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Eb&Ive Smell the Roses Scarf Giveaway

August 20, 2014 / Fashion, News / 24 Comments

When I see something I love, and it’s within my budget, I usually buy it.

Sometimes I may walk away and think about the purchase but if I can’t stop thinking about it 24 hours later, I go and buy it.

That’s what I did with this scarf by Eb & Ive. I loved the hot pink colour and bright floral design. I’ve worn this scarf to death this year and I don’t see myself parting from it because it makes me happy when I see it, and when I wear it.

Every time I wear this scarf, I get asked where I got it from or I get comments like I LOVE your scarf.

I love this scarf so much that I bought another one online so I could do a giveaway. I can’t find anymore available online and it’s no longer on the Eb & Ive website, so this maybe the last scarf in the Smell the Roses pink print. The dark blue version of this scarf is still available, but it’s not as eye-opening as this one.

I’ve put together some photos of how I have worn this scarf. I have even thought of more outfit combinations that are sitting in my wardrobe. This is an example of how to shop in your own wardrobe.

Eb&Ive Smell the Rose Scarf Giveaway

I have one Neon Pink & Mustard Smell the Roses print scarf worth $29.95.

In order to be in the running to win the scarf, use the Rafflecopter widget below and answer this question in the comments section or email your answer to me:

What is your favourite accessory that you wear all the time and why? The most interesting answer will win the scarf.

This is NOT a sponsored post, I’m just sharing the love of an accessory I own and love. 🙂

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1. This is a game of skill. Each valid entry to be judged on creativity and originality, not by chance.

2. There is one prize: One Eb&Ive Scarf worth $29.95.

3. Entries open from Wednesday 20th August 12am Brisbane Time to Friday 29th August 2014 12pm Brisbane Time.

4. Prize is not transferable or changeable

5. Prize sent out by Styled by Bec will not be replaced in the event it is stolen, lost or damaged in transit or virtually.

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9. Entrants must be Australian residents and aged 18 or over

10. The winner will be notified by email and has 3 days to reply and claim the prize. The winner will also be announced on Facebook. This giveaway is not endorsed by Facebook.

11. The decision on the winner is final and no dialogue will be entered into otherwise.

12. These terms and conditions are subject to change at anytime without notice

Shop in your own wardrobe

August 19, 2014 / Fashion, News / 8 Comments

I’ve been reading Nikki Parkinson’s book Unlock Your Style. Nikki writes the popular fashion blog Styling You, which I have been a fan follower since February 2013. Despite my fashion styling qualifications, there is always something new to learn when it comes to dressing yourself and other people.

I’m a big Styling You fan because by reading Nikki’s blog, I was able to get myself out of a style rut that I seemed to find myself in after leaving an office job for a trade, which was later cemented when I became a mum. Clothes and fashion became less important to me.

After going to Problogger conference last year, I was guns ablazing about re-starting my blog on Styled by Bec until a couple of months later I found out I was pregnant and the exhaustion hit me pretty hard.

I tried to keep the blog going, but I was still keen to maintain my plumbing blog. The Plumbette won out in the end. When I caught up with Rachel from Redcliffe Style at the Pregnancy, Baby and Children’s Expo, she told me that Styled by Bec would always be there for me to go back to. And it has.

While I have focused more on my plumbing blog, I have also been thinking about what would make me different to other fashion bloggers on the blogosphere. I’m aware that there is a responsibility when it comes to consumerism with fashion blogging. I don’t want to be showing off new outfits all the time because firstly I can’t afford to and secondly I have more than enough clothes in my wardrobe that I can show you which hopefully will inspire you to create outfits from what you already own in your wardrobe. But I am a woman and I do enjoy shopping and of course will share purchases as they are made.

Before children, I wouldn’t bash an eyelid spending hundreds of dollars on new clothes, but these days money is tight and I know that if I want you to read my blog, I need to show you how to shop in your own wardrobe before you start spending money on a new one.

