Seashell Jewelry Trend

Hello beauties!

I'm sure you already know that one of the hottest trends this summer is seashell jewelry! This actually isn't a new trend, it's just "resuscitated" from years ago! Over the past few summers it was kind of forgotten, but this summer it's back and I couldn't be happier!

All the fashion magazines and big influencers report that seashell jewellery is the biggest summer trend of 2018. Prada had some lovely pieces to show at their fashion show and many other prestigious and lesser known brands followed.

Now you can find some really pretty pieces at Stradivarius at very affordable prices.

Stradivarius

Stradivarius

I actually LOVE to wear seashell jewelry in summertime, especially when I go to the beach.

I always like to wear accessories with my bikinis and when I wear jewelry made of seashells, I don't have to worry about it getting ruined by the sea and salt! (It's seashells natural habitat!)

Over the years, my seashell jewelry collection has grown, so in this post I wanted to share with you my favorite pieces and also tell you a bit about them.

One of the first ever seashell jewelry pieces that I bought were these two necklaces!

The left one I bought at the island of Krk in Croatia and I love to wear it as a bracelet! It's long enough to be wrapped around my wrist a few times and it looks even better worn as a bracelet than as a necklace (as a necklace it's nice when layered with some other pieces).

The necklace on the right I bough at my hometown Rijeka in Croatia, many years ago, while I was still living there, in a little accessories shop that had just opened and had really cool pieces at very affordable prices.

Other very old piece in my collection is this seashell anklet. I bought it probably in 2002 or 2003 at the island of Rab in Croatia, when I was vacationing there with my Mum and my best friend.

I've never worn any other jewelry piece as much as this one! This anklet becomes a part of me every summer and I rarely take it off!

The seashell ring is from a local open market here in Italy, I bought it in a little town close to Venice, where we used to live.

It reminded me on the ring Samantha from Sex and the City wore in one of the opening scenes of the SATC the movie!

This beautiful jewelry set was gifted to me for my birthday a couple of years ago, by one of my dear friends.

I absolutely adore the bracelet, it's super pretty! The cool thing about the ring is that it can fit any ring size and it's made of little white beads and "madreperla."

I also love these earrings and the brooch.

They're made of "madreperla" and alpaca. I've had them for years and years and they're still as pretty as the first day I bought them. 

The brooch and earrings set I bought when I was fresh out of high school in Opatija, a little touristic town close to my hometown.

The disc earrings I bought when I first moved to Italy, in one ethnic shop that was selling unique jewelry from natural materials such as wood, seashells etc. I remember the sales assistant telling me that she was surprised I picked these ones, because madreperla here wasn't perfect, it had some black stains. And I answer to her that's the way the nature is, actually perfect in its imperfection!

These bits are costume jewelry and madreperla that I bought years ago, both in Rijeka, Croatia (at least I think!), I love them because they're colorful and very summery.

They go well with those easy breezy type of summer dresses.

Last but not least, are these two necklaces! The first one (on the left), I bought at the island of Krk (oh gosh, at least I think so, it's been a while!) As you can tell, all these pieces are well loved, and many are older than 15 years!

The other necklace I picked for my hubby at H&M Men's dept. but he never actually wore it (he isn't the type of guy that would enjoy wearing jewelry!). But, this year I told him, the day we start our vacations, we'll put these necklaces, as a little sign to relax and finally enjoy summer time.

These are my most worn / favorite pieces from my seashell collection! I do have a few more, but they're waiting for me in my house in Croatia.

Do you like this trend?

Do you already own some seashell jewelry?

xoxo from Italy,

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Chamaripa scarpe con rialzo: Ecco i modelli più interessanti!

Salve ragazzi!

Questo post ve lo scrivo in italiano per via della richiesta dell'azienda con la quale collaboro. Loro mi hanno contattata presentandomi la loro attività ed il prodotto e poiché mi è sembrata una cosa interessante, ho deciso di parlarvene qui nel mio blog.
Vorrei anche condividere alcuni dei miei modelli preferiti delle scarpe che ho trovato nel loro negozio on-line!

Dunque, l'idea di acquistare qualche centimetro in più, indossando scarpe con rialzo devo ammettere, è molto interessante.
Io sono alta 170 cm e qui in Italia maggior parte delle persone che conosco mi considera alta. In Croazia però la mia altezza è media, e devo dire che ho sempre desiderato avere qualche centimetro in più! Pazienza, non si può far niente...oppure si può?

Vediamo un pò insieme queste scarpe carine, che ti fanno acquistare subito dai 6-10 cm in più!

Dai modelli per la donna, queste sono quelle che hanno attirato la mia attenzione:

Scarpe Con Rialzo Interno Donna Scarpe Con Zeppa Interna Scarpe Con Rialzo Donna 7 CM

Queste scarpe con rialzo interno per via della zeppa interna ti fanno acquistare subito addirittura 7 cm in più! Queste "oxford booties" sono molto carine, fatte di pelle di mucca, quindi di una buona qualità e durature nel tempo.

