Female Personal Hygiene

annie_359 · #**5716** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by moonlightrose

while you're at it, go to the beauty salon.
you can get threading, waxing, facials, haircut, hair massage.... done for really cheap. like everything done for less than 20 bucks.
now, thats a deal.

Haha, that's what I was thinkin of today.. let the gorrilla be unleashed in the mother-land bwahahahaa..

Annie

annie_359 · #**5717** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Spice

It really depends on the area she's going tobe visiting.

If you're going to Lahore, you might want to check out Liberty for really pretty evening bags, you could match them with the clothes you buy. Bangles and khussay are a given. I didnt find very pretty hijabs in Pak though, and I was shopping in Lahore and Faisalabad. But they have really pretty shawls!

I was thinkin of Shawls as opposed to Hijaab's too, sorry that's what i meant.. is everything cheaper in Lahore? I could blag a week there as I have a Khala there.

Is Liberty all that cheap tho (I rmbr being disappointed with the prices when I went back 4 years ago but that might have just been coz I refuse to haggle

) or is it better to jack idea's off the internet and get a tailor to make it at home?

Annie

annie_359 · #**5718** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by zzze

Assalamu alaykum

Er a gun proof jacket?

LMFAO!! True say! InshAllah all will be fine tho.. I will be in Kashmir, Rawalpindi and Lahore inshAllah with the majority of my time in Pindi INDOORS

Annie

annie_359 · #**5719** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Asvi

jewelry to match your clothes, dvds desi/english.

I have vowed not to buy any CD's/DVD's this time unless it's summin I'll watch while I'm there to kill time.. I spent over £150 over crap quality stuff last time and really regret it

I rmbr looking for nice quality brooches (I'm very fussy over quality of stones) in Islamabad/Lahore last time to no avail.. does anyone know of anywhere in particular?

Annie

Spice · #**5720** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by annie_359

I was thinkin of Shawls as opposed to Hijaab's too, sorry that's what i meant.. is everything cheaper in Lahore? I could blag a week there as I have a Khala there.

Is Liberty all that cheap tho (I rmbr being disappointed with the prices when I went back 4 years ago but that might have just been coz I refuse to haggle

) or is it better to jack idea's off the internet and get a tailor to make it at home?

Annie

Um, it all depends on how much you're willing to spend. And the prices are higher compared to other malls/places but the quality is also finer. I loved it though and did most of my shopping there. There's just something different about shopping in Lahore.

However, if you're worried about the prices or are on a budget, you should check out Faisalabads Anarkali, bano bazar, D groud, Ghenta Ghar (this place has a huge shawl shop). The prices are considerably lower there, on just about everything. The city has a superbly developed textile industry in general, and it offers a huge selection of everything.

Also, I dont see any point in getting a tailor to make you something you saw on the internet. There're tons of deisgners in Lahore, who create magic with their needles

Just visit one and see what you think. Most of them are willing to show you the pieces they're currently working on, and they're breathtaking! You wouldnt see stuff like that on any website.

Also, check out the boutiques if you dont want to get something designed.
Just look around, shop around, and have fun!

annie_359 · #**5721** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Spice

Um, it all depends on how much you're willing to spend. And the prices are higher compared to other malls/places but the quality is also finer. I loved it though and did most of my shopping there. There's just something different about shopping in Lahore.

However, if you're worried about the prices or are on a budget, you should check out Faisalabads Anarkali, bano bazar, D groud, Ghenta Ghar (this place has a huge shawl shop). The prices are considerably lower there, on just about everything. The city has a superbly developed textile industry in general, and it offers a huge selection of everything.

Also, I dont see any point in getting a tailor to make you something you saw on the internet. There're tons of deisgners in Lahore, who create magic with their needles

Just visit one and see what you think. Most of them are willing to show you the pieces they're currently working on, and they're breathtaking! You wouldnt see stuff like that on any website.

Also, check out the boutiques if you dont want to get something designed.
Just look around, shop around, and have fun!

Yo Gangsta, thanx for all those tips.. ur a star!!

I'm only gonna have around £600 to spend which is around $1200
This is all so last minute I didn't even get a chance to save up!

The problem with designers will be the waiting time, no? I would have thought they would be booked up weeks in advance.. OK, OK, as you can see, I dont know jack-sh*t about all this haha.. so plz do correct me if I'm assuming all wrong!

Oh, and I'm verrrry picky so I think having a tailor at home working on colours/designs I like then I can keep an eye on what they're doing while they work on it and can stop them when they mess up.. when ym Mum went 2 years ago I thought I gave verrrry detailed instructions but exactly 50% of my tops/jeans came back deformed and butt ugly

My cousins gettin married so hopefully I'll at least get time to do all this designing/shopping

Annie

bluey · #**5722** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by moonlightrose

I think what she meant was that she is used to wearing an abaya now, and that it would be hypocritical to not wear it?

I don't know, just a guess.

Yes.

And I would feel uncomfortable without it.

Annie, Im leaving in a about a week or so as well. It's sad we aren't going to be in the same cities.

Are you stopping in Dubai on your way back?

farah · #**5723** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by annie_359

Oh, and I'm verrrry picky so I think having a tailor at home working on colours/designs I like then I can keep an eye on what they're doing while they work on it and can stop them when they mess up.. when ym Mum went 2 years ago I thought I gave verrrry detailed instructions but exactly 50% of my tops/jeans came back deformed and butt ugly

My cousins gettin married so hopefully I'll at least get time to do all this designing/shopping

Annie

if the outfits are nice and just ill-tailored, you could probably take them with you to get them fixed. but bear in mind, it's gonna take up space on your return trip as well...

annie_359 · #**5724** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bluey

Yes.

And I would feel uncomfortable without it.

Annie, Im leaving in a about a week or so as well. It's sad we aren't going to be in the same cities.

Are you stopping in Dubai on your way back?

No Dubai this time sis.. it was hard enuff squeezing in Pakistan.. When I come Dubai, I wanna come for at least a month.. I got 6 different people there to see now including family so would have to do it properly!

Don't you ever come up North of Karachi?

Annie

annie_359 · #**5725** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by farah

if the outfits are nice and just ill-tailored, you could probably take them with you to get them fixed. but bear in mind, it's gonna take up space on your return trip as well...

The fitting etc was fine but the colour combinations of the sequins used was such a waste of effort..

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by taking up space on my return trip??

Annie

farah · #**5726** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by annie_359

The fitting etc was fine but the colour combinations of the sequins used was such a waste of effort..

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by taking up space on my return trip??

Annie

haha i mean, depending on how much shopping you intend to do while you're there, you might need all the space in your luggage you can get for your NEW stuff instead of just the old stuff

sally · #**5727** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 04:03 PM

sometimes it is best to withhold information regarding your where-you're-going-abouts from your parents.

cuz something really minor and petty youre about to do with some people might suddenly start being really wrong. like out of the blue. other days it's ok

ANYWAYS. i went to eat with my coworkers and ate a lot. everybody was like OMG WE'VE NEVER SEEN YOU EAT THAT MUCH.

i dont even wanna START listing what i ate.. i would die. it's okay today's cheat day from my organic/health food routine.

sumiyia · #**5728** (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sumiyia

so i'm watching jodha akbar right now... ist kinda ehhhhhh right now...

note: it's not helping that the dvd version we have has english subtitles you can't get rid of, that don't have anything to do with the scene they're showing... i think i saw something about texas??? wth??

good movie...