Crimson Dress // eShakti Review

Sometimes life really takes over and gives you little time to complete commitments you have made. Sometimes you feel really bad that you've let something go so long before finally doing something about it. This review was suppose to be a thing about a month ago but one thing after another, and it got pushed to the side. Which is unfortunate because to be honest, I was extremely excited to be chosen by eShakti to talk about one of their many fabulous dresses. 
When I got the email I was over the moon and could not wait to pick a dress! I spent the entire day choosing the perfect one. I had a couple of friends that were getting married in November so I decided that it would be the perfect opportunity to get a dress for the wedding. Their colours were red and black so I picked quite an obvious choice. However, if there had been more selection there was definitely one I had my heart set on before this one. This red dress looked phenomenal in the photo. A dark crimson red with a hot zipper in the front and the skirt of it poofed out the perfect amount. eShakti also gives you the option to give them your precise measurements so your dress fits you like a glove! I did just that and I ordered a petticoat for under the dress just for that extra oomph. 

Through other blogger reviews I had heard that eShakti shipping was some what long so I made sure to order it quickly so it would arrive before the wedding. To my surprise, my dress arrived 3 days after I ordered it and I hadn't even received a shipping notification yet! I opened my package and immediately put my new pretty dress on. I realized right away that the measurements were wrong, which was upsetting because I double checked my measurements before I sent them in. The waist is pretty loose, as was the bust, and the skirt was a lot longer than I wanted. I'm not 100% comfortable in it because it makes me look boxy and frumpy, but, I would definitely feel better if it were taken in.

It was suppose to be taken in before the wedding because it really is an easy fix to take in the waist on a dress like this, through the pleats. However, it was not done on time and I ended up wearing a sequined little black dress instead. Then time passed, and I got busy with work and planning Josie's birthday and Christmas that this dress totally went under my radar. 

With that being said I was still eager to keep my end of the bargain and tell my readers about my eShakti experience. And, although the dress didn't turn out quite like I'd hoped, I must say that over all, I thoroughly enjoyed ordering from eShakti, and would do it again. The selection of items they have is endless, there's plenty of styles for every body type and they make it extremely easy to order something made to fit. Lastly, in my experience, shipping was really easy, packaged well and arrived fast. If I had the chance to do it again, I would definitely choose a more casual piece in a different fabric (this one is 100% cotton) so that I could enjoy it more, instead of a dressy piece and possibly size down a bit in my measurements, or perhaps just order a normal size instead of custom. 

Have you ordered from eShakti before? What are your opinions on the brand?

This post was sponsored by, and affiliated with eShakti, but all opinions are entirely mine and I wholeheartedly love this brand and would never express opinions that aren't my own. Thank you for supporting brands that support Banjo & Scout! To read more about affiliate links, click here.

xo Amber

GIVEAWAY // $50 RED BUBBLE GIFTCARD

Remember the other day when I got hooked up with some sweet swag from Redbubble? Well here's your chance to get in on that action! I've teamed up with Redbubble and we're giving away a $50 gift certificate! All you have to do is enter below with Rafflecopter. It's easy, just follow my Facebook and then you open a window of extra chances to win.

Contest ends March 1st (that's next Sunday) and the winner will be announced that day. Open Internationally, so anyone can enter. Yay!

Good luck everybody! xo

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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REVIEW // RED BUBBLE

Hey dolls! Today I have something pretty cool to share with you. Redbubble goodies! 

Have you ever used Redbubble before? It's pretty great, actually. It's a place where you can buy or sell independent art and have it put on basically anything you can think of: shirts, baby onesies, sweaters, posters, stickers and even phone cases! So when Redbubble approached me to review their product I jumped right on the opportunity. I was given a gift certificate to order whatever I pleased. Oh boy, that was a task. How do you choose out of thousands of different artists, millions of prints? I'll be honest, it took me probably a week to decide what I wanted. (You can find a complete list of all the art prints I chose below.)

One of the things I ended up choosing was this awesome Ouija board print on black. I am usually pretty wary with sizing because I'm such a weird shape. But because they print on American Apparel tees, I figured my regular size (XL) would be okay. I do feel like I could have sized up though. The fabric is so soft and nice but it was just a tad short for my torso. Luckily for me, my bestie is obsessed with this shirt so she will be getting a nice pressie in the mail soon! The print on it is really good quality. It seems like it will last wash after wash and not crack. 

I still had some of my gift cert left, and I really wanted to get a variety of products so I could do a great review of their company as a whole, and not just by one product. So, I decided to get some things to decorate my studio. Plus, stickers are friggin' awesome. 

The postcards are printed on thick, good quality card stock and were exactly what I was hoping for. The only thing I didn't like is that when they were cut, part of the horse print was left on the end of the Incubus print. I trimmed it before I took photos and it looks fine now, aside from the fact that the Incubus print is a tad skinny now. It was probably just a fluke and I'm not too worried about it.

The stickers are perfect. Such a great size and they're printed on a really nice, thick sticker sheet. I put these on my sewing machine. I pulled one off to re place it and it still stuck back perfect and hasn't peeled back off.

My only qualm with Redbubble is the shipping. Although it's super speedy fast, they sent it to me in three separate packages. I didn't mind it, personally, but some people may be irritated by it. If they could change that system somehow, it would be the cherry on top of a very yummy cake.

Overall, I think Redbubble is a great website for finding that unique piece of art for your home and I highly recommend them! Support your independent artists!

Ouija Board

Necro Nomnomnomicon

Seam Stress

Owl

Blooper

Bright Side

Cotton Reels

Diamonds & Coal

Thumper

Seahug

Horse

The product in this review was courtesy of Redbubble and I am an affiliate to this company. That being said, I only recommend products that I fully believe in and love and know would be of value to my readers. This post contains affiliate links. To read more about my affiliates please click here. :)