For Jewellery Lovers

Here’s another little secret of mine which isn’t exactly eBay related but I wanted to share it none the less.

Some of you will have already heard of http://www.shopbop.com. For those of you who haven’t, it’s a really cool online store that stocks some of the higher end brands like The Row, Alexander Wang, Herve Leger and Zac Posen.  They actually stock a few Australian brands too like Bec & Bridge, Zimmermann and Nicholas.

When I first stumbled upon shopbop I immediately ruled it out as a shopping destination because everything was so far out of my price range. $614 for a white t-shirt, really? I didn’t stay and look around for very long.

It was only months later that I realised they stock some of my favourite costume jewellery lines – House of Harlow 1960, Belle Noel, Low Luv, Gorjana, Marc by Marc Jacobs …

And to my immense surprise, instead of a price increase, shopbop has the best online prices on these brands that I’ve ever seen.

In my previous post I mentioned that half my House of Harlow collection was purchased on ebay.  Most of the other half was purchased on shopbop.  I’ve seen jewellery on shopbop that is half the price that you pay at David Jones.

Here’s a couple of examples of the deals you can get.

The House of Harlow Modern Tribal Finger Ring on The Iconic for $149 and here is the same ring for $96 on shopbop.

The Marc by Marc Jacobs Enamel Discs Bracelet for $79.95 at David Jones online and here it is for $62 at shopbop.

The other great thing about shopbop is that if you spend over $100 (which isn’t exactly hard to do) they throw in free three day shipping.  It’s awesome!

Click here to see more shopbop jewellery.  Trust me, it’s amazing.

 

House of Harlow 1960 Obsession

I’ve been in love with House of Harlow since the brand’s inception in 2008.  Until recently it was the only jewellery I wore.  Ever.

I love the strange combination of retro and tribal in the design and the use of materials, like acrylic and leather, which aren’t often seen in jewellery.   It’s the most unique and graphic line of jewellery I’ve ever seen.

At this point I have roughly 40 pieces which I think is quite a feat given that I was working with a uni student budget until last year.

House of Harlow can be very pricey when purchased in Australian stores.  The standard Sunburst Pendant will set you back about $110 – $140, which was not affordable for me at the time.  So I searched around and I managed to get both of my Sunburst Pendants on eBay, the black and the white, for $80 and $63 respectively.

At the present, about half of my collection was bought on eBay.  The savings are absolutely phenomenal.  I think the best saving I got was on my Feather Stations necklace.  It retailed for $160 in store about about $135 online.  I purchased mine, brand new with tags, for $45.  Winning.

There are some great bargains up at the moment, click here to take a look.  There’s a Pyramid necklace up at the moment for $25.  I can’t believe I considered buying it for $140.

 

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*Image 1 – clockwise: Aztec Bangle in Blue Star, Aztec Bangle in Khaki Leather, Feather Stations Necklace, Five Stations Necklace in Black Leather, Sunburst Pendant in White Sand, Sunburst Pendant in Black Leather, Gunmetal Triquetra Ring, Gunmetal Triquetra Hinged Cuff.

Image 2 – clockwise: Diamond Cross Pendant, Faceted Metal Cross Cuff, Black Triangle Hoop Earrings, Black Triangle Cuff, Tribal Earrings in White Leather, Triangle Cocktail Ring in Turquoise Leather, Engraved Faceted Pyramid Cocktail Ring,Tasseled Crescent Cuff, Tribal Wrap Ring in Blue Acrylic, Textured Wrap Ring, Metal Fringe Necklace, Sun Cocktail Ring.