Giveaway Winners Announcement

Firstly, I just want to say a huge thankyou to everyone for helping me celebrate 100 followers! It is a great achievement, and something that will definitely keep me motivated to keep the blog updates regular! I am off on holiday for a week or so from tomorrow, so I won't be blogging then. But I am off to Melbourne for a bit of a shop so expect a post about all my shopping goodies on my return.

Okay, now onto the winners! I had 52 entries into the giveaway, I wish I could give something to all of you but unfortunately there can only be four. Okay, I have used random.org to pick out the numbers, so here we go! Number allocations were:



The winners are:

#35 = Elle Diamonds
#44 = hollypop
#10 = Bee
#37 = Melissa (the one who posted on 6 Sept, 11:41pm on the iNuovi Post)

Yay, congrats girls! I will be getting in touch with you individually to sort out giveaway allocations (each girl will be able to submit a list of the items they want in preferential order, and I'll do my best to accommodate). If any of the girls are not contactable via blogger, please comment on my blog to leave your contact details for me.

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Last Day for Giveaway Entries!

Just a reminder that my blog giveaway will close tomorrow at 6pm (EST) sharp, so if you haven't entered already get to it HERE.

There will be four winners randomly chosen tomorrow night, who will then be asked to nominate the freebies they'd most like, and I will try my best to cater to this.

Good luck everyone!

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Want $20 to spend for free at myclotheshorse.com.au?

As per the title, if you sign up with myclotheshorse.com.au (HERE), you can get a cool $20 to kick start your shopping! This is all courtesy of 2threads.com (HERE).

And no, there are no catches. I am already signed up to both 2threads and myclotheshorse so I can't redeem the $20, but thought I would share it with you all.

What do you have to do? Well firstly as it is 2threads who organised this for you all, you should probably pay back the favour and sign up to their site (HERE). Then, simply pop onto myclotheshorse.com.au and under the registration page (HERE), enter into the promotion code box the code word: 2threads

Its that simple! Myclotheshorse have an average of 70% off designers year round, including Aurelio Costarella, The Cassette Society, Ginger & Smart, Fleur Wood, Wayne Cooper, Yeojin Bae, Shakuhachi, Marnie Skillings etc.

I have bought a few Cassette Society pieces from them before and was very impressed with the service and quality. Not sure when this offer ends, so get in quick girls!

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Zoemou Jewellery On Sale Now

**Don't forget to enter my 100 followers giveaway HERE. Entries will close on the 21st September**


Morning girls! Zoemou jewellery is on sale today at threadpeople.com.au. Other brands on sale today there include Oscar the Third and Fernado Frisoni, but I didn't see much to inspire me from those sales.

Anyway back to Zoemou, I have seen this brand pop up on the sale sites a few times now, but never bought anything. But today I picked up two pieces! Seems there was only one of each stock as both styles are now sold out hehe.

Both were originally $76.00 each, and I got them for $25.00 each

Violet Necklace in pewter: (wood)


Blossom Necklace in black: (leather)


I am very proud that I restrained myself to only two items. Here are my picks of the items left though!

Lace Necklace (leather) $40:


Artemis Necklace (wood) $45:


Isabella Earrings (wood) $30:
Valeria earrings (wood) $30:



Happy Shopping girls!

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My Shoe Bargain of the Week + 50% off Lou Lou Shoes

**Don't forget to enter my giveaway HERE. One week to go until the draw happens**

Hi girls! Well if you've been on vogue forums you would have noticed the thread about Lou Lou shoes being 50% off everything! In case you've missed out, head on over to their website HERE, and enter the code: LASTSALE at checkout to receive 50% off all prices.

Unfortunately for me the one shoe I was dying to get my hands on was sold out in my size. This was the Charlotte: Seen here (drools...)


Nothing else that was in my size appealed, so I did not buy anything from their site. But there are still some great styles left if you've got the right foot size!

Anyway, fast forward a week or so and I just happened to be browsing on eBay and came across this brand new pair of shoes! This is the style Sofia, which is sold out on the website, but you can see the details HERE. So I thought what the heck, I would give it a go and have a bid. And guess how much this normally $189 shoe cost me... all of $5.73! (plus $6.00 postage). I cannot wait to receive them! I believe they may be a tad too big for me, but I am hoping some party feet will soon fix that!





