LBD, Shoe shopping, Happy Blogger award

Let me start this post off by saying one thing - it's HOT! The rain is coming later this week and no doubt I'll be missing the heat, but it's getting hotter every day and my motivation is going down as the temperatures go up. This time last year I was reading the alert warning for severe rainfall and flooding before my city went underwater, but this week it was one cautioning about the high fire danger. So strange.


Anyway, today was work where the air con was thankfully working, and a brief trip to the shops at lunchtime as the Rubi flats I had under my desk were falling apart and needed replaced ASAP. So I took a trip to the Nine West sale.

Got these lovely "under the desk" shoes that I'll always have handy in the office.

Sorry for the smart phone pic of my feet! I can't find a link to these online for better pics either.

I'm an impulse shopper through and through, so although these are not what I went for at all they were so cute I couldn't resist! Last pair in the store too. And at 60% off two pairs of shoes for the price of 1!

You can get them here.


So here's what I wore today:

Dress: Target
Necklace: Chanel (via Reebonz)
Bracelets: the usual plus two rutilated quartz ones made by a talented friend. Love the charms on these!
Shoes: Cotton on thongs (swapped to black flats at work)
Bag: Louis Vuitton MM damier azur neverfull


Closeup of the accessories:

And the lovely Purvi from Purvi's creative hub gave me a "Happy Blogger" award. Thank you Purvi!

Feel very honoured to have won an award! I don't think I know 10 bloggers to pass it onto. All my readers are very special though, so feel free to decorate your blog with this award if you wish :)

Lunchtime shopping, Balenciaga Velo

It was one of the warmest days for two years today! Although the heat called for another lazy day by the pool, I had to be at work. My good friend K (from MakeEveryMoveCount blog) and I went shopping at lunch time to break up the work day. We checked out a few sales but there wasn't much left so I didn't spend a penny which was good.

Had some fun meeting the Nova guy - a mascot for a local radio station. I couldn't resist getting my picture taken. Thank you again to K for being the photographer!

And here's what I wore today minus the crazy Nova Guy pose!:

Dress: Linen dress from asos. So wrinkly after a long day at work but so perfect for hot days

Belt: Op-shop

Necklace: gift from a friend

Bracelets: the usual plus one gifted, 2 made by a talented friend

Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs patent mouse flats

Bag:  Balenciaga Coquelicot 2011 RH Velo from Reebonz

And a closeup of the accessories:

I love my Balenciaga velo bag, although the strap is too long for me to wear crossbody comfortably - you can see how long it is in the pic with Nova guy - so I sometimes double up the strap. I've tried to explain this on www.effenhaute.com and taken photos but sometimes you just need a video!

So if you're interested and own a balenciaga velo, town or pom pon and want to know how to double the strap, this is a short video showing how I do it:

Means you don't have to permanently alter the bag and you can always switch back to the original strap length whenever it is needed.

Hope everyone else had a good Monday - especially those that are having to survive this heat without air conditioning!