Thursday, August 30, 2012

Mecca for the rich: Islam's holiest site 'turning into Vegas'

I have touched upon this subject before and expressed my great annoyance at the way Saudi Arabia is developing shops and hotels and demolishing holy sites at a shocking rate. This article by The Independent highlights the problem, I definitely recommend you reading it and reblogging if you can. 

I really hope that something can be done before it's too late, though I'm not optimistic at all. I read once that a sign of the end of time is that hajj will turn into a holiday and that is certainly what has happened, whether or not you care to admit it.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Fall Trends 2012

Autumn is coming!Autumn is coming!
 
I know for some people the fact that summer is coming to an end slightly depresses them, but for once I am actually ready for the season change. I live in Michigan, and when the seasons change to fall it is absolutely beautiful here, the leaves change colors, and the temperature is near perfect. Fall also bring many options when it comes to fashion, the temperature allows you to wear jeans more comfortably, it also allows you to wear sweaters, and one thing I am excited for is to be able to wear my boots.
 
Fall 2012 Fashion Trends
 
Well, some of this years fashion trends are quite questionable in my opinion, but others I am loving. I went through numerous magazines, and websites to view what they say are the 2012 Fall Trends. Now some trends I am not even going to take the time to comment on, the ones below I just felt I needed to say something about.
Reptile Print
Reptile Print is one of the trends that I question, now I love leopard print and zebra print, but reptile prints I just do not like.

 Layers
Now, I wouldn't consider layers a 2012 fall trend, layering is overall just something you tend to do every fall. The key with layering is not overdoing it, stick with layers that compliment one another.
 

Zac Posen
Black and Blue
I absolutely love the idea of pairing black and blue together.
 
Bling
According to September Comopolitan, fall will be the time for bling overload, they say to go big with shiny baubles, sequins and pearls. I am all for bling, but I believe that less is more.

http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/military-pinup-dress-in-olive-green-with-red-details-from-pinup-couture-14740.html
Military
Now with the military trend there are certain pieces I adore, such as military inspired jackets and dresses.


http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/ava-dress-in-burnt-gold.html
Gold
I am absolutely love the color gold for fall, but for me it has to be simple, such as jewelry or small details, unless it's the burnt gold dress pictured above from www.pinupgirlclothing.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Awesomely dressed hijabis


Call me a shallow but one thing I love to see is a beautifully dressed human being, or better still, beautifully dressed hijabi. I often scrutinise what people wear as opposed to how they look because we all control what we put on our backs. I mean we can't control our genes but we can control our jeans.. OK that was a lot funnier in my head.. 

Anyway, here are a few photos I found of some awesome hijab outfits:

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Swag

LOL xD


I've watched this too many times. I need to get off YouTube and find a hobby.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

My utterly superficial wish list...


I feel like making a pointless list of all the enticingly superficial things I want :) Enjoy.

The Micheal Kors link watch - what a beauty <3>




White BMW Z4, need I say more?


Cartier 18 carat gold, colored diamond, emerald and onyx tiger ring. Purfect.


Speaking of which... I want one!


I've wanted a Burberry scarf forever! They look so cool as hijabs.


For me, the ultimate bag is the Chanel flap bag. I think that's mainly due to it's increasingly unattainable price tag (a few years ago it cost a grand, now it's 3..). If I could I would get in caviar leather and gold hardware, in the jumbo size.

I've always wanted to get henna art done on my hands but just never have. Really like this design:

How cool are these spiked flats? I love that they don't cover the whole shoe like most studded flats:


I'm so ready to switch from iPhone.


I love this style of perfume bottle T shirt, I want!

And last but not least on my list..


Joke. JOKE!!

Monday, August 20, 2012

Eid Mubarek

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Hope you all had a great Eid. I cannot believe how fast Ramadan went by! Sorry for the lack of posts by the way, I have been really busy lately but I'll try to get back into it insha'Allah.

August MyGlam Bag & Birchbox

Hello :)

Today I finally have the time to show off what I received in my August  MyGlam Bag and my August Birchbox. My birchbox I received on the 13th during my son's 4th birthday party, and my MyGlam bag came a couple days later, and since then it's been quite hectic around here,right now my boyfriend is at the laundromat and my children are amused by Barney so I think I can get away with spending some time on here.





