Dinner and a wedding

Wow, what a busy weekend! I know I promised I wouldn't leave it so long between updates but the truth is I've had a herd of elephants stampeding through my head all day.

Ok, so let's start at the beginning of this epic weekend.

Friday we had jeans for good means day. I work at a really conservative company where 'casual Friday' doesn't really exist but once a month we raise money for a good cause. I wore jeans (obviously), a Woosh tshirt and my nude Clichys.

After work I rushed home to get ready for my partner's 4th year engineering dinner. We didn't know what the dress code was so we erred on the side of caution and went formal. I must say M scrubs up all right when he puts a suit on!

I wore my Herve Leger ash colourblock tank with my CL Coxinelles.

The next day was an absolute cracker weather wise. The sun was shining and everyone was ready to celebrate at one of my best friend's wedding. The ceremony took place at Clark Park in Lavender Bay right on Sydney harbour.

What a view!!! The reception took place at the Kirribilli Club. Unfortunately I don't have many pictures of the wedding and reception as my camera battery died. I'm still kicking myself about not charging the battery the night before but my camera was showing a full battery...grrrr!

Now please don't hate me but I did kinda spend some money...I went into town on Saturday morning with M and I was only going to check out this Cue dress for work and possibly layby it so I could pay it off over 8 weeks. Honestly. I was trying to be sensible but M insisted I buy it and wear it to the wedding! What was I supposed to do? At least I made it to 17 days!!!

Here is said Cue dress paired with my CL Very Galaxy in platine.

It was the shoes first outing and everybody loved them. I think I spread the CL virus to my friends as they all seemed very fascinated with my shoes. I think I may be lynched by some put out boyfriends and husbands!!

Here's a better picture of the shoes..

Totally to die for aren't they? Anyway, it's been a long weekend and I think I'm going to get into my pj's and snuggle down for the night. Talk to you soon!

Boot Camp

I know I'm not meant to be spending money but do you know how hard it is? My last purchase was on the 28th of October and my blood is singing out for some more goodies. I can't deny the blood can I?

Today I took a trip down boutique lane at lunchtime. Not a good move really! I slipped into Gucci to see if they had any boots in stock and whaddya know? I got a first hand glance at the Riddle boot. O-M-G!!! They are to die for and soooo HOT! Do you know what they look like at all? If not see below.

 

Aren't they divine? They're made of some pretty tough leather. For anyone who follows Jane of Sea of Shoes, I first saw these boots on her blog and I have been dreaming of them ever since. I just can't get these boots out of my mind. Thankfully the boutique didn't have my size because if they did, I would have been in some serious trouble! They retail in the US for $1,690 and in Oz for $2,195. Ouch!

The other thing I'm really digging at the moment are OTK boots. I thought at first I might look like a tranny hooker in them but the more I think of it the more the idea is growing on me. I really hope I'd never EVER look like a tranny but that's a different issue...I'm talking about boots here so back to topic.

Christian Louboutin produce a stunning boot called the Supra Fifre which is one that I fell in love with straight away. Only in the black suede silver button combo though.

 

There is something about this boot that I find incredibly sexy!! I could imagine them with a cute pair of black cuffed hot pants, a raceback singlet top, a black boyfriend blazer and some long multi-layered necklaces. Perfect outfit in my opinion! These retail for US $1,995 (double ouch!!). I wonder if we'll even see them in Oz.

For the more budget minded (like I'm supposed to be right now) I noticed that Victoria's Secret has a nice selection of cute OTK boots. I liked these Chinese Laundry ones in grey suede for US $119

Gorgeous aren't they? I love the button up detail and the flatness.

Or the Barneys Co-Op Ivetta for US $535.

 

Delish aren't they? I want them all! Even if we are going into summer I should probably stock up on boots for winter shouldn't I?

Oh what a night

Wow, apologies for not updating you for a while but I've been off recovering from my friend's hens night on Saturday night. I meant to post something before I went out but no such luck! I did however post a quick outfit pic for my lovely friends on tPF so some of you do know what I wore out that night.

Ok, well I'm guessing you want all the juicy details of what I did, what I wore and what I spent?

Let's start at lunchtime. I didn't know exactly what I was going to wear until the last minute but I figured I'd start with the most important thing - nail polish! It does take about 40 minutes for me as I apply two coats of polish and a top coat.

I put on OPI Russian Navy which is the most gorgeous shade of navy blue with sparkly red flecks shining through.

It almost looks purple. Sorry the pic is not that great with the flash. I totally recommend this colour for all of you who love dark colours. I'm a dark or light polish girl, no in between colours for me! To give you an idea some of my favourite nail colours are OPI Relight My Sapphire (dark purple), OPI You Don't Know Jacques (taupe/grey), OPI Mrs O'Leary's BBQ (deep red), Chanel Rouge Noir (dark brown/red) and Chanel Flamme Rose (light beige/pink).

Next up, my outfit. You'll be pleased to know I didn't spend any money on my outfit. I managed to rifle through my wardrobe and find the perfect outfit. And I've learnt how to master the polaroid program so that I get the WHOLE outfit including my head and feet in the shot!! YAY! Only took me a week, eep!

