OOTD: Taste of Colors with Braids

We had this old tee and we thought of reconstructing it to make it look more edgy and interesting to make a new outfit. In other words, we cut and braided the t-shirt. Here are some pictures taken during the making.

 

The final result. Cute, isn't it?

  

The whole outfit :)

Red & gold designed bangles.

Denim flats

 

Stethescope/Ear-rings Friendly Hijab Tutorial

Here is another Hijab tutorial which you can pull on for any occasion.

Using a steth can be a nightmare for a hijabi at times. With this style, a steth can be easily used without pulling your hair off or ruining your hijab. This style is dedicated for all the hijabi docs as well as those who love ear rings :)

In this tutorial we used a bead band to bring an egde to the plain pashmina.

First put on the bead band, then  the headband and  place the pashmina with one end longer than the other.

Now take both the ends and pin it behind.

Place the bead band.

Now take the short end and secure it near the ear.

Take the longer end and wrap around your head.

Now secure with pins on both sides.

Adjust the folds in the front and back.

Here is the final look.

Close-up of the beads.

We hope you like this style :)

xoxo

D & R

 

Hijabs and skin tones.

Feeling uncertain about which hijab colour to wear? What essential color of hijab should you have in your wardrobe? What hijab colour suits your skin tone and enhances your look?

Fashion is all about you. Mixing and matching is a personal choice where you create your own style. But before you do that, let us guide you along with the understanding of colours.

How to wear hijab in accordance with your skin tones:

Fair skin tone is more flattering with darker colored hijabs like black, grays and red. Royal blue and deep purple also look stunning.

White, pastels and gold are not so complimentary as well as beige and orange/yellow shades.

                                                

Olive or medium skin tone should wear more pink, red and blue hues of hijab; and avoid wearing golden undertones like caramel, orange and brown.

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Darker skin tone is favorable with plum, lavender, soft neutral and pastel colored hijab, which make the skin look beautiful and creamy. Browns, black and orange are not so enriching for darker skin tone. Avoid bright colors like red, yellow and bright green as well.

                                

Hijab Colour Coordination

1. Basic colours for your hijab

Black is a basic hijab colour that should be in our wardrobe that can be worn with almost all clothing items.

Black hijab matches well with any other contrasting color clothes. It could also work superb with printed cloth.

You can also wear black hijab with black abaya or black top as well.

But usually this black hijab has adornment in the form of beadworks, embroidery or colored border to break the color pattern and accentuate the overall appearance of black attire.

                   

The other basic color for hijab that can go with any outfit is cream. Cream has a golden hue and if worn on any skin color gives your complexion a slight glow when light bounces off it.

                                                     

2. Stick to solid colours

They are easier to match with your cloth. Solid colour hijab will also go easily with your shoes, bags and accessories.

You can change the look easily by changing your accessories or hijab pins. This way you don't have to spend a fortune.

Solid colour hijabs will not be out of date quickly. Hence save you time and money.

                                                

3. Don't mix prints

There are a lot of beautiful and vibrant colour print shayla or Turkish scarves in the market. If you really like print hijabs, match it with solid outfit only.

                    

4. Stay away from too many bright colours

If you have loud coloured top, balance it out with solid colour pant or skirt and wear white, black or neutral colour hijab. In many occassions bright screaming colour head scarves do not do justice to our modest attire.

We hope the tips and ideas helped. Keep checking for updates. We shall be back with something interesting again. Until then take care and keep smiling

Your support and critism will help us improve, so any comments are welcome  

With love. xoxo

D&R

Tutorail 3: Layers and Volume

Here is our 3rd hijab tutorial, with lots of layers, volume and coverage. Adding layers is a simple way to make your hijab look beautiful yet not over-the-top. Okey lets skip the talk and begin :)

Step 1

Put your headband on,place the shawl with one end longer than the other. The shorter end is for covering your chest and the other for the back.So adjust the length accordingly.

Pin it behind as shown in the picture. A safety pin will be better than using a normal pin, as the name says it all.

Step 2

Now grab the shawl and pin it under your chin. You may skip step 1 and start with this if you prefer.

Step 3

Now create as many folds as u want and secure them with pins on both sides

Step 4

Then take the shorter end and secure it to cover the chest.

Step 5

Take the longer end, wrap over your head and secure.

Step 6

Now adjust and voila, you're done!

Here is the final result; voluminous and neat.

Hope you like this, we certainly do love layers :)

Love

D&R

Shoe Collection

Shades with Hijab

So you see that yummy sunglass in a shop, grab it and put it on but something doesnt seem very right.

And then it hits you-the HIJAB! If only you weren't wearing hijab, it would have looked absolutely stunning! Nay, being a hijabi doesn't prevent you from wearing your favourite sunglass, it mainly depends on the way you wear your hijab. Follow these simple tips below to look fabulous in your shades.

If you like those big sunglasses, go for a loose, wrap-around hijab styles. You can pretty much wear any types of sunglasses with loose hijab styles.

See how she is rocking her awesome shades

If you want to go for a neutral look, wear hijab styles which emphasize your face shape.

Try to stay away from hijab styles with large frames as these can pull out strands of hair or ruin your hijab style.

Finally, always remember to opt for comfort and most importantly don't forget to get a one with a good UV block, which is the main purpose of it anyway.

Oh how we wish its summer over here :)

Did you find this post helpful? Please share your tips and tricks with us too :)

Much Love,

D&R

Tutorial 2- Oblique

Salam sisters,

We are sorry that we haven't brought you any tutorials, we've been busy with studies. Here is an easy tutorial which shows you how to put your shawl in less than 1 minute. All you need is a wide headband, a shawl and some pins. You can ofcox accessorize it with brooches or bow ties. Lets begin!

1. Put on your headband. Pin one end of your shawl to your headband. Make sure it is oblique so that one side of the headband can be seen more than the other side. You can adjust the shawl depending on how much of the headband you want to show.

2. Now bring the hijab down your chin and wrap it around you head. Make sure the headband can be seen on one side. 

 3. Now secure it on both the sides with pins.

 4. Wrap the remaining part of the hijab once again over your head, and pin it firmly to the side.

5. And tada! It is done! You can always choose a wider shawl if you want to cover more. 

Do you like this style? Or do you have a specific style you want us to do for you?  If so let us know.

Tata..

 -D&R-

One shawl, 5 ways.

Do you find your closet full of clothes and yet you cant find anythng to wear? You dont need to buy shawls or bottoms or jewellery for each and every outfit you have, just mix and match your already existing pieces. In this post we bring you 5 different ways that you can wear one shawl.

What is your favourite outfit from these? Ours is the 1st outfit with the black & white stripes and the fourth with the gray tee...!

Lots of Love...

~D&R~