Thrifting in Italy With My Stylist Friend, Liley! Meet My Friend Liley :)

Hello girls!

Today I'd like to present you my dear friend and a colleague, Liley.

She is from Costa Rica, but she's been living in Italy for over 20 years now!

Last week we went thrifting together, in our favourite thrift store, so we took this opportunity to film a video about our haul & to introduce Liley (who is as passionate about fashion as I am- and a great bargain hunter as well!) to my audience :)

We spoke in english & in spanish, so this video is going to be a spanglish version then ;)

I hope you don't mind!

Check out our video here:

In the video, we also incorporated our OOTD segment!

Liley was wearing a beautiful pair of earrings and a gorgeous necklace, handmade by her.

She is very talented jewellery designer and she even made a few pieces for me, throughout the period of our friendship!

Her designs are very requested in Italy & Costa Rica! :)

I took a pics of some of her latest creations, and I'm proud that she allowed me to present it here on my blog (we haven't had a chance to do a video about it- yet!).

So take a look at her creations & enjoy ;)

I love the electric- blue colour of this necklace!

Close- up of the pendant detail.

Sparkly heart- shaped necklace

Close- up of the pendant detail.
Soo sparkly!

Cute heart shaped earrings!

Silver leaves earrings

Flower shaped, black, plastic brooch

Great for accessorizing your simple T-shirt, or a coat!

With a sparkly little rhinestone in the middle.

Another long necklace, flower shaped pendants.

This one is soo gorgeous!

A close- up look at the silver beads
(& my reflection in them, whilst I was taking this pic!)
;)

Another statement piece!

Feather earrings!

I love the feather trend!

So which one was your favourite piece?

Liley also made a pair of earrings for me, this is how they look like

(I LOVE THEM!)

I will also present her jewellery officially on my B-deas Jewellery blog and update it regularly with her new creations, as a guest designer on my blog :)

Needless to say, I'm not sponsored in any way to promote her jewellery.

She's my friend and she's talented!

I don't need any extra reason to write about her.

I'm happy I was able to share my dear friend with you, my virtual friends!

I hope you liked Liley & her creations as much as I do! :)

Have a beautiful day everyone & KISSS from Italy xx

Ciao, ciao!

<3 Sonja

Money Can't Buy Style. Style Thrifted! (for 29€) & "The Fashion Show"

Hello girls!

In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I went thrifting with my friend (again!)...

This was super successful, so I wanted to share with you all these amazing deals!

I fell in love with thrifting, the only problem that I have now is that I don't have a clue where will I put all these clothes as my closet is full to the max AND I have to do my laundry and iron more than I would have liked ughh!!!

So I guess having all these clothes... it can't everything be positive about this! lol

If you're curious to see what did I buy, definitely don't miss out on my:

 "Money Can't Buy Style. Style Thrifted! (for 29€)" video :)

I know, I know, the title is super long, but this is just the way I feel about fashion & style!

AND, I really did spend only 29 € (and some of these things are branded and brand new!!!)

A M A Z I N G

Just hit the play button to watch my vid!

I do have another video on this subject, basically it's the part two of my Thrift Haul, where I show you all the clothes in a little fashion show (lol) that I prepared for you!

We have a music playing & everything yeay !! :D

"Thrift Store Haul pt.2: "The Fashion Show"

(hit the play button to watch my vid & enjoy!)

And here are the pics of the outfits/ clothes that I bought at a thrift store past week:

Cute tops, only 1€ each!

Top by Mixeri'

Top by Intimissimi

Casual style tops:

Pull & Bear top
1€

Koan top
(brand new)
3€

no name brand
 (made in Italy)
top
1€

Extyn capri/cargo pants
1€

Brand new bag by Max&Co.

5€ (!!!)

Basics...

United Colors
V-neck top
1€

Diesel Industry Jeans
1€

Ideal for Spring:

- capri/cargo pants

- orange jacket

Extyn capri/cargo pants
1€

Jacket by Koan
(brand new)
5€

Lady like dress & tunic dress:

Tailor made dress
1€

Ishman International
tunic dress
(brand new)
6€

Flowy, billowy lines...

