Pink Tory Burch Eddie Flats for Breast Cancer Research

Watch the video on YouTube!

Hey lovelies! So a little while ago I received a pair of Pink Eddie Tory Burch flats from my lovely boyfriend. They are limited edition and 15% of the proceeds up to 15,000 is going to the Breast Cancer Research Fund. It's always great to look fabulous and give back!

He ordered on Black Friday and was able to get free shipping plus a lovely tote bag. It is canvas with a cardboard canvas lining and a design and logo imprinted. It cautions though that it may bleed in the wash.

As for the flats, they are the most comfortable shoes I own. These were truly made for women's feet. I am so used to wearing crap shoes that I forget what it's like to actually have insoles.

The flats are super comfortable. They do have to be further broken in though. Every stitch on this shoe is perfect, everything is aligned perfectly. They have a patent leather upper and a rubber sole. The site recommends going a size up, but the size he ordered (US 6) was perfect and for my feet true to size.

These lack the iconic Tory Burch medallion but it does have the stamped treatment in the back as well as the logo on the heel. It also has faux stitching in rubber on the soles.

They also have a logo stitched into the insoles:

To purchase or view:
Click here
For more info on the Breast Cancer Research Fund:
www.bcrfcure.org

What I'm wearing in the video:
Lips: L'Oreal Persistent Plum
Eyes: Urban Decay "Dark Horse" on the lid, "Virgin" for highlight, and "Buck" & "Naked" for blending.
Foundation: Revlon ColorStay in Golden Beige

Top and cardigan: Forever 21

New (Temporary) Banner!

Hey lovelies! Last night instead of studying for my Genetics final I decided to make a temporary banner for this blog. I know it's not centered in the header, but it's temporary anyway so I don't mind too much. I hope to make my own buttons for twitter and youtube and everything for the next one. Wow I need to make a facebook fanpage! I always hesitate because I fear no one will like it! =P

I have a tip on how you can take backgrounds and make them continuous on photoshop instead of copying and pasting, lining them up and whatnot.

• I used Adobe Photoshop CS ONE (I need an upgrade!) 
• I used a cheetah and diamond background that coincidentally is the background for my texts (I have the ChompSMS app)
• I copied the background into a new project and hit Edit > Define Pattern
• I went back into my banner project clicked the paint bucket tool
• When the options come up near the top and it says Fill: Foreground in a drop down box I select "Pattern"
• In the "Pattern:" drop down box I select the new cheetah print that pops up.
• Use the fill tool and voilà! You have your background slapped on.

I used the same method to add lines on top for texture.

• I went into a new project 4 by 4 px with the background TRANSPARENT
• I right clicked on the brush tool and selected the pencil tool instead
• From the "Brush:" drop down box I selected the very first brush (Master Diameter at 1px, Hardness at 100%) This gives one pixel, clean and crisp
• I used white as my foreground color and I drew one line diagonally in the project (zoom in to see!)
• I again hit Edit > Define pattern
• I went back into my banner project and created a new layer. Make sure this layer is on top of everything you wish it to be on top of.
• I used the same instructions with the paint bucket tool
• Once you have that popped on go in the layers window and in the blending changes drop down box hit "Overlay." If you're not familiar with where that is it says "Normal"

Phew! That was a lot of steps. Hope this post was helpful and I hope you learned something new!