Christmas Gift Ideas for the Boho Fashionista

Its the most wonderful time of the year, once again! Time sure does fly, does it not? Soon another year will have passed and we’ll be getting ready for a new year full of new and exciting experiences. Until then, its time to indulge in the holiday festivities and feel the spirit of giving, which of course means lots of shopping! We have some fantastic gift ideas for the free spirited bohemian fashionista in your life. That could even be you, or it could be someone you know, but either way, you’ll love some of the one-of-a-kind unique items found in our e-boutique.

1) Pretty Scarves

In silk, lace and linen, with stripes, patterns, and cute floral appliques, we have a colorful collection of scarves that your friends are sure to envy! Super functional, they’re easy to wear year round. Shop our scarves collection here.

2) Chic Tunic Tops

Paired with skinny jeans or comfy leggings, our boho chic style tunics are crafted for quality and come in sizes extra small to large. We love them in lace, florals or decorated with funky embellishments! Shop our full clothing collection here.

3) Chunky Gypsy Pendants

Our pendants make a serious style statement! Wear them on a long chain and layer them with more necklaces for an edgy gypsy inspired look. Handcrafted with semi-precious stones, detailed carvings and funky tribal like designs, its highly unlikely you’ll find others like them. Shop our full pendant collection here.

4) Glam Cuff Bracelets

One of our trademark items, our intricately carved cuffs are sure to turn heads! All our cuffs are adjustable and can be worn on your wrist or higher up on your arm for a 1970s inspired look- either way, they’re a fab way to show off your inner bohemian side. Cuffs are also the perfect accessory to dress up an outfit in a cinch. Shop our beloved cuff collection here.

We hope we’ve inspired you with some unforgettable Christmas gift ideas in this post. Just one last thing… we’re offering 25% off our entire e- boutique! Just enter code: HOLIDAY25 at check-out for any order on http://store.indiverve.com/

We hope you’re enjoying this festive season as much as we are! Happy Shopping!

xoxo,

Indiverve

All Natural DIY Mask for Beautiful Skin

Going natural is always best. When it comes to beauty and keeping your skin clear and problem-free, a DIY facial mask using ingredients you have around your kitchen is definitely your best bet, in more ways than one! This miracle DIY mask, made of nutmeg, honey, and cinnamon is calming and soothing for stressed-out skin. It also happens to smell amazing, which is not always the case with store bought masks often full of chemicals which are tough to disguise.

This simple, yet effective mask can be made by combining only three ingredients: nutmeg, cinnamon, and honey. So how exactly does it work, you ask? Nutmeg and honey act as natural anti-inflammatories, reducing swelling and redness in the skin. They’re also great for soothing acne scars, preventing infection and minimizing future break outs. In addition, the graininess of the nutmeg and cinnamon also work together to exfoliate your skin when you wash the mask off. Easy peasy!

Ingredients and method:

– 1 tsp. ground nutmeg

– 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

– 1 tbsp. pure honey

Combine ingredients together in a small bowl or container, mixing well until it forms a paste. Apply the mask to freshly cleansed skin (the skin must be cleansed and rinsed with luke warm water in order to open up the pores). Leave the mask on your face for 20-30 minutes. Relax… its your spa time! Then, rinse the mask with cool to luke warm (never hot) water while very gently scrubbing in a circular motion. Follow with your favourite moisturizer. Voila! Your skin will be glowing and should feel soft and smooth with less redness.

*Do not use this mask more than three times per week- its all about balance and you don’t want to over do it!

Tell us, did you try it? What were the results? What are some other all-natural DIY masks you’ve used with great results? Tell us in the comments section, below, and we can create a post about it.

xoxo,

Indiverve

Tribal Cuffs and a Holiday Discount

Pssst! For any fashionista reading this blog post, we’re offering a special holiday discount on any of these four tribal inspired cuffs! Exquisitely handcrafted in floral, vine, and abstract designs in shiny silver, copper, and gold colours, these beauties are the ultimate boho style bracelets for the upcoming festive season. Think Christmas office parties, dinner parties with friends, and of course New Year’s Eve. What better way accessorize a little black dress? 