Arabesque
(made in Italy)
mixed silk shirt
1€

When going partying...

Top by Imperial
(brand new)
3 € (?)

The back detail
(the back of the top is completely open,
so I styled it with a black tube top
underneath.)

So these are all the deals that I got!

What do you guys think? Amazing steals, right?

I wasn't paying too much detail into styling these pieces, I just wanted to quickly throw them on me and show them to you :)

Once I wash & iron everything, I'll have fun with styling & wearing these clothes throughout this Spring & Summer :)

Thank you all for reading!

xx Sonja

Thrift Store Finds Haul (pt.two) & Thrifting For Beginners... How To Successfully Thrift?

My thrift store mania continues... I seriously doubt if I'll ever shop at a regular store again! LOL

If you have never been into thrifting before, but recently you have been considering this idea, you might need some useful tips & know what to expect...

In this case, don't miss out on my "Thrifting for Beginners... How To Successfully Thrift!" video:

Just click on the play button to watch the video.

I think I can give you some quality advices because (not everybody knows this about me), when I was living in London, I used to volunteer 4 hours a day at my local PDSA (for  pets in need of vets) charity shop!

...

& now, here are all the fantastic deals that I got this time!

BLAZERS & SHIRTS:

Fun blazer by a brand "Please". Never heard of the brand, but I'm
loving the floral print!
If I'm not mistaken, I paid this 2 €...
But I might be mistaken, I possibly paid this only 1 €!!!

Floral print is definitely IN style for this season!

A nice blazer by Ann Taylor!

Again, the blazer was only 2 €!

100% silk shirt, branded by "Al Duca D'Aosta",
italian made.

1 € for this flowy, billowy shirt of an
extremely good quality!

A similar style, large, flowy & billowy, I'm
loving this pattern!
Only 1 €!

This type of shirts will look awesome tucked inside a high waisted skinny
jeans or a high waisted shorts, with a belt to complete the styling.

Suede like shirt in light beige colour.
This is currently a major trend in the fashion stores!
Check out H&M for the similar styles!
But nothing can beat the price of this one: 2 €!!!
;)

PANTS:

A brand new (with a tag still on) suede-like
grey leggings.
3€

I have a similar pants/leggings in a camel colour, bought
this winter during the sales period.
These are so comfy & go well with lots of things!
Also, very formfitting & flattering :)

Flare leg jeans are back in a big style!

I was happy to find a pair of original "Miss Sixty" wide leg jeans
for ONLY 1€ (!!!)
I'll have to shorten these a bit, as these are probably a '34 length
& I need a '32 to fit me perfectly!
(I'm 170 cm tall...I need to grow up a 5 more cm LOL...I wish)

ACCESSORIES:

A brown bag by Helix.
At first I wasn't really sure whether I should get this bag or not.
My friend convinced me to buy it and now I'm happy I did because
I have been wearing it almost every single day!
I just added a brown tassle that I bought at H&M, to modernize it a bit
& make it more trendy!
The bag was 0.50 €
(!!!)

A thin brown belt.
You always need these in your wardrobe, to style any outfit!
Price: 0.50 €
(!!!)

Isn't this a gorgeous girly colour?
It seems like a brand new, but I paid it
only 1 €!
:)

After all this, there is only one thing left to say: "I need to go back to this thrift store!!!"

Now, I'm sure, you understand me when I say I'll possibly never shop in a regular store again!!! ...

:D

You can also watch my "Thrift Store Finds Haul (pt. two) video by clicking here!

Regarding my OOTD & FOTD from the videos, I got compliments on my top & my necklace.

Both these items are from H&M (currently in stores, new collection).

I bought these before my thrifting experience, lol!!!

My make up is Danna Garcia (the colombian singer & actress) inspired look and the tutorial is coming up soon! ;)

These pics are just a little preview ;)

I think this tutorial is going to be something new, interesting, fun & refreshing for you guys to see!

xx Sonja