O'NEILL MIX & MATCH BIKINI GIVE AWAY

the mix & match bikini is back and ready to shake things up on the beach. to celebrate fresh floral prints and stripes smile at your sister has a bikini for you to give away. all you need to do is to answer following question on my facebook page:

which things in life get even better when you mix them?

this competion finishes on july 26.

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EVE CLOTHING. WHAT IS IT? I LIKE THAT.

EVE clothing is the grown up fashion baby of Eva Scheyer. what has begun with a self-made oversized hoodie for her little sister three years before bloomed to a wide collection of beanies, headbands, t-shirts and  jewellery. partly colourful and playful and partly straight and cool EVE talks to open-minded hippies that are in love with boardsports and life. the skilled designer from the Allgäu sets great value upon quality and sustainability. and somebody who cares about nature as much as Eva does obviously cares about his garden. Eva, the girl who cut her own logo into her lawn (awesome!), answered some questions below.

I am…  Eva, head of EVE clothing
I like to wear…  oversize and cozy woolen beanies 
I consider myself...  as an open-minded person who loves life and art 
it all started with… my little sister Victoria 
I am deeply in love with… the mountains, my australian wool boots,
coffee, kaiserschmarrn and going to the movies 
I would never... wear a dirndl 
my favorite piece is... a big white knitted cardigan 
the most important thing is… being honest

EVE clothing welcomes to celebrate autumn and smile at your sister parties with you. become a homie on facebook and finish following sentence: I am deeply in love with ... and a fancy headband might be yours soon. (the entry deadline is december 1st) whoop!

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VOLCOM ROAD TESTED DENIM

I guess everybody's jeans can tell wild stories. stories about dancing in the rain to your band crush at a festival, hiking up a mountain or maybe about your last road trip with your love.

volcom challenges you to road test your denim. enter the contest through taking a picture of you in your denim and hashtag your instagram with #girlsroadtested. every week until the end of october you can win a Volcom Brand Jeans Denim pack. not bad!

get creative and visit the facebook page for more infos.

photo by agneshhhka

 

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SYLT. ABOUT YOU OR MAYBE YOU.

while we already are thinking about our next destination it's probably time 

for your next journey.

if you would like to travel through germany and explore the country as well visit the facebook page of reiseland deutschland. as a fan you can be the lucky winner of a dream vacation. the great thing is that you can create your own tour. this link will help you to put your destinations together just as you like.

so hurry up, it runs until the end of august!

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O'NEILL SUPERKINI

welcome to miami, baby! that is if you'd like to launch your modelling career with o'neill. until 30 may you can enter the competition by uploading your photo on the girls facebook page. the one of the three finalists who sparkles the most with natural beauty and personality will be the new face of the girls spring summer 2014 collection. did we told you will sparkle in miami? yes!

and even if you are not up to get the next superkini model you can win a superkini a day for voting and supporting your friends. and superkinis are amazing. we never wore a bikini that fits so great before.

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EMA. WE LIKE THAT. WHAT IS IT?

we believe in the small things and in inperfection. they are perfect because they are not. as from now we will introduce small labels which are outstanding because they are made with love. where it's not about masses and money but good vibes and freedom. maria ferres is the perfect girl to begin with. with her label ema - protect your smile she combines all mentioned attributes and brings a mix of urban savyness and mountain innocence at once.

i make

neckwear to protect people's smiles

i do it because

destiny brought me the opportunity and I love it 

there´s something captivating about you and your label. how did you become such a bright and positive person?

I grew up in barcelona in a big, big family surrounded by happiness and considering love, respect and effort as core values. I'm so lucky my family loves nature, sports and of course the snow. I think the combination of my family's strict education and my wild soul made me who I am today. being happy every instant is my life's goal.

when did you got in touch with the snowboard scene for the first time? maybe not an easy thing for a spanish girl?

it was maybe 12 years ago when I started spending my winters in andorra. I can proudly say I've been part of the snowboard evolution in spain. nowadays it's really popular and snowboarding is understood as a lifestyle and passion but when I started to discover the snowboard scene it wasn't that easy and even more so for a spanish girl.

was your label planned or did it just happened like many good things do?

EMA just happened. I never planned something like this. I started creating my own designs and people started asking about it. meeting riders like marc swoboda or dominik wagner, who were really stoked about my neckwarmers and wanted to wear it also helped to start spreading the word around. finally a really bad injury in my arm made me change my life plans and gave me time to think and decide to start it for real. I guess that's what I love about EMA, every day and every step is a surprise :)

EMA - Protect your smile from Ema Protect your smile on Vimeo.

please tell us a bit more about the production process.

starting a new collection means improving the last one. I like to ask my riders and customers how they feel wearing the products and then I start thinking about the best way to improve it, but it's all about style, function, design and comfort. choosing styles and designs is amazing. I really love it. I just try to get inspiration everywhere (street, art, nature, fashion, people …) and try to find original and unique designs. I love textures and colors, that's why I say you can feel the difference wearing, touching or looking at EMA. EMA is a really young company. I take care of everything but I get some help for the production. everything is handmade in barcelona.

when we think about ema we see many bright shining faces. how do you choose your family members? 

all the riders in EMA's family must have this special spark inside. it's just happy people in love with snowboarding. I think above all I need stylish riders spreading good vibes and smiles around the world.

it seems you travel a lot. what´s the most beautiful thing about it for you?