This month's theme is Endless Summer, the products sent didn't really portray the theme in my opinion, hopefully, next month they put more thought into the theme and the products are better. This month's bag was just another mesh bag, and like I said last month I do not like mesh bags, I don't like my items in the open.


Demeter Roll On Perfume Oil .29fl. oz.

On the website this roll on in the size I received as a sample is $10. I personally think this scent is disgusting,and after looking through the website I wouldn't ever purchase anything from there. This website offers a vast selection of odd smelling perfumes, I even seen popcorn scent in there... but this is not really my thing, I like flirty/floral scents. The Clean Skin scent is said to smell like the perfect shower scent, but it doesn't to me, it made me want to immediately wash it off when I tested it on my wrist.




Eclos Plant Stem Cells Anti-Aging Regenerative Cream & Cellular Activator Facial Serum

These are another reason I wasn't satisfied with this month's selection of samples. These products may work well, but they smelled strongly and terribly that I couldn't even fully test them out. I do not like my facial products to have much of a scent, I have sensitive skin and typically scented products dry/break me out. I did put these on in the order they described in the directions and I washed them off within ten minutes because I just couldn't handle the smell, and because it made my skin feel oily.


I always love getting nail polish, especially in colors that I currently do not have in my collection. This month's was another by Andrea's Choice in a hue of hot pink called Ringmaster. I have not used this shade yet but I did use last month's white polish from Andrea's Choice and loved it. I love the color pink, but for some reason I do not own much of it, so I just haven't painted my nails with it yet.


Glama-zoid Eyeshadow from S.A.L.T.Y Cosmetics

This shade was made just for MyGlam and they are now offering it on there website, they are offering the sample size for $3.97 and the full size for $14.97. Glama-zoid is a iridescent shade that works perfectly as a highlighter. S.A.L.T.Y Cosmetics is a brand new company and from what I seen and from this sample I believe they may be a company to check out.



Last, but not least, the product that MyGlam kept under wraps, a pink gloss. This gloss has a wonderful scent and fruity taste, and I LOVE the shade of pink. It is a little sticky, but the shade makes it worth it, just don't wear it before you plan on eating, or kissing. :)






This month Birchbox decided to do something different with there note card that explains the products, and I am loving the new idea, pictured below. I also was very satisfied with this month's samples.



Schick Hydro Silk Shaver

This shaver has a water activated moisturizing serum that is said to keep legs smooth and soft. I have not tested this out yet, but the other razor I do use is a Schick. They also offered tips on how to shave in the little note card pictured above and attached to the shaver was a package of coupons.

 

Beauty Fixation Makeup Removers

I definitely like the concept behind these makeup removers. They work well for small smudges, mascara, eyeliner, and lipstick. You can purchase them on www.birchbox.com, they come in packs of 24 applicators for $5. These could work well to carry in your purse, as long as you are careful to not prematurely break them open, I also think they would be great for travel.


Pixi Beauty Lid Last Eyeshadow Pen in Gilded Mink

I have heard of Pixi Beauty before but I have never tried anything from that brand before this. After using this I will be looking into there products much more, I loved this shadow pen. I would have loved the pen even more if the sample I got was a different shade, this one was a little too dark for my liking, but it did last all day without creasing or smudging. These pens are sold for $18 so I was definitely excited to get it in my Birchbox considering I only pay $10 for everything.


Miss Jessie's Quick Curls

I was really hoping this would work for me, I have naturally wavy hair and this is suppose to define them. I have tried this twice now, once I let it air dry and the other time I used my diffuser tool on my blow dryer and both times I ended up with very little curl. This product does make my hair shiny and lessens the frizz though, I will continue to try this and hope one day maybe it will work for me, but it might just be my difficult hair.


Viva La Juicy La Fleur

I was super excited to see this in my Birchbox, I LOVE Viva La Juicy perfumes, they smell AMAZING. If I had to choose a perfume to wear daily it would be this one.