Umm... NO

I have two words to say: "Egypt: NO."

That is all.

a little bit too much 'style'

one thing i noticed in egypt that doesnt really happen here in the west is that so many girls go all super-matchy-matchy when dressing.

their multi-layered coloured hijab style will match their carina top, which matches their blouse, which matches their pants/skirt, which matched their shoes, which matches their long thread of beads, rings and bracelets, which matches their eyeshadow, which matches their bag, etc.

its like colour co-ordination in overdrive.

to be honest - i dont like it.

its too over the top. there is no creativity in that...

i remember standing in a hijab stall in alexandria when this girl walks in with a hideous bright red jumper that she obviously just bought (arab street fashion can make any westerner cringe - at times its like eurotrash on LSD from 1993) which she then flung at the male shop assistant and told him she needed a hijab in the exact same colour. the poor guy had to go through about eighteen different red hijabs before he found one in the exact same shade.

here are a few examples of what i mean...

"its blue and black day today"

 "its purple and black day today!"

"polka dots, acid wash jeans, funny boob groping top - could this get any cooler?"

"its orange and brown day today."

"guess what day today is..."

sometimes being over-styled can hurt the eyes.

what do you think? do you like subtle styling or the more in your face co-ordination?

egyptian looks

nanees selim is an egyptian personality who i believe has her own beauty radio show (?) - im working off google translator at the moment so i could be wrong.

she also does hijab styling and here are a few of her more recent looks from her website naneesselim.com

dark silky turquoise and black...

 pink and beige tones...

 a cute layered look perfect with abaya...

 nanees in action...

check out some of her scarf styling videos on youtube!

what do you think of her looks?

umm no... / dear lawd...

ah egyptian fashion... how tacky thou can be...

here are some rather tacky formal outfits to wear to your cousin's wedding or the next farmer's market that will make you outshine the sun by at least forty times.

who knew someone could roll all that taffeta, polyester, spandex and ruffles into one dress?

quick reminder - anything that tight and body strangling is NOT modest. and on a side note - do you know what they remind me of?

those toilet roll dolls my aunty used to keep the dust off her unused toilet rolls in her bathroom with. do you see a resemblance with these...

if i gave you a bright yellow lemon version of one of the above - what ridiculous place would you wear it to? im taking mine to the library!

cute egyptian styles

two scarves - one great look - love the puffy hijab:

i love the elegance of this wrap:

got 500 scarves just laying around?
miss puff puff...
ok this is in here for just a laugh... its sooo weird

style of egyptian tv host

i wanted to show you girls a few pics of my egyptian girl fatma. i love her unique hijab style - she always mixes up great outfits with gorgeous hijabs (usually using more than one scarf) and always using beautiful colours and sheens and she never forgets the matching beads either! oh and did i mention the flowers she always has on the side of her hegab?

very cute green style:::


i love green and i love this outfit! the Shiny green hegab is beautiful:::


Purple & Gold: gotta love it. i adore these two shades together.. it just looks so damn gameel and really works wonders for her complexion::::


the big beads again::


grey blues, intricate roses and shine plus:::


So what do you think about her style?

cute masrya wraps

how to wrap hijabs - egyptian style

these have done the internet circuit - i know.. but i love them so im posting them for the sisters who haven't seen them yet - so check out these cute masriyah style hegabs: