Oh So Chic!

We met the lovely ladies from Chic Hijabs and Accessories at the Ladies Night Party in early December.
Chic Hijabs is a newly launched online boutique, currently operating through its facebook page. They aim to provide their customers, with individual and unique hijabs in addition to snazzy accessories such as pins.

The Packaging 
 I think packaging says a lot about a company, and in this respect Chic Hijabs did not fail to impress. The items were wrapped individually in a ribbon and then in lovely tissue paper, filled with sparkly little love hearts which really made me smile. The pins were in small organza bags, and looked great.

 
Cupcake Hijab Cushion (£3.99) and Various Hijab Pins (Individually Priced)

This has to be my most favourite item of all the items I was sent. The scrummy looking cupcake is a pin cushion, and is now my prized possession on my dressing table :) It can fit a large number of pins and very eye catching.

The pins on the cushion are those that sent by the company and include an assortment of bow pins, a heart shaped one, and small gem stone ones. Some of these are featured in the pictures below. My favourite are the bow pins, which are available in 6 colours, and are so cute!


Oriental Gardens Scarf (£9.99)

Makeup By: Christina Cupani (Makeup By Christina)

This hijab is very light in texture and is an average sized length and width, and not overly big. It is however, wide enough however to cover the head, and boasts bright colours which will most certainly get you noticed. I would personally wear this as a neck scarf with a plain hijab as I just love the look with it around my neck, and perhaps with a blazer, suiting a vintage/trendy look.


Monopoly (£8.99)

Makeup By: Christina Cupani (Makeup By Christina)

When I first took this out of the packaging, it had the wow factor immediately. It is large over sized scarf, and has the most vibrant detail with colours similar to Oriental Gardens. I would wear this with a plain outfit and the scarf speaks for itself, and would definitely wear this as a headscarf. This is my favourite scarf!

Overall it is safe to say that Chic Hijabs, is a company to watch out for. They are bringing originality, and creativity to a very competitive market. It is their attention to detail that makes them stand out, and their careful packaging will be sure to bring back customers. Most of all, the items they sell are reasonably priced and wont blow your budget.

Like Chic Hijabs on Facebook to hear directly from them about their new stock, and how to order.

*Covered Style* Al-Hayah Review

We have been given a selection of two scarves to review from the new and upcoming Hijab brand 'Al-Hayah'. The scarves are called 'Floral Frenzy' and 'Purple Dust'.The items arrived well packaged attached with a Al-Hayah thank-you flyer which is always nice :) We are also proud to welcome Al-Hayah as one of our new advertising partners and you will see their banner on the right hand side of our homepage.

Hijab Review:

Floral Frenzy was the first one I tried on, I was immediately attracted to is rose pattern and colours which are deep and stunning. The scarf itself was good size, quite wide and long in length. The middle of the scarf has a red seam running through it, which adds to is uniqueness. I tried it on a few times, and came to the conclusion that it was more secure with a underscarf bonnet on, due to the silky material and needs securing with pins. I wore a black underscarf, and firstly wore it wrapped around my head in a basic style (above pic)

Secondly wore it a  different more casual way. I pulled the scarf back at the neck, and then brought the scarf round to the front, with gold hoop earrings for a more funky look (above). This is a style that you can adjust to make it looser/tighter around the neck, and wear a highneck top with if desired.

The Purple Dust scarf was a more evening/occasion one, although I am sure you could also wear it casually depending on how you accessorize it. I loved this colour, and also the border at the front of the scarf. I firstly wore this again, in a basic wrap style, with the black bandana, and gold hoop earrings. With a generous width and length, it allows for some layering at the top, and bottom so while you can see your earrings, the neck is covered.

I then wore it with a black rose detailed head band, to see how you could add other accessorises to it for an occasion. I literally pulled the headband over my head as you normally would, before wrapping the final layer of the scarf.

I Love both of the scarves, they are unique in their own way and also affordable. Floral Frenzy (£8) can be found on their facebook page here, whilst Purple Dust (£10) is also available in different colours here

At the moment they operate through their facebook page which you need to make sure you like to see all their updates, and their new stock.

We wish Al-Hayah all the best in their new business and inshallah lots of success :)

Vintage Inspiration-Blazers

We are going to do the next few outfit inspirations specifically featuring Vintage Blazers. If you know what we're like, you'll know that we absolutely <3 vintage shopping. The quality and detail of a pre-loved item makes it stand out from all the mass produced imitations on the high-street, and often at a snip of the price.

This outfit features a YSL vintage checked blazer, found at a thrift store in East London. A Jewel Indeed. I wore this at the Smoky Not Smudgy event, and have wore it a billion times since.

Get the Look

Blazer-Vintage YSL
Leather Satchel- Topshop
Chain Pattern Long-sleeved shirt-Asos
Compass Necklace- Topshop
Pink Jersey Long Scarf- Accessorize
UnderScarf- H&M

We will be having more photos coming soon about alternative ways to wear this blazer, and other vintage ones, so keep tuned Hijablicious ladies :)

'Chic Hijabs' Launch Party In London

Last week the newly arrived brand 'Chic Hijab' held a launch party, showcasing their scarf collection in addition to other products. For me personally it was the first time I had heard of such a launch and it was quite exciting for both the Chic Hijab team and for prospective customers. Although the Hijablicious team couldn't make it we have some exclusive pictures courtesy of Chic Hijab and exciting product reviews coming up soon! Watch this space!

The Chic Hijabs Launch Party was a place for girls to have an amazing time, meet new sisters from all over London and to snap up our gorgeous exclusive new stock! We had great new hijabs on offer, varying in size, pattern and colour and aimed to cater to all the needs and wants a girl could have. We also had plenty of delicious food for everyone to sit down and enjoy, which provided the perfect setting to mingle and get to know one another. We had one off pieces that sold out very quickly, however there was plenty of stock to go round. It was a great event, and we would personally like to thank all the sisters who came and supported us, including our facebook fans. Please spread the Chic Hijab word and we hope to see you all very soon for our future event insha'Allah.

(Samira and Bouchra from Chic Hijabs)