Scarf-Girl In The City

~Blue Nails~

2012-11-18T16:03:00.000-08:00

I like painting my nails and I don't really get to often because you can't pray with it on! The other day I did paint my nails in my favorite color blue and loved it even though its fall right now and its more of a spring/summer color! This is totally a random post just wanted to share this picture!!

~Eid Henna~

2012-11-16T15:55:00.000-08:00

Eid is when I usually put Henna so here is the Henna I did on my sisters' and my hand!

~Belated Eid Mubarak ~

2012-11-14T15:49:00.002-08:00

I know I keep disappearing and then I come back apologizing and saying I will update more often but the thing is life is crazy and things happen and I don’t update! Sorry about that but I’m not going to make promises anymore I will update as often as I CAN!

I finally sent in my graduate school applications inshallah I get in!! The reason I was gone so long was that my uncle came to visit us from SL literally the day after my last post. We went on many sightseeing trips with him and it was so much fun. I’ll share pictures from the trips in a later post.

After he left it was Eid!! BTW Eid Mubarak!!! Below is a picture of my Eid OOTD!!

Belated Eid Mubarak!

~Graduation OOTD~

2012-09-25T11:35:00.000-07:00

Hello Hello,

In May I graduated and I know that was awhile back but today I thought I'd share what I wore with you ladies.

Dress: Khol's (Lauren Conrad)

Cardigan: Kohl's

Shoes: Payless

Scarf: Local Store

I am wearing jewelry but you can't see any of it. =/

Allahfiz,

~Cousin's Wedding~

2012-09-23T11:17:00.000-07:00

Salam ladies,

As I mentioned in a previous post one of my cousin's got married recently in Sri Lanka. I was really sad that I couldn't attend her wedding. I never go to weddings I've been to like only 4 weddings in my entire life and I'm 21 so that's not many at all IMO.

Her wedding was at a really nice hotel and according to my family it was beautiful and great. I can't really say much about it since wasn't there but I'll share some pictures instead.

This is how the bridal stage looked.(ignore the blob of white). I thought it was really pretty and I loved how all the colors went together.

This was her bouquet. I like the addition of the beigeish flowers and little red balls.

Lastly this was her dress. I thought it was really pretty it had really nice detailed designs on it and the sleeves are gorgeous. I've always had a thing for lace lol.

Oh right that's all for now, TTYL,

~Henna Madness ~

2012-09-21T10:25:00.000-07:00

Hello!!

I talked about my Eid outfit in my last post but didn't mention anything about Henna at all!! So yeah here are some pictures of mine and my sisters' Henna.

I didn't do all the Henna a family friend did some for us too and she's really good! I need to practice so I can be as good as her one day inshallah!!

That's for today,

~Never to Late: Eid Outfit~

2012-09-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

Salam Lovely Ladies,

I know Eid was like a month ago but today I decided to share my Eid outfit with you (better late then never right?)

I wore a shalwar kameez which is a traditional Indian outfit but we Sri lankans wear them too. A shalwar kameez is made up of 3 parts the top, the pants, and the scarf or duppata.

The top was pink had long sleeves and designs on the bottom.

The pants were a really pretty blue (my fave color) and had designs near the ankles.

And lastly the duppata was blue with some pink and really big. I ended up tying it as my hijab.

So that was my outfit for Eid not that fancy.

A week after Eid my cousin got married in Sri Lanka. I didn't get to go to the wedding but I was sent loads of pictures so I'll do a blog posting on it. So stay tuned.

BTW follow me on Instagram/twitter if you want!

Later Lovelies,

Job Interview Outfit Ideas for Hijabis

2012-09-13T13:00:00.000-07:00

Salam ladies,

I have been going to tons of job interviews these days and everyday when I get dressed I stand in front of my closet wondering what I should wear. You want to give a good impression and have a cute outfit as well as be modest. So I thought I’d share some outfit ideas and tips.

If you are opting to wear pants pick a simple color like black or beige. Make sure they aren’t made out of denim. Jeans are a no no.

Wear a simple hijab. No funky patterns or crazy bold colors.

Bring a copy of your resume and cover letter even if they already have one.

