (or slip) underneath that isn't too snug ( obviously in order to maintain hijabiness) but also not too flowy where it makes it look like you don't know how to wear your clothes. I bought this crop top because it is so comfortable and light, and I've always wanted a shirt with hearts on it! Since it was about the World Cup, I felt a shirt with hearts for all the soccer lovers out there worked. And of course since I think any shape can pattern with other shapes, I conveniently found a scarf that had a world map on it with a numerous amount of flags and thus coming up with the World Cup outfit!
  
Omg where did you get that!?
Crop Top: H&M
Black Shirt: Old Navy
Scarf: Some scarf store in New York City (28th and Broadway)
Jeans: Charlotte Russe
Gladiators: DSW
Purse: Steve Madden

You guys remember that blog I posted about the essential pieces of clothing you need in your closet? Well, I've got a new essential, and that my friends is a cobalt blue maxi. Yes, you need it! It's not only appropriate for the summer, but it's such a pretty color that you can easily dress it up for a night out with that special someone ;D just kidding that special someone is me, myself, and I  ( #dontaskmeoutIwearascarf ). But honestly though, you guys need to go shop for one (ehem at H&M...I promise I'm not addicted to this store, well kind of not addicted). You can make it into a maxi skirt like I did with today's outfit or put a cardigan, blazer, even a leather jacket if you want to feel super edgy! Because it's summer time, and I'm just soaking up the summer colors, I was feeling the stripes since it reminds me of sailing ( #Imonaboat ) and well the orange on the bag just POPS, and makes it fun and stands out and it's been a while since I've worn it, so I thought why not! Well hope you guys loved this week's outfit and are excited for more because I've just got so many ideas and I can't wait for you to see them!




Omg where did you get that!?
Maxi: H&M
Striped Shirt: Old Navy
Purse: it was a gift, so I don't know where it's from, sorry!
Flip-flops: Africa
Watch: Michael Kors
Ring: H&M
Scarf: Burlington

His "don't mess with my sister" look

"This dress makes me happy" said my sister-in-law when she saw me in this super colorful and bright dress. This dress is perfect to start the summer off with because it's not only so colorful and has that "fun-in-the-sun" look but it is also very comfortable. I think my favorite part of the maxi was that it was under ten dollars :D As for the jean shirt, I usually fold it to make the rest of the maxi look like a maxi skirt, but I just wanted to be as comfortable (and cute) as possible so I turned into a cardigan and buttoned it down half way so it's not so restricting and tied a belt to just add a little structure. Oh, the bag! How much do you love this bag? Because I just love it! It's that fun bag yet very chic with the touches of gold. Oh, and well it's Florida and summer time so you can imagine the heat, so I just decided to loosely wrap my scarf, but it still does what it needs to and lets a little more air pass by! Hope you guys are looking forward to the rest of my summer outfits!

Omg where did you get that!?
Scarf: Charlotte Russe
Jean Shirt: Cotton On
Purse: Target
Dress: Ross
Belt: H&M
Flip-flops: Africa

Since it's almost November and I can still drink a slurpee from 7-11, why not just put a leather jacket on a maxi...YOLO.
This is my kind of edgy outfit that still maintains "girly" status with pattern-block of cheetah and floral. I could've made this outfit really bold and pop, but I'm saving that combination for later (in the mean time enjoy the suspense). The maxi is the soft cotton material that has just the right flowiness, that makes you ready for the beach (without the jacket of course). The scarf is essential (not only because I need to wear one), because it adds the color to the outfit with splashes of red and blue flowers, and of course the patterns correlate in their style, mixing well together. And to top it, the purse just gives the outfit the touch of a "classy" look to it.

Hope you guys enjoyed this smash of two season outfit combo! I'll be taking a two week break from posting, but I have great ideas for you guys to look forward to!

It's Monday, so you know what that means...today's "My Outfits Monday!" :D I hope I'm not the only this excited, because then that would be awkward...
Okay let's start talking about this week's outfit! You may be telling yourself that this outfit looks quite familiar. And it actually is. The striped shirt on top of the maxi is from the first outfit I posted, but this time I changed the patterns that I "blocked" together and changed the style of the purse. I've been quite crazy about aztec print for quite a while and have actually had my eye on this scarf for some time as well; thanks to a friend of mine and her "sixth sense" of just seeing a scarf and knowing I'd like it, I finally got it! And so I thought, hey I'll do this week's outfit with it!
Now in the beginning, I wasn't sure if these two prints would work together because I thought aztec had lines that looked similar to stripes, but really they are more zig-zags, triangles, and diamonds all meshed into a rather different, not so subtle (but not too loud) pattern that mixes great with stripes (I just love stripes, they work with everything). What I love most about this outfit and why I feel it would be appropriate for the summer (and since it's almost over unfortunately) is because it's simple yet has the perfect pop of color with the bright orange bringing the orange of the scarf and the bag together and basically putting the "icing on top of the cake" when it comes to this outfit. I was given this bag as a gift as well and at first I had no idea how I was going to use it, but this scarf is just one of the many things it actually matches with and I feel it's the perfect accessory when you want to go simple yet stand out.

