Your daily dose of pretty: Anda by Romantic Soles

Well hello there my pretties and apologies for the extended absence. I had a bad case of lack of motivation all last week and misplaced my blogging mojo. I found it though, it was stuck down the back of the couch along with NZ$0.70, half a choc chip cookie and an unidentifiable white lump that may have been a used tissue. Oh and one of the dogs - which explains why it's been quieter than usual around here.

Anyway, now that my mojo is back I want new shoes.

Ok, I actually always want new shoes.

When I saw these little beauties that Grey at Gothique posted on her blog my heart did a little skip. Like this: *skip*.

See? Don't they make your heart skip? I love the way the ruffle detail snakes across the shoe.


The Anda by Romantic Soles is US$65.00 from Zappos.

Your daily dose of pretty: Harajuku Lovers Laila shoes

When I saw these over at Shoeperwoman I literally made a noise that sounded something like "SQUEEP".



They're just so gosh-darned cute! And I say this as someone who generally only wears yellow or green on my nails, very rarely in my clothes. Interestingly enough they're also available in a navy/white combo which I don't like at all. Go figure.

US$80.00 from Zappos.com.

Sometimes I crave chocolate, sometimes I crave red patent pumps

In the same way that watching cooking shows makes me crave certain foods, watching a Running in Heels marathon on TV earlier today gave me a craving for red patent pumps. So while I was killing time with my hair swathed in glad wrap waiting for my colour to develop (yep that's right folks, Violet Vision is NOT my natural hair colour) I decided to do a little browsing to see what I could come up with.

I had a very specific style in mind: red patent, closed toe pumps with a high heel and no straps. The type of shoe I'm thinking of is your classic sex-on-legs shoe, in a style that will never date, but will always make you feel like you are the sexiest woman on the planet. And here's what I came up with, from the marvellously cheap to the palpitation-inducing expensive.

The Red Patent Round Toe Stiletto Pumps, US$8.99 from Ami Clubwear.


The Mia Diva, US$56.40 (on sale) from Zappos.com.


The N.Y.L.A. Mark Pump, US$60.36 from Endless.


The Rupert Sanderson Patent Pump, US$583.19 from Browns Fashion


The Christian Louboutin Platform Pump, US$735.00 from Neiman Marcus. (Look at the pretty, look closely at the pretty, don't look at the price, you want to look at the pretty.)



Unfortunately the Ami Clubwear shoes are out of stock, because they're an absolute steal. And the Louboutins, well they are beautiful aren't they? So very, very, very beautiful. Tis not to be though - the price looks high enough in American dollars, when I convert it to New Zealand dollars my heart very nearly stops!

Enjoy.