Hodge Podge of Things that are giving me LIGHT right now

When I figure out how to put a music widget on here, I'll do that. But until then I'm including my dancehall/R&B addiction in this here shoe blog.  Shoes and music were made for each other. When I'm walking in some of my favorite shoes at the moment, I hear music. Usually Reggae or House.  This is what I'm hearing at the moment:

The Pleasure Riddim Medley



On to the shoes. Yes ma'am! Yes gur'!
This whole post was going to be about ALL BLACK shoes but then I got sidetracked. Shoutout to okayplayer.com for that. Shoutout to the post by Brownsugar and them for reminding me that summer is over. I don't want it to be over so Imma keep it summery and still look at peep toe boots,

Oh. I got some open toed wedges on my mind HARD. I gotta figure out how to freak them in the snow though. I have some heavy duty stockings that might do the trick. These babies seem winter appropriate yet African inspired.  I wish they had them in a brown or a dark clay.


All Black - Bomber in (black)




On the other hand. What is this tomfoolery?


All Black - Bomber in (brown)

I'm sure there is a woman out there who would be able to wear these teddy bear carcasses in some kind of way. But I just don't know where they get off killing teddy bears like this. Its just bogus. Oddly enough, there is one outfit these might go with. A birthday suit? There are absolutely no clothes that have been made yet that would accommodate these wedges.

Boots that I want to Boo up or just some boots that I like looking at:


Pura Lopez N531 Oxford



Pour La Victoire Lea




 Pour La Victoire Ida



Nicole Farhi Nitza






Miz Mooz Carlito




 
KG by Kurt Geiger Kitty




KG by Kurt Geiger Camillo




Fergie  Traffic Shootie ($129 Fergie? Really?They not even good leather Fergie. They cute though)






Due Farina  Treason

Due Farina    Marlo





Chinese Laundry   Kopin Kid





ALL BLACK   Sleek Boot





Aldo Depriest





Aldo Flomega

Oh. And lemme just say Im in LOVE with Coochieness.

Despite the fact that he's a Special Beyonce Stan. This is my bitch though:

Yeah. I think I'm going to wear these to bed.

They are so comfortable. I feel like I have to give them a name. Ruby is sooooo obvious. How about Sashay? They are called Cameron by RSVP BUT Imma call she Sashay.  That's a pretty name? Aint it?
I sleep like a snow angel and I still don't wanna take them off. Yeah, Imma break Sashay in around the house for a while.

Poem to Summer Shoes

Summer Shoes with the toes out you're the bomb
When the sun is trying to burn me out, you keep me calm
I love you cause you keep the toes out and put the gams on display.
When you guys are walking me to my destinations we have fun-play
You keep my pinkie and big toes happy at the same time and that's a lot to ask for
They're just picky like that.
Pointy Toe? Round Toe? Get that shit outta here til October.
Imma stick with the open toe for the immediate foreseeable future.
Until next time Imma dream about the zapatos I didnt get
And get them for the low low at a sale event..........lol

Aldo Caudle


Aldo Finnell


Apepazza Malachite Flat


Apepazza Tigro


Asos Heidi

Betsey Johnson Lavant

 Betsey Johnson Madeline


 Coclico Lustrous


Coclico Odalisk



daniblack Duff D1026038


Farylrobin Pop



Georgina Goodman Thea


Karen Millen Watch Me


Kenzo 294956


Modern Vintage Bonita


Surface To Air   Penta


  Sweet Seventeen Sheila 02

sandals and socks do not go together.

I cannot wait until socks and sandals go away......FAR away.  One day Imma wear a long sleeved turtleneck under a halter topped sundress and see what the outcome will be. Oh, its going to be HOT.  I will not swelter for fashion. No ma'am! no ma'am.
But I don't like ANYTHING all up on my skin in the summer. Pantyhose especially. I will roll them suckas off so quick and stick em in my purse if its hot enough. I wear them jammies out of necessity and warmth if its cold enough. Ok, I will wear them in the winter to be cute and show off and suffer being cold and itchy.

