Torrid Kiana Fold-Up Flats - Review

Spring time is finally upon us and thankfully it's time to shed the boots, the scarves, and the heavy clothing! Who else is excited? I bought these flats back when it was still frigid and snowing so I hadn't had the chance to wear them until now and well...unfortunately they didn't work out like I had hoped. I never would have thought in one hundred years that a simple pair of flats would be infinitely more uncomfortable than four inch heels. My first experience wearing these was about a month ago, I chose to wear them on my convention weekend because I wore dresses on both days and these flats seemed like the perfect compliment to both. And honestly, we all know that conventions mean standing, walking and everything in between and I was NOT about to wear heels!! I sincerely tip my hat to the amazing people that wear heels to these types of events.

It boggles my mind but the Kiana flats are hands down the most uncomfortable pair of shoes that I have ever worn. Within five minutes of slipping these bad boys on and walking, my feet had turned bright red and were already crying for relief. By nightfall of day one, my feet actually had calluses in several places; I was in hell! Believe me, I wanted to say f**k it and go barefoot on more than one occasion during my weekend! (Hey! I'm angry here, let me vent) Now you might be wondering, Desi if these shoes were that uncomfortable, why on earth would you wear them both days of the convention? You are absolutely right. In retrospect, this was totally not one of my better ideas.

Now, to come to Torrid's defense for a moment, these are fold up flats which basically means that they lack the support of a regular shoe and thus are not really suitable for long time wear; they are essentially "emergency" shoes if you should ruin or loose your current shoes for the night or your feet have given up from a day of heels. I know that is partially the reason why my feet were in such bad shape by the end of it but, on the other hand these flats were already shredding my feet within a few minutes of slipping them on and that is simply not normal for any shoe. Another drawback? These flats have VERY LITTLE traction which resulted in me slipping numerous times no matter the surface (I spent the majority of the convention walking on carpet). Torrid, you really dropped the ball on this one. I hate to say it but, I would not re-purchase these shoes if they were on sale for 99 cents. While these pups might suffice for very short distances they just simply aren't adequate for anything beyond that, and at the $20 price tag that Torrid wants for essentially a piece of cardboard between the soles of your feet and the earth, there are certainly better alternatives. These shoes won the round for versatility but they have by far lost the round for comfort and quality; and that is what really matters right?

Retail: $19.95 (a small travel bag is included)

You can check out & purchase the fold up flats here:

Gold

Black Patent

Much love xo

May Flowers & Thank You's

Wow. I truly feel like it has been forever and a day since my last real blog post. -insert sad face- I've missed you all! I sincerely apologize for being so MIA for the month of April, things have just truly been all over the place for the past few weeks but, thankfully now I can breathe, concentrate and get back to what I love, writing.

It's May now! Can you believe it? For the love of croissants where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday 2013 was beginning and here we are now, five months in. You may be wondering my reason for making this post and that is, I wanted to give my honest and heartfelt THANK YOU to each and every one of you who take time out of your day to visit and read my blog. I cannot believe that over the past few weeks, my follow count has blossomed to an amazing forty-three readers. You all are positively delightful, marvelous and downright amazing, I cannot thank you enough. It is your support and all of your comments that makes posting such a joy. I remember the day that Dollface Beauty received it's first official follower; and to see my blog come this far, and to see myself grow and become a better writer absolutely boggles my mind. So to each and every one of you, this post and every other is for you!

Scarlet
Emily
Kristina
Lexy
Treasure
Miss Dalisay
Steph
Becky
Georgia
Michaela
Gabi
Diana
WeLoveSwatches
Jen
Athena
Sara
Christina
Maddy
M.
Irna
Melissa
Kate
Holly
Jess
Turk
VitaJulz
Cookie
Pretty Purchases
Ella
Vanessa
Lozza
Haley
Christiana
Emily
Cassandra
Helen
Laura
Martha
Aileen

Thank you to all of you for supporting me as well as my blog, from the bottom of my heart. You rock!!

Much love xo

MAC RiRi Woo Launches @ 12pm EST!

Hey lovelies! The time is finally here and the much anticipated Rihanna version of MAC's famous Ruby Woo lipstick is about to launch! You can check out my first post detailing the collaboration here. In short, Rihanna has teamed up with MAC Cosmetics to release a whopping FOUR collections (thirty-one products in total) throughout 2013 to coincide with her latest tour. With a little bit a lot of lurking I was able to track down an early swatch for RiRi Woo and so far...I am quite unimpressed, see for yourself below! RiRi Woo launches online & at Rihanna concerts on May 2nd!

