I never do 50% off thrift days as they're normally nuts, but .....

Ever thrifted something for $10 you may not have thrifted for $20? Or thrifted a piece you absolutely adored, but never in a million years thought was your style?

That's what gets me off about thrifting: you can explore your alter style ego without spending wads of cash on new outfits.

Take this Victorian-esque piece of costume jewellery I dug out of the case at Value Village yesterday. It was 50 percent off day and I happened to be walking by after taking a photo for work. I nipped in - it was surprisingly quiet for a sale day (normally there are line ups and I avoid the place at all costs) - and saw this in the case and fell in love - even though it's a style I wouldn't normally wear. It was $10 with the discount.

It looks vintage but my gut and whatever trained eye I've developed buying vintage costume jewellery tells me it's really contemporary. But it reads "gold-filled" on the stamp, it's sturdy, and I love the huge pinky-red glass 'stone' - so unusual a colour.

I wore it today with a sexy sweater by Tristan & Iseut I recently thrifted for a few bucks (that is exactly the style of a sweater I have long long missed that a nasty ex boyfriend kept - good Karma that I got it back, just in a different colour, tee hee!), and a thrifted Liberty of London silk scarf that picks up the pink hue.

I feel really happy with it and it brightens my day. Come to think of it, I wore pink yesterday too - must be in my stars this week.

Actually I bought three other things at VV yesterday - and they're all the same colour! Can you guess? Will show you tomorrow - let's just say the colour is on the opposite side of the colour spectrum, emotionally speaking.