Style & Angst

Four new first edition DecoStix hair jewelry designs have been posted at LongLocks, and the Special Edition Designs page has also been updated.

You can now retweet LongLocks articles and designs to Twitter. Look for the retweet button to start appearing at the top of designs, articles and many other pages throughout the boutique. Follow STYLEnANGST on Twitter and you’ll know about new designs shortly after they are posted!

LongLocks DecoStix

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Are you a big fan of LongLocks HairSticks? Participate in our facebook contest and be entered to win a 15% discount at the LongLocks HairSticks Boutique for the entire month of September!

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someecards.com has a slew of hilarious eCards you can send to your friends for free that cover just about any occasion.  I am perusing them at the moment and thought this one was so hilarious in a pathetic-reflection-on-our-fear-mongering-anal-retentive-society sort of way that I just had to share!

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Five new first edition GlimmerStix hair jewelry designs have been posted!

The Special Edition Designs page has been updated, and two “last chance” special order designs have been posted in Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow.

If you’re trying to find PearliStix in the menu, they’ve moved to “Designs with Opulent Finishes,” and SterlingStix have moved to “Themed Designs.”  These changes don’t appear on all the pages yet, but they will once they have a chance to propagate throughout the boutique.

Today’s Tip: Not only is Amazon a great place to find and save money on just about every hair care product, hair care book and hairstyling DVD under the sun but do you know that Amazon sells text books for up to 90% off?  Now that the new school year is fast approaching, send your brilliant student to Amazon to save some dough on those pricey necessities!

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Four new first edition SugarStix hair jewelry designs have been posted at LongLocks.  LongLocks SugarStix are our most popular style of hair accessories!

 LongLocks SugarStix

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It’s no secret that I love a bargain.  It’s also no secret that Rue La La is one of my favorite private sale designer boutiques of all time, I have snagged a myriad of designer handbags, shoes, jewelry and cosmetics from them at *huge*  (and I do mean HUGE)  discounts over the last year or so. They have a special offer going right now, if you sign up for FREE access to the boutique they’ll give ya $10 to spend for nuttin’ more than signing up!  Free money, LOVE that!  Gotta hurry though, the offer is only good until 8.8.10.

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Three new first edition MonetStix hair jewelry designs have been posted at LongLocks!

The Special Edition Designs page has been updated, and one “last chance” special order design has been posted in Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow.

LongLocks MonetStix

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Three new first edition Hair Chimes have been posted in the LongLocks hair jewelry catalog!

These are the last I have, and I haven’t decided yet if I will continue this style, so this may be your last chance to grab one!

LongLocks Hair Chimes

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For the uninitiated, ZenStix were a very popular style of LongLocks HairSticks that I had to retire when I couldn’t find any more of the special bamboo sticks I use to make them.  So why were they so popular?  Because they are perfect for so many reasons!  They are nice and thin, and the wrapped bamboo is slightly ribbed, which is great for fine, thin or hard-to-hold-hair. That being said however, they work great in ANY type of hair, even a very thick mane!  They are also a bit longer than my bone styles but shorter than RapunzelStix, so they are perfect for those who want something in between.  And because they are made of bamboo, happy are the folks that look at me funny when I am served a big, hunkin’ steak that has been shown a book of matches and brought to the table (even though no animals are harmed to procure our bone sticks, I certainly understand why some people prefer not to wear them anyway).  Check ‘em out!

LongLocks ZenStix

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The calendar for the current and upcoming private sale designer boutiques has been updated. The schedule includes a new site, Beauty Story. Beauty Story is brought to you by the same folks as Editors’ Closet and sells strictly cosmetic and beauty items. I love it, I was lost for a great cosmetics site since The Fairest changed their format to some horrible blog thing that rarely makes sense. As always, the links above and on the schedule include the codes you need for free access to these private sale sites. Enjoy!

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Six one-of-a-kind first edition LongLocks GeishaStix hair pins have been posted in the LongLocks hair jewelry catalog!  One of these designs became my instant favorite of all time!

LongLocks GeishaStix

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I have posted a review of my Rock & Republic “Mirage” sunglasses in the Stuff I Scored: Designer Sunglasses and Accessories Cover Story.  Check it out!

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I have finally decided on a format for my “Stuff I Scored” Cover Stories and am going to start adding new reviews on a regular basis.  I have broken the Cover Stories up into separate categories, which currently include Cosmetics, Hair and Beauty, Designer Handbags, Designer Shoes and Boots, and Designer Sunglasses and Accessories.  Watch for “Designer Jewelry and Watches” and “Designer Housewares and Home Fashions” to be added in the next few days.  I have many, many, MANY reviews of fabulous items to add to these Cover Stories, so keep your eyes open for the latest and greatest!

Please note that I make it a point to write thorough, accurate and most importantly, honest reviews and will continue to do so (no matter what the source of the item I am reviewing), even when it pains me to give a bad critique.  I’m such an addict of designer goodies that I actually  buy the majority of what I review myself, thus I have little occasion to even be exposed to outside influences; however, I feel very strongly that if you can’t be trusted to give an honest review no matter what the source of the item you are reviewing , then you don’t possess the level of integrity required to do the job at all.  I find, to a great level of personal angst, a general lack of integrity runs rampant on the internet and it’s important to me that my readers know I can be trusted under any circumstances.  This recently became even more apparent to me when I was perusing a couple freelance writers’ sites.  I was both shocked and disgusted by just how many thousands of companies actually hire people to write positive reviews for items the potential reviewers know absolutely nothing about!  I found this discovery to be both rather sad and extremely disturbing.  I hardly think of myself as being naive but apparently I am… it never even occurred to me that anyone would do this, either as a company or a writer.  I use reviews a lot when making major purchases but now I don’t think I’ll ever trust a public review again, or at least not without a huge grain of salt.  That is not how I want Style & Angst to be perceived.  Ever.

Anyway, I’m going to get started on this big job I have ahead of me, and am off to review a pair of Rock & Republic shades.  Be sure to check out the Cover Story Stuff I Scored: Designer Sunglasses and Accessories in a little while to see what I really think of them!

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Five brand new first edition GlitterStix hair jewelry designs have been posted in the LongLocks catalog!

LongLocks GlitterStix

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Three rereleased special order hair jewelry designs from the LongLocks archive have been posted in the LongLocks Catalog in the LongLocks MystStix, FantasyStix and FoilStix styles!  These are all special edition designs, circa 2004-2007, and are the very last of these art glass beads I have in my collection.

LongLocks Hair Jewelry Catalog

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