• Wow has this bank holiday been amongst the weirder ones. . So many of my friends and family are going through such a hard time and the main thing that keeps coming up is identity. . Who are we? What are we here for and where do we go from here? . I remember when I stopped being a student and fell into work it was so hard for me to go from having my days to myself to showing up somewhere 5 days a week and dealing with the pressures of work. . Then when I was out of work for long periods of time due to personal reasons I lost my identity and people thought I was stupid for wasting my time being at home with my family. . Like I’d wasted my entire education to sit at home. . Well that time of my life with my mum together every day are some of my most precious memories and even if people have thought of me as less for not being on the hamster wheel of success or following the path society says is acceptable it hurt but it also made me stronger. . And finally when I’d lost all self confidence, hope and identity I was scared this was it. . I was going to die without ever knowing my purpose in life, without ever making a positive impact or seeing my name in lights, I realised something. . I may not be seen as successful by a lot of people. . I’m flaky, a dreamer and in my own head a lot of the time but when people need me I’m there. . My identity is to make small, incremental impacts on the world just by showing up and being positive. . My identity is to be the person who is there for you, who worries about you, who makes Dua for you and who will show up when you need me. . My identity is to be the best version of myself rather than a second rate version of someone else. . What’s your identity?
  • Ayesha Zia is a name synonymous with Luxury and until @the_perfume_closet kept mentioning it, I’d never even heard of it. . When Saj launches her website last year I knew I wanted to get one of the @ayeshaziya @shopayeshaziya perfumes and I got The One by Ayesha Zia at a delicious price. . 6 months on has it lived up to the hype? . Read my review on the blog to find out and tell me what your favourite perfume is?
  • Ever since I’ve been @styled.by.susie my earring collection has grown and would you believe I got all 3 of these for £9 from @lovisajewellery last year! . Lovisa is quickly turning into my favourite jewellery shop and I’m so grateful they’ve got a shop in the @intuuxbridge centre but I try to resist going in on my lunch breaks 🙈 . I’m known as the colourful earring person at work as underneath my Hijab I always try and accessorise with some nice earrings and I’m so late to the tassel earrings game. . They are so light, comfortable and really don’t make me look like I’ve got curtain handles for earrings like I thought they would 😆. . Have you ever tried earrings or jewellery from @lovisajewellery and share with me where you get your accessories from.
  • NEW SERIES - Let’s Talk About... . Self care is one of those things that people say to someone else and what they mean is put on a face mask, Netflix and chill but self care doesn’t have to be that. . I get messages from you ladies who tell me the most heartbreaking things and I am so powerless to do anything about it but make Dua for you all. . A lot of you are stuck in unhappy situations or unable to get out of a situation which make self care seem like such a distant luxury. . Self care is truly taking care of yourself, asking for help and having the chance to get help. . A lot of people see someone in a situation and feel the need to judge but when you’re bound by so many constraints or due to mental health you feel unbalanced and it all feels too overwhelming so self care is the first thing to do because when you’re trying to put out fires, the last thing you do is care for yourself. . So what can we do for self care that’s not just superficial but can really start giving you results? . ✅Take a deep breath and just take time to focus on your breathing. Realise you’re alive and here and whatever your situation right now, it’s not something that needs to be permanent. Start visualising yourself in your ideal situation. . ✅Ask for help and be willing to take it - So many times I see women especially try and do everything themselves or feel resentful for carrying a burden but unless you ask for help and are able to take it, you can’t start on your self care journey. You just need one person who will listen and if that person doesn’t listen or help, keep asking until you find someone who does. . ✅Change won’t happen overnight - don’t expect change to happen overnight and you can’t expect people to change with you. . Some people will be happy and some will not but continue working on your self care journey for you and you alone. . ✅ Nourish yourself - one of the first things we forget about in self care is feeding your body and feeding your soul so start by eating whatever feeds your body and feed you soul through whatever means makes sense to you. . . I have a lot more to say but Instagram only lets me write to here. What defines self care for you?
