Love Bomb 2013: Miss Mandalay

 

It's that time of the year again, and after last year's successful Love Bomb, we are doing it all again!

The Love Bomb is a celebration of independent lingerie and swimwear designers in the run up to Valentine's Day. Each of the brands taking part in the Love Bomb is run by a handful of people (and in some cases, even one!), standing up against the mega-corporations to bring you innovative, quirky and unique knickers!  

Unlike the big spenders we are in this game for the knickers – like you, we can’t get enough of them! Many a day is spent lusting after other brands’ lacy wonders and structured glories, so we thought what better way to encourage support for indie lingerie than to gather together for a big, sloppy Valentine’s love bomb!

Each day, one independent lingerie brand will be offering a giveaway or competition, while the other 7 brands will be shouting a lot about it! We even put together a sumptuous photoshoot for it, which will accompany the Love In!

(Photography by Anna Swiczeniuk, Model Miss Miranda, Bra and Brief by Miss Mandalay, Girdle by Kiss Me Deadly)

Day 7: Miss Mandalay



Miss Mandalay will be giving away a £100 voucher to spend at their website on a choice of lingerie and/or swimwear, plus 2 runners up will win a pair of leopard print shorties!

Winners will be selected randomly from fans who tweet 'I want to win lingerie @missmandalay #lingerielovebomb'

or

who share their lovebomb post to their facebook.  Visit their facebook for more information.

Love Bomb 2013: Ayten Gasson

 It's that time of the year again, and after last year's successful Love Bomb, we are doing it all again!

The Love Bomb is a celebration of independent lingerie and swimwear designers in the run up to Valentine's Day. Each of the brands taking part in the Love Bomb is run by a handful of people (and in some cases, even one!), standing up against the mega-corporations to bring you innovative, quirky and unique knickers!  

Unlike the big spenders we are in this game for the knickers – like you, we can’t get enough of them! Many a day is spent lusting after other brands’ lacy wonders and structured glories, so we thought what better way to encourage support for indie lingerie than to gather together for a big, sloppy Valentine’s love bomb!

Each day, one independent lingerie brand will be offering a giveaway or competition, while the other 7 brands will be shouting a lot about it! We even put together a sumptuous photoshoot for it, which will accompany the Love In!

(Photography by Anna Swiczeniuk, Model Miss Miranda, Gown by Ayten Gasson)

Day 6: Ayten Gasson 

Ayten Gasson are giving one lucky winner the nightdress shown in the lovebomb photoshoot and its matching knicker.

To enter....

Twitter: Retweet @AytenGasson's #LoveBomb tweets or create your own
Facebook: Like Ayten Gasson on facebook or if you are already a fan you can post on their wall to get your name on the list!
Pinterest: Repin their #LoveBomb images

Do all three to increase your chances.

The winner will be randomly chosen on Valentine's day! 

Love Bomb 2013: Playful Promises

It's that time of the year again, and after last year's successful Love Bomb, we are doing it all again!

The Love Bomb is a celebration of independent lingerie and swimwear designers in the run up to Valentine's Day. Each of the brands taking part in the Love Bomb is run by a handful of people (and in some cases, even one!), standing up against the mega-corporations to bring you innovative, quirky and unique knickers!  

Unlike the big spenders we are in this game for the knickers – like you, we can’t get enough of them! Many a day is spent lusting after other brands’ lacy wonders and structured glories, so we thought what better way to encourage support for indie lingerie than to gather together for a big, sloppy Valentine’s love bomb!

Each day, one independent lingerie brand will be offering a giveaway or competition, while the other 7 brands will be shouting a lot about it! We even put together a sumptuous photoshoot for it, which will accompany the Love In!

(Photography by Anna Swiczeniuk, Model Miss Miranda, Bra and Brief by Kriss Soonik, Waspie by Playful Promises, Suspender belt by Kiss Me Deadly)

Day 2: Our day!

Hat by Lily Lewis, Bra and Brief by Playful Promises, Waspie by Velda Lauder, Suspender Belt by Kiss Me Deadly.