Bring a nice roomy bag so you can put any papers they give you.

Wear flats. This is more of my preference you can wear heels if you want to but no sneakers. The reason I opt for flats is because I usually have to walk a lot to get to the place and wearing heels ends up killing my feet.

Below are two outfit ideas I put together. Not all the pieces need to be worn with that outfit I just put them there to give you ideas.

Outfit #1: Pants

If you are wearing pants like this outfit I would pick a different colored blouse so you don’t look like a blob of black. Make sure the blouse is long so it can be modest and hijab friendly. This outfit is pretty plain so you can add accessories like bracelets, necklaces, and rings to dress it up. Also I choose plain flats but you can opt for cuter heels if you prefer. You can add a blazer to this sort of outfit if you want.

Outfit #2: Dress

This outfit is more similar to what I would wear. I would wear a plain long maxi dress like this really cute purple one. I think you should stay away from funky or floral patterned dresses. I added a white blazer which makes the whole outfit more bussinessy (let’s pretend that’s a word). I choose white because I thought it would go well with the purple. If your dress is black, or grey I would recommend a more colorful blazer like pink, coral, or blue instead of a black blazer because black blazer on top of black dress would be way too much black in my opinion. You should definitely wear a watch and you can add bangles around it (I love arm candy!) (BTW I know I kind of went a little crazy on the bracelets on this outfit but I wouldn’t wear all of it. It’s just an idea of what you can use to accessorize your outfit.)

So yeah those are my Job Interview outfit tips and ideas and I hope they helped. If you ladies have any ideas and tips let me know them I’m always looking for new ways to dress for interviews. Good Luck with your interviews and keep me in your duas. Inshallah we all find awesome jobs soon.

Allahafiz ladies,

Where have I been?

2012-09-12T09:27:00.002-07:00

Salam, Hello there,

I know I have been totally MIA sorry about that. So much has happened in my life since I last updated!

I graduated College/University with my Bachelor’s Degree in English and Psychology Alhumdililah Yeah!! Now I am applying to Grad school so inshallah that goes well please keep me in your duas.

I got married JUST KIDDING lol I’m not ready for that even though my mom thinks I am.

I have been job hunting but no luck so far.

So what have you guys been up to? Anything exciting happen in your lives? Please share I would love to know!

Allahafiz lovelies,

~Hijabi Tag~

2012-01-24T13:45:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone,

So I'm doing the hijabi tag today which I've been wanting to do and

I was tagged by Afreen (Thoughts of a little women) so I decided to do it today!! So here goes:

1. How old were you when you started wearing the hijab?
I just started wearing a hijab this past year. I started exactly on my 20th birthday.

2. What or who influenced you to become a hijabi ?
Many things influenced me to wear the hijab like my family, freinds, and the Quran.

3. How has hijab changed your life?
I feel hijab has changed my life for the better alhumdullilah! Ever since I started wearing it I feel like my life is so much easier, I feel less stressed in the morning before school not having to worry about my hair. I also feel the hijab has made me into a better person because it reminds me to be a good Muslim.

4. What does hijab mean to you?

Hijab represents my faith and my love for Allah (swt). It's something I wear firstly because Allah (swt) has told us too.

5. How do you deal with the rude comments/stares you get due to being a hijabi?

I've never really gotten any rude comments mashallah! But sometimes people do stare and when they do I just smile at them and be friendly so they can approach me if they had any questions.

6. What is your favorite thing about wearing the hijab?

I like that it makes me feel closer to other sisters. Ever since I started wearing the hijab when I go to the mall or any other public place other hijabis say "Salam" to me and talk to me because of this I've met so many new people. I also like that it gives more confidence and makes me a better Muslim.

7. What is your hijab must have accessory?

Pins, pins, and lots of pins or else my hijab will go flying lol

8. What advice could you give a newbie hijabi?

That its not as scary as it seems and Allah (swt) is there to guide you. Also you should talk to other hijabis because they could help you.

9. What is one hijab trend you never understood?
Not sure...lol

Google

10. What questions do you get asked the most due to wearing the hijab?

Why do you wear it?

Don't you feel hot?

