I am very relieved that Her Closet is back.
Settling down with the pregnancy finally and Rania being more independent, playing on her own half the time, I started to realise that I went on hiatus a little too long.

So I am back till maybe I head off for maternity in October.

Here is our new arrivals for this week!

I have always loved Burberry prints though buying from their boutique is really exorbitant.
So here are light chiffon shawls for just $12 a piece.




And here are cotton shawls which you won't get warm in them.
I love wearing these colours because it gives a subtle pop of vibrance to the whole outlook.





Lastly, this is my favourite piece and it is also a favourite among the ladies yesterday.
We already have a total of 10 orders for this and the numbers are still climbing. So be sure to place your orders with us!



I actually don it yesterday.



Love the colours!

Our Facebook is full and I have not migrated my whole contact list to the Fanpage. So if you are keen in any of these pieces, do drop me a sweet note via email (hercloset@live.com) and I will reply to you soonest!

xoxo

New launches - finally!

Now, I am always battling with two things; time with my daughter which always needs my attention, to the point that even when she falls to the padded floor, she will look up and cry waiting for me to pick her up. I will ignore all the time. She will continue until my heart cannot bear to see the tears.

The other thing is I am lazy.

But to give myself a pat on the back, I was lazier last month than this month.
At least you see my commitment to my blog so that is thumbs-up.

It is easier for those who read than for those who is writing it up. The things I want to write about. I would not want to write anything superficial and over the top all the time. I have always wanted to write something that is real and close to the hearts to most of us.

So give me a pat on the back ok?

Boy am I glad to have some time to work on the pictures and finish the editing and launching the new arrivals.

Launched yesterday, 5 solid coloured tops which I am truly a sucker for because I can settle for a printed bottom or a printed hijab with plain shoes.
So these are really cheap basics, good cotton material for just $25 with normal mail included.






I swear the colours are yummy and basic and fits with your jeans anytime!

For plus size ladies (especially) we have lycra leggings for you. It is so super comfortable that I wear it under my skirts and dresses, especially if I am going to do a lot of walking which I do.




And I personally get frustrated having to find a size that fits me comfortably beyond the dressing room. So this leggings really last me the whole day without feeling warm.

$12 including postage fee is a steal.

Her Closet FB is full so you can add us on our Fanpage to see our new arrivals.

If you have no facebook, fret not. Email us your orders at hercloset@live.com

Look forward to hear from you!

xoxo

Kaftan Dresses

With Hari Raya about exactly two weeks away, I am very excited with this launch.
These outfits are also suitable when we ladies need to attend a function.
Plus size friendly, it does not hinder looking good in smaller sized ladies.



Available in 9 colours for $90 a set, you can be sure that Her Closet priced them nicely for you.
Affordable styles, anytime.

Picked out your Raya outfit already?

xoxo

Her Closet Hari Raya Collection

Being in business for a little more than 4 years, this is the first that Her Closet launches their Hari Raya Collection.
Usually, I will let Ramadhan pass with little casual launches but like what I have mentioned on Her Closet's Facebook account, we are transitioning and cooking up something new and fresh.

Well firstly, I have officially brought a partner onboard.
Someone who is family. People always said, "Never do business with family."
But to me, if we have the same vision and ethics, the rest is compromise.

There was a very successful businessman I know who gave me, my siblings, my husband and even my partner a very good advise.
He said, "Whatever you do, DUIT is very important."

Me, being me the money-faced and something which I am not shy to admit (oh well, aren't we all?), I nodded my head.
He continued, "D is for Doa. Everything you do always begin with a doa. U is for ikhtiar. Always find ways to make it work. U is for usaha. You will never be successful without usaha, and finally, T is for tawakal. Once you have done all three, leave it to Him. If the rezeki is yours, it will be."

I sat there stunned and awed by his philosophy.
So that was when I realized I wanted to synergise, share the pie and try to multifold.
Of course there are sentiments that Her Closet is my baby.
Something which I scrimp and save to start up. The energy I put in to see where it is today. There are a lot of emotional factors to it.

But there was just one thing I needed to do.
Detach.

I thought it was hard. But it was easier than I thought because I eliminated micro-managing (oh how I hate anyone doing that to me too) and just made sure that all is as smooth flowing as possible.

Transitioning was not easy because there was a change of hands in operations.
So for those who have their responses a little late, do bear with us.
Plus my partner is very new to online business. So do give her a little bit of slack ya.

After 4 years in business, Her Closet is now a registered business.
Our objective is really to give you the best virtual shopping experience that we can and to delivery great quality products and definitely beating prices everywhere.

So here is to our inaugural launch of Hari Raya Collection.
Last week we launched our kaftan dresses. These are really good quality kaftans where the beads are sewn on and not ironed on laces.

$89 for short sleeve kaftans with sleeveless inner.
This is really fuss-free for non-hijab ladies. For hijab ladies, you can just get a long sleeve inner at the Geylang Bazaar and match it!










