Ted Baker goodies

Yesterday I braved the snow to go to Wimbledon because my sister was having an audition there. Whilst she was in there I went browsing around the shops in the town centre. I popped into Ely's, one of the department stores, they had one of the best sales going on, lots of really good prices. I managed to pick up a few things, but as I've promised myself to cut down on shopping/spending/buying I tried not to get carried away. There were so many beautiful things in this store. I only picked up two things from Ted Baker. I never used to like this brand but lately I've loved everything from them.  can't get enough of the bows! I'm not supposed to buy any more shoes this year because I have SO many but these were on sale! (You know how it is lol)

The first thing was a pair of ballet flats. They kind of remind me of the Vivienne Westwood Melissa Flats (which are also on my wish list!) I chose black because they are the ones that would go with almost everything and I'd get the most use out of them. And as you may know already, I love anything glittery! 

These were originally £55 reduced to £28

 The other thing I bought from Ted Baker was something I'd been looking at for a while, one of their washbags/makeup bags. I'd been looking at the pink and black one for a while but as these had all sold out I went with the purple and blue which are two colours I love anyway. Again with a glittery bow! This was £29 reduced to £14.50.

Disney Magic at Harrods

On Thursday this week, I took a trip to Harrods so I could see the Christmas Lights before I left. I met my sister at Harrods and we had a look in the pet section. My cat loves plastic bags and my mum had told me that they sell a cat toy that's soft on the outside but scrunchy like a bag on the inside so I had a look for that but didn't find anything :( Things have changed a bit here, years ago I remember they had things like big palaces for cats and dogs and tiaras, now everything is a bit run of the mill like you would find in most pet stores (except twice the price? lol) 

On the same floor they have a section called Disney Magic, for any other Disney geeks out there it's amazing! They have their own cafe and a Cinderella Slipper Salon where you can go and buy your own pair of Cinderella shoes. They have 3 styles, one for young kinds, one for bigger kids and another for adults. These are exclusive to Harrods only and can be bought in store. Prices range from £25 to £35. Me and my sister both ended up buying a pair. I'm not sure if I'll actually wear mine or keep them as a keepsake, they are quite sparkly! 

I'm in love with these shoes!

 
Along with the shoes I also bought some Prestat chocolate truffles and some Harrods Belgian hot chocolate. Some English treats to bring with me for Christmas :)

After we were done here we took a walk to Shaftesbury Avenue and ate at a small restaurant called Little Sicily which is on Rupert Street. It's an Italian restaurant and well worth the money. I'd highly recommend it.

Shoe Collection (heels)

Last year I think I went a bit shoe crazy and developed a bit of an addiction I guess you could say. I'm a bit picky with what kind of shoes I like so when I see it I have to buy it. This year I've told myself no more shoes. Let's see how well that goes! I'm trying to save for a pair of Jimmy Choo's, so with that in mind it might give me some will power to say no, and every time I want a pair of shoes I might put some money into the fund. I find that with these shoes I remember where and when I bought most of them, so I'll tell you a little bit about each one.

1] Bought these at New Look about 3/4 years ago I think, I use them mostly for job interviews

2] These I got to go with my blue dress from New Look for new years eve 2011

3] Bought these New Look about 3 years ago, I love the peep toe and lace

4] I got this pair in Los Angeles last year

5] I really like these, I got these at the Beverly Center, they're by Bagdely Mischka

6] Madden Girl: Bought these for about $12 reduced from $65 in California last December

7] Steve Madden, bought these in Vegas last August

8] Madden Girl, also bought these in Los Angeles at the Beverly Center

9] Bought at New Look, I love the lace on these and the strap, really comfortable to wear too

10] Steve Madden, bought in California. Probably the highest heels I own!

11] Bought these at Dorothy Perkins, I love their shoes so much and I loved the ribbon on these

12] Same with these, I loved that they did up with pink ribbon, bought these from Faith at Debenhams

13] These are my latest shoes, bought them from primark reduced from £18 to £6 to picked a pair up

14] These are Versace by H&M, I didn't go to the opening day of this collection so to find a size 5 the day after I was pretty lucky as there were maybe 2/3 pairs left. The arch on these is quite steep so although it isn't a big heel it still takes some getting used to!

I think it's safe to say I love Steve Madden haha. Are you as much into shoes as I am? Do you have a favourite pair?

Current Wishlist

1. Elizabeth and James, wasp sting earrings £31.58 from here

These are from the "Puck's Garden" collection which I assume is inspired by a midsummer night's dream.

2. Navy Stripe Satchel, River Island £35 from here

3. ASOS Macabee patent loafer, £38 from here

4. Miss Dior Cherie, £44 - £85 from here