Ridiculous Deal: Aldo Patent wedges

I wanted fun shoes so when I went to Orlando on vacation, I immediately thought this is the perfect place and time. If you have never gone to Prime Outlets, you need to put that into your itinerary the next time you are in the area. It is Mecca, paradise, and all things good.

My search took me through several shoe store including Steve Madden (LINK), BCBG, among others. 

When I arrived to Aldo, I was thinking "If I find something for less than 20$, I'll buy it." When I walked to the back of the store I found these guys sitting right under the 50% off the lowest price sign. 

Rant: Heels.

Lately, I've really gotten into high heels. Like towering ones- 2" plus. Its been fun to put outfits on that I wore with flats, sandals or boots & see the difference. I went to the 3.99$ shoe store because since Miami is North Cuba, they've brought many things to this city. Forcing everyone to learn Spanish, tipping the scale to the Republican side & talking over all the radio stations are some pretty good ones. BUT, they brought some good things too, and the 3.99$ shoe store is one of them.
I went there with a coworker bc we were on break & 2 pairs screamed at me & I figure, what the hell, I might as well. So keep an eye out for them, they're coming soon to this Blog.

Rant: Nude is the New Black.

Nude is the new black. Plain and simple. In the 90's you could pretty much get away with wearing black shoes with everything but now, now you have this trend where instead of choosing something to match the colors in your outfit, you go completely neutral. I have this rule that if you can wear something with black, brown, navy blue & white- it's a staple. Versatile pieces like this are worth being invested in because, with that rule of thumb, you will be able to wear it more times than anything else in your wardrobe.

Shoes.
Nude shoes- heels to be exact, are great when it comes to business, semi-formal to formal wear. They're great in patent finish or matte, depending on what you prefer. I'm a huge fan of patent (even my wallet is patent) finish so that's what I opted for, but I'm glad they have options for everyone. The nude heel is the new 'little black dress' of your shoe collection.  They allow a classy finish and direct your eyes upward to the outfit. They act like a chamelion, virtually going with everything and anything.

Makeup.
Likewise, with makeup, Nude lips are becoming as frequent as the smoky eyes. They too can go with most makeup motifs and look great with any outfit on anyone. I usually measure trends started by and popular with the Caucasian population by the way it works with my brown skin. I've tried this and it seriously transforms your face. A nude colored lipstick with a clear gloss slicked over it has worked with all the eye makeup combinations and outfits that I've thrown at it and with a clean finished face (I use powder because I'm shiny) it makes for a really great, fresh look.

Nude will probably be here to stay for a while so if you haven't hopped on the bandwagon yet, we're all waiting for you.