Hope you guys liked this week's outfit! Let me know what you think and feel free to share the idea! :)
Also, comment on what you think about doing cheetah print with Aztec. I'm a little confused and would love for some input:)
Also, in my last post I mentioned entering in a H&M competition across the nation and you're still allowed to vote but only for a few days! So please help a hijabi out and click on this link and vote!:) >>> http://50statesoffashion.com/start?i=7563 <<<<

Thank you so much for the support so far and don't forget you can forget you can vote more than once!:)

Jasmine Pants (Icing Claire's)

Plain Black Maxi (Old Navy)

Safety Pins (Walmart)

Hello my hijabi stylers!
Every girl has that one cardigan which her closet is not complete without. Well just like that cardigan (which I do in fact have that completes my closet), these three items are essential to my closet, especially as a hijabi. To start off, the plain black maxi. Why would you need something so plain, with not much to it? Because, you just do. You mine as well call this black maxi a transformer (shape shifter may be more appropriate) because it can go from being a regular maxi to a maxi dress! It's honestly buying two essentials (because yes every hijabi needs a maxi dress) in one, so for the price that I spent on it, which was around $30, it was worth it. You can go from putting a cardigan with a belt and a nice scarf, to putting a striped long sleeves shirt that's too short to wear as is but perfect length to make it look like a maxi skirt outfit without even buying (or making) a skirt. You can refer to my first outfit post to get an idea of the shape-shifting maxi dress!
My next essential, which is extremely important yet the cheapest, are safety pins. In order for me to wrap my scarf the way I like to, to get the proper coverage and good "volume" (yes, scarves need volume too), I need four safety pins. It may seem like a lot, but in the future when you see how I wear my scarf (yay hijab tutorial!) then you'll understand why four are necessary.
I've just realized how essential this is to my closet because I recently got them, but my last basic essential to my closet is jasmine pants. There are other words for it in other languages, but to be safe with spelling and proper labeling, we're just going to call them jasmine pants. You know when you go to the mall and you see a shirt which is so cute and you already thought of a scarf that matches it and everything!..but then you  realize that it just may be too short. Well not to worry, jasmine pants are here to the rescue! Because of their loose fit from the top to bottom, it does not show your shape so it makes making a little shorter shirts easier. And because they have pleats/folds they still give some sort of shape to the pants, just not a fitting one. Also, once you realize how comfortable these pants are (really feels like you're wearing pajamas), you'll want to wear them on regular tops like high-lows, which surprisingly enough, still make a pretty cute outfit.

So what essentials do you have in your closet? Share and comment and let me know if there's more than just these essentials I need in my closet (because trust me, I don't mind shopping for more clothes)! :)


~Dress well and with style, because life is too short not to~

Good evening fellow hijabi fashionistas!
 Since today was Monday, the outfit of the day was a rather cute "summer-ey" coral high-low maxi that is what I think perfect for any hijabi since it has a perfect length and not fitting because of how it flows. I love the color because it's not too bright of a coral yet still grabs attention and cream white cardigan ties with a knit lace design in the back ties in very well, giving the proper coverage!
The two items of this outfit that are my absolute favorite is the purse and the scarf which were both great buys and the best things added to my closet! As a hijabi, you want to make sure you have enough coverage and this scarf which I guess you could call a "maxi" scarf gives you just that. Not only is does it sit & fold really well because of the cotton material, but the collage and mesh of raspberry pink, orange, cream, purple, and a little green flowers gives just enough "pop!" to put the "cherry on top" of the outfit. This purse, let's just say I could write a blog just about how much I love it haha. It's the perfect nude pink with gold studs and patchwork that wraps up the outfit with a little edge to it especially with the gold chain strap.


Hope you liked what you saw and feel free to comment and give suggestions!:)

Along with starting this blog,I also started posting my on instagram with #myoutfitsmonday as the hashtag. My first outfit consists of something you'll see has become a habit of mine, and that is "pattern blocking" (yes, like color blocking but with the word pattern). Cheetah print and stripes is one of my favorite combos along with floral print and stripes. The black bottom "maxi skirt" is actually just a maxi dress with a shirt put on top. It's kind of like buying two things at once when I thought of this because now I don't need to worry about getting a black maxi skirt! The purse is one my favorites (which you may also see frequently, because of this classy yet vintage touch it gives to the whole outfit.
This is the first of many more outfits to come, enjoy!:)