Mujalbaba Review

      

So, I've mentioned  in a previous post that I was OFFICIALLY on the quest of adding a few squares to my arsenal of pashminas!  Now, I have to tell you that I am using the word "quest" here because there is ABSOLUTELY  NO market for them in the south/ central Virginia Area. Actually, there isn't much of a market for any sort of hijab in the Richmond/Lynchburg area-unless you go the Target/H&M route. Which is odd because there are quite a few muhajabah  in the Cap City area. My guess is that the majority probably order them on-line or shop at Target/ H&M. Soooooooo,  if you are a Muslimah who  would like to open up a store in the Richmond area you would CLEAN UP LOL!!!  Anyway while pursing the Internet one Saturday I happened upon Al Mujalbaba a US on-line clothing store that caters to muhajabah and munaqabah.  Their specialties are jilbabs (in various colors and a few different styles) and square printed/solid georgette khimars (even as large as 60 inches!), and printed yoryu khimars.  Side Note- Before I ordered from them I had NO idea what yoryu was or is.  Initially, I wanted to order a slew of them but I decided to just try two to see how I liked them first.  So, altogether I ordered 1 44 inch square black georgette khimar, and 2 yoryu printed khimars.  But unfortunately they were out of stock in one and they were supposed to send me one as a courtesy but somehow our wires got crossed and I only received the black 44 inch georgette and one of the printed yoryu-and of course I was refunded the money for one of them.  So here is a review for those two khimars.  I’ll start with the difference between yoryu and georgette –in laymen’s terms of course. Yoryu is very similar in texture and feel to georgette however, it is lighter and more slinkier (good summer fabric) with a bit of stretch to it.  It does drape a little better then the georgette though and if you look at them closely you will see tiny fine lines as opposed to the georgette which is smooth and a little more stiff.  Although, I must say that I still love georgette-I don’t know for some reason it looks more polished to me-especially the solid colors.  The georgette that Al-Mujalbaba uses is substantial and good quality and surpasses what I even see at the Islamic Place in Philly.  If you are looking for good quality square solids then all Mujalbaba is the place to go! The prices are very reasonable- the georgette squares are $7 and the yoryu printed scarves are $8.  The only qualm I had with Mujalbaba was the shipping.  It cost like $12.95 to ship 2 scarves and the company is based in the United States!  But I am thinking that if you order more then the shipping becomes less expensive. All-in-all I had a good experience with Mujalbaba-the quality of their khimars were “top notch” and they have a variety of prints and colors to choose from.  They have something like 99 different prints and 38 different colors.  They are a US based company, they’ve been around for a while and they have an awesome reputation-so I look forward to ordering from them again!