MW's Hijabi Threads Review

Hello Belle Whirlers,

Insha`Allah everyone is well.

I came across this hijab store on Facebook, and it was during their 'OMGosh Offer' which was buy 2 hijabs for £10 or 3 hijabs for £13, so I thought, why not give them a go? Their hijabs looked really nice and one of the scarves appeared to be the perfect match of brown to a maxi dress of mine. So, I was sold, especially with such a bargain at the moment.

This offer can only be done via emailing their account, so I emailed them the three that took my fancy, also asking a question in regards to the size of the hijabs, and to my delight the servicing was very prompt and personal. 

Also, another thing which made me draw to them, is that their delivery is free in the UK, which I think is great and is definitely an advantage to their business compared to other hijab businesses out there at the moment.

I ordered on a Saturday, paid by PayPal, which is the safest option in my opinion, and it was with me by Tuesday! So, not only is the delivery free, its also ridiculously prompt!! It came in a red bag, with heart stickers on it, adding the personal touch.

Again, another personal touch, showing that they put time and effort into their products to leave their customers satisfied, they even handwrite a cute little note!! I love that! I actually carefully peeled the stickers off and added it to the cover of my moleskine because they were that cute, hehe.

These are the three I ordered: the lacey dot hijab, the safari mix and the black paisley hijab. The two black ones are oversized, whilst the safari one is normal size, but as you can see in a previous post, it provides more than enough coverage.

Review:

I thought the hijabs were great. 

Large enough for chest coverage. 

They`re also really a really soft material, which is great.

Insha`Allah, this business continue to be successful and grow, so do check them out on:

 Their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Hijabithreads

xo

MW's Baking Time: Macarons

Whirlers <3

Sooo, I made macarons for the first time the other week, and I had to share because I was absolutely surprised that the outcome was half decent.

I kept it boring for the first attempt and just left it at vanilla flavour, because I didn`t want to overwhelm myself lol.

You`re supposed to let a skin form, once you`ve put the mixture onto the baking tray, but I was impatient and only waited 10 minutes, when you were supposed to leave it for 60 minutes. Whoops. But, thats why it didn`t come out perfect :(

BUT, IMPORTANTLY, THEY TASTED NOM!!

This was the final outcome:

Have any of you guys made macarons? What would you recommend for colour/flavourings when I make my next batch?

xo

MW's BFF Gets Married!

Whirlers!!

If you`ve been following me on twitter and instagram, then you should be aware its been my best friend's wedding and I`ve finally sat down to upload onto the blog and share with you guys.

This was actually my first wedding that I was involved in/helping out/behind the scenes, etc and I had SO much fun!! Although, afterwards my entire body was shattered and I stayed in bed for 2 days lol.

Here are a few snapshots. Enjoy the pics!!
(click on photos to enlarge)

*Edit: There`s SO many photos! Apologies!! But, worth it!*

MEHENDHI

Ohmy!! This cake was serious nomness!! Lemons and limes to go with the green and yellow theme of the Mehendi.
I actually took a quarter of one of the tiers home because I liked it that much lollll!

Taals me and my Mama Bear created! 

You can`t have a Mehendi without cool engraved watermelons!! Can`t really see clearly in this photo, but there was two different kinds of roses in this basket.

The table centrepieces we made. Was quite difficult to get in the right places, but we got there in the end. So cute, right?

Cupcake galore!!

The mehendi stage.

Her beautiful mehendi dress.

BEAUTIFUL <3

Cutting the cake with her parents.

Me and my friends and I wore a hot pink with cream embroidery long salwar kameez.

Doing that thing where they put those floral bracelets, umm, rakhi, onto her wrist.

Me and my friends with the bride.

FIT <3

With those pointless dangly bangles lol, which she took off after five minutes. 

Getting her mendhi done.

Her beautiful mehendhi at the end of the night.

WEDDING DAY

When she arrived with her siblings and nephew and nieces.

Beautiful Bride masha`Allah <3

Beautiful centrepiece that went with the theme of the wedding.

Exchanging the rings.

Signing the nikkah certificate, I think?

4 tier wedding cake!! Can`t go wrong with that.

Engraved cake knife, with their name and the date of their marriage. How cool is that?

Oops, got caught taking the photo. And, BFF trying to be the shy bride. Pfft.

Beautiful couple, masha`Allah.

REGISTRY

Beautiful!

When they went to discuss the vows.

When they were saying the vows, which by the way, was hilarious as it was just SO awkward as her parents were there, too lol.