OH
HELL
NO

Oh LAWDY.
I have a gray hair.
I can't take this.
I didn't wanna die this way Lawid. This soon.
Im only 30. I know folx who've had gray hair in their 20's but dammit that wasn't me.
And my genes say I had another 10 years.
My whole life Ive had 1B(1B30 during the summer) deep dark brown  and
I can only imagine what number/letter combo gray is.
Nobody colors their hair gray though. Plat, maybe, gray....you know what it is some people who gray out their hair totally when they start graying.
I can't believe this.
This is too much
Goodnite dammit.

Its 11 O'clock at night

And somebody decided that their grass was too long. I hope he-she has a flashlight attached to the end of the lawnmower. Anyway, here's some shoes that I've been watching for at least 5 months. I always wanted to pet a cow:




 donald j. pliner Carly

I don't know if anybody cares but.....

EVERY shoe has a story. Forreal. I don't know how else to say it. I think Im a shoe hoarder. Those are the only things that I can't get rid of.  I almost feel like a funky shoe can take you to the end of the earth. EVEN these:





 
But I'm saying though. These are CLASSIC Go Max circa '05, '04.
 So my homie told be there is a 0% chance she can guarantee that she can act like she knows me if I wear these in public.  That's ok. Really, its ok.  If you're familiar with the brand Go Max evidently this is a brand you can ONLY find at stores like Mar-Shalls, Wear De Amiclub, Lovemyshoes.com(no way I could jooj that name), and Zapatos De Barefeet. I don't care. In 2010, Im convinced I can somehow redo these boots to make them into somethin that they arent............or used to be. Hrmnnnnnnn. Homegirl is goin to be like "WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE? I want some."  ........Too LATE! Watch. I refuse to give these away.




 These are not dolce vitas perpetrating on top that  dolce vita box. More like Antonio de Mikael a.k.a. michael antonio. ANYWAY. As cute and comfy as these look they are soooooooooo not. I toook these to Miami two years ago as my comfy shoes. NOT! My pinkie toe has not been the same off these shoes. They look harmless but I feel like I've been lied to.  This post is to remind me that I need to buy some pinkie toe cushions for these.  Still cute but so not comfy.







 I don't unnastand. My pinkie toe and my ankles and flats don't mix. What the entire freak. These are some orange All Black flats that are more recent.  My achillies bones are still traumatized. I remember walking in the direction of the bus with these.(somethin' people in Chicago do when the bus decides not to come on schedule.) and  I had to stop at a CVS  and buy some offbrand band aids so I could catch my dam bus. I. Was. Bleeding. People. I don't think I've tried to catch the bus since. Tryin to be conducive to the earth and shit, humph, no ma'am, not again. Hoity toity ass All Black brand ass shoes. Don't trip, I did get them on Clearance. They are too cute too. Im actually waiting for a special occasion where I have to wear some that are SO uncomforable that these are a relief.






AWWW! Last time I wore these were in 2007 to a friend's wedding. Its a picture of me in these somewhere in the stratosphere.  Anyway, I was heavier when I was TWERKING them so aint. no. way. in hell. these are going to the Goodwill now. What I look like?  I'm waiting for one of my friends to have a birthday and its bout to be on and POPPIN (c)




These are some joints I got in brazil in 2002. Two thousand and Two! I dont even like slingbacks but these are too cool. They even have rain spots on 'em.  Nostalgic. I think I might redo these though.  add some spikes and straps or somethin. Sadly, I have a real emotional connection with these. Sorry Goodwill.




These are from  a line called Os Pés Descalços a.k.a Barefeet Shoes. Sounds so much sexier in Portuguese. I went to see Buju Banton's last show in Chicago before the 'incident' in these  Oh. Em. Gee. The absolutely last time he was in Chicago before he got locked up for his current situation, I wore these.   I felt like I was walking on bovine gristle. Really. They hurted me so bad. Me and the big homie had to take a cab for a two block walk.  I kid you not.  My girl was sick with something that seemed like pneumonia and my feet hurt like I had been rollerskating barefoot on concrete. He put on the best show ever and it was free. That was 3 or 4 years ago. Ive tried wearing these with inserts since then and yeah, they still hurt like hell. But they are still going to be mine forever.  I got ideas to freak these out too.