Why are you covering your hair?

~The Bride~.

2012-01-07T21:07:00.000-08:00

Hello Ladies,

So in the past two posts I talked about what I wore for the wedding I attended but as we all know the bride is the most important part of the wedding!! So I thought I would share with you what my friend wore for her wedding. I thought she looked beautiful.

Where I'm from brides typically wear white dresses so of course my Bride friend wore white too. Since my friend wears the hijab but didn't wear one for her wedding I won't be sharing any of her pictures from the wedding.

The Dress was similar to this.

Google Images

The bottom part had this design though.

For the reception she wore a lehenga choli.

Almost like this.


Google Images

So yea that's kind of what the bride wore for the wedding. The pictures are very close to what she actually wore!! I had lots of fun and she looked fantastic so its all good!

TTYL,

~Wedding Guest~

2012-01-05T15:47:00.000-08:00

Salam Sisters,

So I attended a wedding a couple of weeks ago and I was stressing about what to wear. This is the first wedding I attended after I began wearing the hijab so it was really hard to figure out what to wear.

It was a family friend's wedding and people usually wear Indian clothes...so a fancy shalwar kameez, lehanga choli, saree, etc.I really wanted to wear a saree but if you guys know how a saree looks you'll know it's not very covering if worn in the typical way.

Google Images

Also it's not very comfortable [for me anyway]. But, I actually did end up wearing a saree for the wedding and fixing it so it covered me very well. I ended up wearing the underskirt thingy higher up so my waist was covered but I also wore a long sleeved shirt under the blouse so my arms were covered as well as anything else. I just wrapped my hijab on top and was good to go. Only problem was walking lol.
I wore a black hijab. [I couldn't find any good pictures of me in the saree.]

My saree was similar to this but a little bit less fancy and the blouses sleeves were much longer.

Google Images

What do you guys wear for weddings? Thanks for reading!

Allahafiz,

~Henna Party~

2012-01-03T20:22:00.000-08:00

Salam Sisters,

It's been so long since I have done a real post. A couple of weeks ago I attended a wedding and henna party (mehndi party) for a family friend. We had loads of fun. This type of party typically takes place the night before the wedding and the bride gets her hands and feet decorated with henna. The guests are usually just girls/women and they also get their hands decorated if they want. [This is how we do it where I'm from but I know every country is different.]

I ended up wearing an Anarkali Chudithar similar to the one in the middle below but mine was corally peach and beige colored.


Main Picture from Google Images

Your going to have to imagine how this all looks together because I wasn't wearing my hijab when I took pictures in the outfit.

I'll post another update on the wedding outfit.

Till then!

~New Year~

2012-01-02T14:30:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!!!!

OMG I cannot believe its 2012 already. Inshallah this year is filled with fun and joy for all of you!

Google Images

~Flying Time~

2011-12-20T08:11:00.000-08:00

Whoa how does time fly! My last post was about Thanksgiving and its almost Christmas break now!! Finals are still not over for me hence why I have been MIA! I have one more paper and a final exam then I'm done and can enjoy myself.

This semester I feel less stressed and scared about finals maybe it's the fact that I've gotten some practice all the other finals week or maybe its because all of them are spread out and aren't all in one week. Anyway the best thing to do for finals week is to prioritize and get what needs to be done out of the way. If you have a paper and a final the same day get the paper done in advance. And if you have 2-3 exams in one day you should start studying early so you have more time to study for each exam.

Anyways I just came to pop in and let you know what I have been up to. Hope all of you are doing fine.

TTYL,

Scarf Girl

~Thanksgiving Weekend~

2011-11-28T12:35:00.000-08:00

I hope all of you enjoyed Thanksgiving with family and friends. I am so sad the weekend is over and its back to hectic school. =[

Here are some pictures I took over the weekend.

1. A Red Velvet cake I got at a bakery I went to with a friend for Thanksgiving. I ended up sharing it with my sisters who loved it as much as me.

2 & 3. View of the Skyline from the East River. [Took picture on my phone in the dark...it didn't really capture the beauty]

4. Frozen yogurt from a new place we randomly walked by. I got peanut butter cups and lots of cookie dough and one rainbow cookie on top of mine. [The rainbow cookie wasn't that great ended up throwing it away but the rest of it was tasty!] I got a small but it was so big that I was able to take it home and eat it the next day.