And now for the actual discount code. Please use tribalcuff30 for a 30% discount on any one of the above pictured cuffs. You can find all of them online at http://store.indiverve.com/ 

Choose from our Tribal Diamond Cuff, Silver Embossed Cuff, Copper Hints Cuff and Flower Etched Cuff. Don’t forget to tell your friends or anyone else who appreciates this eye catching tribal glam style 🙂 All items shipped, with love, from Vancouver, Canada.

4 Celebrity Boho Looks We Adore

Today, we bring to you a post on celebrity bohemian style that we cannot get enough of and absolutely adore! These ladies know how to work the boho trend and we look to them for some mega style inspiration. Although we love Nicole Richie aka. the queen of boho style, we will not be including her in this post. You can read an older post on her ultra hip style here. The ladies we’re featuring tend to regularly rock the boho look and we’re impressed at how well they express their own personal style- something that’s easy to do when you add pattern, chunky jewelry, and lots of bold colour to your look!

1) Rachel Zoe

Stylist, Rachel Zoe, was a pioneer of boho style, her go-to look being oversized jewelry and loose-fitting clothing. We love that she’s sporting sequins, a bangle, and a chunky cocktail ring in the below image:

From the Rachel Zoe Project

2) Jessica Biel

The naturally beautiful Jessica Biel usually goes for ultra feminine and flowy styles, which we adore. She knows how to effortlessly pull off a casual, bohemian look. We heart her in this Glamour UK jewelry and make-up look, below:

Jessica Biel in chunky jewelry and blue eyeshadow

3) Heidi Klum

We didn’t realize how often Miss Klum actually goes boho! Whether she’s casually stepping out or attending an A-list event, she often plays with pattern and accessories looking nothing but totally chic! We love her colourful scarf, below, it reminds us of our own scarf collection!

Heidi Klum drapes a patterned scarf over her outfit

4) Kate Bosworth

Famous for her California boho style, Kate Bosworth is a major summer music festival attendee making her a huge influence on casual, flower child- like fashion. She’s also great at pulling off a more sophisticated look, when the time calls for it. She looked fantastic in this look, below, for Nylon magazine.

Kate Bosworth for Nylon magazine

Which celebrity’s bohemian style do you most admire?

Tribal Jewelry Inspiration

We adore the tribal look and how it has influenced bohemian fashion and style. Eclectic, unique, detailed, funky and intricate are just a few words used to describe tribal style. Its interesting to see how the tribal look has become popular in modern and mainstream fashion even though its very traditional and has been worn by women for centuries in many parts of the world- a good example of how fashion recycles itself over and over again over many years.

Tribal style transcends borders and is worn and influenced by all women from well-known celebrities to traditional women who wear it every day as part of their wardrobe. Indian tribal jewelry, in particular, has influenced our designs at Indiverve. We’re in love with the intricate, complicated patterns of tribal jewelry, which we feel are true pieces of art.

Tribal inspiration from various sources.

Below, we put together our own toned down version of a tribal jewelry look using all of our jewelry from store.indiverve.com. We paired silver and copper tribal cuff bracelets with leather ones and added bright pops of turquoise and fuchsia chunky cocktail rings to complete the look. Choose several pieces together for a bold tribal look, or just one or two for a simplistic look.

For more tribal fashion in the form of necklaces, rings, bracelets, and earrings visit store.indiverve.com. Use code tribalstyle at check-out for a 10% off discount on your order. We ship internationally!

All of these pieces are available at our online store.

xoxo,

Indiverve Retail Company

 

5 Turquoise Summer Accessories We Love!

Summer is a time for festivals, beaches, weddings and any other excuse to be outdoors. Depending on the occasion, summer is time for some serious fun and fashion, too! We love bright colours pretty much all year long but for summer, we’re all about whimsical turquoise, well, pretty much… everything! Soothing to look at and often associated to bohemian and gypsy fashion, turquoise also symbolizes luck, ambition, success and creativity- that’s reason enough for us to wear it!

We love turquoise on black, grey, with denim anything, or paired with silver jewelry. We’re crazy about turquoise rings, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings! Below, find five of our favorite picks of pure turquoise bohemian style jewelry exclusive to our online boutique store.indiverve.com

Which turquoise piece is your favorite?

