Modestly Stylish: Let's Try Some Colour Shall We?

Modestly Stylish: Let's Try Some Colour Shall We? by themaryfairy

Yellow Round Neck Broken Stripe Cable Sweater from SheInside.com - £21 / New Look Dark Green Studded Belt Jersey Maxi Skirt - £16.99 / Cowboy Ankle Bootie from Amazon - £19 / Debenhams Camel Big Stitch Cross Over Bag - £24.90 / Republic Crafted Aztec Shield Ring - £5 / ASOS Green Aztec Scarf - £4.50 / Yves Saint Laurent Faux Cils Shocking Volume Effect Mascara - £23.50 / OPI Live And Let Die - £15.95

Well HELLO THURR~ I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend. 

This past week I've been lamenting over the fact that I wear just too much blue/beige/black. So I decided that I will not buy anything blue from now on, and try to wear other colours instead. I'm getting a little sick of seeing a sea of navy everytime I look into my wardrobe, so I decided to put together a look with no blue in it at all.

You see the thing is, I really like these colours; I'm just too self concious to try wearing them. It's because I know I'll stick out like a sore thumb, because the colours are so bright lol. But I'm honestly hating getting dressed in the mornings nowadays because I just don't want to wear what I usually wear! 

Next time I go shopping, I'm going to buy clothes in these colours. Especially that skirt! LOVE that green! I have a plain mustard top already, so I will try to incorporate that into my usual attire, just to brighten up those dull days at the end of winter/the start of spring.

Have you been stuck in a style rut too? Made any changes to your wardrobe lately? Let me know in the comments below! (^__^)

Modestly Stylish: Formal Dinner Party Outfit

Modestly Stylish: Formal Dinner Party Outfit by themaryfairy 

Empire line dress by Chic Nova - £24.58  / H&M Jacket - £29.99 / Black Zip Bistretch Slim Leg Trousers from New Look - £9.99  / Blink Patent Mid Heel Court Shoe from Republic - £20 / Rare London Studded Skull Clasp Bag - £20 / Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner - £17 / Benefit They're Real mascara - £18.50

Hey there my lovelies, hope you're all well~

I'm back today with another Modestly Stylish outfit for you, and today's theme is a formal dinner outfit. Black and beige are my go to colours, because they just look so classy together and they suit just about everyone too.

I'm loving H&M's blazers at the moment, I actually just bought a black blazer the other day from H&M and the quality is brilliant. My very first blazer was actually from there too, it's been two years and it still looks brand new!

For the trousers I thought they were a pretty good price for some smart but slim legged trousers. I don't particularly like the zips but they'll be covered by the dress anyway (^__^)

I love the dress, not too form fitting but gives your waist a little definition all the same. A nice simple, classy dress that you can dress up or down should be a staple in every girls wardrobe. I'd personally would obviously wear a top underneath this. 

Everyone's loving the studded craze these days so I thought I'd throw in a lovely studded bag, which I have to say I really like despite studs not being my thing! And as for the shoes.. well you can't go wrong with a pair of nude shoes can you? Plus I read somewhere that nude shoes make your legs look longer.. something short girls like me wouldn't mind having hehe.

I'd keep my makeup simple, maybe do the 'cat eye' liner style (if I ever get it right.. I can never get it even! >.<) and maaaaaaaybe a red lip if I was feeling brave. :P

What do you wear to a formal dinner party? ☺

My Favourite Hijaab Accessories ♥

I don't consider myself a very fashionable person if I'm honest. I don't have the time to do anything extra in the mornings apart from making sure my face doesn't look like I rose from the dead five minutes ago. 

I just throw on my clothes, hijaab & a bit of makeup and RUN LIKE HELL (because I'm usually running late.. heh). 

But when I do have time, I like to accessorize my hijaab.  (^__^) Unless it's a really loud printed one then I just leave it at that. Not that I own many loudly printed hijaabs.. but I digress. :P

1. Bows

BOWS! If you know me in person, you know I love bows. Bows are just so.. me! I don't know why, but they just are. I have to stop myself from buying more bows, because I know that I will just not use them as much as I use my neutral coloured ones (I wear a lot of neutral colours.. you can probably tell by the picture xD). I got these from Peacocks a while ago, but you can also get similar ones from Claires and New Look.

2. Brooches

Before I realised bows were my thing, I went through a phase of loving brooches. I have a few, but these are  the ones I've used the most. I remember finding them in Accessorize a couple of years ago, and they're still in perfect condition; Accessorize do really good quality stuff! On days when I'm feeling confident in my skin and clothes and have woken up a little early and have had a lot of sleep the night before, I wear one, because it just adds that finishing touch to my outfit and makes me feel all pretteh (for once xD).

3. Headbands

I have quite a few headbands, but this one almost always goes with my fancy Asian clothes because a lot of the Asian outfits I have have gold in them. There's something about this one that makes me look like I've put in more effort - which I have if you think about it, some of the scarves that come with Asian suits are horrendously slippy! Again, you can get these at Claires or New Look.

