Hijab Review: Princess Rockz

A month ago, I purchased several scarves from the Princess Rockz plain hijabs collection. I'd been wanting a staple black scarf for a while and after seeing the Summer Drape Tutorial by @Alz_uk I was drawn to the light weight viscose material. I thought this Black Maxi Scarf would be great as it's thin and breathable. It's a bit see-through but if you fold it over or wrap around twice and it becomes opaque. Two layers won't mean that the scarf becomes overly chunky but it does provide good volume. It also makes a great neck scarf for Winter as it's long enough to be wrapped around twice. 

The second and third are the Light Brown and Sky Blue Scarves. The light brown scarf isn't overly wide in comparison to the black maxi but it has enough coverage at the back to cover your neck or be tucked into your top. I chose a simple earthy colour because I wanted something that would go with just about any outfit. I'm trying to learn from my rookie mistakes when I started buying scarves. I was attracted to all the fancy ones with busy patterns but that meant they were often battling for attention with my patterned or multicoloured tops. More often than not, I end up wearing black so as to avoid becoming a walking clash of colours. Thankfully, I've now discovered the benefits of a simple hijab style to bring an outfit together. That doesn't mean you have to avoid colour all together, as the next scarf shows! The sky blue scarf has been great for adding a splash of colour to plain casual outfits without making them look 'busy.' It's also got the added bonus that I've been visible through the fog which has descended on the currently rather chilly Bologna!

As the scarves are so light, they're great in warm weather and I'm looking forward to wearing it in the Summer months. August in Bologna is usually a sweltering affair and so a light scarf is a god-send. Now, as odd and paradoxical as this sounds, I've actually found these scarves great for the chilly months in Bologna too. It's just touching zero degrees outside nowadays and so Italians have the central heating on full blast indoors and the contrast usually brings me out in a sweat once I've climbed the two flights of marble stairs to my work. To combat this, I decided to use a thin scarf and then just layer up with a thick scarf around my neck when I'm outdoors which I can then remove once inside away from the chill. And as the scarf can be puffed up it means it isn't left looking flat and destroyed by weight of the thicker scarf during transit. Both scarves keep their shape throughout the day so they don't become flat. It's awful when you look in the mirror and find your scarf has migrated south, become skew-whiff and looks rather sorry for itself. 

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As you can see from the above photo, I also bought a pack of assorted Rose Pins. They were a lovely mix of neutral colours, beige, browns, and creams as well as eye-catching colours like teal, burnt orange and purple. As well as being very pretty, I was very impressed with the length and strength of the pins. Most of the pins I own are very short or bend after one or two uses, especially if the scarf if quite thick. I've been wearing these Princess Rockz rose pins for over a month now and they haven't even got a kink in them yet. 

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In the future, I'd love to try some of the fancier hijabs from Princess Rockz. For now however, I'm more than happy with these simple soft scarves which have quickly become my everyday hijab of choice! 

If you'd like some style ideas you can also check out the lovely blog of Princess Rockz founder Aalia: Hijabi with Style