How to style a maxi skirt (Casual Look) OOTD

Salaam my luvs! 

So today's outfit is another maxi skirt! (Don't you just heart them?!) They are so easy to style and give a modest look. Another fav of mine is slogan t-shirts and this one I bought a while back from TK Maxx. On top I'm wearing a denim wash jacket from Zara.

 

 

Skirt is from Ebay and hijab from Princess Rockz. 

Finally my studded shoes are from Primark!

For the hijab style watch the video below:

For the OOTD video watch below:

How do you style maxi skirts??

Outfit of the Day + Mini Hijab Tutorial

 

Click on the video below to watch :)

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Hijab Head Candy-Evening or Bridal Look

Adorn your hijab with the stunning Head Candy from Princess Rockz. All you have to do is clip on and you're ready to go! If you're looking for bridal hijab ideas, why not style your bridal hijab with this intricate piece. You can view a bridal tutorial I have made on my YouTube channel to help you.

Of course you don't have to be a Hijabi to wear the Head Candy! It can also be worn in your hair,  which makes it the perfect accessory for any girl ;)

Get yours now from www.princessrockz.co.uk

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Weekend Blogger Lunch

Over the weekend I attended a blogger lunch hosted by Muslimah Beauty and Zinah. The lunch was held in a resturant called Chillies in Whitleys shopping centre. In attendance were other bloggers including Ayaan from beauty Wednesday and Mango Whirl.

Photo by Mango Whirl

I wore an animal print dress from Spitalfields teamed with a black bolero and a black maxi skirt from H&M. The hijab is from Princess Rockz, shoes from Forever 21.

Mango Whirl, Me, Beauty Wednesday (Photo by Pyari Beauty)

The gang!

The goodie bag

We received a cute Zinah bag filled with beauty products. I think they read my mind as I've been meaning to buy some Pearl Drops! Not tried this particular one yet so looking forward to testing it out! I'm an avid tea addict (English and herbal teas please :) ) so no doubt it'll come in handy.  The lipstick and nail polish are more beauty products to add to my ever growing collection ;)

It was great to meet some new face and discover their blogs. Here are a few of the bloggers I met on the day.

Aaliyah from Pyari Beauty
Zinah- Zinahns
Mez- All Made Up
Atviyah- Hijablicious
Safiyah

Apologies if your name isn't listed here! Please leave a comment in the box below if I've forgotten you ;)

Update and Holiday OOTD #1

Hey guys!! Long time no see hey....I've been rubbish at blogging recently and my schedule has been bussyy but I'm going to let you know what I've been up to.

I was recently on holiday in Istanbul and Dubai, which was amazing and didn't want to come back :(

I'll be sharing some holiday snaps as well as outfit of the days in my blog posts-starting with this post :)

For my past post on 'A guide to Istanbul' click here

Topkapi Palace

This is an outfit I wore in Istanbul. The weather was similar to the UK-cold and woolly jumper season. I purchased the green jumper recently from HandM at half price for a bargain £7! The plain teal hijab is from Princess Rockz and is a maxi, which means it's extra wide for plenty of coverage at the front and back.

The uber cool necklace is from Camden Market. My favourite buy is the faux leather jacket from Oasis.I've been wearing this with practically all my outfits. Shoes are Forever 21 and maxi skirt from HandM.

 

The beautiful Bosporus! Photo taken from the Topkapi Palace

 

Keep a look out on the next OOTD post. If you're on Instagram follow me for daily OOTD and other shizz- aalia_princessrockz

Stunning Head Candy!

Princess Rockz head candy coming soon!

OOTD-Black with a Splash of Faux Fur!

Faux fur- H&M

Biker Jacket- Oasis

Black Wonderland Hijab- Princess Rockz

Dress- Market

Bag-Primark

I shall be at the Smoky not Smudgy event in London on Saturday 17th November. There will be lots of exciting things happening, including a fashion show showcasing all the latest Muslim fashion and workshops. I will be helping out at the Princess Rockz stall where you will be able to purchase hijabs and accessories.  I'll also be holding a hijab styling class at 3:30pm. If you would like to attend, please reserve a place by emailing the organisers: smokynotsmudgy2012@hotmail.com There will be a small charge of £2 which will go to charity.

For more info see the event website by clicking here

Hope to see you there :)

Eid Al-Adha Outfit- Princess Style

Hope you all had a FAB-ulous Eid :) I certainly did, although for some reason it always goes by so quickly!

