Somebody a while back asked me to do a tutorial on the infamous Egyptian wrap. I'm not hot on it because it doesn't cover the neck and ears fully even with a polo neck. So I have adapted the look a bit so that it fulfills the requirements of hijab but still involves, well, a lot of wrapping.. Hope you like. Sorry the photos aren't great, I took them on my webcam: Here's the finished look:
Tutorial:
Put one scarf on your head with one end longer than the other as per usual..
Tie the scarf in a knot at one side of your neck..
Put the second scarf over the top with the long part on the same side as the short part of the first scarf and vice versa. Tie in the same way on the opposite side of the neck..
..so you get something that looks like this..
Next, take the first scarf and wrap it back over the second..
..all the way around. You can pin to keep it in place..
Now take the second scarf and wrap it the same way you did the first..
..to get this..
Finally, take the first scarf like so..
Fold it back and pin it in place..
Voila! You should get something that looks like this:
*TIPS*
- Use thin but not netted or really see through scarves together
- Don't do more that two layers, it's overkill.
- Try out different colours but keep it simple. It would be too much, for example, if you used patterned scarves.
(Sorry for lack of face..!)
Whilst browsing the net for my next post, which was going to be reviewing the best sites to buy Abayas and Jilbabs online, I came across the site Masoomah and found the most amazing tweed (yes, tweed) Jilbab which I, naturally, had to have. I don't wear Abayas/Jilbabs normally but they are great when going to the mosque or if your going somewhere highly populated with, ahem, Arabs.. Moving on, here it is, I think it should come in 2 or 3 weeks:
I love those sleeves! It was a very purse friendly £31 too :D What do you reckon, a good buy or not (as my mother thinks..)? 