1) Turquoise Stone Pendant Necklace, $35, Shop the Pendant

2) Beaded Bracelet in Turquoise Clusters, $20, Shop the Beaded Bracelet

3) Tribal Beaded Earrings, $12, Shop the Beaded Earrings

4) Turquoise Threaded Necklace, $25, Shop the Threaded Necklace

5) Turquoise Stone Cocktail Ring, $25, Shop the Ring

Indiverve Summer Sale!

How has your summer been? Ours has been fabulous, thanks! We’ve been blessed with outstanding weather which means more beach time than usual. Vancouver’s surrounded  with some stunning naturally beautiful landscape. Not to brag too much, but our city in the summer is about as good as it gets! Ahhh…

More good news- we’re having a huge summer sale on all of our clothing, jewelry and accessories! This includes all of our bohemian style dresses, tunic tops, statement  jewelry, and our pure leather and beaded belt collection. You won’t find anything over $70. The sale is on now until August 2nd so tell your friends and scoop up your favourite pieces while the prices are hot! All sale items are available online at store.indiverve.com and there’s no code needed at check-out.  Happy shopping!

xoxo,

Indiverve

 

Four Boho Chic Looks for Wedding Season

Its that time of year again! Wedding season has arrived and if you’re not the lucky one walking down the aisle, you’re likely planning on attending at least one wedding soiree this summer. Agonizing over what to wear? Its time to stand out and be different. We have some lovely suggestions that will not only knock your date off his feet, but you don’t have to worry about clashing with any of the other guests attending.

From ditsy floral numbers to maxi and little black dresses, not to worry, here at Indiverve, we have all your wardrobe and accessory needs covered in our chic signature bohemian style!

*All dresses and jewelry are available at our online store: store.indiverve.com

1) Embroidered Lace Dress in Black

 

2) Floral Print Dress with Blue Ruffles

 

3) Little Black Dress with Lace Hem

 

3) Maxi Dress in Charcoal Grey

 

Indiverve & Forever Boho Jewelry Giveaway!

We’ve paired up once again with the lovely Florida-based bohemian beauty, Luana, the blogger behind Forever Boho, one of our most loved fashion and lifestyle blogs!

This time we’ll be giving away our adorable and alluring Flower Etched Cuff, selected by Luana herself. Here’s all you have to do to participate and try to win:

1. Visit our online store Indiverve and select your favourite piece of boho chic jewelry.
2. Like our Facebook page and/or follow us on Pinterest, Twitter, or Instagram and leave your comments about your favourite piece.
3. Then, like Forever Boho’s Facebook page and leave a comment on Forever Boho’s blog telling her your favorite piece of jewelry from our store.

                      *The giveaway will run until Friday April 4th and it’s open to all. Good luck!

Feeling Crafty | Insanely Awesome DIYS

So we have been feeling pretty crafty within the last week. Perhaps it’s because its almost Spring. The creative juices have been flowing through us and we have taken to scrolling through arts and DIY (Do it Yourself) blogs for inspiration on how we can turn our homes and lives into a paradise using only beeswax, mason jars, clothes hangers and essential oils ( and we take our hats off to all of the immensely talented people on Pinterest).

What’s great about sitting down and creating something, whether it’s for yourself, for a friend, or for your home, is that it is not only fun and therapeutic, it’s also incredibly eco-friendly and thrifty. Why spend x number of dollars on a luxury candle or art-piece when you can create your own? Often our houses are treasure troves for craft materials. Elastic bands, paper clips, old clothes, old-makeup containers, and chipped mugs can be transformed into fully-functional masterpieces with ease. Out of the DIYs we have found this week, here are a few of our favorites.

1. Hand-made Perfume

2. Body-Chains

3. Rose Petal Body Scrub

4. “Reasons Why I Like You”  Deck of Cards

5. Drawer Bulletin Board

6. Book Page Pendant

7. Bottle Cap Pictures

 

Are there any craft ideas that you think we should include? Email us at info@indiverve.com and we will include them with full credit to you!

xoxo,

Indiverve