4. Feathers

I have a couple of variations of this. A stretchy headband with blue and brown feathers, a slide with a string of dark brown feathers, and this alice band version too! I got this from Topshop for about £2.50 down from a tenner - BARGAIN! I don't really wear my feathery stuff on formal outings, more so when its a birthday or we're celebrating something. I don't know feathers don't seem that formal to me so I stick to brooches on those occasions :P

What kinds of things do you accessorise your hijaab with? (^__^)

And if you don't wear one.. what do you use to accessorise your hair? :D

P.S. excuse the horrendous lighting in the pic. It took me forever to get a good photo, and even longer to edit it! Stupid British weather -___-

Modestly Stylish: Keeping It Casual ☺

Modestly Stylish: Keeping It Casual by themaryfairy

ASOS skater dress with lace top - £11 / ASOS Metal Keeper Across Body Bag - £15 / H&M Chinos - £14.99 / Navy dip hem crew neck trimarl top from Dorothy Perkins - £8 / Old Navy Womens Ballet Wedges - £19.51 / A|Wear Ecru Pashmina - £8 / Posietint by Benefit Cosmetics - £24.50 / OPI nail polish in Samoan Sand - £15.95

As the days get shorter and the evenings colder, and with uni starting next week, my friends and I decided to get out of the house while we could and went to Starbucks to have a nice little catch up.

I was in a lazy mood that day, so I decided to go with my fail safe colours - blue and beige. As always. I'm so edgy, I know. :P

I had purchased the dress from the ASOS sale a couple of weeks ago and I love it! The fabric is pure cotton jersey, and when worn with a long sleeved top underneath, it keeps me warm, toasty, and quite modest indeed (^__^)

When I realised I had gotten ready early, I decided to play with some makeup. I put Posietint on my lips and some winged eyeliner. I quite liked the look on me..

..until I realised that my room was a bit darker than usual (it was quite overcast outside) and I had put too much Posietint on! I ended up looking like a wannabe Adele, and not in a good way either :o/

My friends assured me I looked fine though, but I still thought I looked ridiculous - I was more shy than usual that day. Maybe it's because I'm not used to wearing a lot of makeup..

Or maybe I'm just being paranoid. Gosh Mary, calm down *slaps self*

Anyhoo. What's your fail safe colour or item(s) of clothing? I get the feeling I'll be wearing this dress a lot this year haha >.<

Modestly Stylish: Mustard ☺

Modestly Stylish: Mustard ☺ by themaryfairy 

SELECTED long sleeved knit jumper - £25 / Monsoon Saskia Print Top - $15 / Monsoon Jala Print Top - £7.80 / Phase Eight striped top - £13 / River Island linen pants - £10 / River Island long maxi skirt - £15 / Topshop nail polish in Bees Knees - £5 / Nails Inc nail polish in Sumner Place - £11

Well, it's August everyone. I don't think Summer is coming this year. So here's some outfit inspiration to take you from (what we wish was) summer to our reliable old friend Autumn.

I've always thought that mustard is a much more wearable colour than yellow. I've never been able to wear yellow because I'm too shy to wear such a bold colour - it's just not me I suppose >.<

And while I don't ever wear a pair of trousers and a top, I thought I'd throw together a few for the ones that do, along with a selection of different mustard coloured tops - all on sale! Love it! 

What's your favourite Summer-to-Autumn colour? :o) 

Sale Picks: AX Paris

Sale Picks: AX Paris by themaryfairy

AX Paris Chiffon Plain Skater Dress - £19.99  ♦  AX Paris strapless maxi dress in Orange and Stone - £12  ♦  AX Paris Tribal Print Top -  £7.99  ♦  AX Paris Heart Print Sleeveless Shift Dress - £15 

So I was on Polyvore, trying to pull together a muslimah friendly, modest OOTD, and came across a few reasonably priced and rather cute items from AX Paris. I went on their website and found out that they had a sale on! 

Which made me think why not share my picks from the sale? The ones I was drawn to were the ones I thought would be the most modest and versatile, in my opinion.

The plain skater dress could be dressed up or down - either with a leather jacket or a blazer. The maxi's are opaque, and can be used for summer or winter - just change the type of leggings you wear underneath. Plus, the colours will lead you into autumn/winter - always a bonus.

The tribal print top tucked into a navy blue pleated maxi skirt (or a pair of trousers). The heart print shift dress would be good for work. Just whack a blazer on and bam! Smart casual, at the very least.

On a side note, if you know me personally, you will know that navy blue is my favourite colour to wear. I know, I'm really boring when it comes to colour choices. :P 

As you can probably see my preference for the colour has influenced my choice from the sale >.< I can't help it, it's a fail safe colour for me - if I don't know what to wear, I go with blue. Always works for me!

Anyhoo.. moving on from my obsession with blue, I just thought I'd let you all know that they're also doing a free standard delivery offer for all orders over £45 for the UK and over £60 for Europe. Standard delivery is £2.95 for UK mainland, £5.95 for Northern & Southern Ireland, and £5.95 for Europe. 

For the lovelies in the USA, you get free shipping for orders over $50! Pretty good considering there's a lot of good things on offer at the moment. 

Has anything caught your eye from the AX Paris sale? ☺