OOTD: Happy Feet

Normally I don't these posts, but I am so in love with my floral court shoes that I just had to share, you lucky things.

You know when you spot something and it stays in your head for days, weeks even? That happened with these shoes. They caught my eye in Dorothy Perkins when they were full price, mainly thanks to the beautiful colours, but I tried to push them out of my thoughts  - as really, I had no need for them and couldn't justify buying a wear every now and then pair of heels.

Then they went in the sale.

For a couple of weeks I would pop my head into the local store (I work in town, making this easy, I would like to point out I am not a total oddball making a huge trip to do this), keeping my eye on the last pair, in a size 5, my size.

Finally payday came and they were still on the shelf; fate had made the decision for me. I splurged 12 English pounds on these beauties and skipped home (alright, in my head I was skipping)

I finally got to wear them on Saturday night when we went out for a meal to celebrate the other half's birthday.

The shoes deserved to have the limelight (which is a first as I've never really been a shoes girl) and paired them with a bargain outfit!

I paired them with my fave New Look supersoft skinny jeans (£4 ebay), a navy camisole from New Look (£9.99 - a rare full price buy, but a wardrobe classic), a statement necklace from Dotty P's I spotted in the sale for a whopping £1.50 and some bangles bought back in my days of working at Accessorize, they were probably about £2. I normally go for chunky rings over bracelets but fancied a change.

The outfit was completed with an Accessorize bag - I lusted after it for months and nabbed it for £8 down from £30 in their sale! It's a lovely nudey pink, and can be used as a clutch or shoulder bag, it's a fab buy.

I changed up my make up a little - normally it's black eyeliner with bright lipstick, but lippie and food is a no no - especially as I like my food, no nibbling at a bit of salad here!

Smoky eyes are a bit of a struggle for me, if I'm not careful they make my eyes look tiny. The pic looks like I just put on a grey shadow; I tried layering and struggled a bit. I put a little eyeliner on the ends just to flick at the corners and give some shape. Following all beauty rules I opted for a nude lip and as little blusher as my pale face could cope with. 

I kepy my nails simple for once, painting them in Barry M's lovely lychee Gelly Polsh.

We had a lovely night and the joy of New Look's jeans and loose top meant I got away with a hefty food baby by the end of the night, wahey!

I would love more tips on how to put together a great smokey eye look - any bloggers out there who can give some advice?

I still can't stop gazing at them!