Silken Garland + Giveaway

One thing I learnt early on when I started wearing the hijab was that square scarves do not suit me. They instantly turn me into a village dwelling Russian old woman every time. They suit only a marginal number of people (you've gotta have the oval or heart shaped face for it - if you don't then give up and go for something more suitable) and there is really no use trying to make it work for me when I know it won't so I tend not to bother and instead invest in long rectangular scarves that I can more easily work around my face. I have found however that square scarves work great as bag decorations and as neck scarves. 

Advika, an Australian based company, sent me their Garland scarf - a rather elaborately decorated and hand illustrated luxurious silk twill piece. You know by now how much I'm into florals so it's a good fit for me. The scarf is of superior quality both in make and in material. This ain't no flimsy synthetic scarf, people!

I simply folded it in half into a triangle, threw it around my neck, tied it up at the back and hid the knot under my blue scarf. Such an easy way to add a little more oomph to a plain outfit!