Ok, here I am, you finally get to see my face! I am wearing a tartan skirt with a black racer back top, mother of pearl necklace, diamond earrings, a bracelet I got up in Port Douglas and my Christian Louboutin Coxinelles again. You'd think I don't own any other shoes but I do, I swear I do!!

Here's proof!

See I do own more than one pair of CL's!

Anyway, I digress....we started the night off by attending a cocktail making class at a local establishment, then moved on to tapas. Once we'd eaten our fill we proceeded to a club to shake our a$$ on the dance floor. A great time was had by all and poor little old me stumbled back through my front door at 5am! <insert faint smiley here>

And the big question, how much did the spenaholic spend? All in all I only spent about $80 so I'm happy seeing as it was a hens night!

I would post a picture of our fun night but I'm afraid I should preserve what little dignity I have left and also I don't know that my friend's would be too keen to see themselves on my blog! Maybe one day.

I should get going as it's getting late and this has been a long enough post. I promise I won't leave it so long next time!

Lead me not into temptation...

ARGH!

I've just got word that some Balenciaga things I pre-ordered are due to arrive at the end of the month or early December!! I can see my savings plan going to hell in a teacup right now. I guess I should have seen this coming but in my defence I did pre-order them in the first week of October so shopaholics anonymous wasn't exactly where I thought I would be in a month and a half's time. And I have been good, I cut out more than half the list! You don't want to see how many items I had myself down for.

My love affair with Balenciaga only started recently with the purchase of a SS09 Giant Silver Handle clutch in Anthracite followed very quickly by the snapping up of a very beautiful FW09 Day bag in Tempete as seen below.

Look at that bag....*sigh*...isn't she simply marvelous?

The leather is lightly distressed and super smooshy and thick. She's a great shade of stormy blue (hence the apt name of tempete) and goes with everything from black to denim. You can dress her up or down.

Now can you see why I'm jonesing for another Balenciaga? This time I have a Drum in black on order. I don't know what the Drum is supposed to look like except that it's similar to the old Box style. I don't know how many of you are Balenciaga experts but the box style is like the current Twiggy but not as east/west. More like a box shape. I've been looking for a Box in good condition but now if it's similar I won't have to!!! YAY!

Hmmm, can the Bal classify as my present to myself??? Or should the Chanel and exotic Louboutins I want to get next year be my present? Tough decisions need to be made soon. Ha!

Oh yeah, I wore my Coxinelles again today and here's the outfit. I'm wearing a Cue dress with a bolero style long sleeve cardi.

Sorry there's no head or feet, the polaroid process is a bit random so it tends to cut off the picture at nonsensical spots.

They are my go to shoes right now! Sorry if you're getting bored of them already, they're just the perfect work shoe.

Anyway, it's getting late and I have a busy Friday ahead of me so I should probably stop boring you to tears with my ramblings and try and get some sleep.

Night!

It's November already!

My name is B and it has been 6 days since my last purchase.

Today is the 3rd of November and spring has sprung...there is so much to do this month. Weddings, formal dinners, spring racing and of course my birthday. My wallet has entered witness protection to get away from me!!

Speaking of which, today was a big race day in Australia. Melbourne Cup. Melbourne get a public holiday for the race that stops the nation but us Sydney siders usually spend the day celebrating it too! Unfortunately I was at work but we got to take an hour out to watch the race.

Oh! I totally forgot to let you know that I got my Coxinelles yesterday.

They're gorgeous aren't they? Hopefully these will keep me on the wagon for a while...

And this was the outfit I wore them with today.

Wearing a Portmans shirt and a Cue skirt. Both items are new but they don't count as they were bought on the 16th October before I entered rehab....plus I need new work clothes. I can't possibly be banned from buying a new work wardrobe, it's a necessary evil.

By the way, shoutout to my friend shockboogieninja who taught me how to achieve the polaroid effect! You rock!!!

Anyway, time to go think about dinner!

Help My Friend!

What is the current Hollywood craze? HERVE LEGER!!!!

I have a friend who is selling some brand new with tags Herve Leger dresses on Bonanzle and eBay.

Bonanzle

Ebay

Please show her your support by visiting her booth! For god's sake, I need you to buy it so I'm not tempted!!! I am supposed to be in rehab after all....

New beginnings...

Hi, my name is B and I'm a shopaholic! Well to be perfectly frank with you I'm in rehab but shhh! Sometimes I don't quite stick to the program but I'm new and I don't know all the rules yet. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

I think it all started when I got my first full time job. That rush of earning your own money and the freedom of being able to blow it all on whatever you want. It was the biggest high I'd ever been on in my life.  Unfortunately as you get older and somewhat wiser (or in my case, choosier about which brands you blow your money on) you realise that you can't just spend all your money on designer goods. As much as you'd like to believe you can. You get a REAL job, acquire a partner, gain a companion in the form of a man's best friend, buy property and BOOM....you are an adult!

When in the hell did that happen? Yesterday you were playing in your neighbour's swimming pool and eating fairy floss! It just about knocks the breath out of you when you realise that.

Well anyway, that's how I ended up here. Rehab for shopaholics. Don't worry I do get let out occasionally to snag the odd bargain or two. Speaking of which I did manage to snare a pair of Christian Louboutin Coxinelles for bargain basement price so stay tuned to see them! Just have to sneak them in without the warden seeing them!!