Rings & Tings

If you know one thing about us Tantrum girls, it's that we love a good bit of jewellery. Problem is, like most people, we're on a bit of a tight budget these days when it comes to treating ourselves! What with even High Street store's jewellery prices being a bit on the hefty side (We're looking at you, Topshop!) we were seriously lacking on the bling side of things. So we were pretty psyched when we came across Rings & Tings.

Launched last year, and inspired by London street style, Rings & Tings started life as a humble stall on Brick Lane and rocketed into the online store it is now. Their concept is 'affordable street fashion online' and they're dead on - the average price of pieces from their store is around £3.50, a bargain compared to the crazy price tags seen elsewhere and a great price to pay for some quirky and cute offbeat accessories. 

We've included a little peek at some of our fave bits from Rings & Tings, but be sure to check out their website here for the full range - it will not disappoint!

Babi-Online *Giveaway*

Ahh, the post-Christmas blues. Come January/February, we're all just about recovered from the festive meltdown but as usual, we're also kind of 'over' all our Christmas presents (yep, the novelty really does wear off come Boxing Day!) BUT with the first payday of 2012 bringing light to our lives last week, it's time to treat yourself for all your hard work again!

So thank your lucky stars for Babi-Online - a one-stop cute accessories boutique! With an array of kitsch jewellery, custom-made hair accessories and quirky t-shirts, you're sure to find something to suit every taste (and occasion!) at Babi-Online. More importantly, with their prices being extra purse-friendly, you can afford to splash your cash on whatever takes your fancy! The only problem is that you may (like us) end up fancying a bit of everything they offer! Here's a few of our fave pieces...

Claw talon double finger ring  - £10
Liquorice Allsorts necklace - £8.00
Deer multi-chain bracelet - £10.00


*GIVEAWAY* thanks to those lovely people at Babi-Online, we have one of their gorgeous deer bracelets (pictured above) to give away! To enter, follow us on twitter and tweet:


"I WANNA BE A WEEKEND WINNER WITH @TANTRUMMAGAZINE & @BABIONLINE"


the contest will close on sunday, so make sure you enter quick! Goooood luck!





 

Jason Wu for Target

It’s official. The next high street collaboration people will be losing their minds for will be created by one of the First Lady’s personal faves – Jason Wu. The collection will be designed exclusively for American chain Target, however that won’t prevent the most hardcore of British Wu fans from scoring a piece of his ladylike style at a tiny fraction of what his mainline retails for.

Renowned for a polished, feminine aesthetic, Wu has translated this into a collection of cost-conscious garments and accessories, all of which are said to retain the brands’ classic, sophisticated approach to design. Florals, stripes and even playful prints based on the collection’s mascot, Milu the cat, will feature on a selection of pleated dresses and chic separates such as silk blouses and tennis skirts, all of which can be dressed either up or down.

After a teaser video created to introduce the partnership was released last October showcasing the designer busy at work in his studio, excitement for the collaboration sky-rocketed, despite many feeling somewhat despondent at the thought of actually trying to purchase any of the pieces on offer. After the infamous fights over the Missoni for Target collection last year, of which the majority of the items bought ended up on Ebay for at least triple the retail price, many people feel as though the future of such high street collaborations is decidedly bleak. However for the very lucky few, those who are willing to stand in endless queues and battle through hoards of eager shoppers, it is a rare opportunity to own an affordable item by one of America’s hottest young designers.

The pieces, which range in price from $19.99 to $59.99, will go on sale on the 5^th February in Target stores and online at target.com

words: Lucy Topping
image via New York Times Style Magazine

Lucid New York

We all love a bit of bling, but the eternal problem is how to keep it cute and quirky without overdoing it. Well, Anna Sabino, the talented creative genius behind Lucid New York has totally helped us out with this one.

Lucid New York have created a line of quaint little charm necklaces, keeping it simple with dainty chains and tiny pendant charms that range from anchors to bicycles, pandas, treasure chests, pretzels and wishbones.

Every piece of jewellery by Lucid New York is made even more extra-special by the fact that it's handmade. Yep, that's right my dear friends. Cute, handmade jewellery that doesn't blow the budget!

Buy 'em as gifts for your quirky best mate/sister/mum or mix, match and layer up your favourite pieces, Tantrum-style, for a look that's totally off the chain!




Anchor necklace - $45
Fortune Cookie necklace - $45
Treasure Chest necklace - $45
Wishbone necklace - $45
(all available in gold or silver finishes)
visit www.lucidnewyork.com to purchase and for more info 

P.S  entering the code LN20d at checkout will give you an amazing 20% off and Lucid New York ship all over the world!

Keep it clean.

With the summer season approaching us fast, we've been slowly building up our festival survival kit and everyone knows that means a steady supply of baby wipes, booze and... dry shampoo. 