  • My friend @nishadavdra told me to post so here I am dipping my toes back into the water of Instagram. . I’ve pretty much stopped buying skincare and makeup and am resolving to not buy anything new until I’ve worked my way through my stash but I thought I would share some things that I have sitting on my computer that I didn’t post during my break. . I bought 3 bottle of deodorant from @the_perfume_closet last year when they launched their website and they are each very different in their own way. . I love that they are priced at £5 each and you can buy the accompanying body oil and perfume to create a layered scent. . I’ll be reviewing all the ones I bought individually but I thought I would share I’m sort of back but unsure what to do about Simply Humaira and where I am going forward. . Any suggestions or ideas most welcome 😘
  • So long, goodbye and thanks for the fish (only makes sense if you ever read The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy) . I’m taking a break from Instagram and blogging for a month and a phased social media break over March to get my head together and just figure out if I can function without these little squares. . I’ll miss you all but 1st April will come by so quickly. . Miss you already!
  • Two titans of the cleaning era that no one even knew existed until @mrshinchhome told us about them in 2018 and then life went a little crazy. . The @minkyhomecare and @bm_stores cleaning sponges are basically the same thing; they’re just sponges that clean. . One comes in a three pack and comes in a variety of colours and one comes on it’s own and is supposedly better. . In my opinion they do the same thing and just clean! . Which do I prefer? Having given both of them a good go over the last 5 months, I would say the cheaper B&M scrub buddy is perfect for everything and plus it’s so cheap if it gets wrecked cleaning the kitchen or bathroom, I’m not massively bothered or if it gets wrecked when I put in in the machine. . The Minky is lovely and I’m glad I bought a few before the hype got crazy, at one point they were selling for £50 on eBay! 😱 and I could have made a fortune because I had one or two extra but I gave them to my mum because she loved them so much like the good daughter I am 😇 Alhamdulillah. . At the end of the day we all just went to clean and whatever you use it really doesn’t matter. . You know what the cheapest, most effective thing is that’s worked for centuries?! . Hot soapy water! 🤣 . Have you used the minky or scrub buddy and which do you prefer more? . . . . , : : . #minky #scrubbuddy #30plusblogs #cleaning #cleaningtips #londonblogger #simplyhumairacleans #pakistaniblogger #lifestyleblogger #ukblogger #ukbloggers #bmstores #discoverunder1k
  • I’m on my last bar of the @shopfwbeauty Clear Complexion Facial Cleansing Bar but I have to say this just didn’t work for me and I personally would not recommend this. I bought this a year ago at the @muslimshoppingfest In April 2018 and started using it in September when my @millionairebeautyuk face wash finished. . I had been told it wasn’t the best by someone who had used it but ever the optimist I decided to try it anyway as I had already bought it. . First of all it’s absolutely massive and is quite difficult to handle so I cut it up into smaller bars, then I had to buy a soap dish to keep it somewhere in my bathroom. . As for actual application, with the smaller bar it is easier to handle but I don’t feel like my face felt clean in the traditional sense. . It’s also very grainy with Rhassoul Clay is Ok but leave the skin feeling grainy. . The Shea butter in it leaves a light film on the skin so I have to make sure I use a toner to get that off. . Does it live up to the hype and does my skin cleaner and more glowy? . Honestly no. . I hate bad mouthing a small business or product but as a blogger this is my role to share what does and doesn’t work for me. . Personally if you have oily/combo skin this would not be a good product for you. . If you have normal skin it would perhaps work for you but in my humble opinion, this just didn’t do anything for me. . Have you used a soap bar to cleanse your face? . . . : : . . : . : . . : : : . . . #fwbeauty #30plusblogs #bblog #beautybloggeruk #beautyflatlay #desibeautyblogger #londonbeautyblogger #pakistanibeautyblogger #ukbeautyblogger #ukbloggers #crueltyfreebeauty #skincare #soap #simplyhumairabeauty
  • How to share free food and products with @olio_ex thanks to @maham.nutrition for telling me about this wonderful app! . Do check out the blog post to see how easy it is to sign up and start sharing and receiving food and other products. . Link in bio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #olioapp #foodsharingrevolution #30plusblogs #foodwaste #londonblogger #foodblogger #communitysharing #communityminded #pakistaniblogger #lifestyleblogger #uklifestyle #lbloggeruk #ukblogger
  • Jewellery was not something I was ever super into, my ears were pierced when I was 6 and I went through a phase where I had an upper earring hole as well but quickly realised it wasn’t for me so it healed up. . Since having my @styled.by.susie analysis last year it’s like a whole world had opened up to me and I now frequently wear earrings and am forever losing the backs of them, thankfully I bought a load of spare ones from eBay! . My first port of call since the analysis was @lovisajewellery which opened a branch in my local town and I’ve happily spent many a lunch break wandering around and being enticed by the colourful earrings, necklaces and more! . All these colours except the bright yellow ones are in my autumn colouring and I ended up giving them away because they didn’t really suit me. . The tassel earrings have been a revelation! . I picked up some long necklaces too which you can see if you swipe across because being a Hijabi and an Autumn Hourglass, long necklaces create the perfect V because I choose not to wear low cut shirts and Susie advised this as the best way to create the V to flatter my shape. . I got the earrings on 3 for £9 and the necklaces were full price but very much a worthy investment! . Where do you shop for your accessories? . . : : : : : : : #lovisa #jewellery #earrings #necklace #reallifeandstyle #fbloggerstyle #everydayoutfit #highstreetstyle #outfitidea #fbloggersuk #fbloggeruk #outfitidea #fbloggers #styleinspo #bloggerstyle #styleinspiration #30plusblogs #budgetfashion #budgetfashionuk #ukbudgetfashion #budgetfashionista #desiblogger #londonblogger #lbloggersuk #londonfashionblogger #pakistaniblogger #thegirlgang #ukblogger #ukbloggers #ukfashion