When you have a wardrobe full of clothes that work for you the temptation to buy clothes for the sake of it disappears because there is no longer a need to be filled. I also think that when you’re not shopping week in and week out, it’s easier to find pieces that you love as opposed to items that little emotion is attached.

So on Facebook and Instagram I will take part in the #everydaystyle challenge to show you what I’m wearing and there may be times where I’m wearing the same outfit but there will be subtle changes with the accessories.

If you have any styling questions, don’t hesitate to email them to me using my contact form. I will admit that I did buy some new clothes this week, only because I’m going to Problogger Conference in a couple of weeks time and the pants I wanted to wear and create outfits around, no longer fit me. The two items of clothing that I purchased are very versatile and once I’ve lost my baby weight, I will be able to sell them online. Both came to a total cost of $90 which suited my budget very well.

So tell me, how often do you shop for clothes? How do you budget for new clothes?

I’m linking up with Essentially Jess for I Blog on Tuesdays.

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What I’m Wearing – Zjoosh Accessories

February 28, 2014 / Fashion, News / 20 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that I love accessories. I think most women do. Accessories and shoes are the items that can be easily purchased to update your wardrobe if you don’t want to spend money on clothes while your weight is fluctuating. I find pregnancy is the perfect time to add to my accessory collection and feeds my need to wear something new without spending a lot.

There are so many accessory shops these days and most high street stores offer their own accessories which means we are spoiled for choice. So do we need another fashion accessory shop to feed our addiction? I say yes. In fact, the more the merrier! I’m excited to have found another online accessory retailer, Zjoosh. Zjoosh is also stocked in various retailers around Australia. Check out here for a local stockist in your area.

Zjoosh is a unique Australian retail concept for women of all ages, providing a large range of affordable fashion jewellery and accessories that will “Zjoosh” your capsule wardrobe. The idea behind Zjoosh is that a quality simple base wardrobe can be made brave and unique with statement jewellery at an affordable price. The pieces can be interchanged easily bringing a unique personality to your overall look. The clothing is the base, and the jewels are the ZJOOSH! Effectively you “decorate yourself”.

I was sent some Zjoosh accessories to play with my existing wardrobe and honestly they couldn’t have arrived at a better time. My pregnancy capsule wardrobe is full of basics, but adding the Zjoosh accessories made my uniform look more stylish and fun.

The Black Sequin Clutch is simple in design, but a great gripping size and will fill a small, thin coin purse, Iphone, tissues and a lippy. My car keys made the clutch look too bulky, so I left them at home and gave the key handling responsibility to my husband. If you’re on a night out with the girls, I suggest only keeping 1 car key and house key which would fit in with no problems.

I haven’t worn the black wrap scarf, only because the weather in Brisbane has been too warm to give it any use, but come Autumn and Winter, I’m sure it will be on high rotation and it will make an excellent cover up for breastfeeding.

Do you love accessories like I do? What are your favourite accessory stores?

This is not a sponsored post, but I was gifted the accessories in the above picture. All opinions are my own.

Christmas 2013 and Emerging from the Little Room

February 5, 2014 / Fashion, News / 69 Comments

A very belated Happy New Year to my clients and readers. I can’t believe that it is February!

I haven’t updated this blog for a few reasons. Firstly I wanted a break over Christmas and New Years, but then that break turned into what I would like to call sick leave because I haven’t had the headspace to blog about anything fashion related while I have been feeling so poorly. I’ve just been able to maintain writing on my plumbing blog, The Plumbette.

Anyway, I’d like to rewind to what I wore on Christmas Day which ended up being a terrible styling mistake of sorts and had me changing out of my attire into a completely new outfit.

I wrote a post about possible outfits that could be worn on Christmas Day and these outfits are still fitting for a summer BBQ or casual dinner out. I decided a week before Christmas that I would get myself a new outfit for Christmas Day, after all I was hosting and I had just found out I was pregnant and wanted to spoil myself with something new even though I knew I wouldn’t be able to get much wear until next summer.

