• ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY DAY 24 | THE ALCHEMY SHOP

    Readers, readers, readers! We’ve been holding out on you all, teasing you for the past 23 days leading up to day 24. From makeup and footwear, to apparel and beauty products, we haven’t featured the one item that pulls these looks together – JEWELRY! Today, on the final day of our Advent Calendar Giveaway, it’s…

  • ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY DAY 23 | TRIBUT APPAREL

    Second to last day of Advent and today we bring you a music inspired brand. Tribut Apparel has taken the identity of music and transferred onto fashion. Co-founded by Blues Rock genius and most note-worthy solo guitarist, Joe Bonamassa, Tribut has made waves in the two years it’s been around. In October, Tribute celebrated their 2nd…

  • ZADY X VESPA USA PARTNER FOR OPERATION: SANTA

    With the holiday being everything but stress-free, we tend to forget important details. Like how Aunt Mary’s vegan kick has her looking slim and trim, making the muumuu you bought her, offensive. Or that cousin Bobby is on fiancé number four, so he won’t be flying solo during Christmas dinner. Or that your sister is…

  • TEMPTU X PATRICIA FIELD HOLIDAY 2013 POP GLAM COLLECTION

    What happens when you mix everyday airbrushing with Sex and the City style genius for Makeup Monday? You get, Temptu x Patricia Field Makeup Compressor… DUH. You didn’t think it was going to be a tough answer, did you? Anyway, Temptu has collaborated with one of fashion’s most iconic, living minds today, to create an…

  • ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY DAY 22 | VIOLENT LIPS

    We’ve only done one other cosmetic giveaway during this Advent, so as the second and last one, we thought we’d make it a good one. Violent Lips  was co-founded by 16 (yes, 16!!!) year-old Isabella Haddad in 2011, while playing around with her mother’s Chanel temporary tattoos. Since then  has been featured in VOGUE Italia,…

  • ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY DAY 21 | THREADS FOR THOUGHT

    As we get closer and closer to Christmas, the feeling of giving continues to grow more and more, so for Day 21 of our Advent Calendar Giveaway, we bring you Threads for Thought. A company that started out as graphic tees, has grown into a production of goods ranging from accessories and leggings to swimwear…

  • ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY DAY 20 | TAYLOR MORRIS

    We’re almost to the big 2-5, and as the countdown continues, so do the giveaways! Our latest giveaway is from Taylor Morris. One of the newest eyewear brands from Jolly ‘Ole England was founded in September by lifelong friends Hugo Taylor and Charlie Morris. Both British eyewear designers, based in London, each brought their mission…

  • BOOK OF THE MONTH | DIY BRAIDS

    Braids (or plaits) are all the rage when it comes to hairstyles. Dated back to the time of the Pharaohs, braids were an unspoken sign of statuses in life including wealth, marriage, mourning or tribal notoriety. Through time it has revolutionized into a modern hair fashion accessory. An intricate modern hair fashion accessory, but an…

  • ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY DAY 19 | ST. IVES

    Take care of your skin this dry winter season with St. Ives. Most popular for their apricot scrub, St. Ives has been a skin care staple for decades. So today we’re giving two lucky readers an opportunity to win St. Ives best seller as well as new product, Fresh Hydration Lotion. A spray lotion that…

  • 3 WAYS TO SPRUCE UP YOUR HOME FOR 2014

    2014 is here and with every year, we change. We drop a habit. Alter or lookout on life. Pick up a healthier lifestyle. Even change the area around us. But after all that cash we dropped this holiday season, we’re left sprucing up via accessories – rather than a complete overhaul. So, here are 3…

  • ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY DAY 18 | SOXFORDS

    It’s time for the men in your life to spruce up their wardrobe once again and we want to help. Newly joining the men’s style market is Soxfords. A sock brand that puts the fun back into funky, Soxfords takes the ordinary and make its extraordinary. Designed with zombies, burgers, samurais, and frogs, they’ll be double…

  • ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY DAY 17 | SPICE TO MEET YOU

    Hey chef’s or wannabe kitchen chefs out there. We’ve got the perfect holiday gift that’ll keep you coming back for seconds. It’s the latest subscription box on the block and it’sSpiceToMeetYou! Seriously… that’s the name… it’s not a corny pun. Launched in July of this year, SpiceToMeetYou is the world’s first mail order spice service…