We are offering one lucky winner £100 to spend at Playful Promises!

You can enter in various ways, and each entry will count as one (so, the more you do, the better chance you have of winning!)

Just tell us which Playful Promises set you love the most! And you can tell us by...

1) Commenting on this blog post with your answer

2) Commenting on this facebook post with your answer

3) Tweeting your answer with tag @playfulpromises and #lovebomb2013

4) Posting a photo of the set on your tumblr and tagging #playfulpromises #lovebomb2013

5) Pinning a photo of the set on your pinterest and tagging #playfulpromises #lovebomb2013

You have until the 14th of february to enter!

Love Bomb 2013: Kiss Me Deadly

It's that time of the year again, and after last year's successful Love Bomb, we are doing it all again!

The Love Bomb is a celebration of independent lingerie and swimwear designers in the run up to Valentine's Day. Each of the brands taking part in the Love Bomb is run by a handful of people (and in some cases, even one!), standing up against the mega-corporations to bring you innovative, quirky and unique knickers!  

Unlike the big spenders we are in this game for the knickers – like you, we can’t get enough of them! Many a day is spent lusting after other brands’ lacy wonders and structured glories, so we thought what better way to encourage support for indie lingerie than to gather together for a big, sloppy Valentine’s love bomb!

Each day, one independent lingerie brand will be offering a giveaway or competition, while the other 7 brands will be shouting a lot about it! We even put together a sumptuous photoshoot for it, which will accompany the Love In!

 (Photography by Anna Swiczeniuk, Model Miss Miranda, Hats by Lily Lewis)

And we kick off the Love Bomb with Kiss Me Deadly!

 Hat by Lily Lewis, Bra and Brief by Playful Promises, Waspie by Velda Lauder, Suspender Belt by Kiss Me Deadly.

Kiss Me Deadly are offering a £300 voucher to one lucky winner drawn from a hat!

And you have a fair few ways to enter (each entry counts as one).

They would like to hear what your most loved Kiss Me Deadly piece is (you don’t have to own it!).

You can see all their current ones here, and their archive and some future styles here.

Link to one of the items and tag kissmedeadlylingerie on any of these:

tumblr

pinterest

twitter

facebook

whatever blog you use

Make sure you comment here with your links!

Winner picked on the 14th February.

Love Bomb: Paolita

Paolita modelled by Miranda Barrie and Jess Abidde. Photo by Anna Swiczeniuk, MUA by Cheyenne Raymond.

As the winter drags on and it seems to get colder rather than warmer, I find myself constantly thinking about warm beaches and palm trees. Unfortunately the closest I am to such climates is our office heater, grateful as I am for it! Luckily, all I have to do is look at Paolita’s colourful swimwear to be transported to more exotic locales.

Founded in London in 2010, Paolita are relatively new, but this hasn’t stopped their snowballing popularity as their designs are snapped up worldwide! Their collection features beautiful mix and match bikinis, delicious swimsuits and lace hoodies, perfect for staying glamorous around the pool. The designs focus  on making women feel comfortable yet sexy when at their most exposed, using shapes to complement the figure.

Paolita is vibrant and exotic, just like the founder, Anna Paola. Using Spanish and French fabrics, Anna weaves her cultural and historical passions into each garment, resulting in swimwear with a unique vintage undertone.

Carmen Miranda Violet swimsuit

Arriving in the Paolita shop soon is this gorgeous vintage-inspired swimsuit. The coloured stripes give this a distinctly nautical feel and the shape is so perfect I could imagine it even being worn far, far away from the beach as outerwear!

B Queenie Bikini 

Another really beautiful nautical set, as you can see, I quite like nautical inspired swimwear!

Paolita are giving away 3 luscious prizes, which you can be in with the chance of winning by emailing lovebomb@paolita.co.uk with your first and last name AND liking their facebook. The first prize is the chance to come to their London boutique and pick out an item from the new, not-yet-for-sale collection (don't worry, they can also ship worldwide)! The second and third prizes are a lace hoodie in blush or baby blue!