I wanted to purchase an Indian outfit especially for Eid, which is something I haven't done in years. So I popped to Green Street with my sister....never again! Lol, well it wasn't too bad, but certainly chaotic. I tried on a few outfits but couldn't find one i was 100% happy with. The OMG moment was trying on an outfit at the back of a shop, amongst a pile of rubbish!!

Anyway, in the end I left empty handed and instead wore one given to me a few years ago that I adore! The shape of the lengha (skirt) is similar to what I had designed for my wedding- the victorian style skirt with plenty of structure. Elegant shape with a little detail on the top and lengha.

As the top is short sleeves I've worn a matching bolero on top. The dress is actually a greenish colour but shows up blue on pictures.

For the hijab style I wore a plain teal maxi hijab from Princess Rockz with a silver headband and draped with the dupatta on top. The hijab style is similar to a tutorial ive made on my Youtube channel

Hope you all had an enjoyable Eid :)

Afternoon Tea at the Hilton

Last week I went for afternoon tea at the Hilton hotel in Park Lane, London with a few friends. We went for the chocoholic tea menu which consisted of yummy cakes and scones with clotted cream and jam (my favourite!!) We were also treated to delicious sandwiches...although they were tiny and I wanted more :(

tasty and left me wanting more!

All of this was washed down with English Tea. There was a HUGE selection of tea from mint, Jasmine to Earl Grey, but I stuck to what I like best. The table was presented well with cutlery for the scones and sandwiches.

Good ol' English tea :)

scones and cakes galore!

Photo courtesy of Mango Whirl

Me acting all shy (Photo by Mango Whirl)

And finally a group pic!

Photo by the waiter. lol

The food was great but I wouldn't go back, as I would want to try somewhere different. I'm into cute little tea places so if you know anywhere like that in London please let me know :)

Just a note that I was hungry as soon as I got home and made myself some chicken noodles....so the food wasn't entirely filling. However I guess you pay for the experience (it cost around £29 per person) Also there was a service charge of £22 added to our total bill, which is kind of expensive considering there wasn't much service. So I had them take off the charge, which you are perfectly entitled too by the way. I believe you should only pay what you think the service is worth not the other way around.

The hijab that I'm wearing is a plain maroon maxi from Princess Rockz and I think the headband is from Accessorize, although I bought it time ago so can't remember!

If you like the look of the others (and frankly why wouldn't you!) make sure you follow their blogs which I have linked down below :)

Mango Whirl

makeupatoz

frootibeauty 

chocoholic-hijabi
hommesdefemmes

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Cinema Outfit of the Day-Casual with Smart Look

Yesterday I went to the cinemas to watch some Brad Pitt film which was a majoorrrrrr waste of time!!!!!! God only know what that film was about! I was yawning throughout and I could tell others in the screen were doing the same!

Anyway this is what I wore to the cinemas.

Blazer- New Look (sale section)

Maroon maxi hijab- Princess Rockz

Headband- Claire's

Shoes- Dorothy Perkins

Jeans- H&M

It's started to get cold so I'm incorporating jumpers into my outfits. The yellow and cream jumper is a buy from Primark last year. The smart blazer adds a little sophistication to an otherwise casual look.

Thanks for reading. If you have a blog please leave your link/comment down below and I'll be sure to follow :)

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Blue Hearts Outfit of the Day

An outfit from a few weeks ago. I must say I'm liking Primark's long-sleeved tops at the moment, I've bought them in every single colour!

Aqua long-sleeved top- Primark

Black maxi hijab- Princess Rockz

Blue hearts top- Next

Jeans- H&M

Bracelet- Forever 21

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OOTD: Vogue Style!

HEY GUYYSSS!!!! I'm back with an ootd post!! This is an outfit I wore for a graduation party. I decided to mix a black waterfall dress with jeans for a casual look. The grey blazer is from from New Look for a bargain price of £13. ( I went a little crazzzzyyy in there but that's another story!) I've turned the sleeves up to reveal the black lining underneath for that added twist.

The jeans are my sisters which surprisingly fit me well, even though she is 5ft8 and I am a petite 5ft2. They have a zip detailing at the side which provides for a comfortable fit. (I want to 'borrow' them from her)

Yes that is a toilet door...

Back of dress

The hijab is from Princess Rockz old collection (around a year old) but is one of my favourite crinkle hijabs. This hijab is sold out but there are similar designs on the website.

What have you been up to this weekend? :)

Blazer- New Look

Dress- Sisters Wardrobe

Heels- H&M

Jeans- Zara

Scarf- Princess Rockz (old collection, sold out)

Clutch bag- A gift (have seen similar on ebay)

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Plain and Patterned Maxi Hijabs from Princess Rockz

So sorry that I have been slack with updating my blog, been busy getting the new collection of hijabs together!