I love traveling because it makes me feel free. I love getting lost finding my way around, discover places and cultures and meeting amazing people on the road. but I really hate saying bye when I have to leave, I'm so bad with that …

what do you believe in?

I believe in destiny.

destiny decided you might be the happy owner of one of ema's handmade bandanas soon. all you have to do is to visit our facebook page and tell us what makes you smile.

all pictures by crista leonard

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THERE´S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

this is for all the analog lovers beneath you. get your films and cameras ready and capture what home means to you. the most inspiring picture will be turned into a limited edition photoprint tee.

here you´ll find more infos about the competition and this is the way to get to know the true passion of matt georges. billabong teamed up with him for the winter collection 11 and released a small collection by using his soulful analogue pictures.

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WIN THE LAST COPY OF SECRET SMILE

the sea is calling  and those who didn´t got the chance to go surfing yet can dream about the perfect trip with the summer issue of golden ride magazine. read about bethany hamilton, follow eight girls on their skate trip to barcelona and win the last copy of secret smile. it´s the very last chance to discover this bag full of wonders by girls with soul.

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SWATCH TTR ART RULES COMPETITION

this is axelle dorado in shanghai. she is the proud winner of last year´s swatch ttr art rules competition. if you want to go on a two-week trip to shanghai like axelle did you have to be quick! submit your own design for the swatch ttr world tour champion trophy until april 15th and join in on the art rules night festivities where the new trophy design will be unveiled.

axelle´s advice for designers: tell a story and make the trophy come alive.

for complete art rules details and to submit your own design head to www.artrules.swatch.com

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ABOUT A GIRL – LISA FILZMOSER

hi, i am ... lisa filzmoser
at the moment i am ... in innsbruck
but i would like ... to be on the beach and surf ... as well
at school i was ... lazy
but now ... i am totally motivated 

to ask the question who is that girl might be inappropriate in lisa´s case, because you won´t come around lisa. lisa is everywhere. she just won the "best female video part" for never get older, she is ette girl of the month, she is part of the european girl shred video crew lipstick productions and she travels around japan with her boys to collect new footage. we count ourselves lucky to catch her in between.

first of all congratulations! you won the price for the best female video part. that´s pretty amazing. please tell us what´s going on and what´s coming up besides that.
tomorrow i will go to japan with my true color films boys. it´s our second season with our own production. you can take a look at it on truecolorfilms.com. you will find videos and our blog and yeah, our first teaser is out! in the beginning of next season we will bring out three trip movies. we filmed in japan, in the alps and in canada.

you have a lot of sponsors like nikita, vans and les ettes. is it hard to satisfy them likewise?
yes, i´m so grateful for all my sponsors and for their support. without them i couldn´t travel as much as i do and i wouldn´t be able to give everything. in return i work on video parts and go after good pictures the whole season long. that´s not as easy as it sounds. but it´s really good fun! the results are in videos and magazines and that make the sponsors happy.

do you remember your first snow experience?
i can´t really remember. i just know that i was in snow in early days and that i loved to eat it.

you call your sister your hero. are you alike and do you have a close relationship?
we are really close, although we don´t see each other often. we both love the mountains and being together with our family and to hike or just nestling. sabrina is a disciplined and ambitious athlete and a real hearty person. there´s a lot to learn from her.

please tell us about your favourite snowboard moment.
it´s just being around with my friends on powder days. these are my favourite moments.

in our view it´s always the girls where it´s saved up at first. let´s take the roxy chicken jam. it´s one of the biggest girls contests and it was cancelled this year in europe. do you think girls are supported equal as boys?
yes, girls are good supported, they are getting also better all the time. but they also have to fight hard for their image. there are enough machos in the business you have to convince.

now it´s up to you lisa.
winter in alaska or summer in australia? 

winter in alaska or better spring ;)
air or rail? 

air
the cosby show or friends? 

uhh that´s hard. the 10-year-old lisa says cosby show and the 18 year-old-one friends, hehe.

photos by rudography.com, carlosblanchard.com 

at the very end we have a sweet sweet surprise. you can be the lucky winner of love-ette by les ettes. the girls from les ettes collaborate with talented inspiring female personalities and produce non-alcoholic perfumes and cosmetics. the only thing you need to do is to write an email to smileatyoursister@gmail.com  and let us know what´s lisa´s favourite perfume. we keep our fingers crossed for you guys!

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WIN TWO LONG SLEEVES FROM ELEMENT

we were waiting for rain so long. not because we are great fans of rain. just because we are great fans of element. we got these two wonderful long sleeves just for you we won´t deprive you longer! all you have to do is to tell us how you get through a rainy day. put it into a rhyme and maybe you´ll be soon the lucky owner of this.

please send an email to smileatyoursister@gmail.com 

good luck!

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