I may not have gotten any gift guides up yet but I do have a holiday giveaway for you. Ex Voto Vintage is generously offering one lucky Habitually Chic reader their Minny Necklace with Laurel Locket. The necklace was named after their friend Octavia Spencer's "Minny" character from the film The Help. Octavia wore this necklace on several occasions when promoting the movie and now it can be yours.
To enter, please "like" Ex Voto Vintage on their Facebook page and leave a comment under this post saying if you will keep the necklace for yourself or give it away as a gift. Anyone who emails me directly will be disqualified. Please note that the locket will not be engraved. One entry per person through 11:59pm on Friday, December 7, 2012. A winner will be announced on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Good luck!
This giveaway has ended and Jennifer Newman has won. Good luck next time to everyone else!


The Roberta Freymann shop in New York reminds me a little of Kathryn Ireland's showroom in Los Angeles so I thought it would be a good time to let you know about what's going at the store involving fashionista Olivia Palermo. If you've watched The City on MTV, then you know that Olivia is a big fan of jewelry, especially statement necklaces. She also shopped at Roberta Freymann for her job at Elle magazine so it comes as no surprise that she is now designing necklaces for the store. The line is called 