When they were signing the registry book, or were they pretending and actually just posing? lol

Legally married!! lol.

Aww.

Beautiful!

This is what I wore to the Registry: a black maxi dress, khaki cropped jacket, a skinny waist belt, nude heels and a black scarf.

When it was time for the girls to catch the bouquet! Look at me at the front! Nobody was getting past me!!

Cute! 

So happy lol. And, then we were told off for taking photos here.
(Taken by NM)

Such a beautiful shot at The Band Stand.
(Taken by NM)

I don`t know what this is called, but its when they come back to the Brides house lol.
(Taken by NM)

All of the events were beautifully organised and was so much fun!! 

What do you guys think?  Beautiful, right??

xo

MW Chills Out in the Countryside

Whirlers! :)

So, I live in the countryside, but I`ve never had the opportunity to take the camera with me and capture the beautiful view, until recently. So, I thought I`d share my view almost everyday!! 

Enjoy!

I always get told off for being hunchback :(

What I wore:

Cream Paisley Maxi Dress - H&M

Cream Cardigan - Zara

Goldn and Tan Leather Sandals - Zara

Raspberry Hijab - Green St

Accessories - H&M

What`s your favourite view by your house?

xo

MW's 3 Ways To Wear: Safari

Hello My Beautiful Whirlers!

Hope everyone is doing well, and if you`re revising for exams, keep at it and insha`Allah your hard work will pay off :)

Anyway, on with the post!

Key trend this summer that I`m seeing everywhere is SAFARI. Think tribal prints, animal fever, deep reds, browns, beiges, mustards, anything earthy and you will be achieving in some form the safari trend.

Now, I`m not sure if anyone is aware, but I`ve stopped shopping and only buy the odd pieces here and there, so I`ve had to make do with my current wardrobe items, and surprisingly, I was able to achieve the safari trend, subtly (albeit, I was a little lazy, and I could have hunted for my wedges, tan leather bag, to make the look more rounded, but I`m sure you get the idea when you see the images).

What I love about this trend is that it is easily accessible by us, modest dressers.

1. Shirt Dress

Find any colour shirt dress that would suit the safari trend, pair with trousers and you have achieved this look. I opted for a beige shirt with satin cuffs as I thought this was probably a very safari/hunter typical colour. If you only have a white or black shirt dress, thats fine, see how I wore a brown hijab to carry on the trend? (Or, you can do what I did in No. 2) 

I matched it with cream, brown plaited, leather accesories to complete the look.

Shirt Dress: Warehouse

Trousers:  Zara

Shoes:  M&S

Accessories: H&M

Hijab:  Green St

2. Animal Print

Animal print is probably another easy option to hit this safari trend, what with animal print being on EVERY item of clothing at the moment, it won`t be too difficult to find something in the stores!!

I opted for an animal print hijab, as I see SO many hijabi`s wearing this trend, which makes it easily accessible by us girlys. It doesn`t just have to be the usual leopard print. Combining a black and white zebra print scarf with an all black or all white outfite (another big trend this summer) would look extremely chic.  

In this outfit, I matched my animal print hijab with a brown maxi dress, which I felt was a great colour to highlight safari and my trusty denim jacket to keep the look casual.

Dress: Vero Moda

Denim Jacket: Zara

Hijab: Hijabi Threads

Accessories: H&M

(On a side note, this is a gorgeous hijab purchased from Hijabi Threads, which is a new online hijab store and their scarves are gorgeous! There will be a post about this later.)

3. Maxi Skirt

As stated above, animal print is on EVERY SINGLE item at the moment in the store, so it wouldn`t be difficult to come across a safari inspired maxi skirt, which is great for the sisters who do only wear skirts/dresses. This outfit is definitely approachable by many hijabi's, as in the summer we do LOVE wearing our maxi skirts as its often the simplest way of being modest yet looking gorgeous!

I`ve paired this brown zebra print skirt with a dusty pink blouse, a beige oversized cocoon cardigan and a brown hijab. 

Blouse: H&M

Skirt: M&S

Cardigan: Zara

Hijab: Green St

Accessories: H&M

- Note -

Tan leather bags look BEAUTIFULLLLL with this safari trend, so make sure you dig out your tan bags and chuck it on with these outfits. Also, gold, pearls, cream, brown are wonderful colours to wear for accessories for this trend.

This is definitely a favourite trend of mine this season as it is approachable and modest friendly. 

What do you guys think? Do you have safari inspired items already lurking in your wardrobe?

xo