"International Gems"; Makeup & Outfit Collaboration with VintageOrTacky!

Ahoy hoy ^_^

Recently, Cora from the super popular and fab VintageOrTacky Youtube channel contacted me about collaborating on a makeup & outfit video inspired by a necklace that both of us came to own! I bought mine from River Island here in Ireland and Cora got her's online.

(Turns out Cora bought her's after she saw mine posted on my instagram a few months ago, ha ha)

Shiv's Style; Backyard Gypsy.. ft; Romwe, TopShop, River Island & Bershka.

Can ye tell by all my fashion posts lately that I'm a wee bit excited about dressing for this time of the year!?.....

I LOVE Autumn, no avoiding it and as a result have gone bonkers over the past month or so filling out my Autumn/Winter wardrobe. (With the result that I am imposing a much needed spending ban through-out the month of October on myself, wahhhh!!!!)

So while that ban will help prevent me from spending any more money (unnecessarily) over the next 30 days, it won't stop my blogger C/o items coming or mean that I can't share with ye what I did accumulate over said past month.
One such item is from my latest Romwe.com package & is in the form of the awesome tasseled cardigan in the pictures which is perfect for the slightly cooler temperature.
Unfortunately it's no longer available on the Romwe website but this cardigan has a similar look to it also available from Romwe...... And similar here from ebay. and here also;

Statement Necklaces; My newest crush.

Some of the lovelies available from TopShop.

Now I know that I have a new crush on a weekly basis but in my defense, there are so many pretty neck-things in the shops lately!!!!

One of the 'hazards' of working in the city is the temptation that you're faced with on your lunch hour while wandering about "window shopping".... There are so many beautiful and seductive statement jewelry pieces in stock at the moment in my favourite stores, Newlook, TopShop, River Island, Penneys etc. 

The bigger jewelry pieces literally transform an otherwise 'dull' outfit into a striking ensemble and the costume jewelry won't cost you a bundle either.

Shivs Style; July '13 LookBook.

After being away for nearly 2 weeks, my video and blog backlog was getting pretty steep so to help alleviate that a little, I put together this lookbook of outfits with clothes & accessories I accumulated over July.

Ft; Romwe.com, ChicNova.com, SammyDress.com, Persunmall.com, NewLook, RiverIsland, Penneys/Primark, Ralph Lauren.

Shady...

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May Favourites '13; LetzMakeup Loves!... Makeup & Fashion.

Products mentioned;

No.7 'Beautiful Skin Cleansing brush'

MAC 'Fix +' Spray

Vichy 'Idealia' BB Cream SPF25

http://www.letzmakeup.com/2013/05/vichy-idealia-bb-cream.html

Shoe Love; Studded Sandals by River Island.

I didn't actually start wearing high heels until my mid twenties onwards. In my teens and early 20s I was still far too hippy/grunge to wear them and thought they were way too 'proper' ha ha! Oh how we change!!

1 Dress, 5 Outfits.....

The Dress is from Penneys/Primark 'Atmosphere' range.

(It's from a couple of years ago but they often have similar in stock)

It's definitely one of my staple wardrobe pieces! I'd say I wear it at least once a week, ha ha. Everyone has something like that in their wardrobe that they live in.

Outfit #1;