Such a bargain :) Not as pretty as the Charlotte, but for the grand total of approx $12.00 I am certainly not complaining!

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Blog Giveaway Reminder

Have YOU entered my blog giveaway yet? Click HERE to see all the details. There will be four winners, each taking away 5 freebie items each.

Please follow the rules:
1) You MUST be a follower of my blog using Google Connect ----->
-I will be double-checking this when the four names are chosen. Anyone who is not a follower at the time of the draw will have their prize forfeited, and a new name re-drawn.
2) Leave a comment on the giveaway blog post, or on any post really, it does not matter I will still count it.

I currently have just over 40 entries - anyone who has commented on my blog within the last fortnight has automatically been entered, and the same will apply to anyone who comments on my blog up until the closing date of the giveaway - 21st Sept 2010.

If you want to double your chance of being chosen please link to my blog from your own blog/twitter etc. and this will score you an EXTRA entry. Please just leave a comment with the link proving you have done so.

Just to clarify, I will allow the four winners to each nominate a list of items they really want. I will then do my best to accommodate for this. However my freebie items do range in value from $5.00 - $100.00, so I will obviously be sharing around the higher-value giveaways so no-one misses out.

PIC #1: Benefit Ooh La lift, Prescriptives Lip Polish in Ardor, Sportsgirl Eye Sparkle, L'Oreal Colour Juice Gloss Stick in Chilli Pop.



Pic #2: Catch & Kiss Jewellery: Snowflake necklace, Circle necklace, pink ribbon necklace, pink bow tie necklace, gold strawberry necklace.


Pic #3: iNuovi Products: Fox hair fan brush, eyeshadow contour brush, eyeshadow in pearl, eyeshadow in hype, glitterati in blonde fever.


Pic #4: Myer grey necklace, Sportsgirl Charm necklace, Japanese Doll dangler.


Pic #5: Lee Stafford Poker Straight Dry Shampoo, Nivea Visage moisturising fluid SPF 15, Burt's Bees lip balm pomegranate.



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Weekly eBay Buys Post

Whoops! Almost completely forgot about this post. Okay, let's go through what I bought and see if I fared better or worse than last time (money wise!)

1) Zac Posen for target silk blouses x2 (cream and black) @ $25.00 each + 10 postage = $60




2) Glint by Mich Halle ring. $10.15 posted. Bargain! I got this today and I am SOOO in love with it!

3) Don't Ask Amanda cream blouse. $13.50 posted.





Okay, now let's do the maths, remembering last week's spend was $141.60

... Okay this week's eBay spend equates to $83.65, so well below last weeks yay! Although admittedly last week's contained a $70 handbag, so that may have skewed it a bit!

Yay, I am glad I am under, let's hope I can keep it up for the next week!

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Today's Online Sales: Tonight by Illionaire, Living Doll

Firstly girls, a reminder to enter my 100 Followers GIVE-AWAY - Please read the original post HERE to enter :)

Okay, today we have over at www.threadpeople.com.au a sale on the brand Tonight, which is by the designer behind Illionaire. A few dresses for $60, some tops for $25. My pick would be the Illionaire Howl Frock Two for $60. Selling for $150+ in other online stores.




Now, over at www.brandsexclusive.com.au we have a sale on Living Doll. If you need a link to join up, you are free to use mine by clicking HERE.

I picked up two items today. Just some basics.

1) Lovers Bouquet Floral Skirt - RRP $45, down to $14



2) Cut The Track Legging - RRP $45, down to $13


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iNuovi Depotting Session!

**Don't forget to enter my GIVE-AWAY (LINK). The giveaway actually has some iNuovi products in it, so get entering!**


Just thought I'd post a mini picture tutorial on how I de-potted my iNuovi eyeshadows. The eyeshadows are 26mm, so I bought from Coastal Scents (a U.S. site) a 12-piece empty pan (HERE), and a 4-piece empty pan with mirror (HERE). All up including postage it cost me USD $20.22. I ordered on AUG 26 and received it today, SEP 7.

These palettes are a perfect fit for the iNuovi.

Step 1: Take off the silver sticker from the bottom, but keep it for later so you can identify your colours. As you can see, the eyeshadow pot is held in place with double-sided tape. You can also see the small hole in the middle. This is where you need a sharp, sturdy object to poke through to release the pan. I used a toothpick!
*NB: Some tutes suggest using a straightener/lighter to heat the bottom before trying to remove the pan. I didn't do this, and honestly did not have too much trouble just poking the pan out with some force.