In Witchery I found this gorgeous playsuit reduced to $59.95. There was a size 16 and 14. I loved the pattern and loved that it zipped up at the front because I figured I would still be breastfeeding my new baby next summer and would need outfits that required quick and easy access to my boobs.

Witchery Playsuit $59.95 on sale

The 16 was really roomy and so I opted for the 14 which still had some generous room around the bust. It was pretty much a 5 minute purchase because I had a 3 year old and 10 month old in tow in a trolley, and as soon I saw the playsuit on the sale rack I picked all the available sizes and jumped in the change room and did a quick try on.

On Christmas Eve I opted to wear the dress I wore on Christmas Day in 2012 because of the fantastic empire line that gives great allowances for pregnant bellies. I’m wishing I wore this Christmas Day, but sadly, after the Christmas Eve church service I threw up and the dress needed to be put to the wash.

This is me with my gorgeous cherubs on Christmas Eve, just before we went to church

On Christmas Day I excitedly changed into my new playsuit and I didn’t realize how far the shorts rode up my leg when I sat down. And because I was drinking a lot of water and soft drink to keep my morning sickness at bay, I was going to the toilet every half an hour which made the playsuit a nightmare to get into and out of. By the third time of going to the toilet, I changed out of my outfit into a new pair of comfy pants, a black tee and statement necklace. Morning sickness can do that to you, even on the happiest day of the year.

This is the only photo I got of me in the Playsuit watching Esther unwrap her Christmas presents

This is what I changed into and the photo is blurry because my three year old took the photo

This outfit has pretty much been my uniform for the last month and a half while my little bump grows. I add on a statement necklace when I go out, but when I’m at home, its just the tee and pants because I still have frequent visits to the toilet from being sick. Ugh.

I’m so glad that I made the investment into my wardrobe with clothes that would help me with my weight loss because the extra room has been accommodating for my growing bump.

Funnily enough I’ve had to visit this post recently to get some inspiration for my maternity wardrobe because I had started to sell some of my maternity dresses on ebay thinking I wouldn’t be needing them again.

Oh well… I guess I’ll have to go shopping. Thankfully I still have my winter maternity wardrobe which is what I will be needing for this pregnancy.

For those that don’t read my plumbing blog, here is a link to a post that I wrote announcing my surprise pregnancy. My baby is due on the 20th July, but I’ve been scheduled for a C-section 2 days after my 30th Birthday.

It’s going to be a big year.

So over to you, did you have a good Christmas and have you had any fashion attire mistakes like me?

Best Loyalty Program

April 4, 2012 / News / 30 Comments

Today I went into my favourite Witchery store and bought a pair of sunglasses for $8.70!! I LOVE the style and LOVE that I got them at a bargain price.

I always visit this particular Witchery store at Mt Omaney Shopping Centre because the store manager knows me and my 20 month old daughter well.

The relationship started when my daughter lost her shoe in the store on a shopping trip when she was only a couple of months old. I remember having to retrace my steps to find the shoe. I went back into Witchery, and there on the counter was my daughter’s shoe. The store manager said ‘So Cinderella has come back for her shoe?’ and she eagerly put it on my daughter’s foot.

This store manager is ALWAYS lovely (even when I don’t spend a thing!) and she has always remembered my daughter’s name and it’s this type of personalised service that makes me want to shop there more.

When I made my first purchase in the store, I signed up to the Witchery loyalty program and I have to say it is one of the best loyalty programs I have signed up with.

You get 5% off retail price and receive vouchers for

When you spend over a $150
On your birthday
On the anniversary date from when you first signed up.

The vouchers can be use online or instore.

My bargain sunglasses were already on sale 50% off, plus as a Witchery member I received 5% off again AND I had a $15.00 voucher to be redeemed that I had accrued on my card. As a result I walked away with sunglasses that were worth $50 for less than $10.

If you want more information about the Witchery loyalty program please click here.

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