Hijabi Tips & Tricks #1

After being a hijabi for over ten years, you start to develop some tips and tricks, some obvious, some not so much. Here's one that you might not have thought of.

Say you have a lovely shirt like this one to the left, but there's this deep v-neck situation going on. No problem, right? Just pop in to Forever 21 and grab a long sleeved tee.

Oh crap, they only have the particular shade you want in a v neck! What to do, what to do? Easy peasy, just wear it backwards, and voila! No need to play peek-a-boo with your scarf and now you have tons more variety to choose from now that you aren't restricted to a crew neck tee.

Got any tips you'd like me to share? Email me at hijabulous@gmail.com

Long Sleeve Tees are Back!

Summer's over, and you know what that means: long sleeved shirts are back! If you didn't stock up before the heat wave, take note for next year. In the meantime, enjoy your long sleeved tee bliss till next summer! Here are the cheapest tees in town:

Forever 21 LS Knit Top $5.50

Forever 21 LS Tee $5.80

Old Navy Women's Crew Neck Tees On sale for $4.99

Wet Seal Long Sleeve Crew Neck Tee $6.90 or 2 for $12

Stock up on Basics for the Summer!

Spring is here! You know what that means, stores have already begun replacing long sleeve shirts and cardigans with tank tops and tees, so stock up before they're all gone!

Old Navy Classic Cardigan, on sale for $22.50



Old Navy Women's V-Neck Cardigans, on sale for $20


Old Navy Women's Open-Front Cardigans, on sale for $12.99

More cardigans from Old Navy here.


Forever 21 Roxanna Open Front Cardigan, $19.80

More cardigans from Forever 21 here.


Old Navy Women's Crew-Neck Tees, on sale for $10

Forever 21 Basic LS Fitted Top , $5.80

New Openings

I know, I know it's been foeva-eva. But not to worry, I've been poking around for more hijabulous finds! Some new store opening that I super excited for:

Montclair Plaza

H&M (self explanatory... do I really need to post more pictures of all the amazing stuff H&M sells for hijabis? No? Ok, moving on)

Sidecca: This is a pretty cool/weird store. They pretty much have every basic tee you could ever want. In every color (literally), check it out:


That's a lot of freakin' cardigans man, and the price is pretty sweet:


And the long sleeve tees, a must have, 2 for $18:


Victoria Gardens Mall

American Apparel: This store isn't open yet, and though I'm not a fan of spending $26 for this Sheer Jersey Long Sleeve T when you can get 2 for $12 at Forever 21, it's pretty awesome for those hard to find colors when you're shopping for a Eid outfit the night before and are on the brink of a fashion disaster.


Cache: This store I'm actually feeling kinda lukewarm about. It's more for women in the 30-40 age group, but they did have some nice things, like this Mandarian Collar Gold Foil Dress.

Metropark: Ok so this place isn't really that new. It's been around for a couple of months, but I never went in before today. They have tons of cool brands, my favorite and latest obsession is Obey, check this out:


There's a freakin' hijabi in this Four Photo Bandana, lower right corner!

Back to the Basics

The key to a great outfit is a great stash of basic tees. Since long sleeved, high-necked shirts aren't exactly easy to find, layering is key. I always get really excited when fall comes around and the long sleeve tees start poppin' up everywhere. I took a little shopping trip yesterday and here were my findings:

Nordstrom Rack had all the long sleeve tees a girl could want. Hallelujah!

They also had long sleeve turtlenecks, but not that many colors.

Old Navy has Crew Neck Tees for $12 each when you buy two or more.

They also have Lightweight Turtlenecks for $16.50...

...and some Sleeveless Turtleneck sweaters ($15 on sale) for when it gets chilly.

As usual, Forever 21 has their 2 for $12 Long Sleeve Tees, but I'm not too fond of the sleeve cuff this time around.