***Cleopatra-Cut Design***
Abaya made of jersey stretch fabric. The cut of the abaya keeps the fabric modest and flowing and perfectly draped. Abaya comes with matching shayla. ***Price: 40.000 Omani rials*** Can be made with your choice coloured fabric trim.
Abayaat Al Omaniyia
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
PRODUCT: Real Sunnah Kohl pure and handmade
All Abayaat Al Omaniyia's kohl is handmade and guaranteed pure of any hamrful substances; it is kohl and oil to make it into paste. ALL genuine kohl is a deep black colour and will feel cool to the eye when first applied.
What comes with your order: 1 kohl pot, and 1 kohl applicator stick |
Abayaat Al Omaniyia kohl stock ready for shipping.
What you should know about real kohl: Authentic kohl is made from a ground mineral substance Arab's call "atamad" and is mixed [occasionally with other herbs and] a kind of oil or fat. Depending on the type of oil, is how much chance the real Kohl has of running. In Oman it is usually mixed with ANIMAL FAT from the goat [totally halal and hygenic]. I (and my husband) personally wear this kind of kohl. It can also be made with olive oil, or even water ect... but that makes it too runny and has to be mixed for each individual use, which, let's face it, is a total hassle. So this is how I and all the Saudi and Omani women I know wear it. ***If you are a vegetarian against eating animals or using animal products you won't want my kohl---even though all village goats are free range, and killed humanely and in a halal manner by our supervised Muslim farm staff***.
Traditionally it is kept in ornate kohl pots in the Khaleej and is worn even to this day, by both young and old (babies and my Omani grandmothers), and men and women. For pricing reasons, I sought out plastic containers for you ladies to make kohl for accessible. But if you DO want me to source you a traditional kohl pot, that I can also do, if price is no issue;). I am also trying to find the more affordable carved wooden Moroccan ones.
How the sunnah Kohl is applied: The applicator stick is dipped and coated in the kohl then it is dragged across the inner rim of the eye and also the upper if one would like. Basically just like a regular eyeliner pencil only the genuine kohl is too soft to keep in pencil form and thus needs a stick for application. This is how it was worn in the time of the Prophet Mohammed sallalahu alahi wa salaam, and this is how he recommended it to be worn.
Stylistically speaking, one CAN also exagerate the shape of the eyes with the kohl by drawing a shape around the eyes as in the picture shown but this is not the way wearing kohl is recommended and practically speaking, the kohl is a creamy consistancy and will smudge all over the place if used in the aforementioned manner without setting practically speaking, the kohl is a creamy consistancy and will smudge all over the place if used in the aforementioned manner without setting it with a modern eyeshadow powder in a dark shade.
Many types of "kohl" are sold as the authentic kind but even IN the Gulf, I have only encountered it made locally in traditional areas, as the real kind. Buying online you have to be careful that the seller is not cheapening the kohl by adding harmful herbs or thickeners to darken the shade and not using real atamad, or in fact selling the Bedouin kohl which is also ancient but not made with atamad but squid's ink. Which can be worn but is not of the sunnah.
I am lucky to have my own family members making this stuff still so it is absolutely genuine.
Coming soon: [link here]
Beautiful Draped & Embroidered Back Fishtail cut abaya
Back Veiw |
Detail of the embroidery---available in your colour of choice. |
Front Veiw |
***Beautiful Draped & Embroidered Back Fishtail cut abaya*** Item code: FISHTAILBACK
Made of lovely and light Nida fabric, the front is a fishtail cut style while the back is wonderfully embroidered and draped. Embroidery is available in your choice of colour and abaya is sewn to your measurements.
Neck of abaya is available in either a V-shape or mandarin collar.
Price: 60.000 Omani rials ***SIXTY Omani rials*** Please see exchange to calculate the value in your currency.
Plain Unembellished "Fishtail" Design Abaya
Front Veiw |
Plain back bisht sleeve, veiwed from the front. |
Wider sleeve finished with "rosy" chiffon fabric. Veiwed from the back. |
Back Veiw |
****Unembellished "Fish-tail" Abaya**** item code: plainfishtail1
Made of light and lovely flowing Nida-type fabric. Available with bisht sleeves or wide sleeves, and V-neck or mandarin collar. Your choice of colour for chiffon on the wide sleeve option.
Price: 30.000 Omani rials (Prices in Omani rials) ***THIRTY OMANI RIALS***. Please check the exchange rate to know the price in your currency.
For extra charge, this abaya can be subject to customized trims, laces, and other finishings, ect.
Arabic Jewelry: Ring Styles of Customizable Calligraphy Designs
Item code: RING1A ***Price: 30.000 Omani rials*** |
Item code: RING1B ***Price: 30.000 Omani rials*** |
Item code: RING1D ***Price: 30.000 Omani rials*** |
Item code: RING1E ***Price: 35.000 Omani rials*** |
Item code: RING1F ***Price: 35.000 Omani rials*** |
Item code: RING1G ***Price: 36.000 Omani rials*** |
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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