Now, we've always been a bit wary of dry shampoo.The whole concept of being able to make your hair clean without washing it is a bit mind-boggling but we thought it was about time we gave it a bash with Batiste. 

We headed straight for the tropical-scented can, spritzed it on, massaged it in, brushed it out and voila. There it was. Clean, grease-free and textured, volumous locks with a gorgeous coconutty smell, just as easy as that. Yeah that's right, Batiste does exactly what it says on the can and leaves you with refreshed, healthy-looking hair minus the hassle of washing. 


With numerous different varieties and scents, they have the perfect dry shampoo for every taste and a price-tag that doesn't pull the purse-strings. We're seriously considering investing in a life-supply of Batiste and erm, never actually washing our hair again! 
Don't judge us, give it a shot yourself and you'll see exactly what we mean!

prices range from £1.52 - £3.56, available from Boots, Superdrug and other good retailers.

We don't care if Monday's blue.

So it might not exactly be a Monday today but let's be honest, it's not like we need to use that excuse to show you the SS11 collection from Stockholms hippest label - Cheap Monday.

Influenced by Latin denim styles and L.A's celebrity culture, the SS collection keeps that effortlessly cool Scandinavian edge through combining those infamously garish elements with Cheap Monday's trademark minimalist style, which results in, well, we'll just let you take a little peek at some lookbook shots so you can see for yourself...

With these incredibly cool, wearable and more importantly - affordable pieces, Cheap Monday prove that it's not just denim that they do well, and with their corresponding accessories lines (yep, think sunglasses, shoes and even underwear) we're thinking that Cheap Monday are a label we wouldn't mind being spotted in EVERY day of the week.

words: Navneet Gill

images courtesy of Cheap Monday
check out www.cheapmonday.com 

Regal Rose knows the score.

We all love a bit of jewellery, right? And I don't know about you but we love pieces that have a bit of a story and a little bit of an edge. Forget the cutesy little flowers and dainty teapots, we'd rather have miniature skulls, serpents and crosses. Sure, it may be a bit creepy but that's kinda how we roll.

Regal Rose totally get what we're after, with chunky statement rings, featuring skulls, armour and, erm... unicorns as well as bohemian feathery earrings and a cool but macabre ear cuff that resembles a ribcage, they totally have that whole creepy but cute thing nailed. Here are a few of Tantrum's fave pieces.

All of these pieces are available for less that £15 each (they totally look like they should cost waaaay more, don't they?!) so there's no need to feel bad about spending your hard-earned cash! 
And for all you lot out there who love the whole notalgic, quaint little pieces, fear not, Regal Rose have got you guys covered too! 


Freya Silver Raven Skull necklace - £10.99
Armed & Dangerous double hinge cage ring - £11.99
Mai Snake Wrap earring - £14.99


all available from www.regalrose.co.uk

Words: Navneet Gill

Going a bit mental for GOGO PHILIP.

Chances are, if you're a girl who spends endless amounts of time trawling through the heaven that is Topshop, (as, let's face it, most of us British girls do) you've already been hypnotised by Gogo Philip's amazing jewellery.

Inspired by "all the incredible designs he had seen throughout his childhood", Gogo Philip aims to recreate the vintage-influenced pieces with contemporary appeal, for a younger market. As well as, of course, ensuring they don't bust your bank balance. Which, in my opinion, is the perfect combo.

So, you've seen the pieces, fallen madly in love with the lookbook and want to buy some shiny new jewellery like, right now? 
Well, you can, from the comfort of the very couch you're sitting on, because...*drumroll*... Gogo Philip has just opened his online store! 
His entire collection is available to buy on the world wide web, so there's absolutely no excuse not to jazz up your jewellery stand with this edgy-luxe brand.

available at www.gogophilip.com

LalaLove is the answer.

Katharine Hamnet may have instructed you to 'Kill all your idols' but we say you should wear them. Across your chest. Like a lovely big badge of pride.

How? Well, we're not on about getting a dodgy tattoo of Marilyn Monroe or Barack Obama or whoever etched onto your body, because that's just silly, and painful, and you'd regret it like, 5 minutes later. What we're talking about is the sensible and painfree option of getting one of these brilliant t-shirts by LalaLove instead.

Featuring everyone from Vivienne Westwood to Bowie, De Niro to Madonna and even John Lennon & Yoko, you're sure to find someone whose face you find worth of wearing. And if you're having trouble choosing between Twiggy & Aggy, fear not. The LalaLove collection is priced at between £22-£26 so you can splash your cash and take 'em both home.

LalaLove t-shirts available exclusively from SUPERSWEET shop

Galibardy - Patron saint of seriously hip, yet totally affordable jewellery.

