Shoesday Tuesday - some things I've learned through my shoe fiendery - quality vs quantity/comfort vs pain.

♥If they're not right - send them right back.
I purchased 2 pairs of platform heels online and they were WAAAY too high!

These red beaded heels were beyond lovely - but once again the platform made me a giant

and the under sole was so slippery you WOULD fall over - even on carpet!

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These wedges however, from Roc boots Australia were an online purchase I really agonized over that really paid off. They have the platform for comfort but they're not ridiculously high.

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These Kathryn Wilson's - I purchased in store. I'm a total sucker for zebra!

They're SUPER comfortable and I get so many compliments on them.

We even spotted them in the Auckland Museum (right pic)

♥ I like wedges with a bit of a platform - They're comfortable and the arch isnt too high, so you can wear them all day without getting sore balls... of your feet that is.

These above are from Kinki Gerlinki

I saw them in the shop and walked away, only to return later that day to snap them up!
I walked around Melbourne all day and not even one issue - super comfortable - and rose gold 😊

My parrot is also from Kinki Gerlinki - Nailed this pose

♥Cheap ballet flats will hurt you and fall apart - Very quickly! They may look cute - but the more you can invest in higher quality the more you feet will thank you.
My pop-art ballet flats in the first image don't carry any branding - I bought them from an online sale store, but they're amazingly comfy, I've had to glue them back together!

♥ I'm not a stiletto person, I just don't feel stable in them. I probably have 3 pairs now. Stilettos are super sexy and so nice on some, but they're just not me.

♥ But the ultimate thing I've learned as a seasoned shoe fiend...  your most 'boring' shoes will most likely end up your most worn. Fun shoes are all good... but you still need the comfy basics.

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Aahhh, so much shoe heaven in one collage.

What do you guys think?

Do you suffer in your Louboutins or revel in your Birkenstock's?

Happy Shoesday Everyone!

♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.

NOTD - My version of Cupcake Nails, a super fun nail art tutorial

So, these were mildly successful, so I'll show you how I got here

Remember: Patience.

Step 1: Paint yo nails...

Step 2: With a white striper (or white gel pen) 

draw your icing top and vertical lines down to your cuticles...

Step 3: Fill the icing top in with white.

Add some glitter nail polish for sprinkles!

Do a dot for the cherry on top.

Et Voila!!!
I've put glitter nailpolish over the top to look like sprinkles. 

Not as pretty (or as edible) as these cupcakes I made for 
SPCA (Society for the protection of Animals) Cupcake day!

*cough* If your don't look like this, soz dunno why!?

OOH! Always add a top coat to seal it all up!

♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.

Sunday Baking - Sunday Brunch Edition: Super moist, bananarey, pancakey goodness. AKA - Banana Pancakes

It's Sunday Everyone.

And that can only mean ONE THING:

BRUNCH...

and pancakes!

These are slightly different in that they have mashed banana through them so they're super moist and yummy. I always need recipes to use up spotty bananas! You buy them and you don't always end up eating them.

I got this puppy from Allrecipes.com and just changed and tweaked a few of the ingredients to make them super yummo.

Ingredients:

Sift Together: 1/2cup White flour

1/2cup Wholemeal Flour

1T Sugar

2 t Baking powder

1/4t salt

1t Cinamon

Mix together:

1 cup milk

1 beaten egg

2 bananas mashed

2 tablespoons melted butter

Pour the wet ingredients onto the sifted dry ingredients and stir until just combined (will still have a few lumps, that's good)

Pour or spoon the mixture into a buttered pre-heated saute pan and fry gently until bubbles form on the surface and start to pop.

And et voila! You are now ready for brunch!

These pancakes are so tasty they don't really need any accompaniments.

But you could have bacon and maple syrup.

Or have some lemon zest through the pancakes instead of cinnamon.

This is the view out my window this morning
The Waikareo Estuary and surrounding wetlands.

I love autumn/fall!!

Happy Sunday everyone!

♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.

Closet/Wardrobe Organization - Pinterest inspired me to clean it out and organize!

What's inside here I wonder?
I HATE having sliding closet doors... they're so AWKWARD

After spending an inordinate amount of time on Pinterest pinning "Dream Closet" Pic's,

I thought it was high time to re-organize the mess that was my closet...

I haven't put in any before pictures as I didn't wanna freak yo' out.

Left: Outerwear, Jackets.

Center: Outerwear, Jackets (Higher Rotation)

Right: Light Jackets, Cardigans.

Left: Button Downs, Shirts

Center: Short Dresses, Summer Dresses

Right: Pants, Trousers, Jeans.

Left - Tops & T-shirts

Middle - Long Dresses, Maxi dresses

Right - Short Skirts, Maxi Skirts

As you can see everything has to share a hanger.

I buy new hangers but then buy more clothes and they have to SHARE!

Next Time We'll look at the rest of the space.

Where I store my shoes, hats, purses, necklaces.

So much TO DO!

Personally I LOVE closet tours, how do you guys organize your wardrobes?

♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.

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Manimonday - Nail-spiration Pinterest-style

So, think of it like pinterest-style nail inspiration

 Braided

 Checkered 

 Christmas theme - with puddings!

 Silver glitter tips

 Pink with gold glitter accent

This sh*t is... Bananas?

So I did all these manicures but thought the reveal was more exciting than the tutorial.

Was I wrong?


Happy Manimonday all

♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.

St Geromes Laneway Music Festival 2015 in sunny Auckland

Nice day for it #summer
 Casual Friday - Laneway Festival 2015

So, St Geromes Laneway Festival is a small festival of under-the-radar bands across 4 stages in Aucklands Wynyard Quarter.

The Main Stages at Sunset - Was SUCH a beautiful day - but tooooo hot

Highlights from the day include:

Connan Mockasin
He played Glastonbury last year.
Courtney Barnett
Charming Aussie with hilarious video clips.
Future Island's were surprisingly super groovy.

Royal Blood

A Chilli Cheese burger...

 Inside the Old Silo's there was a playroom of sorts - including arcade games...

(Laneway is situated around the harbor so there's old silo's and shipping paraphernalia scattered around the venue)

And a room of balloons!!

They also have gourmet food from some of Aucklands best Eateries...
I had the most AMAZING chilli cheese burger:
a cheeseburger, with the addition of melt in the mouth chilli!

The Foodtruck was there... but no Michael.

Former Acts Include: Haim, SBTRKT, Savages, Lorde, Gotye, the Presets, FEIST!, Tame Impala!!! The XX, Warpaint, Florence and The Machine!!!

I wore my pop art flats - comfy shoes are a MUST at a festival

Can't wait for next year!!!

♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.