Un altro paio di scarpe che ho trovato molto carine, sono queste sneakers:

Scarpe Con Rialzo Interno Donna Sneakers Tacco Interno Sportive Con La Zeppa 7CM

Anche queste, in modo assolutamente invisibile, ti fanno acquistare subito 7 cm in più! Nessuno saprà il tuo segreto :-) Queste scarpe sono ideali per occasioni quotidiani e uno stile "casual", sportivo. Materiale superiore è elastico tessuto e pelle morbida e sono addate per la primavera, estate o l'autunno.

Un altro modello carino che volevo condividere qui con voi, sono queste scarpe basse, bianche:

Scarpe Con Rialzo Interno Donna Scarpe Con Zeppa Interna Scarpe Con Rialzo Donna 7 CM

Anche queste scarpe sono fatte di pelle di mucca e hanno una zeppa nascosta all'interno che ti fa guadagnare 7 cm in più di altezza.
La suola in gomma ha una buona resistenza all'usura ed è anche antiscivolo, flessibile e impermeabile. Ciò le rende appropriate per ogni stagione: Primavera, estate, autunno, inverno.
Queste scarpette sono anche molto "trendy" e le puoi abbinare sia con le gonne, che con i pantaloni.

Chamaripa scarpe sono disponibili in tutto il mondo, con 3-7 giorni per la consegna.

Oltre ai modelli da donna, Chamaripa offre anche una vasta scelta di modelli da uomo, che forse si sentono ancora più insicuri di fronte alla loro altezza.
Queste scarpe sono una soluzione ideale per chi vuole apparire più alto, sia per le occasioni speciali, che per ogni giorno!

Scarpe da uomo ce ne sono davvero tantissimi modelli, per ogni genere di occasioni!
Io ho scelto di condividere qui con voi questo modello di sneakers molto "hot":

Scarpe Sportive Con Tacco Interno Rialzo Uomo Scarpe Rialzate 6CM

Queste sneakers ti donano 6 cm in più di altezza, sono fatte di materiali pregiati come camoscio, pelle di mucca e di maiale. 

Ecco qui com'è fatta la scarpa:

Non dimenticate di dare un'occhiata alle loro promozioni e fantastici "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" dove potete acquistare 2 paia a prezzo di 1!

Spero vi sia piaciuto questo post, un pochino diverso dai miei altri post!

Fatemi sapere quanto siete alti voi e se siete contenti con la vostra altezza! Lasciatemi i vostri commenti!

* in collaborazione con Chamaripa scarpe

5 Summer Dresses I Adore

Hello beauties!

Summer days are meant for going outside, spending time at the beach and just enjoying life! It's very hot and humid these days here in Italy and I know these are the last days of summer :-/ My hubby and I worked a lot this summer and the vacations are already over! But it was truly nice and relaxing family holiday.

Of course, our destination was, as every summer, Croatia, and we also spent some time at our favorite place on this Earth: the island of Rab!

I'll show you my favorite 5 summer dresses that I keep wearing every summer and that I always pack with me, whenever I go to my vacations. Needless to say, I love wearing dresses in summertime! When it's very hot and sunny outside, I can't even bear the thought of wearing pants.

This lovely dress is from Hollister. I got it a couple of years ago (summer 2015. probably), on summer sales. It's very breezy and I love the model and the print. It's ideal for everyday but it can be dressed up, with a pair of heels.

In this photo I'm in the little Croatian seaside town Bakar, and I'm wearing my summer staples: Straw fedora and a little pink bag.

Next dress is a maxi dress and I got it at Fashionmia online store, in a blogger collaboration that we had. I love the color of this dress and the fact that it looks so good both with sneakers, and with heels. When I want to make it a bit more casual, I just pair it with my cropped jean jacket and white All Star sneakers.

Third dress is from H&M and their Conscious line. I bought it a few years ago at their summer sales. I'm in love with the color, print (delicate flowers) and the model. I do love to wear maxi dresses in summer, I think they're so feminine and make you look very chic and sophisticated.

This one I'm particularly fond of also because of the ruffly top part, it just looks so girly and pretty!

Next dress is a white summer dress from H&M. Again, this was bought on summer sales a few years ago, at H&M in Treviso (I was visiting that little Italian town with my friend and we went for a little walk around the centre of the town & a little shopping!).

Summer calls for the color white and I'm a big fan of wearing white. I have more than one white dress in my wardrobe, but this is surely one of my favorites, if not THE favourite!

Last (but not least) is this gorgeous lace red dress by Light In The Box. I had a chance to collaborate with that online store a couple of times, and they always surprised me with some nice gems!

My first collaboration with them was a bit unfortunate, but they really made it up with time, and showed me how much great items they carry at such affordable prices!

Anyhow, this dress is still one of my absolute favorite!

These are just 5 of many dresses that I have and love! I could go on and on, but let's get real: My suitcase has a limited storage space and I do need to optimize it!

This summer, my picks are these 5 beauties!

I hope you like some of the dresses that I showed you! Let me know which one is your favorite?

I'll talk to you soon!

xo from Italy,

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