Consolation Prizes

I was really hoping to rock a pair of  "shooties" this Fall, with black opaques and a pencil skirt. Shooties are a hybrid between a shoe and an ankle boot.  My preference is for the open toe types.  It's not my favorite term , but for the moment it applies.


 A funny thing happens when you go from the size 6 1/2 on the display table, to the 10+ that must adorn my feet. .. aadorable, most definitely no longer applies.  They don't just get longer, but significantly higher.  I love me some tall, but 5'12 surpasses my comfort zone.


I finally found a pair of black suede open toe shooties, that fit the bill....chic, with less than a 4 inch heel  and relatively painless in the store.  Over the years, however, I've gotten smarter.  I test drive every pair of shoes, boots and now shoots for a few hours at home.  Only about 50% ever get to hit the road.  Sadly, my shooties are going to have to live in someone elses house.

 I nearly made a clean break, a swift return and a quick exit, but I found myself inexplicably drawn to the Bobbi Brown Holiday offerings.  What looked like a mini box of expensive truffles,  was Bobbi's Pink &;Gold Lip Palette, which stopped me in my tracks.  Be Still My Heart!!! 

The six swatches below, are the gorgeous lip colors in this kit:  Roseberry, Kir (metallic), Pretty Pink (metallic), Sunset Nude, Italian Rose and Brownie.  Housed in a sleek black mirrored case, with lip brush, it is slim enough to slip into a clutch.  Specially priced at $45, this will make a lovely Holiday gift, for anyone who favors a classic rosy nude lip, besides me.

I bought it of course,  but they way I do retail math, after the return it was practically a freebie.  As for the shooties, I'm over them but I am loving my consolation prize instead.  Fess up...how often do you make a return with a clean getaway???

That's what I thought...

xox,
DD