#CG12Days - Day 4, with Vintage Style Me

It's probably not a huge shock to you all that we are a little fond of glitter here at Crown and Glory. Take a look into my wardrobe and you'll find everything from my trainers to my sweatpants are covered in sparkles. So when Vintage Style Me released this glitter party dress, I was first in the queue to snap one up (skater style, in turquoise, fyi) I can personally vouch that this is the sparkliest item of clothing that you'll have in your wardrobe! Our pals at VSM are offering one lucky gal the chance to win a glitter dress in her choice of style and colour; and to get it in time for NYE! You can enter via our Facebook page giveaway tab, but be quick! You only have until 9am tomorrow to get your entries in. Good luck!

Pocahontas Plait Hair Tutorial with Percy&Reed - Win The Look!

For the second episode in our series of hair tutorials with Percy&Reed we've created the Pocahontas Plait - a textured french plait that is topped off with piles of our Feather Bobby Pins in Antique Brass. This look would be perfect for second or third day festival hair, as unwashed hair is great for creating texture.

Once again we're offering one lucky winner the chance to win everything they need to create this look - our Feather Bobby Pins in Antique Brass, Percy&Reed Big Bold and Beautiful Dry Instant Volumising Spray and Percy&Reed Quite Frankly Flawless Finishing Polish. There's loads of ways to enter below.

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With thanks to Rom at Percy&Reed West Salon for creating this look and Rhubarb Martini for the video.

Summer Breeze Hair Tutorial with Percy&Reed - Win the Look!

We've teamed up with haircare extraordinaires Percy&Reed to create a series of hairstyle tutorials perfect for all occasions this summer.



Look One, Summer Breeze, is a soft and bouncy, loose textured look that is perfect for festivals and wedding guest hair - in fact any occasion where a floral crown is appropriate! To create this look, the Percy&Reed stylists used Percy&Reed Abundantly Bouncy Volumising Mousse and It’s So Cool Heat Protect Styling Mist, topped off with our Whole Lotta Rosie headband in Burgundy. We hope you love this super easy tutorial!

What's more is that we've teamed up with the awesome Percy&Reed guys to allow one lucky winner to win the products used to create this look. There are loads of ways to enter below - good luck!

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With thanks to Rhubarb Martini for the tutorial video and Ky Wilson at Percy&Reed East Salon for creating the looks

Win with Crown and Glory and Duck and Duffel

It's competitions galore at Crown and Glory HQ for June as we celebrate our 3rd birthday! And my what a fine 3 years it's been - but more on that another time as for now, we've teamed up with the glorious Duck and Duffel for the best accessories giveaway of the summer (probably) One lucky gal will be bagging herself our Lotta Rosie Headband in Blush Pink and a Duck and Duffel cooler-than-cool camera print silk mix scarf, ooh la la! There are loads of ways to enter, and we'll be picking a winner from all entries next Monday - what are you waiting for?! Get entering!

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WIN! With Paper Dolls and Crown and Glory

We've teamed up with Little Mistress' sister brand Paper Dolls this bank holiday weekend to offer you lovelies the chance to win the perfect races outfit! Specialising in tailored dresses designed to accentuate what yo' mumma gave ya, Paper Dolls is the perfect place to shop for an awesome frock for the races, a wedding or summer ball. I'm particularly enamoured with this pink and lace dress - it's so unusual!

So the bag yourself your go-to summer outfit of a Paper Dolls dress and our Flutterby Baby Fascinator in Lilac, just click here!

Want to win £50?

Haven't you heard? We're now running a monthly competition to win yourself £50 to spend at our website! All you have to do is post a photo of yourself on instagram wearing your new Crown and Glory and either tag us in it (@crownandglory_) or us #crownandglory - each month we'll pick our favourite to win the voucher. It's that simple! These gorgeous things have already entered...now where's yours?

Kylie Minogue by Ellen Von Unwerth for Stylist Magazine, March 2014 via RocknRollBride

Day 11 - NYE Party Outfit with Oh My Love London!

WIN! This party-ready outfit in time for New Year's Eve. Enter here

12 Days of Christmas! DAY 1

To count down the days until our last posting date before Christmas, we're hosting 12 days of new products, promotions and prizes every single day! Click the photo to enter.

Giveaway with Chelsea Doll

I don't know about you guys, but I'm a bit loathed to buy summer clothes right now. A combination of the abysmal British weather and working out/losing weight hard for my holidays in September (no carbs before Marbs, after all!) has left me still reaching for my leggings/tunics combo on a daily basis.

What I can't get enough of right now though, is accessories. I guess because I run an accessories store a lot of people just assume that I never wear other brands or jewellery - so not true! In fact, a little secret for you - I tend to only wear Crown and Glory for work outings and to test out new products, I guess my local Morrisons isn't quite ready for a floral bandeau while I nip out to get some milk!

So if like me you're reaching for new bits of bling to add a splash of colour and interest in this dreary weather, you mmight like to check out online accessory haven Chelsea Doll - they've got all the trends covered and are super affordable as well. Here are my top five:

Metal Plate Cuff, £14

Snake Armlet, £11

The Maple Clutch Bag, £15

Stone and Metal Bib Necklace, £12

Aarow Bracelet, £13

Like what you see? Click the photo at the top of the page to enter our competition - to win a £20 gift card from both us and Chelsea Doll. Summer accessories, sorted!

GIVEAWAY! With Two Red Trees

It's giveaway time! We've teamed up with Cornish-based online giftshop Two Red Trees to offer you a piece of your choice from our Two Red Trees store!

Two Red Trees was formed by Anna Ward - a recent graduate who felt very strongly about artists and makers not having somewhere affordable to sell their wares. Each artist goes through a rigorous selection process to ensure that each gift idea in store is of the highest quality. If you're interested in becoming a seller, you can apply here - unlike other sites out there, TRT only takes 20% commission per sale, no upload fees! So you really do have nothing to loose. If you do apply, please enter 'Crown and Glory' in the 'Where did you hear about us?' box.

But onto the competition! All you have to do is like both us and Two Red Trees on facebook, then head over to our Two Red Trees boutique and post the link to your favourite item within our store. Simple as that!

Win!

I'm not sure about you guys, but for me every year December hits and I want to cover myself head to toe in glitter. No matter how my style changes (I'm a sucker for a trend, as long as it suits of course!) when the nights draw in you'll always find me adding that little bit of of sparkle. These Glitter Bow Bow Hair Bow Pairs come in a range of colours (get in contact if the one you want isn't there!) and are great for the super girlie and somewhat grungey alike - it just depends on how you rock them.


Julie of Olvine's Charm School got in contact this week asking to giveaway a pair for her Daily December Giveaways - and as I was feeling festive, I agreed. All you have to do is pop on over to their Facebook page and comment on the post with which colour you'd like to win. And while you're at it, take a second to like us on Facebook too - we don't bite!



If you're not lucky enough to win, these pairs are a mere £5 + P&P so would make the perfect stocking filler for big and small girls alike, or if you've been a good girl and spent all your pennies on presents (unlike me!) they'd make a cheap and unique update to last year's LBD.