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  • Wow has this bank holiday been amongst the weirder ones. . So many of my friends and family are going through such a hard time and the main thing that keeps coming up is identity. . Who are we? What are we here for and where do we go from here? . I remember when I stopped being a student and fell into work it was so hard for me to go from having my days to myself to showing up somewhere 5 days a week and dealing with the pressures of work. . Then when I was out of work for long periods of time due to personal reasons I lost my identity and people thought I was stupid for wasting my time being at home with my family. . Like I’d wasted my entire education to sit at home. . Well that time of my life with my mum together every day are some of my most precious memories and even if people have thought of me as less for not being on the hamster wheel of success or following the path society says is acceptable it hurt but it also made me stronger. . And finally when I’d lost all self confidence, hope and identity I was scared this was it. . I was going to die without ever knowing my purpose in life, without ever making a positive impact or seeing my name in lights, I realised something. . I may not be seen as successful by a lot of people. . I’m flaky, a dreamer and in my own head a lot of the time but when people need me I’m there. . My identity is to make small, incremental impacts on the world just by showing up and being positive. . My identity is to be the person who is there for you, who worries about you, who makes Dua for you and who will show up when you need me. . My identity is to be the best version of myself rather than a second rate version of someone else. . What’s your identity?
  • Ayesha Zia is a name synonymous with Luxury and until @the_perfume_closet kept mentioning it, I’d never even heard of it. . When Saj launches her website last year I knew I wanted to get one of the @ayeshaziya @shopayeshaziya perfumes and I got The One by Ayesha Zia at a delicious price. . 6 months on has it lived up to the hype? . Read my review on the blog to find out and tell me what your favourite perfume is?
  • Ever since I’ve been @styled.by.susie my earring collection has grown and would you believe I got all 3 of these for £9 from @lovisajewellery last year! . Lovisa is quickly turning into my favourite jewellery shop and I’m so grateful they’ve got a shop in the @intuuxbridge centre but I try to resist going in on my lunch breaks 🙈 . I’m known as the colourful earring person at work as underneath my Hijab I always try and accessorise with some nice earrings and I’m so late to the tassel earrings game. . They are so light, comfortable and really don’t make me look like I’ve got curtain handles for earrings like I thought they would 😆. . Have you ever tried earrings or jewellery from @lovisajewellery and share with me where you get your accessories from.
  • NEW SERIES - Let’s Talk About... . Self care is one of those things that people say to someone else and what they mean is put on a face mask, Netflix and chill but self care doesn’t have to be that. . I get messages from you ladies who tell me the most heartbreaking things and I am so powerless to do anything about it but make Dua for you all. . A lot of you are stuck in unhappy situations or unable to get out of a situation which make self care seem like such a distant luxury. . Self care is truly taking care of yourself, asking for help and having the chance to get help. . A lot of people see someone in a situation and feel the need to judge but when you’re bound by so many constraints or due to mental health you feel unbalanced and it all feels too overwhelming so self care is the first thing to do because when you’re trying to put out fires, the last thing you do is care for yourself. . So what can we do for self care that’s not just superficial but can really start giving you results? . ✅Take a deep breath and just take time to focus on your breathing. Realise you’re alive and here and whatever your situation right now, it’s not something that needs to be permanent. Start visualising yourself in your ideal situation. . ✅Ask for help and be willing to take it - So many times I see women especially try and do everything themselves or feel resentful for carrying a burden but unless you ask for help and are able to take it, you can’t start on your self care journey. You just need one person who will listen and if that person doesn’t listen or help, keep asking until you find someone who does. . ✅Change won’t happen overnight - don’t expect change to happen overnight and you can’t expect people to change with you. . Some people will be happy and some will not but continue working on your self care journey for you and you alone. . ✅ Nourish yourself - one of the first things we forget about in self care is feeding your body and feeding your soul so start by eating whatever feeds your body and feed you soul through whatever means makes sense to you. . . I have a lot more to say but Instagram only lets me write to here. What defines self care for you?
