Style Lush

Shoe stalking: Belle by Sigerson Morrison

By Lisa

I love these shoes. I want them. These are exactly the kind of shoes I tend to stalk - shoes that will make me many inches taller, and in my mind, thinner and more glamorous as well.

They're Belle by Sigerson Morrison, and I found them at 6pm.com.

Seriously. I come across shoes like these, and then I look them up almost daily, consider putting them on my bank card and not confessing it to my husband...and then practicality (not to mention honesty) gets the better of me and I do nothing. And then they run out of my size and I'm relieved.

I won't buy these shoes, because, at $192, they're out of my budget. I couldn't wear them to work, and I don't go out a whole lot anymore.

So it's not like I could even justify the expense by amortizing them. Because really, if something is expensive but you wear it 795 times, it comes out to pennies per wear, no?

I have to say, though, that the clothing that I've bought that seemed too expensive at the time, that I loved too much to pass up, has tended to be the clothing I've gotten ridiculous amounts of use out of. However, those pieces have tended to be of a much more practical nature than these shoes.

So I stalk. Am I alone in this?

(Photo credit: www.6pm.com)

What to do with bangs?

By Lisa

I got my hair done last Friday and I somehow agreed to bangs.

Bangs are not so much my thing. I've been told that these are fairly subtle bangs, and I think that's true, but they're still on my forehead. I still need to figure out what to do with them. When I'm used to just tucking my hair behind my ears.

So I was browsing Etsy and I found these charming hair accessories at Ticklebean's store.  And it struck me - cute barrettes! Sweep them to the side and clip them! Could be the solution!

Blackberry Blossom Hair Clips

Poppy Hair Clips

And these are cute cute.

I don't know if they're too girly for me. Is there a cut-off age for wearing barrettes? I feel like if they're art, the answer is no. Here's hoping that's true!

(Photo credit: Ticklebean's Etsy shop)

My cereal crush

By Lisa

This is my first post here and of course I want to make a good impression and was thinking I should write about some glam platform sandals or flirty summer dresses or sexy underwear. . . But the truth is, what's on my mind is cereal.

As I wrote the title, I started wondering whether having a cereal crush meant you had a problem, but then realized that really, I have better things to worry about. Like how to get my nine-month old to stop gnawing the carpet fringes. For example.

So I have a cereal crush. It's Dorset Cereals.

They have ingredients like hazelnuts, cranberries, cherries, toasted coconut, blackberries, grains, you name it. There are all kinds of mixes.

I first had their muesli while visiting my friend Maude in England. I bought as many boxes as I could fit in my suitcase.

But now you can get it here! My local supermarkets don't carry it -- alas! -- but I have a monthly order with Amazon's Subscribe and Save -- so shipping is free and it's 15% off. And it arrives at my door. A friend told me about it for diapers, and then I started browsing, and oh, look, cereal!

I used to shy away from cereal with dried fruit or nuts because, ugh, the calories. But then I realized that you don't have to eat a gigantor bowl to feel full, plus I'm actually eating something I want to eat. (Yes, every diet article tells you this. No, I never actually believed it. Until recently.)

Also, I love their website. It's English! It's charming! And you can win stuff like a VW Campervan! What?

They have a US site as well, but it's much less interesting. Yes, I've looked.

So now you know. My name is Lisa and I love cereal.

(Photo credit: www.dorsetcereals.com)