Gals (and lurking guys–LOL–*wink*) I need your help.

See, I’m going to a wedding in a few weeks, and I’ve been looking for a neutral/nude/taupe colored pump to wear with the dress I have. I did my usual searches and landed on a clearance item on SteveMadden.com

SONIK pump (in Taupe patent, other colors available):

Very simple pump, the color is perfect for my dress and at $47.99 on clearance, hey, I couldn’t lose. So I ordered it. Case closed, right? Or so I thought…

Then I decide to keep ‘browser window shopping’ (as I call it) and wanted to see what other shoes SM has in-store for Fall ‘08. Why, oh why, did I do that

I stumbled upon this lovely speciman:

Steven by Steve Madden ‘DARIAA’ pump - $169.00 USD

$169.00?!? What!?! For a Steve Madden pump? But…but… *stutters* aren’t they lovely? They come in other colors too:

All images courtesy of SteveMadden.com

Ok. So here’s where I need you guys: I don’t want to (pre)order them. I really, um, don’t. Please give me some reasons as to why I shouldn’t (besides the price)… I really need convincing b/c my heart is weak and the shoes are calling me…

Help a sistah out! Pleeeease!!

Got another site to share with you all.

First some background. I have a new obsession (to add on to my existing obsession to handbags and shoes): nail polish. Blame it Rihanna, but I’m all over the “interesting nail polish color” thing.

So, I was looking for a nice (non-neon) yellow polish and did my usual Google search. I found that Chanel has a new “pop-art” shade collection called “Robertson Boutique“, which includes ‘LA Sunrise‘, a gorgeous shimmery yellow.

I like Chanel’s nail polishes. I’d had Black Satin and Ballerina for a while now and loved those so I figured what the hell, why not on LA Sunrise. Well, at $25.00/bottle, um, no thanks (sidebar: some sellers on eBay want upwards of $40.00!!! What are they smoking?! I got my Black Satin and Ballerina from a duty-free shop while traveling so trust and believe I did NOT pay $25 bucks–tee hee! Sadly, I just learned that Chanel has pulled all beauty items, except fragrances, from all duty-free locations. Le sigh.. another reason to for me to dislike top-tier design houses. But I digress.)

So while searching soft yellow polishes, I landed on The Polish Addict.

Girls, I love this blog! I bookmarked it immediately. Written by “Pretear” (a law student–you go girl!) she offers an extremely well-written informative blog on nothing but nail polish and has fantastic pictures/swatches to go along with her commentary. Her pics are fab and can I just say I LOOOOOOOOOVE her nails!!?!

Image: Courtesy of thepolishaddict.com

I was so inspired by Pretear’s nails that I even wrote to her to ask her if her nails were wrapped and/or if she had any nail advice to share (I have the weakest nails known to man) and she told me her nails are 100% natural and that she just keeps them polished at all times and uses glass nail files (I didn’t even know glass nail files EXISTED! I got me one yesterday *smile* hee hee!). Pretear also mentioned cuticle oils (which I always use too) and handcreme (I’m lotion obsessed already :)

All in all, if you love nail polish as much as I do, or even if you’re curious about certain shades check The Polish Addict out. You won’t regret it. (Polished) pinky swear! ;)

p.s. Oh, in the end I decided to buy Yellow Fever and Bikini Bottom by Rescue Beauty Lounge ($18.00/bottle). It came in the mail today! Will post about it this week :) Stay tuned!

(Thanks Pretear!)

I don’t know who sits at the ‘designer trends roundtable’ and thinks up what’s gonna be hot in fashion, but whoever thought this one up for 2008 gets an epic FAIL.

Katie Holmes has been trying to push this whole rolled up Boyfriend jeans style the past few weeks and I’ll tell y’all right now I’m NOT feeling it.

Leave this trend in 1992 where it belongs. That’s it. That’s all. Thank you.

What say you: Are you feeling it?

Image: PicApp

According to NYMag.com, Project Runway winner Christian Siriano is launching his maternity fashion line in conjunction with Moody Mamas founders Marta Abrams and Elise Rosemarin.

What’s the line gonna be called? Fierce for Moody Mamas by Christian Siriano and it will premiere Spring 2009.

Love the name.

I’m looking forward to seeing the line so we can all chit-chat about it here on Hot Mama Daily…Stay tuned!

Great sale! Hurry!