Rihanna's up and coming album Unapologetic

So I am a massive rihanna fan and have been listening to her since her debut pon de reply days (wow I feel old now).
I have bought ever album from Girl Like Me through to her latest release Talk That Talk. I am such a dedicated fan she even has playlist dedicated solemnly to her on my itunes.

Anyway to the point in hand, ri's new album Unapologetic is due out in a mere week (19th). I have been playing the snippet's to DEATH and I thought I'd share my thoughts on the songs I like, dislike and the ones i'm not to sure about.

Ok the songs I like are :- Phresh Out The Runway
                                        Diamonds ( Who doesn't like this song, just pure amazingness)
                                        Numb
                                        Jump
                                        Right Now (Another WHUB moment )
                                        Stay
                                        Love Without Tragedy
                                        No Love Allowed ( Man Down take 2)
                                        Lost In Paradise

Songs I'm not sure on :- Loveeeeeeee Song
                                       What Now
                                       Get It Over With
                                       Half Of Me

Songs I dislike :- Pour It Up
                            Nobody's business

Make sure you buy the album and let's get it to NUMBER 1 !!!!!

Jeffrey Campbell Shadow Stud

Purchased from Solestruck.com at a reduced price. These shoes were originally $250 but were bought for $125. They came in the JC box with the girl painted in water colours and were wrapped in cellophane/dust bag.

The shoe is made of all over leather in the colour blue silver mermaid. It is definitely a blue coloured shoe with a hint of silver as seen in the pictures but when you look at the colours close up in the light there is also a lot of purple undertone as well. Now to the studs, there are a variety of different one. You have flat studs on the inside of the shoe, tree studs covering the front/outer side and the curve and then (SHARP !!) spikes circling the top of the shoe.

Time to answer the question on everybody's lips are these 6 1/2 inch heel and 2 1/4 inch platform shoes easy to walk in ? The simple answer is yes, although you can't tell unless you wear them all your foot is supported apart from a little part of your heel. There is no pain or discomfort when wearing these shoes. If I could describe how it feels I would say it's like walking around on the balls of your feet. I would recommend walking a round the house on hard flat surfaces to start with just so you can get a feel of the shoe, once you go outside thing become tricky, uneven surfaces make it hard for you to keep balance. I find keeping good posture and leaning forward ever so slightly help me stay up right and on my feet.

I ordered these shoes in US 10/UK 7.5. The website states that these shoes run half a size small. So I went and order them in my half size and they fit perfectly.

Jeffrey Campbell Lockness Spike

Purchased from Solestruck.com, These shoes were reduced. Originally priced at $186 these were purchased for $136.
They came in the JC Eplay box.

Ok were to start with these totally amazing, badass, I've ever placed my feet in shoes !!

Solestruck state these shoes are sneakers but I disagree I am more inclined to think they are hi-tops. They are all over black suede with silver studs covering the outer side of the shoe. Now these studs aren't sharp unlike most of JC's other shoes, I would say they are a cross between a spike/tree stud. Although these shoes have laces these are not really needed as you can see in the picture they have a zipper on the inner side of the shoe. The shoe has I believe a 2 inch flatform this causes no discomfort when walking all day and just like the puada sneaker gives that added bit of height give you that confidence boost (and makes you look like a total badass).

I ordered these in a US 10/UK 7.5. I'm really not sure how to judge the sizing of these shoes, I am thinking that they run small but i'm not 100% sure. The shoe does fit snuggly around the foot and I have noticed that a pair of thin socks are needed else your toes do tend to rub. I would recommend ordering a half size up, even if they are slightly too big the laces come in handy for making the shoe tighter around the foot.

Jeffrey Campbell Pauda

These shoes were also purchased from office.co.uk in the sale. They were originally £120 as well but were purchased for £55 (Bargain). I have checked the website and this sale is still on. They came in the JC crossword box and were wrapped in a clear plastic bag.

Size wise I ordered a UK 7/European 40, In my opinion they run half a size big. There is a lot of room for my feet to move around and plenty of space in the toe area, this can be a pain when walking a lot because my foot is constantly slipping forward.

The shoe itself is made out of pig skin in a taupe/brown leopard print. It has a 2 to 2 1/2 inch wedge at the back. With the wedge being so small it causes no discomfort to walk around all day in and still gives you that little added bit of high and a confidence boost.

One more thing before I go. I would personally say these shoe are definitely a summer, as you can see by the pictures above they have cut outs on both sides (this can be a cause for frozen toes in the winter). The sole of the shoe is made out of a soft spongey material this can also be a problem in winter months when it's wet, as I have experience the shoes soak up any moisture like mad.
I'm not saying you can't wear these in the winter but I'd definitely recommend avoid wearing them when it's wet (nobody wants there beloved JC's getting ruined by mother nature).

Jeffrey Campbell Cheetah Tan Lita Review

 These shoes were purchased at Offie.co.uk in the sale, this sale is still on. They were originally £120 but I bought them for £60.
They arrived in the standard JC crossword box and came in dust bags.

Ok down to the nitty gritty. I purchased these shoes in a UK 7/European 40. In my opinion they do run true to size, although the shoe is narrow I have found that after a few wear around the house for an hour or two at a time the shoes have stretched and now fit comfortably and there is no rubbing of the toes.

Now for material talk, The heel of the shoe is covered in black leather, a very thick sturdy heel that measure in at 5 1/2 inches. As you can see by the pictures the front of the shoe is also black leather, The only disadvantage I have found with this is you constantly need to polish it as it scuffs extremely easily (unless I'm just a very clumsy person ha). The platform at the front of the shoe measures at 2 1/2 inches. The rest of the shoe is obviously the tanned cheetah print I think this is made out of pig skin but I am not 100% sure.

One last thing I need to mention before I go is that as you can see these shoes are lace up, This is definitely an advantage as you can wear them as loose or at tight as you like to your comfort. With them being lace ups it offer great support for the foot and ankle as well, so hopefully there will be no embarrassing flat on the face moments !!

Look What Arrived Today

 Oh my was sooo excited when there was a knock at the door today.
The shoes on the left are Jeffrey Campbell Lockness Spikes, felt like channelling my inner rock chick with these bad boys.
The shoes on the right are Jeffrey Campbell Shadow Studs, Can't wait to go out and rock them Lady GaGa style (hehe).

I will try my best to get a review on these posted by the end of this week.

An introduction and disclaimer

Ok, so it's taken me a while to get round to starting to post !!

I want to state now that the shoes I put on here I have bought with my own money and I am in no way trying to show off I just want to share my opinions and give out advice to anyone wanting to know about shoes !!

Glad that's over. There are going to be quite a lot of shoes posted and reviewed in the next week (about 5 to be precise). I have accumulated these shoes over the last 3 months or so. I have 3 more pairs on the way and then I need to knuckle down on saving as I'm rapidly running out of money after this year spending on a ridiculous shoe obsession lol !! So things may quieter down a bit till the new year.

Enough rambling from me lets get reviewing.