I wanted to show you some photos of the hijabs which are a mixture between plain and pattern and have sourced some plain maxi's for those that have been asking :) The maxi's are available in over 8 different colours and can be worn during the daytime or dressed up for the evening.

Plain Maxi's (extra wide)

Candy hijabs ;)

Fluroscent hijabs :)

Two designs in one!

All of the hijabs can be purchased directly online from the Princess Rockz website

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I still need to blog about my Eid outfit and mendhi, etc so please bare with me as I take aggessss to write one post lol x

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Evening Wear Look from H&M-Modest & Glamorous

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I've seen this dress in H&M a few times and have been very tempted to purchase, but never did. Looking on their website the dress has gone down from £34.99 to £14.99! It is an absolutely gorgeous, glamorous dress. I'm obsessed with evening wear and love to glam up every now and then, so this dress is on my wish list.  

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For some reason I reckon a cherry hijab and matching shoes with a Tika would go perfect with this dress. Or you could style with a patterned hijab such as the Cranberry Country garden Hijab from Princess Rockz and keep accessories to a minimum.

 Cranberry Country garden Hijab

Team with a blazer or long sleeved cardigan. For modesty I would style my hijab in such a way to cover the chest, but so you can still see some of the panelling. For a women's only event the dress can be worn as it is :)

To purchase the dress visit H&M online, or find instore.

For a simple hijab tutorial that can be worn for every occasion, watch the video below:
 
http://youtu.be/1E33ltWKvZw

What do you like to wear for an evening out?

Princess Rockz Collage Competition!

So here's another competition from Princess Rockz

The theme is Hijab & Princess Rockz.

What you need to do:

• Design a COLLAGE  that represents both hijab and Princess Rockz. You can use photos from the Facebook page to help with your collage. You can also share photos of you wearing one of Princess Rockz's hijabs/accessories, or simply a photo of you creating a hijab style from our Youtube Channel.

• Also leave a caption telling us what hijab means to you.

Here is an attempt by me lol. I'm sure yours will be much better!

 Rules:

• You must join our facebook page to enter

• If you are aged 16 or below please gain permission from your guardian before entering

• Only 1 entry per person

• Entries are accepted from all around the world

• There will be a total of 3 winners (2 with the most likes and 1 chosen by Princess Rockz)

•  Deadline is 15th November 2011

Once you have created the collage, post to our Facebook page.

2 winners will be those that have the most 'Likes' on their picture and the final winner will be chosen by PRINCESS ROCKZ

The winners will pick a hijab of their choice from the website. Good luck!

You can use Picknik to create a collage

Outfit of the Day-Smokin' Hot Weekend!

Since the British Summer time has arrived fashionably late, what better time to have a barbeque!

I decided to wear light colours to reflect my mood and add key accessories. I've teamed the light pink flowy dress with a cream long sleeve top underneath. White linen pants go well with the dress and are light enough for the hot weather.

The hijab I'm wearing is called 'Strawberry Delight' which will be available from Princess Rockz within a week. It is really light and has great coverage!

The belt I'm wearing is actually a necklace which I decided to wear as a belt, as it adds colour to the plain pink dress and shows off the various layers.

 Yes I am on a child see-saw and no it didn't break lol

What have you guys been up to this weekend? Hope you're having a good one. xox

*Ring-Queen of Gems

*Hijab- Princess Rockz

*Necklace (worn as belt)-Accessorize

Turkish Hijabs-How to wear Square Hijabs, Turkish Style

Many years ago I would wear square hijabs with all my outfits and they would be either white or black. Nowadays there is so much choice that I've swapped the drab, old square hijabs for colourful and vibrant hijabs that will match my outfits. 


Princess Rockz offer an assortment of square hijabs as well as rectangular hijabs in all different colours. Here are some of the square hijabs we have to offer.

                                                              Candy Rain Hijab

                                                             White Square Hijab

                                                          Dark Blue Square Hijab

                                    Bubblegum Pink Square Hijab

                                          Ethnic Pink Square Hijab

                                            Maroon Square Hijab

                                                 Silver Square Hijab

                                        Ottoman Blue Square Hijab

To view the whole collection visit the website: www.princessrockz.co.uk


I made a hijab tutorial using the 'Ottoman Blue Square Hijab' where I show 2 ways to wear a square hijab in the style that is often worn in Turkey. Have a look at the video below and don't forget to share the video and subscribe to my Youtube channel :)

Here are a few photos of the style :)

Thanks for reading, until next time take care xx