THEY FINALLY CAME IN, 6 MONTHS LATER!! - Deandri: Gerti Shoe Review

Now.. if you can still remember..

6 months ago, around February, I won a contest on Instagram with Deandri where they gave 2 people FREE SHOES!

I was super, extremely ecstatic and I even wrote a blog post about how super, extremely ecstatic I was.

THEY PROMISED ME THEY'D COME IN 1 MONTH AFTER I WON THE CONTEST.

Well.. it's about 6 months later and they arrived at my door yesterday.

I won't be grouch about it though because THEY'RE FREE and they're $120 originally so.. 

THANKS, DEANDRI!! 

Here are some pictures for you guys.

(All pictures are taken by me, myself and I and are taken with a Canon Rebel T2i)

..Were you drooling? I know I was. I practically slept with these bad boys.

So just an FYI, Deandri is a shoe company that's based in California where they specialize in handmade shoes.  The wooden heel and platform is pretty much their trademark.  When you first hold these shoes, you can immediately tell of the effort and craftsmanship that was put into them - they are incredibly handmade.

Kudos, Deandri.

So I did order the GERTIS in BLACK.

I believe you can purchase these in either black, white or nude, I'm not too sure about any other colours.  I do know that Deandri sell SOME shoes in pink, maybe even just one type of shoe, but I'm not 100% on this so don't quote me on that.

I've already worn them around my house a few times, as you do, and they're ABSOLUTELY LUSH to walk in.  The heel is no more than 4 inches long PLUS it has a thick ol' platform so essentially, your foot is almost flat.  The only "uncomfortable" factor is that if you're not used or too keen on chunky, clunky shoes, these can get pretty heavy for you so you may have to walk around in them more often to get used to them and to break them in better.

Other than that - THEY'RE SOOOOOOOO COMFY!!!

They're made of real leather - super soft and not shiny whatsoever, yay.  The whole bottom part (the heel + platform) are real wood and, as I mentioned before, very well made but can get very heavy so if you have delicate feet, just wear these around the house to break them in before wearing them out.  They came with white laces and I can pretty much think of about 5 outfits off the top of my head that I would wear these with.  They're insanely versatile.

I did order these in a size 6 (I'm normally a 5.5) but since Deandri doesn't sell shoes smaller than a 6, I had to order their smallest size and honestly - they're absolutely fine, they fit my feet great.  I do have some wiggle room but I like that because in the case the my elfish feet decide to grow into normal human size, I can still wear these and get my "money's worth" out of them!

They are a bit pricey as well, they're originally $120 so if you're looking to splurge or just want to invest in some really good shoes, I do suggest looking into these.  They are quite casual due to the size of the heel and the colour, they're super comfortable to walk in and they step up that shoe game, you know? 

I will have a shoe-unboxing video up on my video channel so I'll link that in another blog post when I have that edited!

Thank you so, so, so much, Deandri for giving me the opportunity to own such amazing shoes for free!  I'm super grateful! 

You can check out Deandri online here. 

 (***NOTE, MY PACKAGE CAME WITH EXTRA LACES ((4 NEON ONES)) AND SOME DEANDRI TEMPORARY TATTOOS ((4)).  I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE IF THEY DO THAT WITH EVERY PACKAGE THEY SEND OUT OR IF THEY JUST GAVE ME SOME EXTRA GOODIES FOR WINNING A CONTEST)

Stay tuned for my next post!  Since it's summer break, I'll posting a lot more on here.

Ciao,

Sty xo

This blog post is not sponsored by Deandri.  They do include a free pair of shoes which I won in their Instagram contest.  Other than the items mentioned, I was not given anything else for free nor are they sponsoring me.

REVIEW: Essence Stay With Me Longlasting Lip Gloss

I've only just recently started to really get into make-up.

I'm in the "building" stages of my current make-up collection but I have been watching many Youtube Gurus educated me on what's good, what's not, what's new, etc., etc.

I've found something new myself.

It's a drugstore brand and although I'm not ENTIRELY sure if they're ONLY sold in Canada or not (I've really only seen them in Shoppers Drugmart - a drugstore that's only available in Canada), they're very readily available to us Canadians here anyway and VERY, VERY inexpensive. 

(Most of their products are under $5!!!) 

I've only bought their lip glosses so far and they are probably the best lip glosses I have ever used.

Here are the 3 that I do have:

 Deep Rose (Dark, mauvy-pink)

 My Favorite Milkshake (Peachy, pink-nude)

Me & My Icecream (Baby pink)

 Some swatches:

 The names just make it SO much more adorable, LOVE the names.

 Top swatch: Deep Rose

Middle swatch: My Favorite Milkshake

Bottom swatch: Me & My Icecream

Pros of this product:

• VERY pigmented - true to colour
• The applicator makes it easier to put it on your lips
• Not sticky at all
• Has a nice taste (almost vanilla-y)
• Smooth consistency
• VERY, VERY inexpensive (THEY WERE ONLY $2.99 EACH!!!)
• Very natural on your lips
• Great on any skin tone 

Cons of this product:

• Not very long-lasting at all (you'll have to re-apply throughout the day)
• Not a large colour range (only 4 colours - the only colour I don't have is a dark, red, vampy sort of colour)
• Hard to find (like I said, I've only really seen it in one drugstore here in Canada [Shoppers Drugmart] and I'm not entirely sure if they're available in other countries)

I don't really have an issue with re-applying the lip gloss, it really is no trouble at all and these colours are what is suited best for my skin tone anyway so really, on a personal level, I find this product almost perfect for me.  For someone who is JUST starting on make-up, it's really hard for me to find GOOD quality, affordable make-up (since I'm starting, I really don't want to splurge on anything yet) and these lip-glosses have just done the trick for me.

I wear them almost every day since they're really good every day neutrals.  To anybody that can get their hands on them, I HIGHLY recommend them, they're really great! 

Toodles.

Sty xo