Thrifty Celeb Copcat: Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek is one of my absolute fave humans!  She’s so straight forward and authentic in all of her interviews and is, of course, incredibly talented and has a simply stunning personal style too! …

Why do new & secondhand clothes smell?

Why the heck do so many people continue to think that the laundered clothing donated to thrift and charity shops is somehow dirtier and less hygienic that a “new” garment that has travelled through many …

Thrifty Celeb Copycat: Busy Philipps

Busy Philipps is hilarious, talented, seems to be completely genuine and has an absolutely enviable personal style too!  I wish I had the time, energy (& money) to do Busy’s selfcare nighttime routine! Discover …

How to clean vintage plastics

Discovering quirky, vintage plastic gear without damage or faded colours can be quite a challenge but when you do find a fabulous piece of plastic history it’s absolutely worth snapping up and adding to your …

Thrifty Celeb Copycat: Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara has the most fabulous sense of humour, is an awesome humanitarian + is a total joy to watch too! Grab the preloved info behind my floaty $11 mended vintage recreation of her $4150 …

Is Thrifting Really Ethical? (+ 6 simple ways to shop sustainably)

Reusing, upcycling, refashioning and shopping second hand are fabulously economical alternatives for creating your own unique, trendy style without supporting the corrupt companies behind unethically produced fashion but is thrifting itself really ethical? Discover my …

Why Reuse? (+ my top thrifting tips too!)

Have you stopped shopping new and embraced creating your own unique style from preloved gear? Have a listen to my 3 fab reasons to reuse + score my top 5 sustainable style thrifting tips AND …

The Confessions of a Refashionista Podcast!

Hooray! I’ve jumped in with both feet and added a podcast to my Confessions of a Refashionista empire: I’ll be sharing my refashionista adventures, sustainable lifestyle tips and tricks, a peek behind the scenes + …

5 Fab Refashions = 1 Groovy New To You Outfit!

Don’t donate that bag of clothes! Transform them all into awesome new to you items with my 5 fab refashions:  Seriously, how groovy is that outfit? Packed with over 100 tutorials + loads of …

Thrifty Celeb Copycat: Celine Dion

As a wee Canadian lass growing up in the ’80s I was often bopping around to a young Celine Dion belting out her French hits on the radio & watching her performances + interviews on …