The first one I will do is the Jilbab Mina II:
This jilbab was fantastic over the cool weekend. I think the only time I didn't wear it was to sleep! It kept me comfortable while studying outside. As stated in the video, the color was not as expected. Here is their color scheme below:
So I was expecting the dark red toward the bottom left, but the color I received was actually more of a burgundy with brown. Here are the colors of the jilabib with my gloves I received for contrast, because I thought I ordered plum in those as well (but I may have ordered Raspberry...):
The left shows the colors in dim lighting, while the right is with flash. The right is closer to what the colors look like in daylight but if it is cloudy or dim they look darker. When I received the package, I thought i had received two black jilabib, that is how dark the fabric looked.
The gloves I received are wonderful and very comfortable. The website says they are chiffon but I don't believe that - they are quite stretchy and I've never owned chiffon with stretch. They go up past my elbow on me, but I'm quite small, so I would assume on a "normal" sized person they would reach about mid-forearm.
Here is the Jilbab Jiza II:
The Jiza II is a 1/2 jilbab, you only get the top/khimar and no skirt or sarwal with it, though they do have Jiza II sarwal available.
The sleeves on this are kind of cotton/lycra and very long, with the intent that it be easy to wear with jacket or blazer for work. Here are some photos of Jiza II:
As you can see in the above pictures, the sleeves are quite long. Without a blazer or jacket, the fabric will flow down, creating a larger silhouette, more like what we are used to seeing in French Jilabib and Saudi/UAE style abayat.
The sleeves go just above the elbow on me, much like the gloves I received, so it's likely that the sleeves would be shorter on someone more "average" size. It fit wonderfully under my blazer and was quite comfortable, with the fabric creating beautiful folds in the front. The only downside to this jilbab, for me, is really the lack of thumb holes! However, it got a little warmer today here, and I will say that the sleeves on this are warmer than the Mina II, so I've had to remove my blazer at school today and while outside because of the warmth of it. Additionally, this jilbab had a few loose strings, but that isn't really a problem to me (pretty used to that, thanks to military uniforms!).
Now, on to the technical stuff!
Nabira is a French brand, so you should plan to pay a little more in shipping. Shipping offered was in the mid-$20s, and you have two choices: 8-10 day shipping or 5 day shipping. 5 day shipping is only $2 more so I would highly encourage everyone go with it! They use a brand called DHL for their 5-day international shipping and the company is absolutely wonderful. I got email and text alerts saying when it shipped and one the day it was to arrive, letting me know. If you need to, you can call DHL and ask questions. They were wonderful when I asked how late I could expect my package as it said "end of day" (the answer to that is 8 pm).
Now when I first asked Nabira about colors they assured me colors would match (I was comparing the plum color from another listing to see if it would be the color of my Jiza II jilbab). However, they haven't replied yet when it comes to the dark red being a very different color. It's not that I dislike the color, but it is much more brown and darker than expected, and I'm honestly not a huge fan of brown though I do like the jilbab I ordered.
Finally, both of the jilabib I ordered have light microfiber fabric (other than the sleeves for the Jiza II). When you put it on, it can have a "crunchy" kind of sound when you move your head, but you get used to it after a bit. Only downside is if my Husband or the boyfriend are talking and not looking at me, and I'm not expecting them to talk, then I have to ask them to repeat themselves as turning my head covers their words with fabric sounds.
One last thing is that I would encourage girls to tie their jilbab TIGHT and/or use a bow knot, because otherwise the band will loosen significantly and this could end up happening multiple times during the day which can be extremely annoying.
Alrighty, thank you all for reading/watching and I really hope you enjoyed my review!
Asalaamu alaikum!
Sajida. <3
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