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I want more piercings! There's something very chic about a row of delicate piercings snaking their way up your ear. Someone needs talk me out of it... Until then, congratulations to Kate Ford, Modette, Mermaid78, Marnie and Rachhud who are the winners of the Gatsby giveaway! Thanks for all your Gatsby inspiration.  I love hosting giveaways so please keep checking back over the next few weeks!

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The Great Gatsby Giveaway

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Wasn't The Great Gatsby beautiful? I mean, wasn't it really, really beautiful? The production, the costumes, the make up, the jewellery. Rewatching it now, a few months after I first saw it on the big screen, I am struck by how truly spectacular it really is. It's such a perfect metaphor for the story's central message. Beauty is promise. But it is also ephemeral. It's growing up, it's getting old, it's the discarded party favours and crushed flowers that Gatsby treads on after the party... I really liked this film. And thanks to the lovely people at Village Roadshow I have 5 copies of the DVD to give away to readers of Capture the Castle! To enter, please leave a comment on this post with a link to your favourite image from The Great Gatsby. I shared a few of my own to get you started - Daisy and Jordan on that pristine, perfect lounge, Daisy surrounded by flowers at the afternoon tea, Daisy covered in rumpled silk shirts. Daisy, daisy, daisy. I really couldn't take my eyes off Carey in this movie. So, to win a copy, just leave a comment with a link to your favourite image and an email address so I can get in touch with you if you win, and I'll pick 5 winners in exactly a week's time on Thursday, October 3. It's that easy! Unfortunately this giveaway is only open to Australian residents. I can't wait to see your favourite pictures!

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winner winner!

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Hey! Celebrate good times! Crack open a bottle of wine, light a few candles, make a fancy dinner because - Hannah Debus - you won the Ray Ban Wayfarer Giveaway! Congratulations, winner, and enjoy your prize. I'll be in touch with details soon. Thank you to everyone who entered and I can't wait to share more giveaways soon. I love giving back to the readers who give so much to me.

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Ray Ban Wayfarer Giveaway

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All the cool kids wear Ray Ban wayfarers. This is a known, scientifically proven fact. Remember your adolescence and think of the boys and girls in white tee shirts and blue jeans - the ones you loved but could never make love you, no matter how hard you tried - and I guarantee you they had a pair of wayfarers perched across their sunkissed nose, hanging from the thick-band neckline of their cheap cotton tees, pushed up through their sea-salt flecked hair. Which is why I could not be more excited to announce that I am giving away a pair of classic, black, cooler-than-thou Ray Ban Wayfarers thanks to the generous people at Vision Direct. The conditions are simple: you can do one, a few or all of the following for each entry:

 like Vision Direct on Facebook
share the Vision Direct Facebook page 
follow Vision Direct on Twitter
subscribe to the Vision Direct newsletter 
 comment here with a link to your favourite pair of sunglasses from the Vision Direct website (you can find all of their brands here, including Celine mmm)

You don't have to do all of these things but for maximum entries you can! It's totally up to you. My advice - definitely do the last one, since you have to comment here anyway so I know that you've entered and to give me your email address so I can contact you if you win! I'll be checking all the entries. The winner will be drawn in one week! And the best news? This competition is open to all readers, Australian and International.

Good luck, and stay cool.

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Uber

graphic by Talisa Sutton, image from Vogue Germany via Rag Pony

Fashion week is hovering just around the corner and there's so much I can't wait to share with you. This year I'll be pairing up again with Talisa and adding Rachel Kara on cameras to the mix, literally something of a blogging dream team. Soon I'll be able to show and tell you all, but for now, here's a little end-of-long-weekend treat. Uber - the personal private car hire app - has launched in Sydney and to celebrate - just in time for fashion week! - they've offered a special treat for our readers; a $20 credit for your first ride. All you have to do is sign up for the app using the code capturecastle. I'll be using Uber cars next week with Talisa and Rachel as we run around town from show to show. I'm not going to lie, arriving in a sleek black car (not that I know anything about cars, but that sure sounds good) is going to be a bit of a thrill. Who knows, I might even wear heels!

Don't forget to sign up to Uber and use the code capturecastle for $20 credit to your first ride!

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shopbop winner!

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A nice calm picture to accompany an exciting post, who would have thought? I'm sorry it's taken me so long to draw the winner for my shopbop giveaway, I've been swamped this week with my last assessments for undergrad! It's a bit crazy, and I'm getting terribly weepy and sentimental every time I step onto campus... even though I'm probably going to be back there next year! But still. Weepy. Anyway, without further ado, the winner is the Anon commenter Milli, congratulations, and I can't wait to see what you spend the voucher on! 

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Shopbop giveaway!

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I loved the Alexander Wang show this season. It was modern and urban like always, but it was also so, so sexy. It was like the Wang girl had grown up a bit, ditched her ballayaged hair and denim cut offs and headed out to a fancy dinner at The Standard in a slashed mini dress. I loved it. It actually has renewed my interest in Alexander Wang, and I went to scour the selection of Alexander Wang sweaters and bags at Shopbop. They've also got some Alexander Wang sale at Shopbop at the moment... until next March when the new collections start trickling in there's still plenty to look at.

The kind people at Shopbop have teamed up with me again to give away a $100 gift card to one of my readers! All you have to do is become a fan of Shopbop on facebook, and follow me either on Bloglovin or Google connect. Leave a comment when you've done that so I know, as well as your email address so I can contact you if you win. And let me know what you'll be spending the voucher on! I'll be drawing the prize at 8PM EST on October 28th, so you have 10 days to enter. Good luck!

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mim collective giveaway

It's taken me absolutely forever to get around to this - I'm sorry guys! But I'm excited to announce that the team over at Mimco have sent me two MIMCOLLECTIVE cards loaded with $50 worth of Mimco rewards for two Capture the Castle readers. The MIMCOLLECTIVE is a Mimco rewards program that provides you with points and special offers every time you shop. The more you shop, the more goodies you can unlock. The $50 loaded onto the card can be spent in-store or online, I'm eyeing off the Travellers Fine Wrist bracelet (dainty and delicate, no?) and the Simple Glamour Earrings for a little bit of fun. All you have to do to enter this giveaway is follow Capture the Castle on bloglovin or google connect and leave a comment to let me know. There will be two winners and I'll send out the gift cards after the giveaway closes next Thursday 24th November at 7PM. Good luck, and you can always sign up to the MIMCOLLECTIVE yourself here!

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ps. sorry again international friends, this one is just for the aussies.


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