Being ever so naughty I popped into Selfridges a few weeks back and some-how managed to sneak a little yellow bag out with me. Armed with a gift card or two that I have stored away from birthdays and Christmas, I was in need of some serious retail therapy. It took me no less than twenty minutes to burn those badboys and I managed to keep well and truly away from the beauty hall, well, kind of.
Maisy Tbar Pointed Flats - Topshop (£32.00)
Having been hot on my horizon for over a month, I thoroughly caved in and bought these beauties. A complete rip-off of the Valentino Ballerinas, albeit slightly cheaper - I am smitten. A pointed nude flat with studded ankle strap detailing, they are the mother of all killer flats. Naturally they are an absolute effing nightmare to slip on in a rush, what with two buckles and serious studding. The sort of shoe you would probably just wear to bed, if you rolled home slightly merry. But who cares? They are seriously comfortable, definitely statement and asking for summer! Valentino who?
Hydra - Calm Global Protection Cream - Ren (£27.00)
Natural skincare brand Ren is seriously on fire in the beauty stakes right now, with every one singing their uttermost praises for the brand I had to have a slice of the beauty junky action. With the horrendous price tag attached it was definitely a giftcard-only zoned area, but I dived straight on in, storming ahead, fearing this could be the start of a beautiful (yet rather pricey) relationship. Having tried a sample of the Hydra Calm Day Cream last year, it seriously blew my socks off, so much so I headed straight to the counter for a full size version. Perfect for sensitive skins, this day cream is an absolute joy to use. Why? It leaves your skin baby soft, no exaggeration. I can both feel to the touch and see upon closer inspection a complete difference in the appearance of my skin, leaving the perfect base for make-up application and generally all round perfect-ness. I can feel my bank balance weeping already.
In other news I'm thoroughly shunning LFW (so controversial for a blogger) but truth be told, I didn't bother applying for any tickets, the ones I would have wanted would have never been accepted and I haven't heard of half the small designers (just sayin'!). I am more than happy to tune in online (in my pjs, cup of tea in hand and glued to my next Mulb bag addiction in the making), so no FROW-ing on this side of the Internet, sorry. Though I am in serious need for a wardrobe revamp in relation to some excellent news I received last week, moving onwards and upwards. Oh the mystery.
So stay tuned for some serious wish-list posts, and do tell have you tried Ren?
Freaking love those flats, I've been perving over the Valentino ones for a while. Must get myself a pair! My sis uses Ren and I tried her moisturiser (can't remember which one exactly) but was put off by the scent. It smelt like manure! :( xx
ReplyDeleteThose shoes are amazing, I don't really do heels so it's always good to have some awesome flats. I actually thought they were the real deal at first too! xxx
ReplyDeleteSuch great advice, I love all the little studs on those flatsxx
ReplyDeleteThe flats are lovely - so different. Makes me want to start looking for sandals for my holiday! x
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! I need those flats. You always find the best items Sarah. I have tried a sample of the orange glycolic mask from REN which I really liked so I'd love to try more but, the price tag... Ouch!
ReplyDeleteI've had some samples of REN products and loved them. Just need to work up to actually spending the cash on full sizes. x
ReplyDeleteThose shoes are gorgeous! I want to try some REN products, as everyone raves about them. That moisturiser sounds great. x
ReplyDeleteThe shoes are beautiful! :)
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Those flats are very unique looking and gorgeous, love the studs!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THESE SHOES
ReplyDeletelovely shoes! I haven't tried the cream before but it sounds pretty good:), I am doing the same and watching LFW from the internet haha! I hope you have a lovely week! xo
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I just found your blog through a comment you left on Emily Charlotte's blog a LONG TIME ago (shows how much I've been reading) and it made me laugh so much I had to come and check your blog. It's lovely, you're hilarious and I think we'd get on. For that, I've followed. I'm now looking forward to snooping around your blog too! x
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tha flats look amazing! you always have great taste doll :) xxx
ReplyDeleteOhhh those shoes! You guys are so lucky to have decent Topshop stores, we have them in Melbourne and Sydney but they don't stock the beautiful things all of you european/english people blog about :(
ReplyDeleteI love REN soo much. My favourites at the moment are the Combination skin (the ones with the green packaging/label) moisturiser and the clay mask. Such nice products that do what they say! They are sooo expensive over here though! (Whinge whinge hey haha)
Oh and their AHA Concertrate is really nice too but the smell is a bit of a put off!
Have you tried anything from Origins? They make lovely products too :)
Paris