Step 2: This is a picture of me poking out the pan using the toothpick!


Step 3:Once pan is released, get back the silver sticker, trim to size, and stick on back.



Step 4: Place pan into the palette. Easy peasy! This was my first time depotting anything, so here are the results!


12-Palette:
ROW 1 L-R: Eyecake in Sandstone, Eyecake in Black Sapphire, Cappucino, Mayonnaise
ROW 2 L-R: Electric, Copper, Torch, Suede
ROW 3 L-R: Hype, Emerald, Bewitch, Zircon

4-Palette:
ROW 1 L-R: Yam, Rain
ROW 2 L-R: Pearl, Bark

My plan is to keep the 12-pan for home use, and I can use the 4-pan for when I am out and about. Best part is I can swap them over depending on what colours I want to take out with me!

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GIVE-AWAY TIME!!

100 Followers, woo hoo! *Does a dance*As I have said, I am making the giveaway items a total of 20, therefore I will have FOUR different winners to receive 5 freebies each.

To decide the four lucky winners I will be using random.org to choose. I want these to go to active followers of my blog. Therefore to be eligible to be entered into the draw, please;

1) Make sure you are a follower of this blog through the Google Connect box on the right ---->
2) Please leave a comment under this post, so I know that you want to be entered into the giveaway.
-If you have previously commented under my blog posts in the last fortnight you will be automatically entered into the draw, so you don't need to comment but can if you like :)
3) Australian Residents only please.

**I am still giving away an EXTRA entry for anyone who blogs/links to my giveaway - please just leave as a comment a link proving this.

-Four random winners will be drawn in a FORTNIGHT's time, so entries will close 21st Sept 2010. Once the four random winners are chosen, I will then decide from there how to allocate the freebies.

Okay, here is a re-cap of all the items up for grabs from the Giveaway glory box. Individual pictures can be found simply by scrolling down through my last few posts:

#1 - Catch & Kiss Jewellery Snowflake necklace
#2 - Benefit Ooh La Lift
#3 - Prescriptives Lip Polish in Ardor
#4 - Catch & Kiss Jewellery Gold Strawberry necklace
#5 - Nivea Visage Moisturising Fluid SPF15
#6 - Doll mobile/keychain dangler
#7 - Sportsgirl Eye Sparkle eyeshadow palette
#8 - Myer grey necklace
#9 - L'Oreal Colour Juice Gloss Stick in Chilli Pop
#10 - Lee Stafford Poker Straight Dry Shampoo
#11 - Burt's Bees Replenishing lip balm with pomegranate oil
#12 - Sportsgirl charm necklace
#13 - Catch & Kiss Jewellery pink ribbon necklace
#14 - Catch & Kiss Jewellery pink Bowtie necklace
#15 - iNuovi Pearl eyeshadow
#16 - iNuovi Hype eyeshadow
#17 - iNuovi Glitterati in blonde fever
#18 - iNuovi eyeshadow contour brush
#19 - iNuovi Fox-hair fan brush

So, the very last freebie item added into the box is...

#20 - Catch & Kiss Jewellery Circle Necklace



-I know a lot of you were excited by the snowflake necklace, so I thought I would also throw in the circle version of the necklace. Again, unworn with tags attached, RRP of $100!


ETA 08 Sept 10: For completeness, have just added a photo of all the items together!



ENJOY!

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Just One More...

Okay 99 followers, just one more needed and it will be GIVEAWAY time! Okay girls, I have counted and I have already listed 19 items. I have decided to make things easier I will cap the giveaways at 20 items - that way, I can then have 4 winners each taking away 5 freebies each!

So to make up for the few freebies which have been cut out, I will make sure the last giveaway is a BIG one! What is it, even I don't know yet! But all shall be revealed when follower #100 comes on board. Keep your eyes peeled girls.

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Cheap Mimco Crystal Bow Alice Band

If anyone is interested, there is a UK site (www.mybag.co.uk) that is selling some Mimco items for cheaper than in AUS. For example, see THIS Crystal Bow Alice Band selling on the AUS Mimco site for $39.95

I just bought it for $16.04 AUD (posted) off THIS UK site. The headband usually sells over there for 14.95 pound (approx $25.00 AUD), but is currently on special for 6.99 pound (approx 11.80 AUD). I have always liked this headband, so I'm happy I got it for such a good price - you can't even get a second-hand one off eBay for this cheap!


