crumpled; the explanation

03rd April 2012

Wearable art…the product shots from Crumple are frame-worthy themselves. Specialising in Jewellery that’s eco friendly and handmade in the UK, I was instantly smitten with the quirky work of Jezella and El.

Made with responsibly sourced card and non-toxic glue, hung on sterling silver hooks and packaged in the most wonderful little boxes, Crumple certainly know how to stand out from the crowd. Their papertales collection celebrates the power of nature and beauty of wild flowers in a slightly off the wall, but oh so appealling manner.

The pair I am wearing in my earlier post is called “dotty”

Inspired by the humble ‘dot’, the art of story telling, and the final dot the author pens to complete the final chapter of a book. These earrings celebrate great story tellers and the impact they have on the way we think, feel and act.

The cost £20 and for each pair of earrings sold, 20p is donated to a conservation project.

To find out more about Crumple designs you MUST visit their website, like them on facebook and stalk them on Twitter!

xxx

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crumpled

03rd April 2012

Dress: Asda George, Tights Tesco, Boots, New Look, Earrings from Crumple.

How cool are these earrings? Crumple is a new jewellery addiction of mine, so much so I have an entire post dedicated to them later.
Another addiction seems to be lip products, in the last seven days I’ve purchased L’oreal Rouge Caresse in Fashionista Pink and a Revlon Lip Butter in Lollipop, both available from Boots.com (the two products really don’t compare in my opinion!)

Still loving this Asda dress, cost per wear basis has made it pretty much free already!

L’oreal vs. Revlon…your thoughts?

xxx

P.S. HUGE congrats to Dreams that Glitter for winning the Topshop voucher giveaway!

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The Handbag and The Shoe giveaway

02nd April 2012

The Handbag by Carmel Allen, published by Carlton, £14.99, available from all good book shops and online

The Shoe by Tamsin Blanchard, published by Carlton, £14.99, available from all good book shops and online

I like books. I like handbags. I like shoes. So it was a no-brainer that I was going to love these gorgeous new coffee table worthy books, which were kindly sent to me for review by Carlton publishers. I need not say a lot, I’ll let the amazing imagery do the talking…but let me tell you, these books are beautiful and drool worthy and something every accessory addict needs!

And because they are ultra-generous, Carlton are kindly offering up a set of books for one of my blog readers to win!
All you need to do is leave a comment on this post telling me your shoe, or bag of dreams and a way for me to contact you if you win.

Giveaway is open to UK readers and will close on Monday 9th April at 6pm

Good luck
(and I’ll be announcing the Topshop voucher winner tomorrow)

xxx

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Sarenza A-Z: L is for Lollipops

02nd April 2012

“The Lollipops brand was launched in 1998 by Marjorie Mathieu and Yann Ducarouge and very quickly became a benchmark brand for fantasy-style accessories. It created a commercial network under the brand that multiplied the number of sales outlets throughout the world. Sarenza has chosen a selection of Lollipops bags representative of the brand for you: coloured ranges, jolly mixtures of styles and materials, a touch of fun, girly spirit… Lollipops bags, both carefree and spontaneous, are the perfect glamorous combination of luxury and street dress codes, aimed at active fashion gurus aged between 25 and 40”

Consider me smitten, I think I’ve found my perfect summer shoe wardrobe in sweet as sugar brand Lollipops; once again I have Sarenza to thank for introducing me to a shoe maker that would have otherwise passed me by! I love a brand that multi-tasks and the fact Lollipops make bags too earns them an even softer spot in my heart…

My top five? May I introduce you to…Kaleido, Maboutique, Minuit, Miberty and my personal favourite Magic

The weather might not be quite so glorious right now, but these shoes have me dreaming. What say you…are you a Lollipops lover?

xxx

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fragile; handle with care

01st April 2012

I tend to let most designer collaborations pass me by, the more hysteria around them, the less interested I find myself..but when ASOS got in touch about their exclusive tees designed by David Shrigley I found myself sitting up and taking notice.
I was smitten with the clean lines and fun design…and even more smitten when I found out the price; £22 for a beautiful quality, unique t-shirt didn’t seem a bad deal to me, at all!

At that moment, the Fragile design really stood out to me, perhaps because I was feeling well, emotionally fragile to say the least! When ASOS let me pick a tee for myself, that was the design I chose and I don’t regret it for a second (although I may have to purchase the “I like the way you move” one too)
I teamed my tee with skinny jeans from Next, and my new and beloved Pink Dr Martens c/o Sarenza. Not my typical style at all, but I like it; and the pink shoes certainly brightened up my visit to see my Nan (who looked remarkably well, all things considered!)
Which tee is your favourite?
xxx