The Rope Necklace

I need some of this in my life.

Renata Abbade + Tanya Aguiniga (green)

Tanya Aguiniga (pinkish purple) + Jim Drain

Kate Davis Jewelry Spring Collection

It's off the hook amazing people.  No surprise though.  My girl Kate Davis has long been one of my favorite jewelry designers.  I've been collecting her jewels for over 5 years now.  And I'd like to add some pieces from her new Tropics collection to my own little jewel collection.  You do too.  See...

Kate told me that the whole idea for the collection was to create jewelry that was totally inspired by the beach lifestyle.  You could wear it at the beach and at the end of the day... pull off your bikini, throw on a sundress, a little lip gloss, and be ready to go out.  She was dreaming of tanned skin and sun-bleached tangled hair, so the designs are pretty sexy.  I'd say.

That siren cuff (bottom left of last picture) is just out of this world perfect to me.   It might be my favorite piece, hard to say it's all so pretty.  I asked Kate what her favorite piece is too, and like me, she had a hard time narrowing it down.

"My Favorites!!!!! - well...depending on my mood.......the RIPPLE DISCS are my everyday earrings............but the WATERFALL SHOULDER DUSTERS....are my get out of "mom mode" go to.  The WATERFALLS are actually so light you don't even know that you are wearing them.....but trust me....everybody will notice them!!  Of the whole collection ... I have been wearing non-stop the ISLA BANGLE, BALI BRACELETS,  DROPLET BANGLES....all mixed together.  The bracelets & necklaces were designed to be stacked and layered. So don't feel shy! Again, it is all about your "fashion comfort zone"...how much or how little ...is up to you!"

{the Waterfall Shoulder Dusters} 

Lucky for Kate she's the designer and doesn't have to choose :)  So what about you?  What's your favorite piece from Kate's Spring Tropic Collection??

Brass + Suede

The Iacoli & McAllister No. Ultra necklace.

S e r i o u s  Badass.

Add Some Neon

There are plenty of ways to add some neon to your wardrobe for 2012.  I want to with this Adia Kibur chain necklace.

I'd say the new year is off to a bright start, no?

Gold Dipped Goodness

I kinda fell in love when I found this little gem of a shop, A Merry Mishap.  Love the simple gold dipped designs.  Even more, I love that most everything is under $25.

Pretty gorgeous, huh?  See more here.

Vintage Jewels -- SALE

So I have something really fun for ya'll today.  We all love jewelry, and we all love vintage- or at least the idea of it.  But doesn't it sometimes seems hard to find the right vintage piece that is both affordable and chic??

Enter Candy Shop Vintage.

That pretty lady below is Deirdre Zahl, and she is the woman behind Candy Shop Vintage.  And she's always working hard hand selecting special pieces that have contemporary appeal. 

Absolutely gorgeous, isn't she (sweet as can be too)?!  Now here's the really fun part!  Deirdre invited me to curate a small collection of unique vintage pieces to share with you here on LLL!   Better yet, we're making these baubles available for purchase.  We've done the vintage digging leg work for you!  Well, really Deirdre did.  I just got to "shop" a special LLL collection.

Below you'll find my one of a kind vintage collection picks. 

"Morroccan Style Link Bracelet" $115

8" long, 1.25" wide

"GIVENCHY Gold Link Necklace" $125

Links are 1" wide, Neck is 6"

Black & Gold Expansion Bracelet, $45

1.5" wide, Standard 2.5" wrist opening

CHRISTIAN DIOR Cluster Earrings (pierced) $45

.75" long, .5" wide

1970's TRIFARI Asian Medallion Necklace $125

4" x 2.5" medallion hangs from 16" chain on each side

LIZ CLAIBORNE Pearl & Navy Tassel Earrings (pierced) $40 SOLD

2.5" long

Festive Brown & Gold Rhinestone Necklace $65

3.5" wide centerpiece, rhinestone chain 8" on each side

If you'd like to purchase any pieces shown here, shoot me an email at looklingerlove@yahoo.com with the name of the piece you are interested in.  I'll then get you in touch with Deirdre so you can make your purchase.  She'll accept paypal, credit card, or check.  Shipping is FREE.

Happy Vintage Shopping!

Stella & Dot Giveaway For You + A Friend!

If this isn't one of the sweetest and so appropriately timed giveaways....

Our favorite Stella & Dot gal is back with a holiday giving inspired giveaway.  One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to use in Annette's Stella & Dot shop AS WELL AS another $50 gift credit to send to a friend as a little surprise gift!

Doesn't that just give you the warm and fuzzies?? 

And in case you're wondering, there are lots of pretty Stella & Dot goodies to be had for $50 or less.  Here's a little gift board to get you started.

There's even a whole section on Stella & Dot devoted to pieces under $50, so go check it out and get some holiday shopping done.  And I just have to say a HUGE thank you to Annette for surprising me with my favorite S&D necklace last week.  I have been wearing it everywhere and getting so many compliments!  I love how it's adjustable in length!

Isn't she the best?

Now, here's how you enter the giveaway:

{Please leave a comment for each entry}

1) Show some S&D love and tell us what you'd buy

2) Tell us who you'd send the extra $50 to

3) "Like" Annette's S&D facebook page

This giveaway will end Friday night and we'll announce the winner this weekend.  Good luck!