 
 My pinkie toes be disrespecting these shoes, but I'mma wear these and very WELL. watch me. watch. I'm on that Kanye.








 
  KurtmuthafrigginGeiger. Simple but orgasmic worthy. Do you see all this velvet?  I'm in love.








Carvela Anisha. Regular ass slingbacks but do you see this tomfoolery on the heel area. Its because of these that I can't wait to get married.  I think Imma have my ceremony in the bedroom..







My momma got these Tano joints at the resale spot.  Somehow I ganked them as I usually do. hehehe.  They are currently sitting in my leather repair pile waiting to get resoled.  I wore these to pieces, literally. I think a piece of the heel sole is in my car. I wore these EVERYwhere last winter and fall.  Cognac is good for shoes. For drinks? I don't do brown liquor.





Via Spiga put their foot in these boots. They are in the "Fix me cause I'm leather" pile.  Patent leather with holes at the bottom.  I'm so sad about these it not even funny.  Really. If the shoe man cant fix these, Im........I dont know. I try not to think about it.b I should wear them this summer since snow compromises the condition of the situation of my favorite boots.  Do you see the suede at the top? I wore these 6 months straight. They go with everything and my heart will be broken if they arent fixable.

Pinned.

So I bought this skirt from the thrift store with this dope design on it. Its absolutely too long for me though. I didn't want to mess it up trying to hem it up just yet. I wanted to try it as an under skirt to a solid skirt before I cut and hemmed it.  I like this look so much that I might just not....hem it.

anyway before and after and me in it after:


I used about 15-20 of these.

Lick Shots for .97 cent jeans

Forreal. As much as I hate Old Navy for their asinine pricing and sweatshop tomfoolery, I cant front. I found these jeans for .97 cents. I've already started distressing these but I got a long way to go. I sliced them up with a razor. Pumice stone is next. Im so proud of myself. Yay. Finally. One leg is before and the other is after. Ooooo I'll never find another pair of jeans like Theeus. So you better represent Cause my jeans are the shit. The bomb baybee. Bomb baybee.

I know I'm late on the wagon, but what the hay, hey, heigh?

 

In these receschionistic times...................

 
Its a goal of mine to use ALL of my lotions. I will not buy anymore until I do this. Compared to some I don't have many but I have too many that I havent paid any mind for some years. Actually a lot of mine have(had) different purposes but I wont use them cause either I didn't like the consistency or they just didn't work for my ashy ass. Like I got the pink peony joint from Marshall's for the low-low. Its ONLY for smell good purposes because its squirts out the pump like water. The French Lavender lotion came in a B-Day gift basket and is like water too.

 
I got some Jason's lotion in my purse that has gotta be 75% water too. Never again whole foods, no ma'am,  but Im gonna use every drop of that badboy. Victoria's Secret, jeesh. I don't see how people like these lotions. Its like quickie lotion. You get no lasting moisturization or softenizing but you do smell like sexy time for 15-20 whole minutes. You know, that Dream Angels Heavenly by VS does last a while but it sets off my alergies every time.  Its not much left in that bottle so I think Im about to so get my sneeze on. Oh that Banana Boat Faces PLUS(aw shit!) is actually the bomb, I don't know why Ive been neglecting this one for so many years. Yes years.  My hands are about to be SPFd out 24/7 once I get done with the Jason's. Imma try mixing that Jason's with some vaseline.....naw some kind of oil. SOMETHIN. I think it'd hydrate me better if I drank it, jeez louise.
Awe Snap, I surely forgot about the Cream of Nature hand lotion that came with some perm I bought at least 3 years ago.  Then I got about 3/4 Mary kay sample sized lotions that I bought from a friend when she was getting her hustle on. Anyway, Im gonna use all these joints.


This is really a vent because I want to buy some some more of this, but I cant justify spending 10 bucks on 3 oz. of lotion. It is the BUSINESS though. I might try to make my own abbreviated version to see how it comes out cause my heels were the bomb.  ALL day. Regular ass shea butter doesnt do me the same.  Anybody out there ever grind up their own mango seeds? How'd that work out? Still got all your digits? And that vaseline lotion (3 years old) ain't about shit for a playa (c)Arrah btw.