Shoe Embassy, I'm your Belgian Ambassador!

When I visited London this fall, I discovered a new shoe brand at the heart of Camden Town.
I had been looking for the perfect oxfords for over a year, but couldn't find that one pair I really wanted. When I walked into the Shoe Embassy store at Camden Town, my heart skipped a beat! The most beautiful full leather pair of oxfords were screaming "Take me home with you...?!". I tried them on and, my gosh, they fit like a glove! But I just couldn't fit them into my suitcase anymore, what a disaster! The shop assistant saw that I was drooling over them and felt bad I couldn't take them, so she offered me a voucher to win back the delivery costs when I bought them at the online store. Guess what I did as soon as I got home? I ordered them, DUH!

Shoe Embassy totally stole my heart! I just love their whole collection (check out the men's as well!), their service and even the way they packed my order. As a marketing assistant, I'm a fool for little details, like when you order, you receive a lovely guide about how to treat your beloved shoes nicely. 

I haven't regretted my purchase and these Brick Lane shoes are the best buy ever! 
I have never bought such excellent quality and comfort for my feet for sooo little money. To my opinion, they should increase their prices to measure up with the quality they offer. 
I don't think there's a way to find them at a Belgian shop yet. Too bad, but you can always order online :-) at www.shoeembassy.com . They don't fit wide or small, they fit like they should to your true size.

I will definitely buy another pair soon, but first I put these on my Christmas list: the King's Road Chocolate Chip Low Ankle Boots for though cookies like me! Finger's crossed my boyfriend will get the hint...

Fever London Tote Bag

Remember my pair of Noiselle heels? I won them through an online competition. 
I rarely compete in these sort of share and like competitions, but in May I did it again. 

It was a Fever Wedding Belle competition. I had to comment on the question: "What would your ultimate honeymoon be?" I think I could have won a bridesmaid dress (would have been handy with all the weddings I was facing at that time... I had my eye on the Ivy Gown in Merlot.).
I can't remember what my answer was. I tried to look it up, but couldn't find it.
Anyway, the reason I need to dig my memory is that the competition was in May and someone had sent me a Facebook message the same month. The problem is that I recently (read: last Friday) discovered that my Facebook account has two inboxes instead of one. Apparently messages from people you don't know end up in the 'other' inbox without sending you a notification (or I clicked to remove). I had multiple unread messages in that inbox and one of them was from Lauren, working at Fever. I won a prize in the competition. I apologised for my late reaction and asked her if I could still redeem it. Today, my mailbox contained a flowered tote bag and a voucher for the online shop.
Me = happy :-) !

Barcelona Quick Shop Stop

As I have told you, I could sneak out to the nearby shopping center between office closing hours and our appointment with the Barcelona colleagues to go out for some food.

One of my colleagues told me about the accessory store 'Misako' a while ago. I was totally in love with multiple bags from the website, but it was 15 euros for delivery costs. I waited my time until we got our trip to Barcelona and I went to the shopping center in hope to find a Misako store there. I immediately walked over to the ground plan and I found the store. I almost ran to it, because I was in little time and I wanted to visit some other shops too. 
I found the perfect bag I was looking for and an extra belt with a nice flower buckle. I also bought some bracelets in sale to cheer up my colleague. She had been lying in bed all day at the hotel, because she was feeling really sick.
As I was walking around at the store, I bumped into the coolest hand luggage trolley ever! 
I lend the trolley I was using for this trip from a friend, because I didn't have one. So, I needed one, but unfortunately I couldn't take it with me. I would have checked it in as luggage, because I already had a trolley with me :-(. You all know I'm a true cat fan and so you will understand how disappointed I was because I couldn't take it with me.
I will buy it, someday! It's not on their website yet, but it will... Soon... And then it will be mine!

I'm super happy with my new bag though, because it has the perfect size. It's not too big and not too small, because everything I need fits right in. 
You really have to check the website and let me know if you want to order something. Maybe we can order together so we can split the shipping costs ;-) !

Urbanist

Are you familiar with the term: crowdfunding?

I was, but I never thought of sponsoring a project like that.

My boyfriend send me a link to such a project that needed funding. 

'Urbanist' is a US startup company of Christinia. She was in need of a good pair of cycling chamois panties and started to develop a little collection on her own.

The Brigitte

The Brigitte is great for spin class and daily commutes.

She's promised to be flattering and comfortable with a chamois insert thick enough to protect your va-jay-jay on your bike. And girls, we all know the feeling, don't we?

The Bettie

The Bettie is damn sexy if you ask me.

This chamois panties should be used for short distances (like biking from Sangria to Sangria during summer).
If you and your guy are wasted enough by the end of the evening, he still can take off your pants without you shaming yourself. 

I always admired young entrepreneurs with a great idea, but putting the money into it? I would have never done this in the past, I think. So I did a good deed and I did something that's out of my comfort zone: Investing my money where I'm not 100% sure I will get it back in some sort of way. 

I took a jump and I invested in a project that I think has a very good chance in succeeding. 

If you are a spinning fan or a cyclist, than take a look at this project and back it together with us on Kickstarter!

Me and my boyfriend funded $105,00.

Old New Watch

I was desperately looking for my old watch and my mommy found it again! She's the best!
I'm following the flower trend as of now with my old new Oilily watch. Retro style :-)

Mademoiselle Avec des Noiselles - Status: Test Started

I picked up my Noiselles today!
As of now I am: 

Une Mademoiselle avec des Noiselles!

Super excited! 
It's too soon to determine if they're as comfortable as everyone says.
I will wear them for the next few days!
Fingers crossed, because I spotted some other colours at the shop too...

Shooeee Lucky

I'm sooo lucky today, or better: shoeeee lucky!
I just won a pair of Noiselle pumps :-) !

Noiselle, a Belgian brand of quality women's shoes, published a competition on Instagram and Twitter to win a pair of beautiful pumps! One picture should have explained why YOU needed an extra pair of pumps. The most original post won, and so I did!



Noiselle claims to design high quality leather shoes that fit perfectly and where you can dance the night away with!
I can collect my prize on Wednesday and I will try them on immediately for a test run.
More on Wednesday!

Here's my winning picture:

My Larelle Order

My Larelle products arrived today!

I bought a little handbag, because my other one's worn off. The Mademoiselle M3 is very handy, because you can use it in three different ways. You can use it with a long or short strap or you can remove the strap and wear it as a clutch. 
I chose a blue Mademoiselle and it comes with a lovely bright blue flower lining! Sweet! 

The other product I ordered is something similar as my 'Kersepitje'. It's my new foot warmer, because I always have cold feet at night. I will try it out now!
See you tomorrow!