Tis The Season: Jewels

I mean it is THE time of year to pile it on, don't you agree?

Madewell Shadestone Pendant

Madewell Cuff: 25% off!

S&D Pearl Ring

Alchemie Feather Earrings

Kennith Jay Lane Gold Collar

Lulu Frost Horseshoe Necklace

J.Crew Green Bracelet

J.Crew Black Bracelet

Madewell Sparkle Bib Necklace: 25% off!

J.Crew Blue Bracelet

J.Crew Resin Necklace

Lulu Frost Figure Eight Bangle

Dannijo Brass Collar

Kate Spade Curling Ribbon Ring

Lizzie Fortunato Feather Earrings
J.Crew Brass Link Bracelet

S&D Black Necklace

I'll take everything here, thanks!

JewelMint Intro & Review

Have you all heard about JewelMint?  It's Kate Bosworth's new jewelry site that I've been hearing A LOT about over the past couple of months.  When they contacted me to do a review I happily accepted.  Because who doesn't love Kate's style??

It's unique in that when you join you do a short "style quiz" (which is super fun & you just pick which pictures of celebs and outfits represent your style most).  Your results of this quiz help Kate, her stylist Cher, and the JewelMint team recommend personalized jewelry for you each month.  And the price of each piece is only $29! 

For my review I chose the Oyster Earrings.

* LOVE Them! *

So if you're a jewelry fanatic definitely go check out JewelMint.  The prices and styles are so cute! 

Stella & Dot's Holiday Collection + A Giveaway

We're getting a peek at Stella & Dot's holiday collection today!  And as always, it's gorgeous.

That pretty little bracelet above is Stella & Dot's "tribute bracelet".  In October, 20% of it's proceeds will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.





And in the spirit of celebrating women, our very favorite S&D independent stylist, Annette, is offering up a $75 gift certificate to Stella & Dot.

To Enter (please leave a separate comment for each entry):

1. Visit S&D and tell us what you love the most.

2. Like Annette's S&D facebook page.

3. Tweet the giveaway.

4. Share what you're dressing up as for halloween this year.

This giveaway will end this Friday night.  We'll announce the winner this weekend. Good luck!



Stella & Dot Giveaway Time!

Man, ya'll are a spoiled bunch!  Our independent stylist for Stella & Dot is back here this week with yet another dy-no-mite giveaway: a $100 gift card to pick out jewelry of your choice!  

I was actually just at a Stella and Dot trunk show last week and got to see the entire fall collection in person.  I'm no doubt a fan or I wouldn't sing their praises here on my blog, but to see all the jewels in person is just a beautiful thing.  SO much gorgeousness.  This After Midnight Necklace is my current gotta have it item!

Perfect alone, perfect layered.  Maya Brenner is the designer behind this necklace and has an impressive client list including Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz, Demi Moore and Rachel Bilson.  Guh, love!

Of course there are plenty of other jewels to choose from.  Maybe you'd like one of these beautiful pieces...

The great thing is you get to pick what you want.  Here's how you enter to win the $100 gift certificate from our independent stylist for Stella & Dot gift certificate (Leave a seperate comment for each entry please):

1. Tell us which piece you would choose if you won

2. "Like" Annette's S&D Facebook Page (Pssst, she does giveaways on there)

3. Tweet the giveaway

4. Tell us about your favorite S&D piece that you already own

This giveaway will end Friday night!  Good luck!

Winner

So happy to hop on here this gorgeous Saturday morning to share some good news for our lucky Sheyna Jewelry winner.  I would just like to thank all of you who entered and shared your love for the line - my readers rock!



Congratulations Ashley from Life in the Married Lane!  Email me at looklingerlove@yahoo.com and I'll get you hooked up.  I hope you enjoy your new earrings.

Sheyna Jewelry Giveaway

Have you explored Sheyna Jewelry's site yet?  I had been hearing a lot about them and was thrilled to be contacted by one of their representatives to review some of their products.  Their prices range from $5 - $5,000 so there is something there for everyone.  Here are a few of my favorite pieces that I had the opportunity to curate into a collection.

{My apologies for the poor image quality!}

One nice perk about Sheyna is that you can quickly create your own designs using their drag and drop digital sketch pad or you can just choose to shop the existing jewels that have already been designed like I did.  Once you place your order your jewelry is handmade by Sheyna's artisins and shipped free of charge to you.  How fun is that?!

For my review I chose the green gold oval earrings and Sheyna also surprised me with two wrap bracelets.  They arrived beautifully packaged.  I'm saving the cute little pouches for when I travel.

These pieces are beautifully made and I'm so happy to have them in my possession.  And I'm very happy to announce that Sheyna is giving away a pair of earrings to one lucky LLL  reader.  You get to choose between the circle charm earrings and the gold circle earrings shown here:

Here's how you enter to win (leave a separate comment for each):

1. Leave a comment telling us which pair you would choose

2. "Like" Sheyna's Facebook Page

3. Follow Sheyna on Twitter

4. Click the "like" button below to share the giveaway on your FB page

5. Tweet about the giveway (be sure to copy me so I see)

This giveaway will end Friday night (Sept. 9th).  Good luck!

PS - as an added bonus, Sheyna is offering Look Linger Love readers 20% off of your order.
Just enter LLL20 at checkout.  Thanks Sheyna!