If, like us, you're constantly scouring the internet, vintage stores and quirky little boutiques in the hope of finding jewellery that's just that little bit different from the stuff that crowds the racks at Accessorize, you'll know the quest for unconventional styles of bling is often a tough one. You find some relatively cheap and cool jewellery - it breaks or rusts all to soon, and if it's quality you're after, you end up having to pay through the nose for it. It's a lose-lose situation it seems. Well it was, 'til now.

Enter Galibardy. Saviour of those of us with student budgets and a penchant for the extraordinary.This East London-based designer offers imaginative, whimsical jewellery at an extremely affordable price. With cocktail rings featuring offbeat designs, such as turntables, skulls (animal AND human), cadillacs and hippos and necklaces boasting solid brass animal teeth, stag heads, hot air balloons and retro-style cassettes, this fantasy-inspired brand ensures that you stand out from the crowd with their unique and enchanting pieces.








With amazing jewellery to suit an array of budgets and a celebrity fanbase, ( including Lindsay Lohan, Georgia Jagger and Peaches Geldof, to name a few) Galibardy has fast become a sure-fire favourite with us here at Tantrum and we bet out bottom dollar that you're gonna love them just as much as we do. It's pretty much impossible not to!

Hot air balloon necklace - £18
Gold teeth necklace - £16
Mixtape necklace - £10
Rose skull ring - £18
Red apple ring - £18
Stag head ring - £18

All available from www.galibardy.co.uk
Pssst... Fear not, you lovely international readers, Galibardy offer worldwide shipping so there's no excuses for not snapping up some gorgeous new jewels!

Giant Vintage with a teeny tiny price-tag.

With this recent, uncharacteristic scorching summer sun us brits have experienced in the past couple of months, the entire nation has ditched their umbrellas for summer's best-loved accessory - sunglasses.

From oversized and overpriced dark designer sunnies to ridiculously cheap knock-offs, everyone has at least one pair of shades in their collection, but if you're dying to stand out from the High Street crowd and still stay on your bank manager's good side, then you need to get yourself over to Giant Vintage.

Founded by two L.A based ex-stylists who have scoured the world in search of the coolest retro shades, Giant Vintage is home to over 1000 pairs of authentic vintage sunglasses, dating from the 1970's, as well as high-quality reproductions of iconic vintage styles. They offer shades in every style and colour you could imagine, from flip-up lens to visor sunglasses, Giant Vintage have got your peepers covered!



Yeah, we know, there's so many styles, it's hard to choose just one, but with prices starting from just $8, you can afford to whip out your card and buy a few pairs to tide you over the remaining summer weeks. Though be warned, I will be sporting mine all through autumn and winter too, they're far too cool to take off!


Taffy pink sunglasses - $20
The Love green sunglasses - $12
Happy carnation folding sunglasses - $20
Camptown matte demi sunglasses - $16
Flippo black flip-up sunglasses - $20
all available from www.giantvintage.com

Giant Vintage offer international shipping at really reasonable rates, so the sunny summer lovin' is available to everyone!

Alphabet Bags spell it out for you.

Tote bags = So overdone. Right?

In a short space of time they’ve become everyone’s cheap and easy go to, with everywhere from Mulberry to Tesco trying to shift their canvas carriers onto us. But whilst browsing the net aimlessly, as I so often do, I came across the site Alphabet Bags, after clickityclicking through their online shop, I’ve got to say, I was pleasantly surprised.

Alphabet bags offer a fresh twist on the ol’ cotton tote bags by printing theirs with single letters of the alphabet. They’ve also collaborated with Anna Lou of London to create letter totes embellished in diamantes, so you can bring the bling to your bag without breaking the bank.

All of their bags are hand-stitched and screen printed in London, and they use top-quality heavyweight cotton so you have no worries about your bag fraying and breaking after using it only once.
As well as the ‘letter’ bags, Alphabet bags also offer totes printed with ‘text speak’ like ‘OMG’ and ‘LOL’, bags printed with silhouettes, numbers and even punctuation, along with some new summery styles featuring beachy phrases like “Oh I do like to be beside the seaside” (which automatically makes me picture myself singing that song whilst skipping along in a polka-dot dress)My absolute favourite from Alphabet Bags, however has got to be this tote, printed simply with black and white wands and the phrase “Bag of tricks”. I think it sums up the Alphabet Bags concept nicely, it’s just pure, simple, magic.



Black Letter Bag - £12
Natural Diamante Letter Bag - £10
$ Bag - £10
Beside The Seaside Bag - £10
Bag Of Tricks – £10

All available from www.alphabetbags.com

P.S Alphabet Bags offer worldwide shipping, so you lovely international readers aren’t missing out!

Underwear as outerwear?

OMG!! How funny are these tees!! Just saw Marina Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds at the Isle of Wight Festival, and she was wearing one of these badboys! So I had to hunt them down asap and inform all you beautiful bloggers!

They are slightly tacky but I think that makes me like them more!
Heres a few teasers...








available at www.choiceshirts.com for $24.95