  • My friend @nishadavdra told me to post so here I am dipping my toes back into the water of Instagram. . I’ve pretty much stopped buying skincare and makeup and am resolving to not buy anything new until I’ve worked my way through my stash but I thought I would share some things that I have sitting on my computer that I didn’t post during my break. . I bought 3 bottle of deodorant from @the_perfume_closet last year when they launched their website and they are each very different in their own way. . I love that they are priced at £5 each and you can buy the accompanying body oil and perfume to create a layered scent. . I’ll be reviewing all the ones I bought individually but I thought I would share I’m sort of back but unsure what to do about Simply Humaira and where I am going forward. . Any suggestions or ideas most welcome 😘
  • So long, goodbye and thanks for the fish (only makes sense if you ever read The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy) . I’m taking a break from Instagram and blogging for a month and a phased social media break over March to get my head together and just figure out if I can function without these little squares. . I’ll miss you all but 1st April will come by so quickly. . Miss you already!
  • Two titans of the cleaning era that no one even knew existed until @mrshinchhome told us about them in 2018 and then life went a little crazy. . The @minkyhomecare and @bm_stores cleaning sponges are basically the same thing; they’re just sponges that clean. . One comes in a three pack and comes in a variety of colours and one comes on it’s own and is supposedly better. . In my opinion they do the same thing and just clean! . Which do I prefer? Having given both of them a good go over the last 5 months, I would say the cheaper B&M scrub buddy is perfect for everything and plus it’s so cheap if it gets wrecked cleaning the kitchen or bathroom, I’m not massively bothered or if it gets wrecked when I put in in the machine. . The Minky is lovely and I’m glad I bought a few before the hype got crazy, at one point they were selling for £50 on eBay! 😱 and I could have made a fortune because I had one or two extra but I gave them to my mum because she loved them so much like the good daughter I am 😇 Alhamdulillah. . At the end of the day we all just went to clean and whatever you use it really doesn’t matter. . You know what the cheapest, most effective thing is that’s worked for centuries?! . Hot soapy water! 🤣 . Have you used the minky or scrub buddy and which do you prefer more? . . . . , : : . #minky #scrubbuddy #30plusblogs #cleaning #cleaningtips #londonblogger #simplyhumairacleans #pakistaniblogger #lifestyleblogger #ukblogger #ukbloggers #bmstores #discoverunder1k
  • I’m on my last bar of the @shopfwbeauty Clear Complexion Facial Cleansing Bar but I have to say this just didn’t work for me and I personally would not recommend this. I bought this a year ago at the @muslimshoppingfest In April 2018 and started using it in September when my @millionairebeautyuk face wash finished. . I had been told it wasn’t the best by someone who had used it but ever the optimist I decided to try it anyway as I had already bought it. . First of all it’s absolutely massive and is quite difficult to handle so I cut it up into smaller bars, then I had to buy a soap dish to keep it somewhere in my bathroom. . As for actual application, with the smaller bar it is easier to handle but I don’t feel like my face felt clean in the traditional sense. . It’s also very grainy with Rhassoul Clay is Ok but leave the skin feeling grainy. . The Shea butter in it leaves a light film on the skin so I have to make sure I use a toner to get that off. . Does it live up to the hype and does my skin cleaner and more glowy? . Honestly no. . I hate bad mouthing a small business or product but as a blogger this is my role to share what does and doesn’t work for me. . Personally if you have oily/combo skin this would not be a good product for you. . If you have normal skin it would perhaps work for you but in my humble opinion, this just didn’t do anything for me. . Have you used a soap bar to cleanse your face? . . . : : . . : . : . . : : : . . . #fwbeauty #30plusblogs #bblog #beautybloggeruk #beautyflatlay #desibeautyblogger #londonbeautyblogger #pakistanibeautyblogger #ukbeautyblogger #ukbloggers #crueltyfreebeauty #skincare #soap #simplyhumairabeauty

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