How to be Fashionable in a Land Where Fashion Seems Impossible

Qassim Province is the most strict region in the kingdom, here women are completely covered and the only thing you see are the eyes, hands and feet, the bag they carry and the shoes they wear.

THE EYES:

Given this situation, how can one be fashionable when you are completely covered? This is the reason why most women spend some time in doing their eyes making it impressive. They say eyes are the windows of the soul, friend of mine knows if I am happy or sad or if something is troubling me by just looking into my eyes. My eyes do not lie.

Since eyeglasses makes me look like a geek, I started using contact lenses but I use it not just for fashion but for vision.  Some like the hazel brown on me, some like the sterling grey, others like my eyes as simply black.

I also learned how to put on false eyelashes just like most typical Arab women do. Some of my patients even told me I don't look like a Filipina but a Latina.

THE BAGS AND SHOES:

Women will always be women, and women love bags and shoes. There will never be enough. My husband told me that with the number of bags and shoes that I have I can change them everyday.

Every Friday, I sort of prepare what would me my outfit for the week. If I choose brown, then I will carry a brown bag, set aside all the brown shoes that I have and wear a nude, beige or brown nail polish.

Nine West Brown Hobo Bag and Hush Puppies leather Slip Ons

Nine West Beige Satchel, MK Wedge Sandals, Brown Skirt and White top from Mango

Beige Stiletto from Nine West

If I choose Blue then my outfit for the week is pretty much predictable. Sometimes I get fickle minded and change my theme at mid week.

Hush Puppies Blue Knitted Bag and Keds Blue Wedges

 When I am sad or depressed I put color on my outfit to make my mood more lively.

If I cannot think of anything, I choose to be neutral and wear white.

White Coach Satchel and Nine West Pumps

 THE NAILS:

I devote time in doing my nails every Friday and as I mentioned it goes with my outfit for the week.
My patients love my nails and I can see how they adore my nails whenever I strike the keyboard during consultation. They admire my nail arts.

Strawberry Nails

Watermelon Nails

Kiwi Nails

My Daughter call this Victoria's Secret 

Floral Nails

 THE PERFUME:

My daily outfit will not be complete without wearing a nice perfume. When I was a teenager I usually go with the flow. I remember saving my allowance just to buy Eternity by Calvin Klein and Pleasures by Estee Lauder. What the majority wears, and what is in, I buy it. I never had an identity or individuality when it comes to the perfume I wear or the smell I emit.

Later on, I discovered that I love the sweet scent, I don't like floral scents. Tresor by Lancome was one of the very first perfumes that I loved and it was first given to me as a gift by a Neurosurgeon Consultant who courted me when I was still a Medical Intern. Escada Rockin' Rio and Cherry in the Air are one of my favorites. Actually, I love the Escada line. Then lately I discovered and fell in love with Burberry Body and everytime I wear this scent people ask me what perfume I am wearing, some even took a picture of it. Even the male population in our clinic asked me what my perfume is. It always get noticed by men and women alike. One friend told me he can smell my perfume in the waiting area near my clinic and that is the signal that I arrived. Finally, I have my own identity. Whenever they smell the Burberry Body they know that it is me and that I am somewhere near. Currently, I am on my 5th Burberry Body Bottle.

Burberry body my favorite Perfume to date.

I also start to love the smell of Saudi Perfumes, usually they are unisex and light on the budget.

One patient came to my clinic wearing the perfume Wisal by Ajmal and I asked her where she bought it, she told me it was a gift from her husband. Then the next time she visited me she gave me a set consisting of a powder, a shower gel, a perfume and a lotion. I finished the set and I asked a friend to search perfume stores for it. Then one time when I was shopping at Al Nakheel Plaza I saw Ajmal Store and finally found my second love. Currently, I am about to finish my 4th bottle with just a few more sprays. I use to alternate Wisal with Burberry and in fairness Wisal also gets noticed by my patients but not as much as Burberry.

Wisal by Ajmal

So thats it. One can still be stylish even when completely covered. Many girls often say that a man will love you for what you are please don't believe that crap, that is one heck of a lie. Men like women who are attractive, stylish, and knows how to project beauty and carry herself well. 

If you want to get noticed then get noticed. You can still be attractive and sexy even when you are completely covered, with the way you talk, the way you walk and the way you smell. Be fashionable on the areas where you can show fashion. Heels are always sexy even with jeans, and bags always compliments your shoes. 

Remember, your special someone will like you more on what you have in the inside than what you show on the outside but never forget that what you show on the outside will attract men to get to know you more on the inside. Men respond to women based on how they feel around you.

Happy Reading Everyone!