My favourite will be the short kaftans with sewn on sequins (NOT BEADS) around the neckline (front and back) and the sleeves!
The flow is great because the outfit has weight. Her Closet matches this for you with long sleeve inner and same great price of $89.

And I love it because it is even suitable for wedding events when you don't feel like wearing the baju kurung because there is somewhere else you would like to head after that.

Available in 5 colours!







All is really while stocks last!
So don't miss it.

And if I hadn't wish you a blessed Ramadhan, my apologies for the late entry.
Thank you for the support you have given Her Closet and I will never forget it.

xoxo,
Mima

Like a boss

My daughter's antics (so far) just made me smile.
These pictures were taken without any alteration.

I teased her to be the CEO of Her Closet and that mummy is making her work so hard going through business ideas and doing the month end financials.

Seeing her growing up is amazing.
There had never been a day that she did not put a smile on my face.

I love you Rania.
You are my sunshine.

XOXO

#3 - Love Letters from You to Me with Marina K Ishmel

"Salam sis,
Sorry for this surprise email. Jus curious do you wear tudung during working hrs. :)
How is the response from the management? ... Hope this won't disturb ya.."

Yes, it is true that you see pictures of me with the hijab and then without the hijab flying around on Facebook and the blog.
This is really a long story and I hope I did not bore her!

*lol*

Salam sis,

Truth is I do not. I always start going to a new company without wearing the hijab and then I will evaluate the situation.
Previously in my IBM days, I wore the hijab after 1 year in the industry.

This time around in Microsoft, I have not put on the hijab after almost 2 years in my department. Maybe it is because of the situation I am feeling in the office and the nature of people I have to work with. So its really a situation of 'masuk kandang kambing mengembek and masuk kandang lembu menguak'

My outside life is also very private with a lot of people in the office, unless they read my blog. None of my colleagues, except my Director is on my personal Facebook.

There is constantly a part of me that tries to avoid the hiring management discounting me of my credibility in the workforce despite the qualifications. So for me, my priority jobscope and salary scale. The least I can do for my parents who have educated me is to get a good job with good salary.

There are some people who insists that they should wear the hijab and stand by that principle that rezeki di tangan Tuhan. I respect those who view it that way. However, at the end of the day, they need to bear in mind that there are mouths to feed and bills to pay. But truthfully each is it to its own.

If you are planning to wear the hijab to work, you may want to consider 2 things:
1. Whether it is an MNC or SME. SMEs are more flexible with outlooks
2. Whether you will have to go out and see clients, work with events and so on because there are indeed some HR which do not prefer hijab ladies to be fronting occassions as such.

Some ladies i know will speak to their bosses first before they wear the hijab into office.
I did try once but was rejected. So things like this happen.

My pre-pregnancy office days are dressed in pants, long sleeve shirts (sometimes folded up) but the hijab will be in the handbag for after office hours, though there are times it is left at home.
My husband does not emphasize on hijab. To him, akhlak first then hijab.

So in that sense I am lucky to have the huband's blessings and he leaves the decision in my hands.

xoxo

#2 - Love Letters from You to Me with Nurshahida Ar

From: Nurshahida Ar

"Hi mima.. Remember me? U ate my piece of cake masa u buat hijab class.. Anyway jus to share.. Masa I pregnant my first one pun I have e same feelings. I'm small but baby 3.5kg. Rabak I tau!! Haha. U must tell ur Hubby to put on the gas mask bila the pain is about to come. U inhale until the pain goes away u take out the mask.Don keep on inhaling e gas tau, Blh mabuk n muntah. That will make u even more sick.Don worry u'll be fine, Insyaallah. Banyak kan baca u will be stronger than u can ever imagine.."

Yes, I do remember this sweet lady from one of the hijab classes I conducted at Al-Falah mosque last year!

Here we go:

Hi Shahida!

Yes, i do remember you.. hwo can i forget such a petite soft spoken lady!!! Yes you are very small.

Some ladies told me that the gas is very drying to the throat and that we cannot eat and drink during labour oso. I am fixing this brain to go without epidural and gas. Some advised me to baca surah Alam Nasrah during labour. My aunty who is a midwife in Oman told me to keep eating korma cos the arabs there did that and they don't need stitches!!! Imagine that!

But then again, I really do not know my threshold and the husband thinks I am too pampered to even have a threshold. I am just going to put my mind to it. My only concern is my asthma. I hope it doesnt get triggered when my Lil' Rania is coming out.

Then again, I know many women who would love to go through labour over and over again.

Thank you for the kind advise. I will share this with the husband!

*hugs*

xoxo

#1 - Love Letters from You to Me with Adilah Aziz

From: Adilah Aziz 

"Assalamualaikum. I would like to enquire. The way u wear ur inner scarf, u can make the curved shape at the forehead. Makes the face look a lil slender. I bought abt the same inner, it goes flat on the forehead! Then if I were to wear a shawl, my face will look round. Are there diff types of inner scarfs? Mine actually looks the same as urs."

Trust me, Adilah is not the only one who sends me a such a question. I have replied to many messages of the same nature.

Did you know that I really admire women who can show their full face wearing the hijab?