While the lipstick is undeniably gorgeous (for those that love reds) I can't help but think, how does it look any different from Ruby Woo? I do not yet have Ruby Woo in my collection but from what I can tell, the color looks identical and the ONLY difference seems to be the special stamping on the bullet. This is a major let down for me as I was really looking forward to this lipstick but, as of right now, I'm going to pass on this one.

Retail: $15

RiRi Woo is now officially SOLD OUT until June 

Swatch photo is courtesy of Oh No They Didn't! via Google Images

First photo is courtesy of www.maccosmetics.com

Versatile Blogger Award #2

Hello my loves! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend; the weather has been increasingly amazing here and I can finally tell that spring has arrived :) I am truly amazed that I have been nominated for another Versatile Blogger Award; I cannot explain how absolutely marvelous you all are!! A HUGE thank you to the gorgeous Jess from Let's Play Makeup who nominated me! You can check out her blog here. If you haven't heard of her blog before, please go check it out now!

Rules:

• Thank the person who nominated you for this award and link back to their blog
• Tell seven things about yourself
• Select fifteen blogs that you recently discovered or follow regularly to nominate. Let those blogs know that you nominated them

Seven Facts About Me:

1. My car is named Ponyo (I LOVE Hayao Miyazaki films)

2. I am a complete sucker for B-horror movies! Here's looking at you House by the Cemetery & Dellamorte Dellamore

3. I have never learned how to ride a bike

4. My favorite tea is Earl Grey

5. I love to cook and bake

6. I attempted to to work as a scare actor for a haunted house...once

7. I LOVE SLOTHS!

I Nominate:

Holly // Busy Kissing Bees

Jade // Little Pennies

Pretty Purchases

Melissa // Scene Girl's Lifestyle

Just Vic

The Girl Who Invented The Romance

Much love xo

MAC All About Orange Collection Launching Soon!

"Orange. Its vibrant energy and modern edge ignites fashion and beauty big time in Korea, the rest of Asia and the world. It's one of the new global super shades that pops with sizzle and cool sophistication. M∙A∙C translates the trend with international impact into a colour collection for face, lips and nails." - MAC website

Hi lovelies!! I know that I've failed to post about the last few MAC releases but, I learned about this upcoming collection a few days ago and could NOT resist posting; I almost leaped out of my chair when reading about it..okay not really but you get my point. My first thought was "mother of god, imagine the lipsticks" because as you might know by now, Scarlet Ibis has me hooked and captivated by makeup of the orange variety. I have quickly learned that orange shades, especially reddened orange is most flattering to my warm skin tone. However, I often look past that and wear whatever the hell I want. Oh Scarlet Ibis..why couldn't you be included? I am completely disappointed to find that there is not a single matte lipstick in this collection but, thankfully I have fallen in love with Neon Orange and will absolutely be picking it up; Sushi Kiss has me intrigued as well. Overall, everything looks beautiful so far and I am over the moon that MAC decided to release this collection since orange is a color that quite a few people shy away from; beyond excited here!! This collection will be launched June 6th and available both in stores and online.

Lipsticks:

Tarte & Trendy - Bright neutral orange cream (Lustre)

Neon Orange - Bright orange (Amplified Cream): Re-promote

Flamingo - Light milky bright coral (Lustre): Re-promote

Sushi Kiss - Mid-tone coral cream (Satin)

Sweet & Sour - Soft peach cream (Cremesheen)

Tangerine Dream - Warm orange cream (Lustre)

Razzlerdazzler - Light cream peach (Lustre): Re-promote 

Cremesheen Lipglass:

Double Happiness - Frosted light nude: Re-promote

Imperial Light - Frosted light peach: Re-promote

Rising Sun - Frosted bright orange: Re-promote

Powder Blushes:

Royal Sunset - Soft cool peach (Satin)

Honey Jasmine - Soft warm coral (Satin)

Immortal Flower - Bright peach (Satin): Re-promote

Rainy Season Eyeshadow Quad:

Arctic Grey - Frosted mid-tone grey (L)

Courtly Grey - Matte cool grey (M)

Typographic - Asphalt black (M)

Rainy Season - Light warm grey frost (S)

Nail Lacquers:

Morange - Bright cream orange (Cream): Re-promote

Fiestaware - Mid-tone orange coral (Cream): Re-promote

Sweet Pop - Peach cream (Cream)

Ke Ai - Soft pink frost (Frost)

Big thank you to Specktra for the collection info & photos!

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post them here so I won't but, there are early swatches of the Royal Sunset & Honey Jasmine blushes as well as all seven of the lipsticks on the Specktra forum; Enjoy!

Much love xo