28 June 2010

Maysaa Scarf Review

If you have come across the online hijab fashion store Maysaa, you will have most probably seen their signature chiffon scarf snood (available here). I made a pre-order of this a while back and it arrived today. Here's a quick review of the shop and the scarf for those of you who may wish to purchase from Maysaa in the future:

Shop review:
Quality of website:

Excellent. Very professional and easy to navigate, however, there is no clear indication that the site is tailored for the needs of Muslim women or even modest dress.

Overall rating: 4/5

Customer service:

For a new store, it defiantly exceeded my expectations. It's method of delivery is very similar to that of ASOS, which is fantastic. It informs you when the item is dispatched and delivers quickly. The item arrived in good quality packaging and was even wrapped in tissue paper with a Maysaa sticker, ahhh..

Overall rating: 5/5 (returns and queries not included in my rating)

Value for money:

The value for money varies with different items does not seem 'flow'; for example, you can get a jersey maxi dress for £35 (high street standard) but they charge £12 for a basic long sleeved top (about £5 on the high street). Having said that, the quality of the clothing appears to be of a high standard and most of the items are reasonably priced.
Overall rating: 3.5/5

Scarf Review:

Described on the site as "long awaited" and "one of a kind", it's the signature Maysaa scarf.

Pros:

- Lightweight

- Requires no pins

- Looks 10 times better than the infamous Al Amira..

- Versatile

- Suits most face shapes

- Provides neck coverage with a loose look

Cons:

- Confusing to put on

- Zip at the back easily gets caught in hair and also in the material itself

- Feels quite tight and hot around the neck when worn for too long in hot weather

- £19.. I could have bought 5 scarves for this price

Overall:

So it's almost £20 and it's a bit confusing to put on at first but I think it will prove to be a pretty useful (and chic) buy.

Overall rating: 3.5/5

Would certainly recommend this site!

6 comments:

hannah said...

I don't understand how it works -- you have to zip it in the back?! I thought the model was wearing a turtleneck or something to cover her neck.

Rania said...

Thank you for sharing! I love Maysaa, and this post is very useful :)

zainab said...

Salaam,
I needed some advice on wearing a recent purchase from h&m. It is a turquoise, flowy and fancy-ish maxi dress with a high, round egyptian like collar (if you know what I mean) and it is totally modest except for the fact that it's sleevless. The collar part has gold beading so I though maybe a gold cardigan would go- its just hard to search the internet without knowing where to start. Any ideas?
Thanks,
zainab

sister in Scandinavia said...

I dont know the hijab looks different...I would love to have one of those underscarfs that cover compleately , the turtle neck style to use under other scarfs.
Never heard of the website before, and by a look at it firts I thought its non muslim website until I saw the scarfs, there are only 2 different one of them looks for me like a underscarf nothing to use alone..?Well anyway Id love to have the underscarf.

Fatima said...

I SWEAR TO ALLAH THAT IS GORGEOUS!!! Can you do a more detailed post on it please?

Anonymous said...

TERRIBLE STORE DO NOT BUY FROM THEM STAY AWAY!!!!


I SPENT AROUND £80 ON AN ORDER AND OPTED FOR NEXT DAY DELIVERY,DIDNT MIND PAYING A BIT EXTRA FOR THE NEXT DAY,HOW EVER OVER A WEEK LATER IM YET TO RECIEVE MY ORDER,NOR HAVE I RECEIVED ANY REPLY TO MY EMAILS ASKING ABOUT WHATS GOING ON. IM NOT AT THE POINT WHERE I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THE ORDER AND I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK BUT BY THE LOOKS OF IT ITS GOING TO PROVE QUITE HARD TO DO SO AS THEY DONT WANT TO REPLY TO MY EMAILS LET ALONE REFUND ME! THIEVES!! WILL NOT SETTLE FOR THIS AND I WILL DO WOT EVER I CAN TO GET MY MONEY BACK BUT BELIEVE ME THIS WAS NOT WORTH THE HASSLE,AND I WILL NEVER BE SHOPPING WITH THEM AGAIN!

STAY AWAY FROM THIS STORE!

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