Shipping: This is 2.49 pound per item (approx $4.20 AUD).

Really, why pay Mimco in AUS $40 for the same piece that, with a bit of patience, you can have for just $16.00 posted?!

As well as the band I bought in jet pearl, you can also buy it in the red colourway. There are also various hair clips from Mimco that are also on sale, so super cheap!

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Introducing the weekly "what has she bought off eBay now?" Post

Girls you know I love to share my bargain buys with you. In the past I have never really posted about my eBay buys as I just make SO much of them. But in an effort to perhaps curb my spending habit, I have now decided at the end of each week to chronicle all of my eBay purchases for the week.

This week it is only a handful of items, so not too bad - but I have been known to buy a few items a day off eBay in the past - let's hope I don't get back to that stage!

Purchase #1: Pink Corporation Tan Leather Bag: $85.00 posted.


Purchase #2: Kookai Leather Clutch: $20.10 posted.


Purchase #3: An Ode to No One Silk Blouse: $21.50 posted.




Purchase #4: Sportsgirl Black Riding-Style Pants: $15.00 posted


Okay, so for the record that's $141.60 which I have spent on eBay this week. Let's hope next week the figure will be smaller than that!

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Nicole Fendel Sale for Melbournians!

If you love Nicole Fendel Jewellery as much as I do, and you happen to live in Melbourne, you're in luck! In a nutshell, they are having a 'moving office' sale, nothing over $30!!!

I am SO jealous. No chance of me getting to this one from little old Hobart, but would love for any girls who attend this to post back and show their goodies!

Date: Saturday 17th September 2010

Time: 10am – 2pm

Location: Bangs Boutique Head Quarters

Address: 2-4 Bangs Street, Prahran, Australia

(Near the corner of Chapel and High Street)

Here is a LINK to her blog with the full details.

Love her stuff. How awesome are these earrings? (Pic courtesy of www.nicolefendel.com.au)



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Giveaways #15 to #19

Okay girls, it is with a heavy heart that I am giving away these next few giveaways. They are from my precious iNuovi collection, which you may have seen me blog about before. Things from this collection had an RRP of $20-$25, I got mine at a bargain price of $1.00 each! But unfortunately as much as I absolutely love everything, I need to 'borrow' from my collection to make up the rest of my giveaways. The only good news from all this is that most of these are duplicates that I accidentally bought more than one of. But still, sad to see them go :(

ORIGINAL POST about this giveaway can be found here.

Okay by adding these, I am now up to date with my 96 followers! Wow only 4 more to go and it will be on for young and old :)

#15 = Pearl eyeshadow


#16 = Hype eyeshadow



#17 = Glitterati in blonde fever



#18 = An eyeshadow contour brush



#19 = fox hair fan brush


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Giveaway Update! #5 to #14

Okay, playing catch-ups here with my giveaways. So sorry girls, had a busy last few days, but here I go at making up for it! Again, if you've only just joined in on my blog competition please read the ORIGINAL POST HERE.

#5 = Nivea Visage Moisturising Fluid SPF15. Used twice. EXP Oct 10.



#6 = Cute little doll thing I thought I would throw in - attaches to mobiles, keyrings etc.




#7 = Sportsgirl Eye Sparkle eyeshadow palette. I have only tested the silver colour on the left, and I did this with a cotton bud haha. It can be used as a wet/dry eyeshadow.



#8 = Myer necklace. Worn once.


#9 = L'Oreal Colour Juice Gloss Stick in Chilli Pop. New and Sealed.



#10 = Lee Stafford Poker Straight Dry Shampoo 1.7Fl.oz (a small version, perfect for your handbag. I used this once, before discovering that Batiste made one especially for black hair. This was bought from the supermarket and has tape stuck around the outside, I don't know why, they were all like that haha.


#11 = Burt's Bees Replenishing lip balm with pomegranate oil. New and sealed.



#12 = Sportsgirl necklace. Worn a few times.




#13 = Catch & Kiss Jewellery pink ribbon necklace (on left). Never worn. RRP of $50


#14 = Catch & Kiss pink Bowtie necklace (on the left). Never worn. RRP $50

Okay, pretty sure I am still behind with listing giveaways, so I will have to go on another scavenger hunt! Thankyou girls for all your patience.

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