~Coral Love~

2011-11-15T15:59:00.000-08:00

Salam Sisters,

Thought I would pop in and say Hello.

This semester is going by fast! I feel like I just took midterms and finals are just around the corner. Can you believe its almost Thanksgiving then December!! Thanksgiving is coming right on time I really need a break from school. Thanksgiving means Black Friday is coming as well but I don't think I will be shopping then [because I'm broke :( ]

I am really loving the color Coral right now and realized I have nothing this color. I know its Fall and coral is more of a springy color but I feel like you can totally incorporate some of these pieces into your outfit.

All items are from Forever 21

Anyway, I should get back to the essay I'm supposed to be writing...

Allahafiz,

~Update: Snow and Eid~

2011-11-08T18:15:00.000-08:00

Salam Sisters,

I can't believe I haven't updated since October! I'm sorry about that but being in College/University really takes up time. October was so hectic with midterms and essays I didn't even have time to breathe [not literally lol]. I still have a couple more tests this week and next but now its a little more manageable so I can stop neglecting this blog.

I can’t believe how fast time flies and that it‘s already fall and almost winter! I love fall from the cool weather to the awesome clothes. A couple of weeks ago it snowed here where I live which was crazy, snow in October! That day my family and I had went shopping and it was snowing lightly when we went into the store and when we came back out our car was covered in snow and it was windy and snow was falling like crazy. The ride back home was hard because we couldn’t see properly. That night we went to a birthday party and I wore flats and the snow had actually stuck on the ground in some places so my feet were wet and freezing by the time I got home. Flats and snow do not mix!

Eid Mubarak once again to everyone, I hope all of you had a wonderful Eid!! My Eid was good I ate a lot of good food and took a break from worrying about school. As you all may know I love putting on Henna even though I am not that good at it but I believe practice makes perfect and so I always find excuses to put it on myself or someone else. Of course preparation for Eid includes putting henna [in my house it is anyway]. I put it on myself as well as my sisters. Here is a picture of what I did:

Anyway Inshallah I will be doing more posts now that midterms are over. I still can’t believe its November and before you know it it’ll be December and Finals time. =[

Take care,

~Eid Mubarak~

2011-11-06T09:46:00.000-08:00

Salam sisters,
Eid Mubarak!
I know I have been neglecting this blog but I am back!!!

~Pink and Navy~

2011-10-13T14:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Ladies,

I hope all of you are doing well! So today I was on the Forever 21 website looking at their stuff and wishing I had money so I could buy things when I decided to put together an Imaginary/Dream/I wish I had this OOTD! Inshallah I can get some of these things soon they aren't that expensive but when your in college you can't just spend money on clothes! =]

All items can be found on the F21 website! Pictures aren't mine they belong to F21!

Don't you just love how well the colors navy and pink go together?

~Memory Spraking Quote~

2011-09-28T17:46:00.000-07:00

Salam Sistera,

I love reading quotes by various people and I tend to use them as my status messages on AIM, Skype etc. So the other day I found this quote which I have heard before but this time it reminded me of an incident. The quote: “This world is a prison for the Faithful, but a Paradise for unbelievers.”- Prophet Muhammad [saw]

A couple of years ago, I was 17 at the time and I was at my grandpa’s house back home with my cousins when one of our distant cousin’s came over to visit. She was a year older than me and she covered everything including her hand and feet [she wore gloves in the hot weather!] When she was getting ready to leave and putting on her gloves one of my other cousin’s asked her “why do you wear all that? It’s not mandatory.” She replied “We have to make little sacrifices now for a bigger reward later.” [You could say this incident is what sparked my interest in wearing the hijab.]

I love reading quotes and I love when they can relate to your life. What are some of your favorite quotes?

~Muslim Tag~

2011-09-27T16:12:00.000-07:00

I decided to do this tag today which I saw on Rabia's blog.

1)Are you a convert or born Muslim and how about your parents? I was born a Muslim and so were my parents!!