Can show off their nice eyebrows and properly done up eyeshadow.

It cannot work for me - especially now that I am pregnant and chubbier.

But even during my pre-pregnancy days, I was covering up half of my cheek because I inherited my dad's awesome genes.

His strong jawline.

So when I am chubby, I hide the cheeks.
When my face is quite chiseled, I hide my jaw.

"salam sis,
My inner scarf are all flat with the sole purpose to hold up hair. hehehe.
The trick is to bring the whole shawl/hijab forward. Cover half the eyebrow so that it hides half of the cheek.
If you notice, that is how i wear my hijab too! Give it a shot :)"
I do not really know how to explain it though I did show them how during my past hijab classes.
But try it.
The look suits me. It may suit you too!

xoxo

Sponsored: Coloured Contact Lenses

Before I begin, I just needed to declare this.
I have a super good reason to camwhore and do not feel guilty about it and post it up on my blog.

*lol*

If you notice, I have been shying away from camwhoring alone. Whenever I hold the camera, I will take pictures of someone else or something else and never myself.
So when my husband saw me taking loads of pictures, trying to get the right angle, he wondered what had gotten into me!

*lol*lol*

I was also excited when informed out of the blue that I was going to be sponsored with coloured contact lenses.
Firstly, I am so blind like a bat and my husband keeps forgetting that. He will ask me to see this and that especially when I just showered and I need to grope around for my specs.
Sometimes, I even seek his help to see my 'eyes' because I can't see them.

Hee hee hee.

I have been with contact lenses since I was 18. That makes it 11 years.
Alhamdulillah so far no infection whatsoever and I hope to keep it that way.

However, I limit myself with very few colours only because I am not very sure if I can carry the other colours.
I stay away from black contacts too because i think they look scary on me.

So you can usually see me in brown, grey and green of which in many occasions people thought I am of mixed heritage.
They are not wrong anyway.
*chuckles*

I used to purchase my coloured contact lenses in Malaysia because it is cheaper based on the exchange rate.
Thanks to Facebook, I no longer have to. I can easily get Korean lenses, cheaper prices and bigger diameter.
Yes, bigger diameter so that I have bambi eyes. So that when I bat my eyes to my husband, he will say ok.

So here were the lenses sponsored.

Edwina Brown



I love how it looks translucent it looks around the pupil. I feel like those Japanese cartoon girls you know.
Yes, the diameter is bigger than our normal pupil.
Ever since I started wearing big-eye contact lenses, I cannot imagine going out with my small pupils.
But then again there are days when I just do because I am wearing my specs.



Here is Windy Brown.
The lenses really swirl like a wind. I was wondering if I could carry these kind of lenses.
To my amazement, I did! In fact, it is now my current favourite! :)





If they are already ready stocks, you can actually get these for just $18, and that includes free registered mail and a free lens casing!
God knows how hard it is to get contact lens casing individually in pharmacies.

For pre-orders, there is a better deal.
The more you buy, the cheaper it gets.

1 pair costs $15 each
2 pairs at $14 each
3 to 4 pairs at $13 each and
5 pairs or more for $12 each

I made a purchase with her previously and I am happy with the purchase.
You can add Art Iqah on Facebook and place your orders with her!

Of course, if you need any help, you can let me know or drop a comment to this entry!
Love to sponsor?
Email me!

xoxo,

Jalan jalan cari makan

The husband and I are food lovers. When we got engaged, we were probably the slimmest we have been but I guess that is what happens when you find the perfect partner.

Now that I am pregnant, we actually find more fun in jalan-jalan cari makan. Maybe because I am constantly hungry and need to eat like 4 times a day. And also I love the after food session where we will sit down and talk about everything else. A perfect partner for conversation, I love relaxing moments like that.

I remember how excited I was (during my courting days) when I found out that he is Starbucks Lover like me.
Just a cup, whether shared or individual, we are just comfortable with each other's presence.

From all over Singapore:









Ramadhan is coming to an end. People are streaming into the mosques again for the last 10 days.





You can always see the muslim community most united in mosques, where they come as one to pray to One. It is always very heart-warming.
To all the mosques who have been made it possible for our Muslim brothers and sisters to break their fast, distribute bubur masjid and holding terawih prayers, you are God sent.
God-sent despite all the irritating older generations who acts disciplinary in mosques. We would not have a complete Ramdhan without any of these.

My Ramadhan clearance sale has been very well received. Despite the remaining stocks left, I am very happy that I managed to clear quite a bit of the stocks.





For those who are unaware of the sale, please feel free to browse of clearance album which ends 30 Aug. I will be closing the album after that and sending the items to the orphanage in Batam. To those who have ordered, please make the payment by 30 Aug as I will not having the stocks at hand from 1st September onwards.

The support for Her Closet has been amazing and I have no one else to than k but the ladies and the One above. The husband is amazed though he wished that I could rest more because of my swollen legs.

But I am an opportunist and I believe in working hard. Some say it is rezeki baby. Maybe it is and I could not thank god for that.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

xoxo