Awnings by Halves, Etc.

Awnings
May be made from the same material as the tudung/hijab, or a different material just to spice things up a little. The area coloured in blue in the picture below shows where the awning is.

Awning shown in blue

Arian* Awnings
This is the standard cut. Suitable for rounder faces, which most Malaysians have including myself :)

Hajab* Awnings
Suitable for oval faces, for whom the Arian* just doesn't cut it. Some round faces look good in these as well, luckily, including myself.

Firmness of Awnings
Reinforcement of the awnings is crucial in order to allow the awning to perfectly frame the face, and to enable one to just slip on a tudung/hijab and be ready within seconds. No more fiddling for ages in front of a mirror!

Types of reinforcements are as follows:

Easy Keep
Specs: 2 inches/5cm by 8.5 inches/22.5cm.
Pros: Enables you to fold your tudung/hijab away in a drawer flat. Travels well. Easier on the sisters wearing spectacles.
Cons: Drawback is that the reinforcement ends around the eyebrow area, so your awning may only look perfect from eyebrow height upwards. But for some faces this is not a problem.

Easy Keep: Awning shown in blue; reinforcement in purple

Half Firmed/Half Moon
Specs: The width is 2.5 inches/6.5 cm from the edge of the awning inwards.
Pros: Looks good! Also allows part of the awning to be placed firmly on the head. Easier to handle and keep compared to the Fully Firmed (see below).
Cons: Requires a little more care in handling and storage than the Easy Keep, but properly handled, over the long run will wear/look better than the Easy Keep.

Half Firmed: Awning shown in blue; reinforcement in purple

Fully Firmed/Full Moon
Alternatively, the whole part of the awning maybe reinforced.
Pros: Some oval faces suit these. But some people just prefer the extra support the Fully Firmed offers.
Cons: Requires a little more care in handling and storage than the Easy Keep and the Half-Firmed.

Fully firmed: Awning and reinforcement in purple

P/s: My personal preference is the Half Firmed/Half Moon as I like to call it.
Credit to resthour.blogspot.com from where I got the pic.