2) What's your ethnicity and if it was related at all too how you were born then how? I am Sri Lankan Indian American and now I know what many of you are thinking HUH Sri Lanka? Where is that? Well I'll tell you where it is in 3 easy steps...first get a map of the world. Second find India on the map. Third look below India at the tip on the Indian Ocean you will see a tear drop shaped island that is Sri Lanka. [Seriously you guys won't believe how many people ask me this question and how many blank stares I have gotten when I tell people where I'm from. lol]

3) Where are you from and have you been to the Middle East? If yes why and how did you like it? I am from Sri Lanka and came to the US when I was a baby. I have never been to the middle East unless a stop at the airport to switch flights counts...=P

4) What's your favorite Arab/Middle Eastern dish? Umm...IDK does Falafel count?

5) What's the most interesting Islam/Arabic related saying you use day to day? Walahi...does that count as interesting? lol

6) What's the most attractive/unattractive trait and or physical attribute you find toward a Muslim/Arab man? (Vice versa for a male): Most attractive would have to be a friendly smile and I find haughty, arrogant people unattractive.

7) What do you love most about Islam and what do you struggle with in Islam? The thing that I love the most is that Allah [swt] is just a prayer away. The thing I struggle with the most is interpreting the Quran. Since I don’t speak Arabic I have to rely only on translations and I hate that I can’t read and understand everything myself and that I have to go and read a translation.

8) What's the most interesting item in your house related to Islam/Middle Eastern culture, excluding the Quran? Probably would have to be this painting of the aytal kursi...I know not very interesting.

9) Do you speak Arabic? If yes then please say something: LOL I am not a fluent Arabic speaker the only Arabic words I use is inshallah, mashallah....etc

10) List all the Prophets you can remember by heart? So I would like to warn all of you that I am going to do horrible on this question! So with that let me begin...
Muhammad
Adam

Noah

Musa

Isa

Idris

Haroon

Ibrahim

Ismael

Yusuf

Yahya

Yaqub

Dawood

Ishaaq

Zakariya

Salih

Peace be upon all of them. I'm surprised I actually got more than 3! [They only reason being I have family members with these names lol]

Okay so now TAG your it!!! Let me know if you do this tag so I can see it.=]

~Maxi Lover~

2011-09-22T13:54:00.000-07:00

Salam Sisters,

Thought I would do an OOTD today.

I am really becoming a maxi dress lover. I never used to wear dresses and now I love too.

Today I wore a plain gray halter maxi dress with a green cardigan on top. I wore a floral black, gray and green scarf. I don't like to wear to many accessories so I jus kept it simple with a green bracelet.

Dress: Local Store

Cardigan: Daffy's

Scarf: Local Store

Shoes: Local Store

Bracelet: Gift

~Nosy People~

2011-09-20T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hello Ladies,

Hope you all are doing well. Today's post is about something that happened to me.

So yesterday my friend and I went to the park between classes. The weather wasn't really hot its been getting cooler where I live and it was a perfect day to be outside not to hot or too cold. So we were talking about the park and the squirrels and the trees [lol I know weird things to talk about] and I was telling my friend about how another friend of ours kicked a tree [lol long story I'm not going to go into that story right now]. Anyway so while we were talking there was this lady that was walking her dog. She stopped right behind us but I didn't think much about it. But, all of a sudden she asks me "why did she kick the tree?"
I was like "huh?" I didn't know I had an audience.
The lady then goes "Young people these days, you have no respect for nature," and then walks away before I could even reply.
She really annoyed me like why was she being so nosy and listening to our conversation and then she has the nerve to tell me I have no respect for nature. This really pissed me off.

Anyways that's all for today.
Allahafiz,

~Henna Obsessed~

2011-09-18T12:57:00.000-07:00

Salam Sisters,

Today's post will be a quick one. So my henna from Eid has disappeared and we had left over tubes of henna so of course I did my henna again. I also did my cousins's.

I guess the saying practice makes perfect is true because the more I put Henna the more I'm getting better at it. I'm not great at it yet but inshallahI get better.
That's all for today. Inshallah I will talk to you in another post.
Allahafiz,